Macrobolic Nutrition: Priming Your Body to Build Muscle & Burn Fat

by Gerard Dente, Kevin J. Hopkins (With)

Overview

Priming your body to build muscle and burn fat. Learn about food's effect on the biochemical processes that influencemuscle growth and fat burning.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781681627489
Publisher:	TURNER PUB CO
Publication date:	06/15/2004
Pages:	240
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 9.10(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

Gerard Dente has over fifteen years of experience in bodybuilding and nutrition. He is a former top-ranked national bodybuilder who has now dedicated his life to sports enhancement through nutrition and supplementation. He is the founder and president of one of the leading sports nutrition companies, Maximum Human performance. He also serves as a nutritional consultant to many professsional athletes and bodybuilders.

Kelvin J. Hopkins attended Rutgers UniversityCollege of Pharmacy. After working for one of the nation's largest compounding pharmacies, he started a business that intergrated the use of nutritional supplements with prescription medications and general nutrition. He also works with Maximum Human Performance's research and development team in designing cutting-edge supplements. He owns Gibson's Gym in Washington, New Jersey, and is continuing to compete recreationally as a bodybuilder.

Table of Contents

	Acknowledgments	v
	Preface	vii
	Introduction: You're a Bodybuilder, So Eat Like One!	1
1.	Understanding Macrobolic Nutrition	3
2.	Carbohydrates--Don't Count Them Out	12
3.	Protein--Choosing the Right Building Blocks	28
4.	Fat--It Is Essential!	61
5.	Water--The Nutritional Paradox	68
6.	Macrobolic Meals to Muscle Mass	71
7.	Guide to Estimating Caloric Requirements	83
8.	The Important Role of Micronutrients	92
9.	Enhancing the Macrobolic Nutrition Effect	119
10.	Macrobolic Meals	150
	Conclusion: Progress Is the Great Motivator	175
Appendix A	Macrobolic Caloric Requirements Tables	176
Appendix B	Macrobolic Food Guide Pyramids	189
Appendix C	Macrobolic Exchange Lists	191
	References	195
	Index	207
	About the Authors	214