Nutrition is very important when it comes to building muscle. If you do not follow a proper muscle building diet, then you will not make much gains. You might train incredible hard in the gym and do everything right in the gym, but if your diet is flawed, then results will simply not come. In order to put together a diet for building lean muscle, you must know the basics of nutrition and training.

A lot of people don`t want to bother with learning about nutrition and the "science" of bodybuilding, they just like to lift weights in the gym and eat all they can. But in order to accelerate your progress you don`t have to know everything about diet and nutrition, but only the basics.

The secret to putting together a diet for building lean muscle

• Determine the number of calories you need for your goals, which is building muscle.
• Decide the amount of protein that is needed to build muscle. You can use the 1 gram per pound of body weight rule.
• Decide the amount of fats in your lean muscle building diet. Taking into account the 30% of total calories. Also taking into account that 1 gram of fat is 9 calories. And I am talking about healthy fats, not saturated fats.
• Decide the carbohydrate content in your muscle building diet, which is really what are left over after calculating your protein and fat requirements. This should be around 50% of the total calories. Also take into account that 1 gram of carbs equates to 4 calories.
• After you have made your calculations divide the calories and macronutrients between 5-7 meals a day.
• Your first meal should be eaten right after you wake up and all the others about every 3 hours.
• Train hard in the gym and you should gain lean muscle easily.

  This was just a quick overview of the things that are needed to put together a diet for building lean muscle. At first it may seem very complicated and boring, but if you put some effort into it, you will see great results. The most important thing is to consume plenty of proteins, because they build your muscles.

  The best sources of good proteins are: read meat, chicken, eggs, protein powder, fish, cottage cheese. You don`t have to eat 5-7 meals a day, this is a guideline, and if your body tells you to eat 4 big meals a day, then do it. Always pay attention to your instincts and your body along with the principles of the diet for building lean muscle.