Bulking up: Yes, it can be scary- your thought is you will lose speed, your muscle bellies will fill and you will fatigue sooner. This is true if you do it the incorrect way- if you do not build lean muscle and if you do not train your muscles to act accordingly. You control your body- your body does not control you-
Even for non-boxers gaining weight and bulking up, well, It?s confusing, because it seems like there?s always a string attached. Everyone wants to add lean mass, but a lot of us don?t like the idea of gaining body-fat, even as little as a couple of pounds, which is the norm with most mass-gaining meal plans. If you can?t see the muscle you?ve added, is it even worth having? Seriously, what?s the point of gaining 20 or 30 pounds if a good portion of that is fat? In this case, we say no, which is why I will provide you with the tools you need to add muscle while maintaining, not increasing, your current level of bodyfat. Grow the Correct Way ?How do you bulk up without adding unwanted pounds of fat??
A lot of it has to do with ?food timing? or when you eat, be careful, precise, pay close attention to the times you eat. This is probably the biggest key once you have learned the proper foods you are to eat.
Building muscle requires an increase in calories. In order to gain weight you must eat more calories than you burn each day. But if you go overboard and eat too much, you?ll kick-start the fat-storing process. So the key is to eat just enough to facilitate the muscle-gaining process but not so much that you?ll add fat along with it.
Manny Pacquiao is a prime example- He has put on muscle- He has not added an ounce of body fat- and we have conditioned his muscles to respond to long lasting exercises- so they do not fatigue in the ring.
Manny Pacquiao does this by putting the proper food in him.
Here is a favorite diet of mine (this is NOT a diet- Manny Pacquiao- uses)
Meal # 1: 8:00 a.m. 6 egg whites 2 yolks 11⁄4 cups oatmeal (dry measure) 1 pair
Meal #2: 11:00 a.m. 86oz. chicken breast 1 small to medium potato and green veggies
Meal #3: 1:00 p.m. Whey protein shake (2 scoops) 6-8 rice cakes
Meal #4 (postworkout): 3 p.m. 6 oz. turkey breast 2-3 cups cooked pasta or white rice and green veggies 1 whole-grain roll^
Meal #5: 6:00 p.m. 6 oz. ground beef (95% lean) or lean steak 1 slice low-fat cheese 1 piece fruit and green veggies Meal #6: 9 p.m. Whey protein shake (2 scoops)
