You must include an optimal amount of carbohydrates in your weight lifting diet in order to fuel heavy weight lifting sessions.



Carbohydrates are a very important source of fuel for the muscles as well as the leading source of energy for your body. When you have a hard workout, your body draws on carbohydrates, which is stored as glycogen in the muscles.

Glycogen is the product of glucose which comes from the breakdown of carbohydrates after the digestion of food. Glycogen is stored in the liver and muscle. During a long intense weight lifting session, you can easily deplete your glycogen reserves. When your muscles cannot get enough glycogen, fatigue sets in and your body begins to lose endurance and performance drastically reduces.

I'm sure all of you have experienced this drastic drop in strength and endurance at one time or another during a long intense weight lifting session or right after cycing down on anabolic steroids. However, there is a way to delay the onset of muscle fatigue. By taking enough carbohydrates each day in your weight lifting diet, you are ensuring that the amount of glycogen stored in the muscles is being constantly replenished.

Every meal must have sufficient carbohydrates to sustain your hard intense workouts. I like to think of my muscle cells as mini fuel tanks. If you want to keep going hard, you are going to have to keep the fuel tanks filled with top notch fuel. Always include quality carbohydrates in your weight lifting diet.

I suggest your weight lifting diet consist of 55% to 65% carbohydrates. If you want to build muscle, you need quality carbohydrates every meal.

If you don't consume enough quality carbohydrates, your body will resort to other fuel sources such as protein. Protein is a second rate energy source. Protein's primary job is to build muscle, not fuel it.

Therefore, keep your body filled with grade A fuel to support and maximize your hard, intense, muscle building workouts.