Thread: Is this ok for meal timing?

*pre-workout meal about 45 min before workout >1 package Met-RX w/ water which 250 calories, 38g protein, 20g carbs.................

*Post-workout meal immediately after workout> 1 bottle muscle milk- which is 330 cal, 32g protein, 13g carbs and 1 32oz Gatorade- which is 200 cal, 56g carbs for a total of (530 cal/32g protein/69g carbs)..........

*First solid meal 1 1/2 hrs after post wo shake .............

*then i eat every 3 hours from the end of my last meal, every meal is between 500-600 calories..............


Is this OK? Im trying to stay lean, solid, ripped.........................

Originally Posted by BillytK03

*pre-workout meal about 45 min before workout >1 package Met-RX w/ water which 250 calories, 38g protein, 20g carbs.................

A shake is good ~45 mins pre-workout, but this is not the best choice. Pre-made shakes have poor carb sources.

You still want carbs that are relatively rapidly taken up - so it is a little too close to working out for oats... And I am not sure what your weight is, so quantities are a little iffy, but what about something like:
250 ml Skim milk
1 scoop whey
1 banana
TOTAL = 296 cals, 40g carbs, 33g protein

*Post-workout meal immediately after workout> 1 bottle muscle milk- which is 330 cal, 32g protein, 13g carbs and 1 32oz Gatorade- which is 200 cal, 56g carbs for a total of (530 cal/32g protein/69g carbs)..........

Drop the muscle milk - you don't want fats PWO.
?? Your gatorade cals don't add up either (56g carbs = 224 cals??)... But I don't like gatorade either - not unless you are doing marathon type workouts...

Anyway - replace the muscle milk with a good whey isolate...

*First solid meal 1 1/2 hrs after post wo shake .............

I usually prefer the first solid meal to be ~1 hr PWO (45 mins at the earliest... But 1.5 hrs would be the lastest). Your shake will be absorbed by then and you want to follow it with something that is going to continue recovery and stabilise your blood insulin/glucose (esp because you are spiking insulin with gatorade).

*then i eat every 3 hours from the end of my last meal, every meal is between 500-600 calories..............

That looks fine.

Is this OK? Im trying to stay lean, solid, ripped.........................

It is fine. If it is working for you now - then it is even more fine. Meal timing is one of the least important things in terms of staying lean... Quantity of food intake and your level of energy output are what counts.