Authors: Gerard Dente, Kevin J. Hopkins
ISBN-13: 9781591201311, ISBN-10: 1591201314
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Basic Health Publications, Incorporated
Date Published: September 2004
Edition: (Non-applicable)
You're dedicated and committed to building an impressive, sculptured, muscular physique. You train four, five, or maybe even six times per week and stick to a strict diet to achieve the same look as those impressive professional bodybuilders you see in the magazines. But you're just not getting the results you want. The key to packing on lean muscle mass, increasing strength, and improving performance isn't as elusive as you may think. It's food -- or more specifically, Macrobolic Nutrition's 45/35/20 lean-mass equation. This equation represents the ratio of carbohydrates, proteins, and fats you need to consume in your diet. These numbers are based on proven science and on author Gerard Dente's personal experience. He has dedicated most of his life to finding ways to increase muscle mass and improve physical performance. In Macrobolic Nutrition, he shares this knowledge with you so that you too can reach your full genetic potential.
This book will give you an understanding of food's impact on the many biochemical processes in the body that influence muscle growth and fat burning. While the science behind the concepts of Macrobolic Nutrition is very advanced, the authors provide the information you need to know in easy-to-understand language so that you can apply it to achieving your goals: whether you wish to lose, maintain, or gain body fat while building muscle. With its comprehensive guide to estimating calories, tasty Macrobolic meals, customized food guide pyramids, and details about macro- and micronutrient intake, this book makes following the Macrobolic Nutrition program easy and enjoyable. Most important, you'll get results you deserve!
Acknowledgments | v | |
Preface | vii | |
Introduction: You're a Bodybuilder, So Eat Like One! | 1 | |
1. | Understanding Macrobolic Nutrition | 3 |
2. | Carbohydrates--Don't Count Them Out | 12 |
3. | Protein--Choosing the Right Building Blocks | 28 |
4. | Fat--It Is Essential! | 61 |
5. | Water--The Nutritional Paradox | 68 |
6. | Macrobolic Meals to Muscle Mass | 71 |
7. | Guide to Estimating Caloric Requirements | 83 |
8. | The Important Role of Micronutrients | 92 |
9. | Enhancing the Macrobolic Nutrition Effect | 119 |
10. | Macrobolic Meals | 150 |
Conclusion: Progress Is the Great Motivator | 175 | |
Appendix A | Macrobolic Caloric Requirements Tables | 176 |
Appendix B | Macrobolic Food Guide Pyramids | 189 |
Appendix C | Macrobolic Exchange Lists | 191 |
References | 195 | |
Index | 207 | |
About the Authors | 214 |