Thursday, May 12, 2011

Choosing protein bar

Need to eat 2g of protein per kg? Or maybe you are trying to eat six small meals a day? It sounds easier than it is, therefore, protein bars can be what you are looking for. Protein bars are great and fast food bar. They are easy to take along to work or school or anywhere else where you need to get the protein, or just to quench your hunger in a healthy manner.

Is not it disgusting?

No! Protein bars last year, producers have reached a new level, now that all the bars are great tasting, and some taste better than chocolate bars. You gladly eat bar every day and at the same time, you will receive the necessary materials. Choose a popular bar if you are concerned about taste, the ones you buy and recommends that people tend to be the best.
The protein bar is best for you?

If you try to burn the fat that you choose a bar with a few carbs and calories, extra protein will help you maintain your muscle mass. If you are trying to gain weight then you choose a bar with a high protein and high in calories, but also in comparison with low sugar and fat. If you simply want to replace any meal into a fast food bar protein with moderate carbs and calorie count will be the same for you.

6 Basics factors in choosing a protein bar.

Wednesday, May 11, 2011

Minerals and vitamins for the bodybuilders

Man enough to get very little food with minerals and vitamins, but these substances are necessary for the body's metabolic processes, are among the many tissue composition. However for the bodybuilders or other athletes consumption for minerals should be increased compared to the statistical person. As during extensive workouts, as usually is the case in the bodybuilding, minerals are lost, thru sweating and lost minerals should be resupplied to the human body. There is a list of the most important minerals and vitamins, which should be used in bodybuilders diet.

Sodium is an important part of the body fluids. Since the sodium dependent fluid volume: with the increasing body of sodium and fluid volume increases, and vice versa. Sodium affects the nervous and muscular activity, agitation spread. Sodium excess body with useless because it can increase blood pressure, body fluid concentration. Most sodium comes with table salt and food products in the manufacture of added salt (canned food, sausages, cheese, bread, etc.). Advised to consume during the day not more than 6 g of salt, including salt in the food industry.

Saturday, May 7, 2011

Cholesterol and bodybuilding

Cholesterol belongs to a certain type of fat - steroids. Cholesterol - is most prevalent in this group ANIMAL derivative tissues. Cholesterol - a very important for the body because of cell membranes, he produced some of the following steroid hormones. However, if it fails (and other fat) metabolism, or it is too much food, cholesterol is involved in the development of atherosclerosis.

Involved in the metabolism of cholesterol and other fats and bile acids in the body it is absorbed only where there is some fat. Therefore, its concentration in the blood depends not only on the cholesterol content of food, but a high-fat foods in general. Some of the major blood fats in cholesterol metabolism is high-density lipoproteins (HDL) and low-density lipoproteins (LDL). HDL cholesterol levels and reduce the cause of atherosclerosis, and LDL is dangerous because it promotes the development of atherosclerosis. It would be better, when LDL levels are lower (rate - up to 3mmol / l) and HDL - higher (rate - at less than 1mmol / l).

Cholesterol are of animal origin: eggs (yolks), butter, grietinėje, fatty meat. In order to prevent it worth to reduce the surplus of animal fat diet. By the way, does not increase blood cholesterol levels of vegetable fats. Different oils, nuts, sunflower seeds, not only does not increase the risk of atherosclerosis, but it even decreases.

Choleserolio normal levels - less than 5 mmol / l. If the volume increases, it should be concerned about your diet: consumption of vegetable fats instead of animal (there is a long time and a lot of heating oil more harm than help, the consumption of vegetable fat is a teaspoon of oil on salads, nuts, seeds), eat lots of fruits and vegetables, lean meat and cottage cheese.

Monday, May 2, 2011

Food additives in bodybuilding supplements

Food supplementation is essential part of bodybuilding. However there are a lot of different food additives in the supplements. Smart bodybuilding covering the essentials of the food additives. Food additives are divided into the following categories:

Dyes;
Preservatives;
Artificial sweeteners;
Antioxidants;
Other food additives.

Inclined accessories are detrimental to health. By the way, here's the only obvious and severe damage. One can only speculate on how these materials and their combination will affect us long after the use of the impact of our adult children who have used them since childhood.

Dyes

This material, providing food color. Here are the main colors, their origins and the list of harmful effects:

E100 - Curcumin. It is a natural dye, a yellow coloring. Included in the composition of curry powder, mayonnaise, sweets. Harmful effects do not.
E101 - riboflavin (vitamin B2). The natural yellow color.
E102 - Tartazine Products - synthetic, yellow. Causes of allergies and asthma, especially in people allergic to aspirin.
E104 - quinoline yellow. Yellow synthetic. Causes of allergies and asthma.
E110 - Orange Yellow S. oranžinins yellow. Causes of allergies and asthma.
E122 - E124 - red synthetic dyes. Causes of allergies and asthma. (E123 banned in the U.S.).
E127 - E129 - artificial red dyes. Causes of allergies and asthma.
E131 - patent blue V. Artificial blue color.
E132 - indigo. Mėlyas, drbtinis. Causes of allergies and asthma.
E133 - Brilliant Blue. Causes of allergies and asthma.
E140 - chlorophyll. Naturally derived from plants. Green dye.
E141 - Copper complexes of chlorophylls. Green dye. Causes of allergies and asthma.
E142 - Cape St. synthetic, green dye. Causes of allergies and asthma.
E150 - Caramel Group (Caramel - natural, while others - they get an artificial way). Brown dye.
E151 - Brilliant Black. Paint in black synthetic. Causes of allergies and asthma.
E153 - coal plant. Black, natural.
E154 - Brown FK. Brown, synthetic. Causes of allergies and asthma.
E155 - Brown HT. brown, synthetic.
E160a - carotene group. Oranges, most natural, but some synthetic.
E162 - E163 - red, natural colors.
E170 - calcium carbonate. Natural, white and gray.
E 171 - titanium dioxide. White, natural.
172 - iron oxides and hydroxides. Yellow, red, black. Artificial.
E173 - Aluminium. Silver. Causes of allergies and asthma.
E174 - silver. Silver, accumulate in tissues. Causes of allergies and asthma.
E175 - gold. Golden in color. Causes of allergies and asthma.
E180 - ruby-red pigment. A red, synthetic.