After reading about a half dozen bodybuilding magazines, I became convinced that in terms of a
bodybuilding
program, nutrition is at least as important to me as a good workout.
But how does one really get started on an effective program for
bodybuilding nutrition? As one solution, online I found Dave Ruel’s
Anabolic Cooking Cookbook. So, I decided to purchase this program. What follows are my own opinions of this set of bodybuilding cookbooks.
Now, I am
even more convinced of my initial premise. Even a casual glance at this
book and accompanying guides would lead one to conclude that the author’s years of experience in his own bodybuilding program
(10 years of trial & error, 4 years of research and a successful
career) and the nutrition advice, are thoroughly researched and afford an outstanding value
to the user. The materials outlined below reflect a very ambitious
goal, and accomplishment. This is valuable nutritional advice, including
meal plans, along with cooking and nutritional ‘must-knows’ for those
serious about fitness.
What You Get in Dave’s Muscle Cookbook
For reference, this is what you get with the
Anabolic Cooking Product:
- “Anabolic Cooking – The Cookbook”
– a cookbook with more than 200 Anabolic Recipes . This contains over
200 great-tasting, easy-to-prepare recipes for building muscle and
losing fat. With each recipe, there is a breakdown of the amount of
protein, fat, carbohydrates, and calories in the meal.
- Meal Plans for Lean Muscle Mass Gains and Optimum Fat Loss - Pre-written Lean Muscle Gains Meal Plans and Optimum Fat Loss
Meal Plans for a wide range of diets – from 1200 to 5000 calories. With
these sample plans, it’s easy to recognize what to eat each day and
also to customize your own meal plans, so as to get results.
- The Complete Nutrition & Cooking Quick Start Guide - Here,
the fundamental concepts of bodybuilding cooking and nutrition are
explained to readers. First, the kitchen guide explains the usage of
basic cookware, and reviews general cooking and recipe terminology. If
you have only limited kitchen experience, this guide will get you up to
speed quickly, on the techniques of how to cook.
- Optimum Maximizer Advanced Calorie Calculator -
With this calculator, you can determine the amount of calories,
carbohydrates, protein, and fat you will require each day in order to
fulfill your muscle building and fat loss goals
- Virtual Cooking Class
- Post-workout Nutrition Tactics & Secrets
- Time-Saving Tips
- Money Saving Advice – how to prepare bodybuilding cooking on a budget
- A valuable ‘Cheat Sheet’
- Done-for-You Meal Plans
Also, several bonuses are included.
The Bonus List includes:
- Anabolicious Post Workout Shakes
- “The Ugly Truth About Supplements”
- Muscle Cooking Training And Food Log –
This log is a technique to enable you to keep track of your calories
and nutrients consumed. Once deciding upon a meal plan, tracking your
food consumption is the most important item towards a bodybuilder’s goal
of creating the perfect muscular figure. This simple, yet effective
tool is intended to keep this task both simple and effective.
- Members Area with Videos
A Wide Variety Of Savory Recipes
A muscle building diet plan normally calls for eating six (6) times a day,
so it’s important to keep meals varied and of interest. The
bodybuilding cooking recipes do include breakfast, lunch, dinner and
snacks. The recipes are of wide interest, covering from dinner entrees
to healthy desserts to small, good tasting snacks. Also, these meal
plans run the gamut from American, to European, to Mediterranean to
Asian cuisines, thus catering to a large variation of tastes. A sample
of the kinds of dishes you can enjoy are:
- Peanut Butter Protein Energy Bars
- High Protein Granola Bars
- High Protein Chocolate Crepes
- Sun Dried Tomato Salmon
- Beef & Spinach Lasagna
- Baked, Crispy Chicken Nuggets
- Shrimp and Avocado Salad
- Grilled, Sirloin Teriyaki
You don’t need to be engaged in a
bodybuilding program to benefit from these healthy meals. The majority
of these meals will also work well for everyone in the household.