Are bodybuilding diets healthy? Is the way that bodybuilders intake calories any good? And is it even worth it to go on and take up a bodybuilding diet? In today’s article, I will answer all the questions above.
Is bodybuilding healthy and a viable option to consider?
It depends. There are a multitude of bodybuilding diets, and people tend to customize them for their own bodies and needs. But in general, if you are trying to go by a body-building diet, tend to stick to a diet that allows you to intake all the necessary minerals, vitamins, and fats needed for your body.
I’m not mentioning carbs and protein because you already know that you need to find a diet that has a sufficiently high number of proteins and carbs in it. Also, a bodybuilding diet can vary depending on your intended usage.
For example, if you plan to gain weight, your diet can be modified to the extent that it won’t be so healthy anymore, but if you have the discipline to keep the diet fairly clean when you are bulking, you will maintain a healthy diet even on bulk.
What really is a bodybuilding diet?
Over the past decade or so, a bodybuilding diet has been considered a diet where the bodybuilder only tracks the macronutrients without any remorse for the micronutrients or the amount of cholesterol they are intaking.
But a bodybuilding diet can also be one where you watch out for the amount of vitamins, minerals, and cholesterol you consume while keeping your insulin levels at bay. This is a very hard way of keeping track of all your nutrients, and I wouldn’t recommend it for any old lifter.
A beginner should focus on the macronutrients while keeping in mind to take in enough micronutrients while in the caloric range that is allowed.
What do we consider a healthy diet?
A healthy diet should be a balance of both food you enjoy eating and food that you need to eat to maintain your physique.
Remember, keeping on track with a diet needs to be physically and mentally possible. We can’t have you suffer over a diet, and then you go on and quit on us. That’s why it is very important for you to add a couple of cheat meals or even cheat days to your diet.
For example, you can take a cheat meal every week or week and a half, and for our strong-willed folks, I recommend they try this, but with a larger gap between cheat meals.
Let’s be honest, life happens and you can’t always take control over everything, so having one or two cheat meals in a span of two weeks won’t have any effect on your diet.
But if you are considering being more serious about your diet, then cheat meals will take a toll and will be less frequent, meaning you may or may not be able to maintain the focus you need to keep going on the diet you have chosen.
At the end of the day, bodybuilding isn’t a temporary thing; it’s a lifestyle, so keep in mind that you also need to enjoy the path you have taken!