Weight Lifting Diets: How to choose a diet and
customize it to fit your needs is the theme of this section of the
website. This is where you will find everything you need to know about
how to eat to gain muscle, lose fat, gain weight, or lose weight.
Weight Lifting, Diet, and Cardio!
Get to your goals faster.
Each diet is meant to be utilized with a weight
lifting program such as the WLC Program and a cardio program as discussed in the cardio section of the website.
A weight lifting program and a cardio program combined with a good weight lifting diet will get you to your goals at light speed
compared to diet alone. You'll find links to diet plans and more on this page!
You must
plan your diet!
A huge mistake
that many people make is to keep their diet the same over several weeks
or months. Your diet must change in order for you to make progress.
This is true for both muscle building and fat loss goals!
I'm going to show you how to plan for changes
in your diet. Some people fail to plan ahead, and that is why they
start screwing their diets up! I will show you how to plan everything
out.
You'll also find much more planning information and how to put
your entire program together in the Weight Lifting Schedule section of
the website. So, make sure to read through that section!
Plan around your workouts.
One tactic many people ignore!
In all weight lifting diets that I recommend, I
want your diet plan to be focused around your workouts. Your
workouts or weight lifting sessions are the most important part of the day,
and your diet will revolve around your workout.
You'll
learn how to plan your weight lifting diet around your weight lifting.
You need to know how to eat
before and after your workout. Optimizing your diet for this time of
day will optimize the amount of muscle you build and the amount of fat
you lose.
Once you get the hang of this stuff, it will be
very easy for you. You just have to do it and learn. If you spend the time learning, planning, and following a good
weight lifting diet, you will be amazed at the progress you will make!
A few
things you need to know...
Counting
Calories
You're going to need to learn how to count
calories. This may seem like it's too much at first, but it gets much
easier and before long you won't even have to count them any more. If
you're already good at this, you can skip over this section. If you're
like me, you might want to read because you just might learn something
new. Reaching your goals on any of the weight lifting diets may prove
to be tough without counting your calories.
Protein,
Carbs, and Fats
You're also going to need to learn about Protein,
Carbohydrates, and Fats. You don't have to learn anything spectacular
about these, but you should at least learn the truth about them. I want
everyone to know that Carbs are not bad, fat is not bad, and more
protein is definitely not bad for you.
Drinking Water
Drinking water is not an option. Drinking water
is a requirement if you plan on doing things right. How much do you
need to drink? Read about your
daily water intake. Learn how much water you need per day and why.
Diet Log Book
Keeping a log book with your calories will be
very important to meeting your goals throughout the WLC program. Read
about your diet log book and what you should keep track of and how.
A Good Grocery List
I want to talk about what kind of foods should be
on your grocery list. Going to the grocery just plain stinks, and a
good list will get you out of there quickly and will keep you on your
diet.
How to Gain Weight
You need to know how to gain weight if you're
trying to build muscle. If you gain weight and are lifting
progressively heavier weight over time, you will build muscle!
Weight
Loss Made EasyLosing weight is very easy to do. Learn how to lose weight and
understand why losing fat and not muscle is important during your
weight loss efforts.
Best
Protein SourcesYou're going to need to eat extra protein when starting a complete
weight lifting program! Your results from weight lifting will be much
better. So, learn about the best sources of protein here!
Foods that Build Muscle
Here
you will find a great list of foods that build muscle. Add these foods
to your weight lifting diets and be rewarded with huge muscle gains!
The
Weight Lifting Diet that Fits your Goals...
You should have one of two goals for your diet.
You either want to build muscle or lose fat. Some people will want to
build muscle and lose fat at the same time and this certainly can
happen. Beginners will especially be able to gain muscle and lose fat
at the same time.
Most
people that aren't beginners will have a tough time building muscle and
losing fat at the same time! I would rather everyone
focus on one goal at a time and maybe you will experience both.
Choose one goal!
Muscle Building or Fat Loss
Focus on one diet goal at a time and you will get
to your ideal body much faster. You're not going to be able to control
whether or not your body can do two things at once. How would you be
able to control your body and tell it that you want to build muscle and
lose fat? You can't.
Do all the right things and focus on one goal,
and you might just get both. You can control whether you are gaining
or losing weight through the manipulation of calorie intake! Focus on what you can control.
Don't be one of those people
that stay the same year after year because they are scared to gain some
weight or lose some weight. Don't be scared to put on some
pounds if you want to build some muscle. And don't be scared to lose a
few pounds if you want to lose fat.
The WLC Diet
The WLC Diet can be adapted to fit anyone's
needs. You can find information about dieting that most people will
make you pay for. Not here at WLC! Learn how to develop your very own diet plan with the WLC Diet.
Are
you looking for a diet that gives maximum fat loss? If so, I've got the
diet for you at the fat loss diet link below. This diet is not easy and
is not for beginners. This is and advanced weight lifting diet that
gives great results.
Fat
Loss Diet
Here you can find information on how to adapt your weight lifting diet
for maximum fat loss. This is not an easy diet to implement, but fat
loss will be fast and effective! Stick to this diet, and you'll lose
fat fast. For a sample meal plan see Sample
Fat Loss Diet.
Weight
Lifting Diet Accessories
Diet accessories can make your diets much easier to execute.
Without a few of these accessories, I would never had made it through some of my
diet plans. Many of these will only make life easier for you while you diet.
Blender Bottle
A shaker bottle is definitely needed if you are
going to use whey protein as a supplement. If you will not be drinking
protein shakes, there is no need for a good shaker bottle. If you will
be using whey protein, you will want a shaker bottle that does not
leak!
Coffee Grinder
A coffee grinder does some great things for
certain foods! You know how nutritious oats are? Do you have trouble
swallowing that stuff without all the sugar and butter? I have a simple
solution here.
Rocket Grill
A grill will be one of your best friends during
your weight lifting diets. You're going to want variety in your foods
and a grill can give you that. Want some great tasting chicken? How
about some mouth watering steak? How about in less than 10 minutes!
Crock Pot
A crock pot will give you variety during your diet. It will also give
you a simple way to get lots of good food cooked without worrying about
putting too much effort into it!
A Good Spouse or Boyfriend/Girlfriend
You can't just go out and buy one of these, but it sure is nice to have
some help with dinner or even help with fixing your other meals. Get
your spouse or boyfriend/girlfriend to start working out with you and
both of you can work on your diets together.
Recipes that fit your diet
Finding good recipes that fit your diets is invaluable. You need to
have meals that you can eat when you're sick of eating. Or you need
meals that satisfy your cravings but still fit into your diet.
Spices and Flavoring
You're going to eventually get sick of eating some of the same foods
over and over while on your weight lifting diets. If you don't get
tired of any foods, consider yourself lucky. If you do, you're going to
want to be able to spice things up to give your food a different flavor.
Summary
of Weight Lifting Diets
All of these diets are designed to be used along
with the WLC Program and a cardio program. Remember, this section is
called weight lifting diets because the diets are designed to be used
with a weight lifting program. Do not forget this!
Make sure you remember that you should only be
focusing on one goal in a weight lifting cycle of WLC. You will reach
your goals much faster this way. Don't try to do too much.
Remember,
results do not occur magically overnight. Time and consistency will get you the
results you are looking for. Without a good diet plan, you will get no where!
Other
Links to Great Information on
Weight Lifting Diets
Obesity
Discussion: A good website with a so much
information on obesity. Especially good recipes. Anyone who is fighting
obesity should definitely give this website some consideration. You'll
find good info that you can incorporate into your WLC Program.
The Fitness Directory:
Find a personal trainer, buy dietary supplements, vitamins, and
discount exercise equipment at The Fitness Directory. If you go to the
diet programs directory, you can find info on other diet programs that
are out there. You can see the hype that many of the diet programs put
out there.
