Body Building Nutrition Basics

Every day it seems we hear about new body building diets, new supplements, new theories on what does and doesn’t work and so on. However, when you cut through the, usually, promotional hype you’ll invariably find that in most cases they’re just variations upon a theme. The basic principles of body building nutrition hasn’t changed overly much because humans biologically and genetically are still pretty much the same as we were last century, and the century before etc. So whether you want muscle gain, to increase your strength, shed fat or get toned, remember one fundamental rule – it’s always best to stick with tried and true basics.

Iron Nutrition Facts For Good Health

Iron is a mineral and one of its most important functions is transport of oxygen. Red blood cells contain a protein called haemoglobin. Haemoglobin is responsible for transferring the oxygen molecules we breathe in from our lungs to our cells. The component in haemoglobin that picks up, or binds with, the oxygen molecules is iron. Around two thirds of the iron in our body can be found in our haemoglobin. The red color of blood is due to its iron content.

Orange Nutrition

Oranges are very high in carbohydrates and water. Conversely, they contain very little protein or fat and virtually no calories. The carbohydrates in oranges are predominantly glucose, sucrose and fructose. These are also the reason for the oranges’ sweetness.

Using Steroids – Before And After

You’ve typed the phrase ‘steroids before and after’ into your Google search bar. One of the first things you’re likely to see come up in your search results is a series of photos of seriously, and I mean SERIOUSLY, over muscled people. Complete with comparison shots showing what happens after they come off steroids! And not to put too fine a point on it but in most cases neither photo presents a particularly attractive picture of the individual concerned.

Sprinters Diet – Important Considerations

There are 2 types of muscle fibers – slow-twitch and fast-twitch. Slow-twitch muscles have a high blood supply and plenty of mitochondria (energy providing structures in cells that convert food into an energy source the cells can utilize) and myoglobin (oxygen and iron binding muscle protein that provides cells with oxygen). Therefore they are very fatigue resistant. Slow-twitch muscles are important for endurance athletes for example.