Gareth Bale’s physical transformation from a skinny, pale Welsh prospect into a ripped, bulked up Real Madrid superman is frankly astonishing.
He’s got there thanks to an awful lot of work in the gym – but that’s worth nothing without the right nutritional support to back it up.
Nutritionist Ben Comber shows us how to fuel muscle growth by eating right: abide by his ‘bulk up checklist’, and you too can say goodbye to getting muscled off the ball by stronger, more powerful players. You’ll get to eat plenty of grub, too…
Nutritional information provided by performance nutritionist Ben Coomber. For more visit www.bodytypenutrition.co.uk or www.bencoomber.com Follow Ben on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook
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