The document discusses how healthy eating helps build muscle. It states that in addition to weight training, one must greatly increase their food intake and eat consistently every day to build muscle bulk and size, particularly for larger individuals. While gaining muscle requires sufficient exercise and calories, increasing calorie intake is necessary for the body to have enough energy to build muscle, even if it means initially gaining weight in the process. The key is balancing calorie intake and exercise to build muscle while adjusting diet as needed to achieve body composition goals.

1. Healthy
Eating
Helps
to
Build
Muscle
By
Erik
Ledin
February
12,
2014
There
are
many
ways
to
build
muscles.
As
you
begin
to
employ
weight
training,
you
will
quickly
feel
your
body
getting
stronger.
However,
there
is
another
important
element
to
add
to
your
routine
if
you
want
to
build
muscle
bulk
as
well
as
strength.
To
really
build
up
your
muscle
size,
particularly
if
you’re
a
big
guy,
you
need
to
greatly
increase
food
intake
and
make
sure
that
you
are
eating
consistently,
every
day.
It
may
be
hard
to
eat
as
much
food
as
you
need
to
not
only
maintain,
but
also
gain
weight.
You
may
feel
too
lazy
or
not
feel
a
great
appetite.
However,
eating
a
large
amount
of
food
consistently
is
the
only
way
to
really
bulk
up
and
gain
desired
muscle
mass.
Gaining
muscle
is
not
an
easy
endeavor.
It
requires
enough
tension
and
volume
accompanied
by
enough
calories
to
help
to
build
the
muscle.
Building
muscle
is
a
slow
process
and
takes
consistent
work
and
time
to
see
results.
Many
people
identify
the
fact
that
they
want
to
lose
fat
while
gaining
muscle.
This
is
very
difficult
because
as
you
cut
back
on
calories,
your
body
responds
with
hormones
that
dictate
it
should
preserve
body
fat.
Additionally,
if
you
are
operating
on
a
caloric
deficit
your
body
will
not
waste
valuable
energy
on
building
muscle.
Therefore,
the
only
way
to
build
muscle
is
to
ensure
that
your
body
is
getting
enough
food.
Even
if
it
feels
counterintuitive
because
you’ve
just
scaled
back
your
diet
to
help
with
weight
loss,
you
need
to
ramp
your
diet
back
up
to
help
build
muscle.
This
can
sometimes
be
a
balancing
act.
Eating
more
will
make
you
gain
weight,
but
if
you
are
training
correctly
it
will
build
muscle.
There
may
be
times
that
your
fat
to
muscle
ratio
will
change
and
you
may
need
to
diet
again
to
get
to
where
you
want
to
be.
The
bottom
line
is
that
building
muscle
is
a
slow
process
and
you
need
to
feed
your
body
to
help
muscles
develop.
Erik
Ledin
earned
his
certification
as
a
Personal
Trainer
(CPT)
and
a
Strength
&
Conditioning
Specialist
(CSCS)
from
the
National
Strength
&
Conditioning
Association.
Additionally,
he
is
also
a
Certified
Kinesiologist
from
the
Ontario
Kinesiology
Association
(OKA),
as
well
as
a
Certified
Sports
Nutritionist
from
the
International
Society
of
Sports
Nutrition
(ISSN).
Erik
Ledin
is
a
regularly
attendee
of
the
national
conferences
for
NSCA
and
ISSN.
He
enjoys
converting
his
education
in
body
science
into
real
life
results
and
measurable
success.