| For the majority of males at average height who take | | | | of protein in order to maintain muscle gains. It also |
| part in weight training, getting to a 200-pound body | | | | needs a minimum of 750 grams of carbs every day |
| weight while keeping your body fat under 15 percent | | | | to keep from becoming flat. Illness and injury can result |
| means that you have crossed the line between a | | | | if the amount of fats your body takes in is reduced. At |
| beginner and an intermediate bodybuilder. Reaching a | | | | this stage in the quest for a bodybuilder's physique, it is |
| body weight of 200 pounds is an indicator that you | | | | more important than ever to keep these dietary |
| have created your base, so once you have done that | | | | minimums. |
| it's time to start getting detailed. | | | | Supplements |
| Training | | | | It is good at this stage to start adding supplements to |
| This is when you'll want to do more isolation | | | | your routine that you have never tried before. As you |
| movements while training in your bodybuilding routine. A | | | | eat a greater amount of food, fatty acids will be much |
| very strong base has been built besides minor | | | | more important to your body. Glutamine is a great tool |
| weaknesses. Now is the time to focus on separation | | | | to use for having to deal with aches and pains in the |
| in muscle groups, instead of only size. Use cables to | | | | joints that you have never felt before because of the |
| isolate the deltoid. Cable crossover exercises are | | | | weight increase. As your body and routine become |
| great for defining your chest. Play around with different | | | | more advanced, you should research other |
| leg movements to help make the thighs more | | | | supplements to meet these needs. |
| noticeable. After you have developed your foundation, | | | | Steroids |
| the details become the next most important thing. Be | | | | The journey of bodybuilding is long and hard. The |
| sure to study your physique for imperfections all the | | | | beginning stage is very tough, but it doesn't much |
| time, and then work on making them better. | | | | compare to the next stage that involves harder gains |
| Nutrition | | | | in the gym, and a lot of stress from competitions. |
| Fiber is often on the mind of a lot of bodybuilders | | | | Another element of the equation is steroids, which |
| when they consume heaping portions of meat and | | | | becomes much more relevant the higher you climb in |
| experience intestinal discomfort. Water will be far | | | | the ranks of the bodybuilding world. The decision to |
| more essential in order to keep the body functioning | | | | use steroids needs to be made after much research |
| properly. Now that the body weighs more than it did, it | | | | and a lot of thought about how much bodybuilding |
| will develop new needs for amounts of carbohydrates | | | | means to you. |
| and proteins. Your body will need 300 grams or more | | | | |