Meal frequency

[AntM1564]

I saw this article and was thought it was pretty good. I wanted to share it since I have seen a lot of posts lately, in this sub forum and others, saying how eating X amount of meals is better. I will give three main summary points below, from the article. The take home message is this, there may be some benefits to eating more or less frequently, but find something that works for you and your lifestyle.

The claims of "stoking the metabolic furnace" by spreading meals throughout the day are wildly overstated. At best, research on the topic is highly discrepant, leaving more questions than answers.

There's some evidence that eating multiple small meals can have a positive impact on increasing protein synthesis (22, 26, 27), but this has only been shown in cases where protein intake is very low (at or below RDA guidelines). It's highly speculative whether these findings hold true when consuming the recommended levels of protein for a hard-training lifter (>1.6 grams/ kilograms).

If you're a bodybuilder looking to win a show, even small improvements in body composition can be the difference between winning and losing a competition. So if your goal is to reduce body fat levels as low as possible while retaining muscle, then the best advice is to experiment with different meal frequencies and see what works best for you. Individual variation always has an impact on optimal results.

https://biotest.t-nation.com/articles/what-s-best-3-or-6-meals-per-day

 

[grizzly237]

Good read thanks for posting.

 

[The Solution]

[video=youtube;5YEJ2n9RXx4]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5YEJ2n9RXx4[/video]

 

[ManimalPatB]

Interesting stuff