Ok, honestly, which one of those two ladies really look good and healthy?
Did you know that pass the age 30, an adult loses ½ pound of muscles every year! This natural muscle loss causes the metabolism to slow down and the math is simple: Poor muscle tone + diet low in protein = slow metabolism and high body fat percentage (even if the person is ‘slim’ or what some fitness professionals call ‘skinny fat’, their body fat can be high) . Trying to fix the problem with a lot of cardio activities won’t reverse this natural effect of aging unless a strength program is included into the training program. Metabolic workouts like DCF Bootcamp are ideal as they combine both cardio and strength exercises.
Your daily protein intake is very important as when you workout, the muscle tissues tear up and get repaired naturally. But as they get repaired after repeated tearing, they grow denser than their previous size. For the enhanced growth, you need to pack in a lot of proteins in your diet as it is the best way to jumpstart the growth of muscles and keep your body lean and strong.
You need to eat plenty of chicken, lean steak, lean pork, eggs, cheese, whey shakes, and seafood like tuna, salmon and prawn. Soy products like Tofu and also Greek yogurt are a great source of protein. With these in abundance in your diet, nuts and seeds should also figure in great quantities.
One of the easiest ways to know how much food you need for building muscles is just to take 1 gram of protein for every pound of your body weight. If you weigh 150 lb, then safely take 150 grams of protein per day with your daily diet.
