Diet To Gain Muscle Mass

Is gaining muscle mass a problem for you? Can’t seem to put on even a measly pound of muscle even though you’ve been working your butt off in the gym for God knows how many weeks?

Believe it or not, blasting the weights is just half the struggle. To derive maximum benefit out from your workout, you must pay absolute attention to what you put in your body because what you eat will determine in a huge way, whether or not you will be able to achieve that chiseled physique.

So before you head to the gym for another round of workout, I suggest that you sit down, grab a pen and a piece of paper and start planning your diet to gain muscle mass. Get your meal plans in place first, and then you can get busy with workout routines, exercise techniques and what not.

If you have not a single clue on how to plan the appropriate diet to gain muscle mass, you may refer one of my diet samples below.

3 Cardinal tips:

1) Eat every 3 to 4 hours.
2) You must eat protein at every meal. Check out list of high of protein foods that build muscle.
3) Pre-bedtime meal is vital as you body will be without food for 6 to 8 hours. Therefore you must consume slow digesting proteins in order to keep muscle loss to a total minimum. See nutrition periods for muscle mass development.

Diet to Gain Muscle Mass (sample #1):

Meal #1

1 scoop of whey protein,
1 glass of low fat milk
1 bowl of oats
1 tablespoon flaxseed oil
1 multivitamin
Total Protein = 32 grams

Meal #2

1 cup of brown ric
3.5 oz grilled chicken breast + 2 egg whites   
1 cup steamed veggies
1 vitamin C
Total Protein = 36 grams

Meal #3

4 whole eggs boiled
1 scoop of whey protein
1 cup of pasta
Total Protein = 46 grams

Meal #4

Lean beef patty
1 cup of pasta
Apple/banana
Total Protein = 25 grams

Meal # 5

Tuna
2 whole wheat toasts
Apple/Banana
Vitamin C
Total Protein = 30 grams

Meal # 6 (Pre-Bedtime meal)

Whey + milk
1 Cup yogurt
1 tablespoon flaxseed oil
Total protein = 32 grams
                 

The above diet plan has been working extremely well for me so feel free to use it as guideline to draw out your own mass building diet. Click here if you’re interested in a complete program that covers every detail concerning muscle-building.