Future food: a revolutionary approach to bodybuilding nutrition - Lean Mass Matrix - Advertisement

Flex, Oct, 2002

It is common knowledge that when it comes to building a bigger, stronger, more muscular physique, the type of food you eat greatly affects your success. In fact, without proper nutrition, not even the latest muscle building supplement combinations or exotic training regimens can help you build a better body. What constitutes the perfect bodybuilding eating plan? Over the years, the "ideal" way to eat year round has been a topic of great debate. If you want to stay lean and hard yet still be able to effectively build muscle year round the answer is almost always the same. This may surprise you, but the most successful nutrition plan for bodybuilders who are "always in shape" is one that consists of roughly 40% protein, 40% low glycemic carbohydrates, 20% fat, and high fiber. Whether you believe it or not, without macronutrients in the right ratios, your efforts in the gym are destined to failure. You will never achieve the kind of physique you're working so hard to create. As we all know, eating the ideal body building diet isn't easy. If it was, everyone would be walking around with muscles bulging and 5% bodyfat. Who has time to cook the ideal foods and carry the mountain of grub around every day, let alone finding a place to heat it up? So where are all the wonderful supplements to help you achieve this ideal bodybuilding diet?

The Search For New Age, Designer Foods

For years dedicated bodybuilders, fitness enthusiasts, and anyone who is working hard to create a better body has been sold on the concept of custom engineered, designer foods. Contrary to the advertising hype, most sports nutrition companies have only created convenient ways for bodybuilders to consume protein powders or "typical" meal replacement supplements (MRP's). They took protein powders in jugs and put them into packets adding vitamins and minerals and sometimes a little bit of cheap sugary carbohydrate to improve the taste. This concoction, called the typical MRP, has quickly become "standard issue" supplementation for nearly every dedicated athlete. Is it because it is the "best" possible product of its kind? No, it is because it is convenient. Is it because it is the ideal way to eat? No, it has function, but it is not ideal. As you will soon see, none of the current "leading brand" MRP's provide the right ratio of macronutrients and quality ingredients eaten by the best-built people on earth. To m ake our point just take a look at the past.

Meal Supplements of Yesteryear

Since the early 1990's, meal replacement powders have centered around very limited macronutrient profiles such as high protein and very low carbs. As the following charts indicate, a true muscle-building diet of high protein, low-glycemic carbohydrates and healthy fats simply cannot be achieved with the "Leading Brand" or Leading "Low Carb" MRP. Here's how the current products on the market attempt to deliver a "real bodybuilding meal".

Now don't take this the wrong way, we understand the need for extra protein in an athlete's diet and the fact that short-term use of low-carb diets can help you get leaner. However, it has been shown that athletes on reduced levels of carbohydrates may be unable to train effectively, jeopardizing muscle tissue and overall muscle size fullness in the process. In fact, hard training athletes require a much greater energy reserve than sedentary folks.

Lean Mass Matrix[TM], A Closer Look

40g of Sustained Release Bioactive Proteins:

- Native Milk Proteins

- Undenatured Micellar Casein

- Whey Protein High in Beneficial Growth and Peptide Fractions

- Whey Protein Isolate

- 2 Grams of Free Form L-Glutamine

* 40g of Unrefined Low Glycemic Carbohydrates:

- Oatrim Specially Processed Oat Fiber Complex

- Brown Rice/Oatmeal/Barley

* 5g of High Fiber:

- From Natural Sources

* 8g of Essential Fatty Acids:

- From Natural Grain Sources

* Does Not Contain:

- Aspartame or Acesulfame K

- Fructose - Sugar that Converts to Fatty Acids

- Sucrose, Corn Syrup Solids or Hydrogenated Oils

- Fat-Promoting High Glycemic Index Maltodextrins

- Soy or Other Old-School Proteins

Benefits of Using Lean Mass Matrix[TM]

* For Building Muscle Size, Fullness and Strength

* Providing Timely "True Bodybuilding Meals" Throughout the Day

* Promoting a Muscle Building, not Fat Accumulating Environment

* Replenishing Lost Glycogen Stores Without Over Stimulating Insulin

* Providing Essential Fats to Your Body Used in Building New Cellular Components

* Maximizing Intestinal Health with Natural Fiber Improving Digestion

* Provides Exceptional Anti-Catabolic Protection by Maintaining Stable Blood Glucose Levels to Limit Cortisol Release

* Delivering Vital Nutrients, Vitamins and Minerals to your Muscles and Supporting Tissues

* Easy Way to Get the Nutrition You Need to Build the Body You Want Without the Boredom and Time Consuming Task of Prep, Cooking, and Cleaning Your Kitchen

In Conclusion

As you can see, Prolab has pioneered a new age of meal replacements. The gap between primitive protein powders and MRP's has been closed with the development of Lean Mass Matrix[TM]. This new breed of "True Meal Supplementation" will surely be the talk of the bodybuilding world and usher in an era of Revolutionary Bodybuilding Foods with the needs of the bodybuilder in mind. Just another reason why when it comes to advanced bodybuilding