Nutrition Guidlines

One of the most important, and often forgotten, aspects of strength training is nutrition.  Without proper nutrition, you will not see the muscle gains that you want. 

Water: Try to drink as much water as possible so that you don't get dehydrated.

Protein: Try to intake one gram of protein for every pound of body weight each day.  An easy way to get protein fast is to drink protein shakes.  If you don't like the taste of protein shakes, then put in some ingredients that you like to make it taste better.  Some examples are bananas and peanut butter.  Consuming over forty grams of protein in a two hour period can be bad for the kidneys.

Here is a basic daily nutrition plan:

Breakfast: Fruit, some source of protein, milk, granola or another carbohydrate, and a multivitamin.
Post Breakfast: Protein shake (or other source of protein) and a carbohydrate snack.
Lunch: Fruit, some source of protein, and rice or other source of carbohydrate.
Post-Lunch: Protein shake and carbohydrate snack.
Dinner: Fruit, vegetable, source of protein, milk, some source of carbohydrates (pasta, rice, grains, bread).
Post-Dinner/Bedtime Snack: Try yogurt or milk, with a banana.

*On workout days consume protein shakes before and after your workout.