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Bodybuilding Diet - Why You Should Not Cook Your Food

By: Jessica T

There has been a debate on raw diets vs. cooked diets in the physical culture since the early 1950's. This debate still goes on today, especially with the natural bodybuilding realm. Some of the arguments are that you need meat protein to build muscle.

Hemp Seed Powder and Wheat Grass are much richer sources of protein than meat which has been treated with hormones and cooked and difficult for your body to digest.

There are immeasurable advantages of a raw food diet for a natural bodybuilder. A raw food diet provides more lifting strength and you are able to have less rest time between sets. Vital nutrients such as enzymes, minerals and vitamins have been depleted from the foods through the cooking process.

If you take a look at the largest consumers of raw food, you will see the strongest animals such as the gorilla, rhino, hippo, elephant, giraffe and more. How do these animals build such strong muscles and incredible strength without a diet of meat and cooked foods?

A Gorilla's diet is 100 percent raw as are the diets of the other animal's listed. A diet of raw foods of organic fruits, green leafy vegetables, seeds and nuts can and will help you build a well defined body of lean muscle.

Cooked foods are known to clog the body's digestive system which puts a strain and saps energy from other parts of your body. Building a strong, sculpted body with a raw food diet takes a strong mind with a strong will to succeed. There are some raw food bodybuilders who have found that cooked foods give muscles a temporary inflated look. A real foundation of muscle is built upon a raw food diet of whole proteins and carbohydrates that can only be found in raw, uncooked foods.

Just observing the nutrients in fruit alone is enough to convince you of the benefits and nutrients to your body. When I speak of fruit, I mean botanical fruit. Botanical fruits are fruit that contains seed that regenerate more fruit within itself. These include but not limited to avocado, cucumber, red and green peppers, squash, and tomatos.

Continue your research on this website on the benefits and health advantages of a raw food diet versus a cooked food diet for your bodybuilding regime. It is important to keep a journal and document what you are eating and how you feel.

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