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Title: eating three to 4 meals a day max while still getting in all your calories
Post by: madmax on December 18, 2008, 10:19:54 PM
instead of eating 6 meals, what do you think?
Title: Re: eating three to 4 meals a day max while still getting in all your calories
Post by: flexingtonsteele on December 18, 2008, 10:29:45 PM
4-5 meals would be better than 3 for body comp. But if you can get 3 squares in that should be good.

What are ur goals?
Title: Re: eating three to 4 meals a day max while still getting in all your calories
Post by: Alex23 on December 18, 2008, 10:38:18 PM
Eat when you're hungry. Lift weights. Repeat. Plain and simple.

::)
Title: Re: eating three to 4 meals a day max while still getting in all your calories
Post by: madmax on December 18, 2008, 10:41:50 PM
4-5 meals would be better than 3 for body comp. But if you can get 3 squares in that should be good.

What are ur goals?

to build muscle,lose fat,learn to fight and be able to run for about 10 miles. i w\nt to do all of this natrually
Title: Re: eating three to 4 meals a day max while still getting in all your calories
Post by: flexingtonsteele on December 18, 2008, 10:46:56 PM
to build muscle,lose fat,learn to fight and be able to run for about 10 miles. i w\nt to do all of this natrually

One thing at a time bro.

Sounds like your pretty active, so make sure your feeding  your body enough of what it needs at the right times.

Protein is for building so get lots of it.

Carbs and fats are for energy.........So eat as much as u need without getting fat!

Simple aint it ;D
Title: Re: eating three to 4 meals a day max while still getting in all your calories
Post by: madmax on December 18, 2008, 10:51:01 PM
One thing at a time bro.

Sounds like your pretty active, so make sure your feeding  your body enough of what it needs at the right times.

Protein is for building so get lots of it.

Carbs and fats are for energy.........So eat as much as u need without getting fat!

Simple aint it ;D

no its not simple. i read that i can not build muscle and lose fat at the same tine is tis true? what about this eating chicken breast bullshit? i want to eat other parts of the chicken to.

should i focus on the compound lifts first? or are they overrated? is it true i need to get stronger on the compounds first?
Title: Re: eating three to 4 meals a day max while still getting in all your calories
Post by: 240 is Back on December 18, 2008, 10:56:33 PM
if you're lifting heavy enough and eating clean, you're going to be hungry more than 3 times a day.

how 'stuffed' can you really get from a plate of chicken, rice, and broc?

Chances are 3 hours later you'll be hungry again.

also, do you really want to go 6 hours without protein?  There HAS to be an advantage for the guy who consumed protein every 3 hours, all else equal.
Title: Re: eating three to 4 meals a day max while still getting in all your calories
Post by: flexingtonsteele on December 18, 2008, 10:57:37 PM
no its not simple. i read that i can not build muscle and lose fat at the same tine is tis true? what about this eating chicken breast bullshit? i want to eat other parts of the chicken to.

should i focus on the compound lifts first? or are they overrated? is it true i need to get stronger on the compounds first?


well it is true, a caloric deficit is needed to lose weight, and its damn near impossible to build muscle while in a caloric deficit. how fat are u?

No u can eat other parts of the chicken as well, thighs and drumsticks are cool.

And i would focus on the compound lifts at first. Are u a total newb?

If u just want to be athletic and dont have a bodybuilding competition or anything to worry about, just eat alot of good food, dont worry about how many oz of this or that your eating, just eat a  lot of good food, train hard, and read read read, and you'll be where u want in no time.


good luck
Glen
Title: Re: eating three to 4 meals a day max while still getting in all your calories
Post by: wolfgang187 on December 18, 2008, 11:04:16 PM
Eat when you're hungry. Lift weights. Repeat. Plain and simple.

::)


DON'T FORGET SNACKING
Title: Re: eating three to 4 meals a day max while still getting in all your calories
Post by: madmax on December 18, 2008, 11:05:24 PM
well it is true, a caloric deficit is needed to lose weight, and its damn near impossible to build muscle while in a caloric deficit. how fat are u?

No u can eat other parts of the chicken as well, thighs and drumsticks are cool.

And i would focus on the compound lifts at first. Are u a total newb?

If u just want to be athletic and dont have a bodybuilding competition or anything to worry about, just eat alot of good food, dont worry about how many oz of this or that your eating, just eat a  lot of good food, train hard, and read read read, and you'll be where u want in no time.


good luck
Glen

i lifted weights in te past but i never made any gains because i did not know what i was doing. I believed that i could actually build muscle and lose fat at the same time but now i know better, i also was not eating enough and was following programmes from magazines and had no real idea on how to cook .

i weigh 196 pounds with about 24% bodyfat, i natrually have a large bodyframe and am 6 foot tall. i want to be the size  as the models on muscle and fitness, very atheletic
Title: Re: eating three to 4 meals a day max while still getting in all your calories
Post by: flexingtonsteele on December 18, 2008, 11:10:17 PM
i lifted weights in te past but i never made any gains because i did not know what i was doing. I believed that i could actually build muscle and lose fat at the same time but now i know better, i also was not eating enough and was following programmes from magazines and had no real idea on how to cook .

i weigh 196 pounds with about 24% bodyfat, i natrually have a large bodyframe and am 6 foot tall. i want to be the size  as the models on muscle and fitness, very atheletic
Lift hard and smart and go on a diet then bro, if thats the look u want.

Title: Re: eating three to 4 meals a day max while still getting in all your calories
Post by: madmax on December 18, 2008, 11:20:47 PM
Lift hard and smart and go on a diet then bro, if thats the look u want.



you started giving me advice and your last post was shit. i want to have around te same size as stan mcquay
Title: Re: eating three to 4 meals a day max while still getting in all your calories
Post by: flexingtonsteele on December 18, 2008, 11:22:33 PM
you started giving me advice and your last post was shit. i want to have around te same size as stan mcquay
dude if your 24% bf your fat, u need to go on a diet. If you want to look like a fitness model then u are very very far away from that. U need to diet! and diet hard, and train hard.

Thats not shit advice, thats the truth.
Title: Re: eating three to 4 meals a day max while still getting in all your calories
Post by: wolfgang187 on December 18, 2008, 11:31:53 PM
dude if your 24% bf your fat, u need to go on a diet. If you want to look like a fitness model then u are very very far away from that. U need to diet! and diet hard, and train hard.

Thats not shit advice, thats the truth.



YOU TRIED BUT YOU KNOW AND I KNOW THIS KID DOSE NOT HAVE THE SHOES TO WALK THROUGH HELL TO GET HIS BODYFAT IN THE SINGLE DIGETS
Title: Re: eating three to 4 meals a day max while still getting in all your calories
Post by: madmax on December 18, 2008, 11:36:25 PM
dude if your 24% bf your fat, u need to go on a diet. If you want to look like a fitness model then u are very very far away from that. U need to diet! and diet hard, and train hard.

Thats not shit advice, thats the truth.

i may not be 24% bf, how can i check my bf levels myself? dont i need to build some muscles before i start dieting? by the way my last post was not suppose to offend you, sorry if i did
Title: Re: eating three to 4 meals a day max while still getting in all your calories
Post by: wolfgang187 on December 18, 2008, 11:50:30 PM
i may not be 24% bf, how can i check my bf levels myself? dont i need to build some muscles before i start dieting? by the way my last post was not suppose to offend you, sorry if i did



MAKE AN APPOINTMENT WITH A PERSONAL AT YOU GYM AND ASK THEM TO CHECK YOUR BODYFAT. 

I WOULD EAT 300 GRAMS OF PROTEIN A DAY AND NO MORE THE 40 CARBS.

YOU MIGHT WANT TO TAKE SOME AMINO ACIDS OR SOME CREATINE 5GRAMS A DAY SO YOU WON'T LOOK FLAT

MAKE SURE YOU REPS ARE INTENSE " DON'T USE SOME HEAVY ASS WEIGHT WHERE YOU CAN'T GET FULL ROM" .


HIT THE LIFE CYCLE IN THE MORNING ON AN EMPTY STOMACH SO BMR IS HIGHER THROUGHT THE DAY


DO THIS 5 - 6 DAYS A WEEK FOR 3 TO 4 MONTHS.
Title: Re: eating three to 4 meals a day max while still getting in all your calories
Post by: Swedish Viking on December 19, 2008, 12:13:55 AM
no its not simple. i read that i can not build muscle and lose fat at the same tine is tis true? what about this eating chicken breast bullshit? i want to eat other parts of the chicken to.

should i focus on the compound lifts first? or are they overrated? is it true i need to get stronger on the compounds first?


  The idea that you can't build muscle and lose fat at the same time isn't 100% true.  In fact, for beginners such as yourself with a BF% such as yours, it's almost never true.  Gaining weight and losing weight at the same time is impossible but gaining muscle and losing fat isn't the same thing.  Being in caloric deficit while already reasonably lean will make it a whole lot harder to gain muscle and lose fat at the same time-but that's not your reality right now. 
Title: Re: eating three to 4 meals a day max while still getting in all your calories
Post by: bodybuilder1234 on December 19, 2008, 04:14:03 AM
Just lift and eat a few meals a day, get ur protein in
Dont get too caught up in meal frequency and all of that nonsense, eat normally with adequate protein and you will grow regardless.
Title: Re: eating three to 4 meals a day max while still getting in all your calories
Post by: JOCKTHEGLIDE on December 19, 2008, 04:22:42 AM
Eat when you're hungry. Lift weights. Repeat. Plain and simple.

::)
PEOPLE MAKE IT COMPLEX ALEX ITS SO EASY,,,EAT,,SLEEP,,,PAY BILLS,,,YOU KEEP DOING THIS YOU OK,,LEAN MASS DIFFERENT STORIE ANYONE CAN GET FAT AND BIG THAT EASY I TELL GUYS NATURALLY YOU WONT HIT 180LBS WITH 4% BF UNLESS ON HORMONES I TELL THEM GET MORE FAT AND LOOK BIGGER.
Title: Re: eating three to 4 meals a day max while still getting in all your calories
Post by: Rimbaud on December 19, 2008, 04:56:59 AM
instead of eating 6 meals, what do you think?

Don't do it you'll lose all your muscle.  ::)
Title: Re: eating three to 4 meals a day max while still getting in all your calories
Post by: Hypertrophy on December 19, 2008, 06:03:05 AM
Eat when you're hungry. Lift weights. Repeat. Plain and simple.

::)

QFT How come this is so hard for some people to understand?
Title: Re: eating three to 4 meals a day max while still getting in all your calories
Post by: QuakerOats on December 19, 2008, 06:04:58 AM
instead of eating 6 meals, what do you think?
it's perfectly fine, at the end of the day it doesn't matter if it's 3 meals or 6 as long as your protein and caloric needs are met, why do guys come out of the penitentiary huge and muscular if 3 isn't good enough? ::)
Title: Re: eating three to 4 meals a day max while still getting in all your calories
Post by: boonstack on December 19, 2008, 06:13:46 AM
it's perfectly fine, at the end of the day it doesn't matter if it's 3 meals or 6 as long as your protein and caloric needs are met, why do guys come out of the penitentiary huge and muscular if 3 isn't good enough? ::)
quaker,
 
all joking aside man i want to have a normal msg right now at least - and ask your opinion on somethin...

1- Do you believe that it is absolutely essential that naturals (1 year training - 4 years, whatever) intake 1-2g's protein per lb bodyweight? I used to eat every 2.5 hours either chicken/steak/or tuna anda  carb source- but i came to conclusion this is a waste if you are not on gear. No way your body can utilize that much protein efficiently. I say 4-6 meals a day, have high protein at 3 or 4 of them, thats it. 


what im saying is that if given 1 years time - do u think a 180 lb person would gain more lean muscle in a years time if he ate 300g's protein or just 175 grams?
Title: Re: eating three to 4 meals a day max while still getting in all your calories
Post by: QuakerOats on December 19, 2008, 06:16:06 AM
quaker,
 
all joking aside man i want to have a normal msg right now at least - and ask your opinion on somethin...

1- Do you believe that it is absolutely essential that naturals (1 year training - 4 years, whatever) intake 1-2g's protein per lb bodyweight? I used to eat every 2.5 hours either chicken/steak/or tuna anda  carb source- but i came to conclusion this is a waste if you are not on gear. No way your body can utilize that much protein efficiently. I say 4-6 meals a day, have high protein at 3 or 4 of them, thats it. 


what im saying is that if given 1 years time - do u think a 180 lb person would gain more lean muscle in a years time if he ate 300g's protein or just 175 grams?
i think what you're doing is the right way, 4-5 meals with a good portion of protein and good carbs at each one shooting for AT LEAST 1gr./lb. of bodyweight.
Title: Re: eating three to 4 meals a day max while still getting in all your calories
Post by: J Grey on December 19, 2008, 06:30:39 AM
well it is true, a caloric deficit is needed to lose weight, and its damn near impossible to build muscle while in a caloric deficit. how fat are u?

No u can eat other parts of the chicken as well, thighs and drumsticks are cool.

And i would focus on the compound lifts at first. Are u a total newb?

If u just want to be athletic and dont have a bodybuilding competition or anything to worry about, just eat alot of good food, dont worry about how many oz of this or that your eating, just eat a  lot of good food, train hard, and read read read, and you'll be where u want in no time.


good luck
Glen

you're wrong!
Title: Re: eating three to 4 meals a day max while still getting in all your calories
Post by: Bobby on December 19, 2008, 09:10:58 AM
quaker,
 
all joking aside man i want to have a normal msg right now at least - and ask your opinion on somethin...

1- Do you believe that it is absolutely essential that naturals (1 year training - 4 years, whatever) intake 1-2g's protein per lb bodyweight? I used to eat every 2.5 hours either chicken/steak/or tuna anda  carb source- but i came to conclusion this is a waste if you are not on gear. No way your body can utilize that much protein efficiently. I say 4-6 meals a day, have high protein at 3 or 4 of them, thats it. 


what im saying is that if given 1 years time - do u think a 180 lb person would gain more lean muscle in a years time if he ate 300g's protein or just 175 grams?

YES!!!
Title: Re: eating three to 4 meals a day max while still getting in all your calories
Post by: Man of Steel on December 19, 2008, 09:43:22 AM
People eat way too much food while training....you don't need that much excess to build size.
Title: Re: eating three to 4 meals a day max while still getting in all your calories
Post by: dustin on December 19, 2008, 12:55:14 PM
I only eat about 3-4 meals now because if I eat more, it feels like I'm sitting at the table all the time eating. If I eat less, I get bloated. Just eat however many whole meals you can in a day comfortably and appropriately (as some people on here may possibly have a paying job they need to focus on) and snack in between. I also drink a few shakes each day with healthy fats, added fiber, etc.
Title: Re: eating three to 4 meals a day max while still getting in all your calories
Post by: flagadajones on December 19, 2008, 12:57:23 PM
im getting all my calories in one or two meals a day...  :o