In the testosterone-fueled world of the body-builder, nuts and seeds are often dismissed as irrelevant ‘bird feed’. The big packets of protein needed for all that muscular mass must surely come from slabs of meat – or draining your protein shaker to the bottom. How can something as insubstantial and flimsy as nuts – or [...]
Are you nuts for a six-pack? Then you may be surprised to know that those hard-shelled kernels can get you on your way towards a rippling sharp-cut physique. They offer up plenty of decent protein, with which you can build and solidify your muscular-gains. Whilst some worry about the high-fat content smoothing out hard-won profiles, [...]
It’s got to be said, the mantra ′Meat-in, meat-on′ has a certain primal appeal. And for a sport so steeped in a machismo culture, the idea of vegetarian bodybuilders has always had many conventionally-minded muscle aficionados sniggering at the back. But what’s so macho about tucking into chicken breast and steak, plucked from the local [...]
Protein. Carbs. Fats. Juggling the balance of these three big-hitting nutrients is one of the major concerns of those seeking rippled and muscular bulk. Protein for building the muscle; carbs and fats for fueling your muscle-building workout. But you need to keep a close eye on the little guys too – the so-called micro-nutrients – [...]

