Testosterone, the male sex hormone, has an obvious significance in bodybuilding and fitness. Produced in the gonads in both women and men, testosterone is a great determiner for the size and strength of muscular tissue, protein retention, and many other functions in the body. While there are anabolic steroids that can synthetically increase your testosterone to build lean mass, there are various foods that can help promote testosterone production narutally.

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Every other week there is some new diet fad that is promising to get you into the best shape of your life. Modern research constantly disproves previous research. From carbs, to fats, to protein – you name it. Different diets yielded different results for everybody.

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Vitamins are minerals and different substances that you can obtain from food or supplements that help your body function and grow properly. Each vitamin, separated by names such as Vitamin C, D, E, K, etc provides a different bennificial effect on the body. Some foods do not contain all the nessisary vitamins that the body may need, thus bodybuilders and people just trying to live healthy may take a daily multivitamin as a little insurance policy.

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Usually building a great physique for general and competitive purposes is best when one undergoes a stage for contest preparation, where the individual will reduce calories and try to be as shredded as possible, and a stage for bulking, where the objective is to put on as much quality muscle as possible. During the bulking stage, one must drastically increase calories to ensure that the muscles will grow properly. However, many of the foods people choose to bulk with, to lean out, and foods for general wellness are not as good as you think. Let’s take a look at some of the top  food choice mistakes.

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In this video we see how Evan Centopani eats, prepares his food, and more information on nutrition and diet with IFBB professional bodybuilder Evan himself.

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Protein is the main building blocks of all muscle. Proteins are made up of amino acids. It can be consumed in small or large amounts in almost any food, but meaty foods, such as chicken or fish, have higher amounts of it. Whey Protein shakes are a good way to get your daily protein, but is not completely nessesary. Most people take it more for the convenience, but most shakes also pack other goodies to help build muscle and Whey Protein is the fastest absorbing protein available. Some protein shakes have a creatine recovery blend included.

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When you think about carbohydrates, the first word that comes to mind shouldn’t be “evil.” Carbs are essentially energy. Carbohydrates are the main source of energy for your body and are essential for the oxidation of fats and essential for the synthesis of a few non-essential amino acids.

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While you will always get some people who are heavily involved in their weight training thinking they need extreme volumes of protein to build muscle mass, there are other people who still struggle to get in the minimums.

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