The right diet for building muscle

Who doesn't want big (if not huge) and well-defined muscles? But you have to do something for that. In addition to regular training, which of course is of the greatest importance in terms of muscle building, the right diet is also important - and in this case, this actually means diet and not the use of nutritional supplements. But which foods are the right ones to adequately support strength training?

The most general and simplest answer: Less fat (especially no animal fats if possible) and instead more protein is the method of choice here. Whites or proteins, which are macromolecules made up of amino acids, serve the body as basic building blocks for muscle fiber cells - after all, it's about their structure! First, however, a distinction should be made between animal proteins (contained in particularly large quantities in eggs, poultry meat, fish, for example), which are more difficult to digest for the body's metabolism, and vegetable proteins, which e.g. B. legumes (beans, lentils, soy, etc.), almonds and nuts.

However, not only are the proteins important as building blocks of muscle tissue, but also indirectly carbohydrates, which u. a. in potatoes and whole grain products are abundant, because if the body needs energy during exercise, which it cannot get from the carbohydrates obtained through food, it does not only get this from the fat reserves. Instead, the (laboriously acquired) muscle mass is reduced and the training was in vain - this is why the old folk adage applies especially to all those who struggle to build muscle: Breakfast is the most important meal of the day!

But what do you do when you don't have time to cook or study food besides time-consuming and energy-intensive training? Well, even if you order fast food from the delivery service, you can pay attention to a healthy diet, so last but not least a list with protein-rich dishes from the delivery service. There are u. a .:

• Omelette dishes
• Chicken schnitzel and other dishes with lean chicken (preferably without breading)
• Fish fillets (preferably also here low-fat varieties, e.g. salmon rather than tuna)
• Dishes with tofu (are available, for example, from numerous Asian delivery services