3 “Killer” Nutrient Timing Tips To Build Lean Muscle Mass
Nutrient timing is a muscle building method that consists of “strategically” consuming certain nutrients at key times throughout the day to promote lean muscle mass as well as fat loss.
Which means if you’re looking to build lean muscle without the typical fat pounds that’s normally associated with building muscle then you need to read this article.
I’m going to be sharing 3 tips that will help you maximize your results when it comes to nutrient timing.
Nutrient Timing Tip #1 – “When to Stuff Your Face”
The key to building lean muscle mass is to only consume nutrients when your body needs it. Which means if your body isn’t screaming for carbs, don’t feed it carbs. And if your body isn’t screaming for extra calories don’t feed it extra calories.
Remember, your body puts on fat when it receives calories that it doesn’t currently need.
With that being said in order to build muscle you NEED to consume extra calories at certain times throughout the day.
Those times are typically right before, during and RIGHT after your workout. As a general rule of thumb you should be consuming the bulk of your carbs and calories within the 4 hour window around your workouts.
This is when you body’s need for “muscle building” calories peak, so you definitely want to “stuff your face” sorta speak around that time.
Nutrient Timing Tip #2 – When NOT to Stuff Your Face
It should be common sense but I’m going to spell it out here, when you’re not working out DON’T stuff your face.
If you want lean muscle mass (muscle gains without the fat), don’t eat a protein bar loaded with carbs at night when you’re sitting around just because you think it might help you add on some muscle.
Because the truth is, you’ll be adding more fat to your body than muscle at that point.
Remember, if your body isn’t in desperate need for extra calories (especially carbs) don’t feed it things high in calories (or carbs) because you’re only going to do more harm than good.
Nutrient Timing Tip #3 – Strategic Eating
It’s recommended that you consume 500 calories each day above your maintenance level in order to build lean muscle.
Typically anything above 500 calories and you run the risk of consuming more calories than your body can dedicate to maintaining its normal metabolic functions and to muscle growth which means any extra calories that your body can’t use right away will get stored as fat.
So remember to consume the majority of your calories when your body is “craving” it which is typically within a 4 hour window surrounding your workouts.
Nutrient timing isn’t hard and I have to admit it will take some getting used to, but when it’s combined with a techniques like Carb Cycling it can pack quite a punch to your physique. In fact in my Somanabolic Muscle Maximizer Review which is a program that using nutrient timing, I talk about how these two techniques can be used to build lean muscle fast.
In conclusion, remember when you should stuff your face and consume the bulk of your calories for the day (within a 4 hour window surrounding your workout), when you shouldn’t stuff your face (when your body doesn’t need extra calories / energy – typically around night time) and how much to eat each day (500 extra calories above your maintenance level)
If you follow these 3 nutrient timing tips you’ll start to see lean muscle gains (muscle without the fat) in no time, so start using these tips today.
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