As many of you know, a good Biceps Workout routine is not the only thing you need to see great results. Diet is just as important as well, and the great thing about diet is that you can vastly improve your results by changing your diet, without spending any more time in the gym. Because of this, we will look at some ways to improve you biceps workout by changing what you eat and when you eat it.
When you are strength-training, your body requires two main things to be able to build muscle: carbohydrates and proteins. To really simplify things, carbohydrates are used by your body for energy, while protein is what is used to build muscle. However, it is important to note that when you eat matters just as much as what you eat. When your body gets food, it will use up as much as is neccessary to meet its immediate needs. The rest, it will store, mostly as fat. We obviously don`t want this, which means that, if you are working out, you should be eating multiple small meals during the day. The optimal amount is usually 6-8 meals, each with enough food to last you for around 3 hours.
Next, it is important to realize that when you are performing your biceps workout, you are tearing your muscle, not building it. You actually start building your muscles when you rest after the workout, most notably when you sleep. This tells us a lot about when we should eat what kinds of foods. Before a workout, your main concern is to have enough energy to actually complete your biceps workout, and have a little bit of protein so that your body can start building muscles as soon as you finish. However, once you finish the workout, you should have some protein, preferably as soon as possible. Also, you should have some protein before you go to sleep. Good sources of protein include red meat, eggs, chicken, fish, and whey protein powders or shakes. The last one is particularly useful, as they are easy to take, and provide you with a lot of good quality protein. One last thing about protein. While many of you would immediately think that more protein will give you better results, this is not entirely true. While you should consume more protein when you are trying to gain muscle, the body is unable to use more than 0.9 grams of protein per pound of body weight per day. So if you eat more than that, all the extra protein will be wasted, and may even put extra strain on the liver.
That`s it for now. Hope you guys use this information to get great results from your biceps workout. See you soon.