Green juicing is a great way to get the beneficial nutrients, vitamins, and phytochemicals found in fruits and vegetables without having to choke down a pound of plant matter everyday. Green juice can improve overall health, prolong life, increase performance, and promote fat loss. Many bodybuilders and athletes are vigilant about calorie and protein intake, but often neglect to get eat enough fruits and vegetables. Green juice adds a huge nutritional punch even to the cleanest diets, and it does so with the least amount of added calories.

Looking to gain muscle?
If you’re on a bulking diet, chances are you just don’t have stomach room for 5 servings of vegetables. Adding a daily glass of green juice to a high protein, calorie surplus diet will allow you to get the micronutrients and unique chemicals found in vegetables. It will increase energy levels and help keep your insides healthy.

Looking to lose fat?
Replacing even one meal with a glass of green juice will dramatically decrease your caloric intake. The awesome part is that because green juice has all the vitamins and nutrients your body needs, it can serve as a sole source of nutrition. During a “juice cleanse” you can drink nothing but green juice and watch the fat melt away.

Follow our step by step article (with pictures!) to learn how to make green juice yourself (without a blender).