I am fairly new to this. I know that rice is a staple for probably 99% of a bodybuilder's diet. Now I just made some white rice and I ate a cup of that. I am small and am bulking up, but COOKED white rice is not very dense in calories. There are about 200 calories in cooked white rice. Is it just because it is high in carbohydrates? I know that carbohydrates will help facilitate protein you consume to build muscle. Can someone help educate me on this? I am not looking for a white rice vs brown rice contrast. Just rice in general.
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01-26-2014, 09:53 AM #1
Why is rice a good food for building muscle?
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01-26-2014, 09:57 AM #2
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01-26-2014, 09:58 AM #3
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01-26-2014, 10:04 AM #4
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01-26-2014, 10:28 AM #5
Rice is one of the most calorie dense foods outside of pure fat. A half cup serving of rice (dry) is 336 calories. Add a tablespoon of butter (120kcal) and you have a 456 calorie side dish. The reason it's good to eat for bulking is it's calorie dense and a quick digesting carb that will give you energy. But remember the most important thing is just to eat above maintenance. And it doesn't hurt to do it in a healthy way. Eat vegetables and fruit along with rice, potatoes and meat.
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01-26-2014, 11:21 AM #6
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01-26-2014, 11:27 AM #7
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01-26-2014, 11:49 AM #8
Technically, carbohydrates have no role in building muscle. But they are an easy source of calories for achieving a caloric surplus, which is the key to bulking. The guy above mentioned the keto diet in which you could build muscle while eating very small amounts of carbs, like less than 20g a day. It's true, although you still need to achieve a caloric surplus to gain overall weight.
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01-26-2014, 11:59 AM #9
Carbs are the body's preferred energy source. And while they're not essential, things usually go better (energy level, overall health from the micros contained in complex carbs) with some carbs in the diet.
As far as rice is concerned, why not? It's easy to cook, is highly adaptable to a million tasty recipes, is generally easily digested, is loaded with micronutrients, is readily available, and relatively inexpensive.No brain, no gain.
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01-26-2014, 12:16 PM #10
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01-26-2014, 12:17 PM #11No brain, no gain.
"The fitness and nutrition world is a breeding ground for obsessive-compulsive behavior. The irony is that many of the things people worry about have no impact on results either way, and therefore aren't worth an ounce of concern."--Alan Aragon
Where the mind goes, the body follows.
Ironwill Gym:
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Ironwill2008 Journal:
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01-26-2014, 12:30 PM #12
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Energy substrate utilization under varying dietary conditions is actually a fascinating topic that is highly relevant to this community.
For anyone interested, I offer the following:
60% peak VO2– this is roughly the highest level of energy output a well-conditioned person can sustain for several hours. I call this “all-day speed.” When I’m doing a very long swim or bike ride (say, north of 4 hours), this is the maximum average power output I can sustain. In me this corresponds to about 2,500 mL/min of oxygen consumption, which requires about 750 calories per hour
Prior to ketosis – At this level of energy output, I required 95% of my energy to come from glycogen, and was only able to get 5% of my energy from fat.
Post ketosis – At this same level of energy output, I was now only 22% dependent on glycogen, and therefore able to get nearly 80% of my energy from fat.
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01-26-2014, 02:34 PM #13
Carbs are unessential? You need fiber to go to the bathroom lol, just eat protein and fat no carbs at all and see what happens, no veggies nothing....just take a vitamin your health will be fine. I know you mentioned consuming carbs would give provide your body the nutrients it needs but to say they are unessential?
Wonderpug...you have left 45k posts in just under 3 1/2 years, you have no life. Also, do you even workout? I want you to consume enough calories to maintain your weight, eat under 50 grams of carbs everyday while following a rigorous workout routine (boxing, swimming, hard running, cycling, lifting whatever)...do this for 6 months without deviating away from that diet and let me know what happens. You seem to be an advocate of the paleo/ketogenic diet, I followed something along those lines for about 4 months and my workouts and energy were ****, I was eating a high fat, high protein diet ( LOTS of meat and eggs) with veggies and an apple a day as my carbs.
P.S I dropped below 180 lbs. at just under 6' 5".6'4", 215
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01-26-2014, 02:46 PM #14
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01-26-2014, 03:19 PM #17No brain, no gain.
"The fitness and nutrition world is a breeding ground for obsessive-compulsive behavior. The irony is that many of the things people worry about have no impact on results either way, and therefore aren't worth an ounce of concern."--Alan Aragon
Where the mind goes, the body follows.
Ironwill Gym:
https://forum.bodybuilding.com/showpost.php?p=629719403&postcount=3388
Ironwill2008 Journal:
https://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=157459343&p=1145168733
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01-26-2014, 03:23 PM #18
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01-26-2014, 03:56 PM #20
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01-26-2014, 05:27 PM #21
This article gets quoted a lot for why clean eating is a myth.
http://evidencemag.com/clean-eating/
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01-26-2014, 05:36 PM #22
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01-26-2014, 05:58 PM #24
I agree carbs aren't essential, but I will say carbs are essential to make me not look like a skinny b****. OP as for rice it's cheap quick and easy. Plus its a whole food so that's always a plus. Not that processed is necessarily bad you just need some whole foods in your diet and rice is a great option.
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01-26-2014, 10:16 PM #25
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