A male ectomorph muscle building diet can be hard to stick to in a world full of instantly accessible, fast and cheap foods. The problem is that most of these foods are just junk and will not help the male body to produce the right hormones and chemicals for proper muscle building results. An ectomorph especially needs to watch what he eats because the high metabolism that categorizes this body type burns through calories so fats you need to eat a lot to have energy to build muscle. Too many take short cuts with junk food to achieve this calorie goal.

As such here are 4 great foods you should include in your diet as often as possible and 4 that should be avoided at all costs!

Good muscle building Foods

• Skinless Chicken Breast – This is a bodybuilder’s favorite food. Low in fat, high in protein and packed with calories with an inoffensive taste nearly everyone enjoys.
• Broccoli – While you should be eating a lot of vegetables broccoli is an important addition because it boosts testosterone levels. Male ectomorphs need as much of this hormone as they can for increased muscle building action.
• Dried Fruit and Unsalted Nuts – Both a great source of calories and are healthy for you. The nuts like almonds also contain omega 3 fatty acids which are helpful to muscle building. A good snack to keep around to avoid eating garbage!
• Egg Whites – Another bodybuilding favorite. Egg whites are full of protein and contain very little fat to boot. Using them in protein shakes and making omelets out of them is great.

Bad muscle building Foods

• Fast food – Most fast food chains use cheaper products to save costs including oils that are very fatty. Burgers, chips, pizza and others are also usually so processed all the goodness is gone leaving food that just converts to glucose quickly raising blood sugar which is not good for bodybuilding (or your health in general).
• Soda & Juice – You may realize that soda is just chock full of sugar which does nothing for you but did you know most fruit juices are just as sugary as a soda? If you want fruit juice eat the fresh fruit itself as it comes with natural sugars and fibers that regular them in your body.
• Leftovers – While it may seem to be a good idea to eat leftovers make sure you do it very quickly because if you eat something that has been sitting in the fridge for just a bit too long you can be ingestion toxins and poisons effectively.
• Processed Meat – Salami, bacon and many other meats like it are usually dull of sodium which offsets any benefits the meat can bring you. Stick with fresh cuts of lean meat only.