Research paper
Evidence-based Recommendations for Natural Bodybuilding Contest Preparation: Nutrition and Supplementation
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- Evidence-based Recommendations for Natural Bodybuilding Contest Preparation: Nutrition and Supplementation
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- Auckland University of Technology
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The popularity of natural bodybuilding is increasing; however, evidence-based recommendations for it are lacking. This paper reviewed the scientific literature relevant to competition preparation on nutrition and supplementation, resulting in the following recommendations. Caloric intake should be set at a level that results in bodyweight losses of approximately 0.5 to 1%/wk to maximize muscle retention. Within this caloric intake, most but not all bodybuilders will respond best to consuming ...
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- Research paper
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- Journal article
- Date created
- 2014-05-12
- Creator
- Helms, ER / Aragon, AA / Fitschen, PJ
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- https://openrepository.aut.ac.nz/handle/10292/12167
- Related subjects
- Hypertrophy; Calories; Frequency; Nutrient; Body fat; Resistance training; Competition
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