Diet

Proper diet is critical to attaining the ideal physique. If you are seeking to shed that unseemly fat, or just hope to pack on some muscle a proper diet is critical. You must focus on maintaining a deficit of calories (with weight loss) and a surplus of calories (for weight gain), while still eating enough to prevent muscle cannibalization.

If you conduct sufficient exercise you should generally intake roughly 1g of carb per pound of body weight per day if you seek to lose weight and between 2-4g of carbs per pound of body weight per day if you seek to gain weight. As far as protein intake goes, you should maintain about 1-1.5g per body weight.

In addition to healthy diet and exercise,, many people take supplements to aid them in attaining an ideal body weight. Popular supplements include creatine (which aids in recovery, strength and muscle size), and protein powder (a brilliant source of protein).

Combining these principles will put you well on your way to attaining that perfect physique, however, you still need an effective excersize regimen to really see results in your fitness goals.