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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
Coffee
Image: Mitch Mandel
If you feel like a jolt of java puts a spring in your step, you’re not entirely mistaken. “Most people find they can work out harder longer if they have caffeine before exercise,” Kleiner says. A UK study found that the combination of caffeine and a carbohydrate, such as cereal, allowed soccer players to sustain higher work intensity. Similarly, research from the University of Illinois found that coffee may reduce pain during exercise. Research has also indicated that there may be a plus side to a postexercise cup of joe. An Australian study found that glycogen—your muscles’ fuel during exercise—is more rapidly replenished when athletes consume caffeine with their carbohydrates.
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