{"id":4839,"date":"2011-09-20T23:23:21","date_gmt":"2011-09-21T03:23:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/leehayward.com\/blog\/?p=4839"},"modified":"2013-08-21T22:12:04","modified_gmt":"2013-08-22T02:12:04","slug":"top-10-bodybuilding-nutrition-tips","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leehayward.com\/blog\/top-10-bodybuilding-nutrition-tips\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 10 Bodybuilding Nutrition Tips"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><P><br \/>\n<strong>Top 10 Bodybuilding Nutrition Tips:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This is a guest article by: <strong>Skip La Cour<\/strong><br \/>\n<a title=\"Simple Bodybuilding Nutrition\" href=\"http:\/\/www.simplebodybuildingnutrition.net\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Author of Simple Bodybuilding Nutrition<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Skip La Cour is a expert at getting people in the best shape of their lives through following simple, but proven methods for building muscle and burning fat.<\/p>\n<p>He is one of the most successful Natural Bodybuilder&#8217;s of all time, having won 15 bodybuilding competitions in his career. Including the National Drug Free Championships 6 times. So needless to say this guy knows his stuff&#8230; <\/p>\n<p><HR><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.simplebodybuildingnutrition.net\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/img710.imageshack.us\/img710\/1869\/lacour1.jpg\" alt=\"Simple Bodybuilding Nutrition\" width=\"600\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The organizing principles of good nutrition that will take this area of your bodybuilding and training efforts to the next level!<\/p>\n<p><strong>1. Place A High Priority On Eating:<\/strong><br \/>\nYou must place a very high priority on the way you eat if you want to take your physique to the next level. The way you eat is far more important than the way you train. You&#8217;re in the gym for about an hour a day. It&#8217;s what you do during those other 23 hours of the day that are going to make the biggest impact on your progress.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2. Burn More Calories:<\/strong><br \/>\nYou must burn more calories than you eat if you want to lose body fat. It doesn&#8217;t matter if almost all of the food you eat is good, healthy food, you must burn more than you eat or you&#8217;ll get fat.<\/p>\n<p><strong>3. Don&#8217;t Look For The &#8220;Perfect&#8221; Diet:<\/strong><br \/>\nStop looking for the <em>&#8220;perfect&#8221;<\/em> diet. Nothing worth having in life comes without some sacrifice. Eating the way you must to build the body you want will be no exception. In the long run, it&#8217;s the challenges that we face that makes what we have rewarding. How enjoyable would life be if everything was easy? When you start adhering to a particular eating regimen, anticipate the discipline, sacrifice, and discomfort that comes with the pursuit of any worthwhile goal.<\/p>\n<p><strong>4. Keep It Simple:<\/strong><br \/>\nKeep your diet simple. That way, you&#8217;ll give yourself a better chance to follow through and ultimately achieve successful results. If you must make your diet more complex,<br \/>\ndo so on the weekends only.<\/p>\n<p><strong>5. Eat Smaller, More Frequent Meals:<\/strong><br \/>\nEat smaller, more frequent and well-balanced meals spaced evenly throughout the day. Your body will use the nutrients in your food more efficiently. You&#8217;ll build more muscle and prevent body fat this way.<\/p>\n<p><strong>6. Eat Pre-Workout:<\/strong><br \/>\nIf you want to make sure you preserve as much muscle mass as possible, you should start eating a small protein-based meal with high-gylcemic carbohydrates before every one of your weight training and cardiovascular training sessions.<\/p>\n<p><strong>7. Set A Time Limit:<\/strong><br \/>\nSet a time limit for your workout. Your weight training sessions should last no longer than one hour. More isn&#8217;t better\u2014not when it comes to bodybuilding and training.<\/p>\n<p><strong>8. Eat The Right Carbs:<\/strong><br \/>\nCarbohydrates serve as an essential part in the muscle-building process. Instead of trying to eliminate carbohydrates altogether, you should make sure you are eating the right types of carbohydrates at the right times of day. High-glycemic carbohydrates (potatoes, simple sugars are best before and after your workouts; low-glycemic carbohydrates like vegetables are great throughout the rest of the day.<\/p>\n<p><strong>9. Be Patient:<\/strong><br \/>\nIf you are not getting the results you want with your diet, you&#8217;ll need to raise your standards. You either need to do a <em>&#8220;little more of this&#8221;<\/em> or a <em>&#8220;little less of that.&#8221;<\/em> You may also need to make these changes for a longer period of time.<\/p>\n<p><strong>10: Accept All Responsibility:<\/strong><br \/>\nDon&#8217;t blame your diet when you aren&#8217;t getting the results you want. Take 100 percent responsibility for your success and failure. Just about any eating program can be effective\u2014if you follow through on a consistent basis. If you aren&#8217;t getting the results you want, assume that the problem is in your approach.<br \/>\n<P><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><P><br \/>\n<U><strong>About The Author:<\/strong><\/u><br \/>\nSkip La Cour is a expert at getting people in the best shape of their lives through following simple, but proven methods for building muscle and burning fat.<\/p>\n<p>He is one of the most successful Natural Bodybuilder&#8217;s of all time. He has won 15 bodybuilding competitions in his career. Including the National Drug Free Championships 6 times. At the peak of his competitive bodybuilding reign, he was the most recognized drug-free bodybuilder on the planet.<\/p>\n<p>Skip has recently compiled his all time best bodybuilding nutrition tips &amp; tricks into his brand new program: <em>&#8220;Simple Bodybuilding Nutrition&#8221;<\/em> which you can download right on his website <a title=\"Simple Bodybuilding Nutrition\" href=\"http:\/\/www.simplebodybuildingnutrition.net\" target=\"_blank\">www.SimpleBodybuildingNutrition.net<\/a><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>I&#8217;ve been a huge fan of Skip since I started working out and I&#8217;ve used his approach with my own bodybuilding programs. And I fully endorse Skip and his <a href=\"http:\/\/www.simplebodybuildingnutrition.net\" title=\"Simple Bodybuilding Nutrition\" target=\"_blank\">Simple Bodybuilding Nutrition System<\/a> because I know you are going to absolutely love how easy it is to follow and how well it works.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>So if you are looking for a way to simplify your nutrition and maximize your results, just check out Skip&#8217;s Simple Bodybuilding Nutrition<br \/>\nSystem at: <a title=\"Simple Bodybuilding Nutrition\" href=\"http:\/\/www.simplebodybuildingnutrition.net\" target=\"_blank\">www.SimpleBodybuildingNutrition.net<\/a><a title=\"Simple Bodybuilding Nutrition\" href=\"http:\/\/www.simplebodybuildingnutrition.net\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/img16.imageshack.us\/img16\/673\/nutritiond.jpg\" alt=\"Simple Bodybuilding Nutrition\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Simple Bodybuilding Nutrition\" href=\"http:\/\/www.simplebodybuildingnutrition.net\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.leehayward.com\/2011pics\/skip-banner.jpg\" alt=\"Simple Bodybuilding Nutrition\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Top 10 Bodybuilding Nutrition Tips: This is a guest article by: Skip La Cour Author of Simple Bodybuilding Nutrition Skip La Cour is a expert at getting people in the best shape of their lives through following simple, but proven methods for building muscle and burning fat. 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