Diets That Build Muscle in Men

All men want more muscle.  That’s kind of like the ultimate goal for most men when they embark on a workout regimen, unless of course you are one of those guys who cares more about your cardiovascular exercise than building muscle mass, but I think that the majority of men out there also do their workouts for a somewhat vain reason, which is to look better.  The standard for a fit looking man right now is for him to look ripped and muscled, and there’s no denying that the ladies usually love at least a little bit of the rippled look, although most women agree they don’t like the body builder look, because it’s just too over the top.

By the way, I’m going to digress, but I just watched a really good documentary on this very subject called “Bigger, Stronger, Faster” by a film school graduate that was pretty good.  It was essentially about the way that HGH and other muscle building but potentially dangerous drugs that build muscle faster and villified by the media as being dangerous and life ruining.  While I still agree with the media’s assessment, his documentary did enlighten me a bit I suppose, although if it’s all true then why is half of the professional wrestling world dying horrible deaths at early ages and getting publicity for having bad tempers?

That’s part of the bad media about steroids is that they make you angry and your temper flare much more readily and that it also is hard on the heart, makes you have acne a lot worse and also may accelerate hair loss in males.  Enough on that though.  Let’s talk about how you can naturally improve your muscle tone and build muscle rather than take drugs and supplements to build muscle tone (although I do personally advocate taking some supplements, but only the natural ones, not the stuff you inject!)

Well, first off, you do have to take in more calories than you burn in a day, since muscle is built on calorie consumption, but you have to limite your fat intake since fat will increase your body fat content, which obscures your muscle under fat.  Here’s the foods you want to increase as a male who is trying to build muscle : lean meats such as fish and poultry, lean dairy products like skim milk, yogurt, cottage cheese and such, leafy greens, to help your body flush out excess fat and build muscle more easily, eggs, but really egg whites are what you want to focus on, only the occasional yolk, and other lean, low fat foods that are high in good protein.

You want to stay away from fat and salt as much as you can, but of course you still want to include the healthy fats in your diet like omega 3’s that you get from almonds, nuts and olive oil.