In this episode of the Leanne Ward Nutrition Podcast, I chat with accredited sports dietitian, Peta Carige about how to gain muscle mass.   Peta is one of Australia’s leading sports dietitians who's area of expertise is maximising performance by providing simple, practical and individualised advice.   Peta has worked with a range of athletes including Olympic gold medalists and premiership winning players from the Brisbane Broncos and the Newcastle Knights.   Peta and I start the episode by discussing how nutrition helps or hinders us to gain muscle, what a realistic time frame is to gain muscle and other factors besides nutrition that impact our ability to gain muscle.   We move on to discuss the theory of 'newbie gains', how to minimise fat gain when gaining muscle, the optimum timing for protein intake and why carbs matter for muscle gain. If you would like to learn more, check out Peta's website https://petacarige.com or her Instagram. GoodnessMe   Today’s episode is brought to you by GoodnessMe, the fastest growing online store and health subscription service. GoodnessMe is home to thousands of wholesome food products with REAL ingredients, nothing artificial, that can be delivered easily with a click of a button!     Use code LEANNE at goodnessme.com.au for 15% off everything! Think pantry essentials, drinks, choccy and chips, superfoods, and more! Please subscribe and leave me a review   If you enjoyed this podcast, please tag me and share it in your Instagram stories and leave me a positive rating or review in the purple Apple Podcast app (in the rating & reviews section underneath the episode lists). This really helps my podcast get prioritised by Apple and helps me disseminate evidence based information to the people that need it the most! Don't forget to subscribe to my podcast so you never miss an episode!