Whatever your goal, you can put yourself on the right track by getting your daily diet right. If you are aiming to add muscle: The key is to drip-feed your muscles the protein and nutrients they need to grow. You should never be hungry- you need to eat around the clock and always the right foods. Suggested daily meal intake- 5 meals with 2-4 snacks. Typical meal- Steak and veg with brown rice Typical snack Cottage cheese, protein bar/shake Total calorie intake- 4,000-4,500 If youre aiming to lose fat: Ideally eat at 9am, 12pm, 3pm and 6pm. That allows quite a ,long time between your evening meal and your next meal which gets your body into fat-burning mode. Suggested daily meal intake- 3 meals with 1 snack. Typical meal Chicken salad with plenty of veg. Typical snack Post workout protein shake. Total calorie intake 2,000 If your aim is sports conditioning If youre training hard you need to ensure your muscle cells are filly fuelled with carbs, but youll also need to consume quality fats and protein for recovery. Suggested daily meal intake- 4 meals with 3-6 snacks. Typical meal- Wholemeal rice or pasta, chicken and veg. Typical snack- Protein shake, fruit, yoghurt. Total calorie intake- 4,000. If your aim is to maintain Optimum Health If you eat well at breakfast, lunch and dinner with an afternoon snack then youll fuel your body with all the nutrition it needs, including important vitamins, minerals and antioxidants. Suggested meal intake 3 meals with 1 snack. Typical meal Wholemeal pasta, lean meat and veg. Typical snack Handful of nuts and an apple or cottage cheese. Total calorie intake- 2,500 3,000
How come the original post had nothing to do with the thread title? What's the basis for those statements regarding meal frequency, timing, etc? Were they completely arbitrary?
I seen the exact same plan inside a fitness magazine in which my brother purchased, in fact the text is exactly the same aswell, he's pretty much just copied the whole thing:huh.
I do not disagree, yet two things. 1. Where in my post does it say that my brother believes it? 2. What makes you think that i havent told him this? Bit of a pointless post tbh.
Posted this on another thread, but I think it's relevant here as well: http://www.theatlantic.com/health/a...e-all-diets-work-if-you-stick-to-them/253119/ Also, the concepts of "eating every 3 hours to increase your metabolism" and "entering starvation mode" have also been debunked. Calorie restriction is the only thing that works to lose weight.