5 Muscle Building Foods That Are Being Massively Ignored Nowadays

Davina Quin
Jul 24, 2017 · 1 min read

The worst thing about the existing crop of lifters is their excessive reliance on supplements. There’s a reason why golden era bodybuilders had iconic physiques. They relied on ‘proper food’ to meet their ‘macro’ requirement. Further worsening the scenario are the word-of-mouth dieting tips. As a result, instead of consuming what should actually be consumed to build muscle, dudes are spending loads of money on supplements and still aren’t getting any result. That’s bound to happen. Whatever you do, never forget that food comes first, and then the supplements. Here are 5 massively ignored old-school muscle building foods you should be best friends with.

1) Full Fat Milk

A blend of whey and casein (20:80) protein, rich in vitamin A, K2, Omega-3 and CLA, full fat milk is an ultimate mass builder. Also, if you are drinking skimmed milk while trying to put on muscle, you need to stop being a complete idiot. Full fat milk doesn’t only have more calories, which is imperative to grow bigger, than skimmed milk but is also a complete source of electrolytes like calcium, potassium, magnesium and a bit of sodium.

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