how eating healthy can help you build muscle, by erik ledin of lbc

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Healthy Eating Helps to Build Muscle By Erik Ledin February 12, 2014 There are many ways to build muscles. As you begin to employ weight training, you will quickly feel your body getting stronger. However, there is another important element to add to your routine if you want to build muscle bulk as well as strength. To really build up your muscle size, particularly if you’re a big guy, you need to greatly increase food intake and make sure that you are eating consistently, every day. It may be hard to eat as much food as you need to not only maintain, but also gain weight. You may feel too lazy or not feel a great appetite. However, eating a large amount of food consistently is the only way to really bulk up and gain desired muscle mass. Gaining muscle is not an easy endeavor. It requires enough tension and volume accompanied by enough calories to help to build the muscle. Building muscle is a slow process and takes consistent work and time to see results. Many people identify the fact that they want to lose fat while gaining muscle. This is very difficult because as you cut back on calories, your body responds with hormones that dictate it should preserve body fat. Additionally, if you are operating on a caloric deficit your body will not waste valuable energy on building muscle. Therefore, the only way to build muscle is to ensure that your body is getting enough food. Even if it feels counterintuitive because you’ve just scaled back your diet to help with weight loss, you need to ramp your diet back up to help build muscle. This can sometimes be a balancing act. Eating more will make you gain weight, but if you are training correctly it will build muscle. There may be times that your fat to muscle ratio will change and you may need to diet again to get to where you want to be. The bottom line is that building muscle is a slow process and you need to feed your body to help muscles develop. Erik Ledin earned his certification as a Personal Trainer (CPT) and a Strength & Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) from the National Strength & Conditioning Association. Additionally, he is also a Certified Kinesiologist from the Ontario Kinesiology Association (OKA), as well as a Certified Sports Nutritionist from the International Society of Sports Nutrition (ISSN). Erik Ledin is a regularly attendee of the national conferences for NSCA and ISSN. He enjoys converting his education in body science into real life results and measurable success.

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There are many ways to build muscles. As you begin to employ weight training, you will quickly feel your body getting stronger. However, there is another important element to add to your routine if you want to build muscle bulk as well as strength.To really build up your muscle size, particularly if you’re a big guy, you need to greatly increase food intake and make sure that you are eating consistently, every day. It may be hard to eat as much food as you need to not only maintain, but also gain weight. You may feel too lazy or not feel a great appetite. However, eating a large amount of food consistently is the only way to really bulk up and gain desired muscle mass.Gaining muscle is not an easy endeavor. It requires enough tension and volume accompanied by enough calories to help to build the muscle. Building muscle is a slow process and takes consistent work and time to see results.Many people identify the fact that they want to lose fat while gaining muscle. This is very difficult because as you cut back on calories, your body responds with hormones that dictate it should preserve body fat. Additionally, if you are operating on a caloric deficit your body will not waste valuable energy on building muscle. Therefore, the only way to build muscle is to ensure that your body is getting enough food. Even if it feels counterintuitive because you’ve just scaled back your diet to help with weight loss, you need to ramp your diet back up to help build muscle.This can sometimes be a balancing act. Eating more will make you gain weight, but if you are training correctly it will build muscle. There may be times that your fat to muscle ratio will change and you may need to diet again to get to where you want to be. The bottom line is that building muscle is a slow process and you need to feed your body to help muscles develop.

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Page 1: How Eating Healthy Can Help You Build Muscle, By Erik Ledin of LBC

Healthy  Eating  Helps  to  Build  Muscle  By  Erik  Ledin  February  12,  2014    

There  are  many  ways  to  build  muscles.  As  you  begin  to  employ  weight  training,  you  will  quickly  feel  your  body  getting  stronger.  However,  there  is  another  important  element  to  add  to  your  routine  if  you  want  to  build  muscle  bulk  as  well  as  strength.    To  really  build  up  your  muscle  size,  particularly  if  you’re  a  big  guy,  you  need  to  greatly  increase  food  intake  and  make  sure  that  you  are  eating  consistently,  every  day.  It  may  be  hard  to  eat  as  much  food  as  you  need  to  not  only  maintain,  but  also  gain  weight.  You  may  feel  too  lazy  or  not  feel  a  great  appetite.  However,  eating  a  large  amount  of  food  consistently  is  the  only  way  to  really  bulk  up  and  gain  desired  muscle  mass.    Gaining  muscle  is  not  an  easy  endeavor.  It  requires  enough  tension  and  volume  accompanied  by  enough  

calories  to  help  to  build  the  muscle.  Building  muscle  is  a  slow  process  and  takes  consistent  work  and  time  to  see  results.    Many  people  identify  the  fact  that  they  want  to  lose  fat  while  gaining  muscle.  This  is  very  difficult  because  as  you  cut  back  on  calories,  your  body  responds  with  hormones  that  dictate  it  should  preserve  body  fat.  Additionally,  if  you  are  operating  on  a  caloric  deficit  your  body  will  not  waste  valuable  energy  on  building  muscle.  Therefore,  the  only  way  to  build  muscle  is  to  ensure  that  your  body  is  getting  enough  food.  Even  if  it  feels  counterintuitive  because  you’ve  just  scaled  back  your  diet  to  help  with  weight  loss,  you  need  to  ramp  your  diet  back  up  to  help  build  muscle.    This  can  sometimes  be  a  balancing  act.  Eating  more  will  make  you  gain  weight,  but  if  you  are  training  correctly  it  will  build  muscle.  There  may  be  times  that  your  fat  to  muscle  ratio  will  change  and  you  may  need  to  diet  again  to  get  to  where  you  want  to  be.  The  bottom  line  is  that  building  muscle  is  a  slow  process  and  you  need  to  feed  your  body  to  help  muscles  develop.      Erik  Ledin  earned  his  certification  as  a  Personal  Trainer  (CPT)  and  a  Strength  &  Conditioning  Specialist  (CSCS)  from  the  National  Strength  &  Conditioning  Association.  Additionally,  he  is  also  a  Certified  Kinesiologist  from  the  Ontario  Kinesiology  Association  (OKA),  as  well  as  a  Certified  Sports  Nutritionist  from  the  International  Society  of  Sports  Nutrition  (ISSN).  Erik  Ledin  is  a  regularly  attendee  of  the  national  conferences  for  NSCA  and  ISSN.  He  enjoys  converting  his  education  in  body  science  into  real  life  results  and  measurable  success.