| The image of bodybuilding and bodybuilders among | | | | Insufficient protein and calorie intakes are the number |
| most of the public is of bloated guys who've taken | | | | one reason why skinny guys fail to gain significant |
| dangerous amounts of steroids and other drugs. While | | | | muscle mass naturally. |
| this may be true of certain sections of the industry, | | | | Remember that the calories should be high quality and |
| there is a group that doesn't get much media attention | | | | from nutritious sources, not pizzas and hamburgers. |
| at all, yet their achievements are far more impressive. | | | | Lean meats, nuts, oatmeal, beans and green fibrous |
| They are the natural bodybuilders, who appear to | | | | vegetables are great ways to increase your calorie |
| have mastered every aspect of their muscular | | | | intake while minimising your fat intake. |
| development to create truly world-class bodies. | | | | Drink Lots Of Water |
| While not easy to attain there certain things that these | | | | We all know we should be drinking more water to be |
| folks are doing to build great muscle mass naturally. | | | | healthy right, but does it really make a difference to |
| Here I'm going to show you my 2 dieting secrets to | | | | natural bodybuilding? |
| natural bodybuilding that can get you big and ripped | | | | YES! Drinking lots of water is one of the major |
| without the need for drugs or supplements. | | | | secrets to natural bodybuilding. Not only does water |
| Eat More - Increase Calories and Protein | | | | clean out your system to rid your body of toxins, |
| One of the major secrets to natural bodybuilding lies in | | | | which is imperative now that you have increased your |
| significantly increasing your calorie intake and in | | | | protein intake (since your kidneys will be breaking |
| particular your protein intake. | | | | down more protein and producing more toxins), but |
| As a rough guide for calories you should take your | | | | also the fact that a more hydrated muscle is able to |
| current body weight in pounds and multiply it by 24. For | | | | repair itself faster and therefore grow bigger is less |
| protein, try to get 1 gram per pound of body weight. | | | | time. |
| So, if you weigh 150 pounds then should consume | | | | Aim to drink around 2-3 litres of water per day, with |
| 3,600 calories (150x24) and 150 grams of protein per | | | | more in the summer and hot weather, and particularly |
| day. Split this over 6 meals to keep the intake and | | | | on workout days. |
| your metabolic rate consistent. | | | | |