Best Muscle Building Supplement
November 2, 2009 by admin
Filed under Muscle Building Diet
A supplement is defined as something that completes an incomplete thing.
When it comes to muscle building, that incomplete “thing” tends to be the diet made up of foods that are not taken in pill form.
For starters, we should all know by now that no supplement can overcome a horrible diet. If you are not eating enough, specially enough protein, to build muscle then no matter how many supplements you take, you will not gain any muscle mass. Always keep in mind that most, if not all of your muscle, will come from eating foods, not supplements. The latter are just there to cover any weaknesses in your diet.
As such, one of the biggest weaknesses in most muscle building diets is a lack of essential fatty acids, specially of the omega 3 variety. These types of fat are usually found in fish such as salmon and tuna, and in other non-animal foods like flax seeds and avocados.
The problem nowadays is that a lot of the fish on the supermarket shelves is contaminated with mercury, so a lot of wannabe muscleheads avoid eating any type of fish.
This is a problem not only for those who want to build muscle, but for the entire population at large. In the Western world, most individuals tend to consume way more Omega 6 fats than Omega 3 fats. The results are often disastrous: an increase inflammation, soreness, and other unwanted side effects, etc.
If you want to build muscle, then you are going to the gym to lift heavy weights. But you will find out that over time, your joints will get sore from lifting heavy poundages.
What a lot of weighlifters don’t understand is that such soreness can be alleviated through a proper intake of omega 3 fats, which help to reduce inflammation in the body.
Apart from a reduction in inflammation, omega 3 fats have the following benefits:
- Lowers cholesterol.
- Less acne and tendinitis.
- Decreased body fat
- More lean mass
- Improved mood.
- Many, many more…
Omega 3 fats are the apex of good nutrition. There is just no way around them: remember that these are essential fats, so your body needs these fats in order to survive!
Now you know that omega 3 fats are the best nutrient for your muscle building efforts, since they will help you to lift heavier poundages with less pain, and will hep to keep your body in an anabolic state.
If you are scared of eating fish due to the high levels of mercury contained in them, you can opt to take the best muscle building supplement in the world: fish oil!
Most fish oils out there (either in capsule or liquid form) have no mercury in them, and they act as concentrated sources of omega 3 fats. In other words, taking 5 small fish oil capsules is the equivalent of taking 50 or more tuna cans!
If you haven’t included fish oil as your primary muscle building supplement, then you are missing out on the most beneficial nutrient on this planet.
