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Since the 1950's, there has been a debate among those in the physical culture regarding cooked vs. raw food diets. This debate still goes on today, especially with the natural bodybuilding realm. This argument is focused mainly on the source of protein coming from a meat source.

Hemp Seed Powder and Wheat Grass are much richer sources of protein than meat which has been treated with hormones and cooked and difficult for your body to digest.

The advantages for raw food diet for a bodybuilder are immeasurable. You will find that you will have more lifting strength and require less rest between sets. Cooked food is depleted of vital nutrients such as enzymes, vitamins and minerals, all removed during the cooking process.

If you take a look at the largest consumers of raw food, you will see the strongest animals such as the gorilla, rhino, hippo, elephant, giraffe and more. How do these animals build such strong muscles and incredible strength without a diet of meat and cooked foods?

A Gorilla's diet is 100 percent raw as are the diets of the other animal's listed. You can be healthy and build a strong, well-sculpted body with raw organic fruits, green leafy vegetables, nuts and sunflower seeds.

Your body becomes clogged and weighed down by cooked foods and is depleted of the energy sources needed for bodybuilding. Building a strong, sculpted body with a raw food diet takes a strong mind with a strong will to succeed. There are some raw food bodybuilders who have found that cooked foods give muscles a temporary inflated look. A foundation needs to be built for muscle to grow, and this can only be done with all natural proteins and carbs that are found in raw, uncooked foods.

Just observing the nutrients in fruit alone is enough to convince you of the benefits and nutrients to your body. When I speak of fruit, I mean botanical fruit. Bontanical fruit is seeded fruit that regenerates within itself to create more fruit. These are fruits such as cucumbers, red and green peppers, squash, avocados, tomatoes and many more.

You will find the benefits and advantages to a raw food diet versus a cooked diet for your natural bodybuilding routine. Keep a journal and document how you feel with your raw food diet, you will be able to determine what foods help you the most.

You are building a natural and healthy foundation that will last as long as you continue to build.