Basically there are three key factors for the success of those who practice weight training, regardless of whether the goal is to gain mass, burn fat and improve performance. They are:
- Diet (nutrition in general)
- Training
- Rest
Although the rest is extremely important, in this article we will discuss just about training and diet. Which is more important?
Before evaluating the importance of both, you need to understand one thing:
One does not work without the other!
Imagine that you decide to make 15kg of muscle mass that year. You get in touch with the best personal trainer in the world and he rides the best workout you can imagine. The training is fully compatible with its objectives and its biological individuality. You follow to the letter the planning for a year, but does not adopt adequate food, eat anyway, skip meals, etc.
The result is that even the best training in the world will solve your problem!
On the other hand, imagine that you better consultation with the nutritionist in the world and it passes you an amazing diet for mass gains.
The diet has no defects and you know exactly how many calories, protein, carbohydrates and fats should consume daily. You follow the diet to the letter for a year, but leaves the background training, more missing than go to the gym, and when you will not struggle as it should.
The result is that even the best diet in the world will solve your problem !
So we can say that one does not work without the other.
BUT WHAT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT: TRAINING OR DIET
As noted above, the two are very important and one does not work without the other, but we can say that diet is more important and we will explain why.
In one week, you train 4-6 times and spends about 1 hour in the gym each day (if training how to). So we can conclude that you need to dedicate 4-6 hours per week and its mission is very well kept.
Now, with the diet, things are quite different. If you want to gain muscles need to feed 5-8 times a day, you can not skip a meal, and must comply with planning 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. You need to give body and soul at all times to fulfill a nutrition plan. It is much harder to follow a diet to train 40 minutes a day, for 3 in 3 hours there you are eating!
In addition, deprivation diet promotes more than the workout. You can leave sleeping an hour longer to train, however, the traditional diets for weight require you to let go of just about everything you think tasty to eat, depriving you of one of the best things in life: eating well (tasty food).
The traditional diets for weight always involve the same meals: chicken, sweet potatoes, broccoli, etc. And always eat the same thing is not pleasant. Over time you can not even look at the plate in time to eat!
This is exactly why many people give up the diet quickly. As there is nothing tasty to eat, go in front of a Burger King's life is a tremendous temptation, and many play it all down the drain for a few moments of pleasure.