Many bodybuilders and athletes neglect to consider this, and if you work harder at building high
quality muscle instead of being satisfied with any muscle at all, you'll find that your results are more dramatic and more likely to be around for the long term.
Not exact matches
You will certainly need a high calorie diet to encourage optimal
muscle repair and growth, but you need to focus on providing your body with the best
quality nutrients
instead of empty calories, and you can benefit the most from a diet that is high in protein and carbs and moderate in fat.
If you treat this exercise as your primary movement for chest development
instead of just as an afterthought in your chest workout, you can favorably re-shape your pecs and significantly increase the amount of
quality muscle mass there.
For example, while a good
quality diet may rely on well utilized protein sources, such as animal
muscle or organs for fulfilling the minimum protein requirement, a poor
quality diet would
instead fulfill this requirement with cheap, poorly utilized protein, such as hair, hoof, and skin.