All the don't eat this don't eat that stuff is bollocks. What matters if you want to gain muscle is eating more calories than you burn and hitting your minimum daily protein intake (something like 120-150g for yourself). How you make up the rest of your daily calories is up to you, there is nothing inherently wrong with chocolate. Obviously eating a shit load of fruit and veg has health benefits beyond muscle gain.
If I was you, I would choose a beginner program such as this or starting strength, lay a foundation for 6-12 months and then if you really want to, look at cutting your bodyfat down after that.
Frequency of training depends on the program you are doing, most programs have you in the gym 3-4 days per week.
All the don't eat this don't eat that stuff is bollocks. What matters if you want to gain muscle is eating more calories than you burn and hitting your minimum daily protein intake (something like 120-150g for yourself). How you make up the rest of your daily calories is up to you, there is nothing inherently wrong with chocolate. Obviously eating a shit load of fruit and veg has health benefits beyond muscle gain.
that's what tipped the scales for me (no pun intendedA good plan is to stop eating food with sugar in it.
Then, if you like dairy, stop eating the full fat types of milk, cheese and yogurt.
If you have a tendency to hold onto body fat it's more important to watch what type of food you eat.
At your age stay away from processed foods and eat a lot and often of the natural high nutrient dense type foods.
The list is long.
A good plan is to stop eating food with sugar in it.
Then, if you like dairy, stop eating the full fat types of milk, cheese and yogurt.
Yes there are nutrients in highly processed food Bazza, they're called 'fuck all'
First thing processed foods can still have plenty of nutrients and some will be lower in nutrients. Processed foods can still be beneficial in a diet.
Just saying natural = good and processed = bad is very simplified and often wrong.
I see it Bazza as natural will always be better than processed, always.
So whenever possible, eat natural or as close as possible in this day and and age to natural as you can.
As far as milk goes, I'd go full cream, I miss the days of that nice layer of fatty cream in my bottled milk.
Come on Bazza, I'm pretty sure you know what I mean, let's not get carried away here.You are falling for the naturalistic fallacy. That anything natural must be good or better for you. Just beause something is natural doesn't necessarily make it better.
Arsenic is natural. Must be awesome for you.
Protein powder is highly processed and in plenty of situations can be a better choice than drinking 2 liters of milk.
Olive oil, fish oil, canned fruit and tuna, yoghurt, cottage cheese, dark chocolate, pastas and breads ect all processed foods not in their natural state anymore but can all be beneficial in a diet.
Come on Bazza, I'm pretty sure you know what I mean, let's not get carried away here.
I know exactly what you mean and the point still stands, just because something is natural doesn't automatically make it good, better for you or even safe.
It's just sounds nice when you tell people they should eat natural foods but it doesn't really mean anything and its not necessarily true.
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