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Muscle Building Diet
8 Foods That Help Build Muscle
Muscles don’t just grow in the gym—find out how to pump up your plate (and your body) with these strength-enhancing eats
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Pump Up Your Plate!
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Cottage Cheese
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Smoothie with Whey Powder
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Eggs
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Tuna
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Chicken
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Quinoa
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Edamame
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Coffee
Edamame
Image: Mitch Mandel
One cup of these green guys (without shells) will jump-start muscle protein synthesis with 17 g of protein and a little more than 1 g of leucine. They’re also packed with omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids, which support your brain and central nervous system. “To function at peak capacity in the gym, your brain must have enough healthy fats,” Kleiner says. A cup of edamame also serves up a healthy dose of inflammation-reducing antioxidants.
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