How to Gain Muscle with Fats

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How to Gain Muscle with Fats

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The scoop on fat is that just like carbs, good fats are good, bad fats are bad

and too much of them - of anything really, is not good for you. Saturated fats

are very important to gain solid muscle naturally, contrary to what many people

think. And there are many cholesterol-containing foods that that tend to get a

bad rap but they, too, are necessary for muscle growth. It is the hydrogenated,

partially-hydrogentated, and trans-fatty acid fats that should be avoided at ALL

costs.

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How to Gain Muscle with Fats

Copyright © 2008 Francis

Natural Bodybuilding

http://how-to-gain-muscle.freakygrowth.com

In the last two articles I wrote, I broke down the importance of

proteins and carbohydrates and which of them should be eaten and

which to stay away from. So now I will give you the scoop on the

third and final macronutrient: fats....which many body-builders

tend to try to avoid as much as possible.....and which

body-builders also need in order to gain muscle naturally.

Believe it or not, fats are not evil, either. Just like with

carbs, good fats are good; bad fats are bad. And too much of them

- too much of anything, really - can put weight on your tummy,

give you headaches, make you tired, and slow down your muscle

growth. Here are just some of the functions of fat:

1. Fats are the building blocks for cell membranes, hormones,

enzymes and neurotransmitters (messages from your brain to your

body that make you think, feel and move).

2. Fats slow down food absorption so you can go longer without

feeling hungry.

3. They are needed to absorb and use the fat-soluble vitamins A,

D, E and K.

4. They also help to keep us warm and cushion organs.

5. The brain is 60% fat, and needs fat for connecting brain cells

and making sure signals get through.

6. Fats are also the most concentrated form of energy.

7. Fat spares the B vitamin thiamine--required when using

carbohydrate for energy.

8. Fat spares protein; when fat is present, the body does not

have to burn protein for fuel.

9. Fats slow the rate at which foods leave the stomach. This

means that the carbohydrate also present is not released all at

once, keeping insulin and blood sugar levels even.

Now that we know fats are important, I'd like to stress the

importance of saturated fats for gaining solid muscle naturally.

We hear all the time that there are good fats, and there are bad

fats, and that saturated fats are in the bad fat category. This

is wrong, too. These puppies are vital to your health. Don't

ignore foods with saturated fats. AGAIN, DO NOT AVOID FOOD WITH

SATURATED FATS.

1. Saturated fats constitute at least 50% of all cell membranes.

2. They play a vital role in bone health; without them, calcium

cannot be effectively incorporated into the skeletal system.

3. They protect the liver from alcohol and other toxins.

4. They enhance the immune system.

5. Without them, we cannot properly utilize essential fatty

acids, such as the famous omega-3 that we hear about all the

time.

6. Saturated fat is the perfect food for the heart, as the fat

around the heart is highly saturated.

7. The short and medium-chain saturated fatty acids found in

butter, coconut and palm oil have important anti-microbial

properties. They protect us against harmful microorganisms in the

digestive tract.

Then there are the cholesterol-containing foods that that tend to

get a bad rap. But they, too, are necessary for muscle growth.

Yeah, eat those egg yolks; do not avoid them. Cholesterol is a

hard waxy substance critical to many body functions. It is made

by the liver, and is involved in the production of hormones --

including estrogen, testosterone, and cortisone -- which help

regulate metabolism.

Cholesterol is also essential for brain function and mood

stability. Your muscle-building diet should include cholesterol

from organic butter, avocados, high omega-3/DHA eggs (again, with

the yolks), grass-fed red meat, the dark meat of free-range

chicken, wild fish, nuts and seeds.

It is the hydrogenated, partially-hydrogentated, and trans-fatty

acid fats that should be avoided at ALL costs, because they are

the artificially processed fats and oils. The processing they

undergo makes them more stable - so they can sit on the shelf for

weeks or even years at a time, but this artificial processing

also makes them a foreign and indigestible substance in our

bodies. Just like they sit on a shelf for a long time, they sit

in your body for a long time as well. You might as well eat

gasoline. Refined carbs and grains, cookies, cakes, pastries,

crackers, chips, chocolate, deep fried foods, margarine, and

vegetable shortening all contain hydrogenated or trans fats and

should be avoided for as long as you care about your body.

I hope this helps clear up some of the confusion on fats and

their role in building a bigger, stronger, more natural body. The

Bible says, " the truth will set you free, " and now that you

know more truths about fats, I hope you feel free to enjoy more

of the foods that God intended for us to eat....and to use to

gain weight naturally.

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