Foods to Avoid When Building Lean Muscle
- I’d like to talk about some foods that can both prevent and sabotage muscle gain today. Certain foods promote muscle growth, while others can be detrimental to your gains and even cause health problems if consumed frequently. Certain foods should be avoided if you want to gain muscle, lose weight, or stay fit.
- Any type of sweets with high sugar and fat content.
I only recommend sweets after workout and also sometimes after meals as a desert as long as it is something fresh and natural.
- Oily and fried foods
Excess can damage liver and has a negative impact on digestion and energy.
- Ketchup and Mayonnaise
Avoid at all costs. Instead use natural condiments and natural sauces.
- Low quality Pizza
As long as it is quality pizza with digestion friendly dough and freshly baked, it is okay to eat once in a whie. But Low quality pizza in excess can prevent and harm your gains.
- Alcohol
We all know the negative effects of alcohol for health in general. It is something you wanna avoid if you want to keep your testosterone in good levels and organs functioning well.
- Frozen Bagels
Freshly baked bagels are ok, but frozen bagels with additives is a big no for health and for digestion.
- Sausages
- Pepperoni
- Ham
Basically limit or avoid processed food in general.
- Processed Fatty Cheese
Cheese with high fat content can cause gas indigestion and bloating for some sensitive people.
- Artificial Sweeteners
Instead use something natural.
- Potato Chips
French fries are ok once in a while or baked potatoes but packaged chips should be avoided due to negative impact on digestion and health.
- High Sugar Cereals
You are not a kid anymore; you should not even buy cereal in the first place. It is loaded with sugar and additives.
- Granola Bars
I am not big fan of these type of bars and shouldn’t be on your list. Natural protein bars are ok.
- Butter
- Muffins
- White packaged bread, Refined Flours
- Dried Fruit
- Diet Soda
- Processed Cold Cuts
- Low-quality Protein Powder
- Doughnuts
- Candy Bars
- Bacon
- Canned Fruit
- Boiled eggs (too much eggs)
Causes heartburn and ingestion for some people. Know your limit.
- Nutella and Pop Tarts.
The palm oil, sugar and additives may harm your health digestion and gains.
- Biscuits and Crackers
- Dry meat
Avoid dry meat at all cost as it harms your digestion and decreases stomach acid. Always aim for juicy and quality meat.
- Low quality bread
If you are going to eat bread eat quality ones sometimes. Low quality bread can weaken your digestion, causes bloating, acid reflux, fogginess, and even depression.
Matt M. Eccles is the founder of Vitality and Happiness Blog. He is a philosopher, psychology enthusiast, wellness and digestion expert, author, and world traveler who is passionate about helping others reach and experience optimum health, true happiness, and increased vitality. The purpose of this website is to motivate and inspire people to handle life’s challenges. Uplift and encourage you to succeed in life and be happy and healthy, increase life quality, and become the best version of yourself.