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Posted by: dmartin1003

I hear everyone talk about 6 meals a day but would it be better if i couldd fit in 8 I am up at 3:45 to go to gym before work, by 9PM i am on my 7th meal and if i am up later on weekends i can squeeze in an 8th
just wondering if the 6 meal thing was for a specific reason?


Posted by: donescobar2000

I kick in 7 - 8 meals sometimes. I just lower the protien in each meal. The reasoning of six meals is just to have your metabolism working through out the whole day.


Posted by: oaktownboy

are u bulking or cutting?


Posted by: oaktownboy

since i am bulking i eat as many meals as possible..that way i don't have to cram large amounts of protein and carbs into just several main meals


Posted by: Prince

I don't think it matters if you're are bulking or cutting, the more meals the better. If you can manage to eat every two hours rather than ever three you're better off. I am currently eating 7 meals, which is every 3 hours.


Posted by: dmartin1003

i amjust eating above my maitence with a refeed on wed and sun to add size and keep the fat gain down. I eat every 3 hours with exception to pw1 and pw2 which are only 1.5 hrs apart.


Posted by: leg_press

Ouch, well I can manage 7 meals a day but they are not that evenly spaced, sometimes I go 2 hours, sometimes 3 and sometimes 4, depending on what shift I work and what staff we have in and what breaks I get. But this year I am aiming to be up by half past five every morning and in bed for eleven pm


Posted by: Prince

3 hours is fine, 4 is pushing it.


Posted by: Monolith

Quote:
Originally posted by Prince
I don't think it matters if you're are bulking or cutting, the more meals the better. If you can manage to eat every two hours rather than ever three you're better off. I am currently eating 7 meals, which is every 3 hours.
You're awake 21 hours a day?


Posted by: Mudge

7 meals every 3 hours would be

6AM
9AM
12PM
3PM
6PM
9PM
12 Midnight

That is 18 hours.


Posted by: Monolith

Quote:
Originally posted by Mudge
7 meals every 3 hours would be

6AM
9AM
12PM
3PM
6PM
9PM
12 Midnight

That is 18 hours.
I was never good at math.

Even still, i dont think i could stand that kind of schedule for very long. Thats less than 6 hours of sleep a night (unless you include some valium in your last meal ).


Posted by: P-funk

I eat every three to four hours form the time I wake to the time I go to bed. Sometimes I get 7 in and sometimes I get 9 in depending on how early I rise.


Posted by: dmartin1003

5:00 am
7:30 am post 1
9:00 am post 2
12 pm
3 pm
6 pm
9 pm


Posted by: Prince

Quote:
Originally posted by Monolith
You're awake 21 hours a day?
thank god, no!

actually, one of my "meals" is my post-work-out shake.

so it looks like this:

7am meal 1
10am meal 2
1pm meal 3
4pm meal 4
7pm meal 5 - post work-out shake & energy recovery drink
8pm meal 6
11pm meal 7

I sleep 7-8 hours per night.


Posted by: Monolith

Quote:
Originally posted by Prince
thank god, no!

actually, one of my "meals" is my post-work-out shake.

so it looks like this:

7am meal 1
10am meal 2
1pm meal 3
4pm meal 4
7pm meal 5 - post work-out shake & energy recovery drink
8pm meal 6
11pm meal 7

I sleep 7-8 hours per night.
ahhh... i see. wasnt thinking about the post w/o shake.

on a side note (and i hope this doenst take the thread too far off topic) - is it beneficial to have a post w/o shake even if youre not spiking insulin? or is it just as well to schedule your w/o so the end of your w/o coincides with your next scheduled meal?


Posted by: Prince

getting amino acids into your blood post work-out is critical, passing up this "anabolic window" is a huge mistake.


Posted by: oaktownboy

Quote:
Originally posted by Prince

I sleep 7-8 hours per night.
wow i could never get by on 7-8 hours on sleep. i need at least 9..maybe just me


Posted by: P-funk

Quote:
Originally posted by oaktownboy
wow i could never get by on 7-8 hours on sleep. i need at least 9..maybe just me

Damn, college kids have all day to sleep................Go to class you slacker!!


Posted by: oaktownboy

Quote:
Originally posted by P-funk
Damn, college kids have all day to sleep................Go to class you slacker!!
haha what's up P?


Posted by: P-funk

what up brother


Posted by: oaktownboy

just got done with my PW meal....i am trying not to move


Posted by: oaktownboy

u?


Posted by: P-funk

Nothing man, just sitting' here contemplating some shit. Did some stupid stuff last night and it is kinda driving me crazy now.


Posted by: oaktownboy

care to elaborate?


Posted by: P-funk

I am thinking about whether it would be a good idea to post it in my journal but right now I am so ashmed/upset about what I did and kind of pissed about what I didn't do.


Posted by: oaktownboy

whatever makes u feel better...


Posted by: gr81

Quote:
Originally posted by P-funk
I am thinking about whether it would be a good idea to post it in my journal but right now I am so ashmed/upset about what I did and kind of pissed about what I didn't do.

well now you have me curious?? lol. spill the beans P..


Posted by: Prince

Quote:
Originally posted by oaktownboy
wow i could never get by on 7-8 hours on sleep. i need at least 9..maybe just me
the older you get, the less you sleep.


Posted by: themadmexican25

if you trying to loose weight do you still eat that many meals


Posted by: Monolith

Quote:
Originally posted by themadmexican25
if you trying to loose weight do you still eat that many meals
Yes... thats the point. Read the stickied threads at the top of this forum.


Posted by: once was fat

Quote:
Originally posted by Prince
getting amino acids into your blood post work-out is critical, passing up this "anabolic window" is a huge mistake.
How long is the anabolic window after post workout?



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