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Your body takes up what you consume and turns it into
you. So when you start taking in these artificial ingredients all these crazy preservatives your body has to use it
and if it cannot identify it or have a place for it than it’s
doing you no good. Eat anything thats fresh, anything that
doesn’t come in a package is what I stay away from. You
just hitch the amount of protein, amount of fats, amount
of carbohydrates you need and I don’t do any crazy supplements. I only take Flintstones Vitamins. That’s the only
supplementation that I do. It works. I think all the other
crazy stuff is for people that don’t need it. You take in the
right amount of nutrients from your food. It’s more than
enough to get you prepared for your workout.
Javone Johnson:
In the food groups, what example of proteins that help
develop the strength, the meats, poultry or fish.
Donald Dennison:
Protein is a big one because a lot of people think of protein they think of meats. They don’t realize there is a lot
of main source grain of foods that have a lot of protein.
Brown rice have protein, and whole wheat they all have
protein. You just have to look at the label and you will
be surprise to see that they do. Honestly when it comes
to my meat source protein, I can’t stay away from chicken. It’s just the easiest to cook. And then when I feel like
splurging I go out and buy the Grass Fed Sirloin from any
grocery store.
Javone Johnson:
What about carbs. What particular carbs you recommend?
Donald Dennison:
When it comes down to carbohydrates, I do focus alot on
rice. It’s the easiest for me being that I am a recent college
graduate, and paying off student debts. I have a $30 rice
cooker and I buy $5 worth of rice that last about a month.
It is an easy source of clean protein. It doesn’t taste bad. It’s
the best way to do it if you on a budget, college budget like
me.

Javone Johnson:
Is it true that heavy weight brings about more
muscle mass?
Donald Dennison:
Muscle mass comes from your body adapting to
the strain you put on it. So if you are doing heavy
weights and you only doing 3 reps, you’re not putting on alot of stress for the muscle to adapt to. If
you are looking for a strict muscle mass regiment,
you want to look at the time the muscle being under tension or under that stress weight and from
there your body respond by adapting and it builds
more muscle mass.
Javone Johnson:
Do you have any positive words to say to someone
who may want to develop strength or just don’t
have the motivation?
Donald Dennison:
My big thing is it starts with “YOU” and you getting up and doing it. You have to have an actual
want, actual need within yourself to do it. It’s not
impossible! Nothing that anyone would ask you
to do with weight training or in the gym is not
impossible and nothing nobody has already done
before. You put the amount of time in, you put the
amount of work in then later down the road, not
only will you thank yourself but you will see the
results and you will see it and enjoy it. The best
thing is getting that feedback and response from
the exercising.
Javone Johnson:
Donald Dennison, I definitely want to thank
you for your time and it was a pleasure to interviewing you with The City Connection Magazine. I hope our readers will definitely get some
insights from the tips you give. I’m sure they
will. Thank You! TCCM
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