About Carbohydrates and Fats

Carbohydrates act as fuel for the body. Energy needed for the demanding workouts, to recover from the weight training routine and to grow is all supplied by intake of carbohydrates and fats. In the form of starches or sugars they are stored in the liver, muscles and blood for conversion into energy. Richest sources of starch are cereals, bread, cereal products, potatoes, ripe fruits and glucose.

Fats are third in our order of essential foods. Valuable as fuel and reserve energy supply for the body. Available in mineral and vegetable forms, it comes in butter, margarine, oils and cooking fats, fat meat and bacon, milk and cream. It is also found in cheese, nuts eggs, chocolate and in fish.

Requirement of carbohydrates and fats for each individual vary a lot on the basis of the present state of the body, desired goals etc. Suppose your goal is to gain muscle and lose some weight at the same time, then your intake of carbohydrates and fats needs to be reduced. Or, if you are a skinny beginner and want to build big muscle and increase weight, you need to increase your carbohydrate and protein intake.

As there is no perfect formula for carbohydrates intake. But you can take a general rule of thumb provided you are trying to increase muscle mass. Round about 2 gram per pound of bodyweight taken at regular interval throught a day.

Note: Consuming any one nutrient at one time and the other at other is a big no no. Remember that all nutrients like proteins and carbohydrates should be nicely blended in each food intake. This will result in efficient absorption and consumption for the desired purpose of muscle gain.