Calculate Your Daily Nutritional Requirements

This will provide a platform for your daily requirements of protein, carbohydrate and fat. After one or two weeks you may need to increase or decrease calories slightly depending on gains made. See below chart for what amounts you require relating to your bodyweight.

Divide Your Daily Food Intake Into 6-8 Meals

Space your meals out every 3 hours the body can absorb food more efficiently and help place the body in a positive nitrogen balance. Placing the body in a constant positive nitrogen balance provides an anti-catabolic/anabolic environment. The body can only absorb so much at any one given time and anything above this the body will not waste and store as body fat for future use, hence the typical 3 square meals a day consumed by the average person will not benefit those wanting to build muscle tissue.

Consume A Wide Variety Of Protein Scources

This will ensure the body gets all the essential amino acids required for muscle growth. An ideal way to ensure this is to consume 50% of your protein from solid food and 50% from CNP's high quality protein supplements. This approach could be much easier on the system and more convenient than trying to consume solid food alone, not to mention the many other benefits found in Pro Peptide and Pro M.R. IFBB Pro's Ernie Taylor and John Hodgson and many others use this method with great effect.

Make Complex Carbohydrates Your Primary Energy Source

In order to allow protein to repair and construct muscle tissue, you must consume enough energy foods from complex carbohydrates. Only consume simple sugars after a workout i.e. Pro Recover. If you do not eat enough carbohydrates the body will use protein for energy before it can be used for repair and growth of muscle tissue. Despite what you may hear regards carbohydrates, they are not the enemy and are essential in the development and construction of muscle tissue.

Incorporate Efa’s – Essential Fatty Acids Into Your Diet

Essential fats are named accordingly as they cannot be made by the body and are essential for maintaining normal bodily functions. Good/healthy fats come from extra virgin olive oil, avocado, nuts, flax seed oil, CLA (Pro CLA) and oily fish like salmon, trout and mackerel. CNP's Pro Lipid is a very high quality EFA blend with plant sterol esters proven to lower bad cholesterol. Avoid saturated fats as much as possible. Although a small amount of saturated fat is required, too much is bad for your health and will lead to body fat accumulation. Essential fats should make up approximately 15-20% of your daily calories.

Supplementing Before And After Workouts Is Very Important

We recommend using our Pro G.F. and Pro Recover. It is essential that an anti-catabolic/anabolic environment be created before, during and immediately after every workout.

Consume Pro G.F. 30-40 minutes before a workout to help combat the catabolic effects created by intense workouts. Pro G.F. increases hydration and provides specific amino acids that aid anabolism. Placing the body in a hydrated condition has been proven to increase performance, strength and improve anabolism.

Immediately after a workout is known as "The window of opportunity". The body after any workout is thrown into a catabolic state and will continue to break muscle tissue down if the right nutrition is not consumed. Pro Recover has been developed to aid recovery, initiate the anabolic process and is to be consumed immediately after every workout. Taking advantage of this vital opportunity cannot be over emphasised.

HMB has also shown to be anti-catabolic. Take 1½ g (3 capsules) of Pro HMB immediately before and after workouts to further aid the recovery process.

Also Pro Napalm can be taken pre-workout providing an extra boost for the workout ahead.

Ensure Adequate Daily Supply Of Vitamin And Minerals

Protein, Carbohydrates and fats are classed as Macronutrients and need Micronutrients (vitamins/minerals) to do their job properly. The body needs vitamins and minerals for maintaining a healthy profile and is vital for optimum recovery and growth. Fresh fruit and vegetables are a good natural source. Pro Vital is a unique AM/PM vitamin/mineral formula, that will ensue all requirements are fully met and provide additional anti-oxidants and ZMA. The importance of vitamins and minerals cannot be stressed enough, but is often overlooked and dismissed by many.

Drink Plenty Of Water Daily

Water is the most abundant and important nutrient in the body. Water aids the digestion/absorption of food and removes toxins/waste from the body. Research has proven that even a slight state of dehydration impairs performance dramatically, so being hydrated will assist in optimum performance. Aim to drink at least 4-6 litres of water a day and ensure you drink before, during and after every workout.

Monitor Your Weight On A Weekly Basis

Aim to increase your bodyweight around ½ -1lb a week. Large increases in bodyweight will more than likely be in the form of body fat. If you do not gain weight as mentioned above just increase your daily food intake by 400-500 calories and weigh yourself a week later.

Get Plenty Of Rest

The body needs plenty of rest to allow recovery and growth to take place. Remember as mentioned previously training is the stimulus required for growth. Maximum growth will only take place after training by ensuring all of the above points are incorporated.