Six meals every three hours a scam?

[BigVida]

Been seeing a lot of stuff online about how meeting your macros, whether it be spread out or not, is really all ya need to do for building muscle. The six small meals thing has always made me wonder if its really that big of a deal, so I think after pct a few months down the road ill test this theory. Anyone have any experience with this/defying it and still getting SHREDDED.

[hugry4more]

Timing doesn't do Jack. End of discussion. People today are brain washed with this wild idea that to lose weight you need to eat more often and kinda snack all day. Or if ur hugry ur body is catabolic. There is really no scientific proof of this. And when u reason it really doesn't make sense. Just do what u want IMO. I'm giving IF a try but at the end if the day 2000 calories in 6 meals or 3 is still 2000 calories and it takes ur body the same amount of energy to digest. Do whatever works for ur schedule.

[foxpharma]

Timing doesn't do Jack. End of discussion. People today are brain washed with this wild idea that to lose weight you need to eat more often and kinda snack all day. Or if ur hugry ur body is catabolic. There is really no scientific proof of this. And when u reason it really doesn't make sense. Just do what u want IMO. I'm giving IF a try but at the end if the day 2000 calories in 6 meals or 3 is still 2000 calories and it takes ur body the same amount of energy to digest. Do whatever works for ur schedule.

100% agree with that

[rhoadx]

agree with the above 2, switched to 3 a day from 6 about a year ago. look better than when i was doing six a day meals are more enjoyable and dont have to stress about getting this or that meal on time and get to enjoy my life and not be a slave to an eating schedule

[foxpharma]

agree with the above 2, switched to 3 a day from 6 about a year ago. look better than when i was doing six a day meals are more enjoyable and dont have to stress about getting this or that meal on time and get to enjoy my life and not be a slave to an eating schedule

Plus you don't feel that bloated all day with less meals. Not everybody used tons of gear like a pro so No need to eat like Coleman.

[John Smeton]

you need to eat every 2-3 hours to keep muscle building going or supplement bcaa's or a whey shake in between meals

amino acids levels fall after uyou eat and you have got to keep it going

[AaronJP1]

hmmm, the great debate.

[sidoious]

Whatever happened to eating when you're hungry

[broda]

Whatever happened to eating when you're hungry

After starting IF I don't even feel relatively hungry until around my eating window starts. I think your body adapts to your eating schedule more so than it just being hungry whenever.

[hugry4more]

you need to eat every 2-3 hours to keep muscle building going or supplement bcaa's or a whey shake in between meals

amino acids levels fall after uyou eat and you have got to keep it going

Bro science.. You have any studies backing this

[Jiigzz]

Bro science.. You have any studies backing this

Actually there are plenty of studies focusing on this notion of eating every 3 hours. Even text books pre 2009 contain pages on meal timing and frequency. Try reading Dan Benardots book on Advanced Sports Nutrition as one example.

So its not exactly "bro science", its just not really applicible for muscle growth or repair; the science was mainly focused on athletes who are required for optimum performance to keep glycogen stores full and for performance.

We now know though that muscle growth occurs when macro nutrient targets are met for the day, irregardless of when we meet them. But timing is not all BS; High G.I foods can sustain performace longer if taken during exercise as opposed to after (for obvious reasons).

[Vipersg123]

Spacing meals every 2-4 hours has worked for A LOT of people. There is no question it works. However, the notion that we need to eat every 2-4 hours or will lose muscle or get weak is now known to be false. Nutrition is about what works best for you. Right now IF works for me, before I found IF regular spacing worked fine. It was annoying, but it worked.

[Rodja]

you need to eat every 2-3 hours to keep muscle building going or supplement bcaa's or a whey shake in between meals

amino acids levels fall after uyou eat and you have got to keep it going

100% false.

Actually there are plenty of studies focusing on this notion of eating every 3 hours. Even text books pre 2009 contain pages on meal timing and frequency. Try reading Dan Benardots book on Advanced Sports Nutrition as one example.

So its not exactly "bro science", its just not really applicible for muscle growth or repair; the science was mainly focused on athletes who are required for optimum performance to keep glycogen stores full and for performance.

We now know though that muscle growth occurs when macro nutrient targets are met for the day, irregardless of when we meet them. But timing is not all BS; High G.I foods can sustain performace longer if taken during exercise as opposed to after (for obvious reasons).

It's broscience when applied to this particular population. Unless you are training multiple times per day for several hours each session, any of the "nutrient timing" studies do not apply. This also applies to eating high GI carbs at any point throughout the day.

[superbeast668]

IF doesnt work for me. if i dont space my meals roughly 2.5-3 hours out to consume my daily macro's my body kicks in to storage gear and i get fat in a hurry. i think it probably differs from person to person, i mean look at rickrocks log he's running now, dudes shredded and uses intermittent fasting. i think when it comes to diet figure out what works for YOU.

[Vipersg123]

IF doesnt work for me. if i dont space my meals roughly 2.5-3 hours out to consume my daily macro's my body kicks in to storage gear and i get fat in a hurry. i think it probably differs from person to person, i mean look at rickrocks log he's running now, dudes shredded and uses intermittent fasting. i think when it comes to diet figure out what works for YOU.

to preface my questions - I am asking out of curiosity, not because I think you are wrong.

How long did you try IF for? Did you monitor caloric intake? Did you cycle macro nutrients? What form of IF did you use (16/8, 24 hour fast once or twice a week)?

[67nova]

Alot of people tend to get fatigued after large meals(myself)if your only eating 2000 a day wouldnt be that bad,but some need 4000 in three meals way to much at one time!

[Rodja]

Alot of people tend to get fatigued after large meals(myself)if your only eating 2000 a day wouldnt be that bad,but some need 4000 in three meals way to much at one time!

Speak for yourself on that. I routinely down 4000kcals in 8 hours during my feeding window.

[AaronJP1]

Some of you guys are chasing different goals as well.

[bigcollins]

This also applies to eating high GI carbs at any point throughout the day.

Could you elaborate?

[Rodja]

Could you elaborate?

Unless you're training for performance at a specific sport and have 2-3 sessions per day, you do not need any high GI carbs.