does it matter when u eat???

[rstitan53]

i know to eat a good breakfast and a good meal b4 and right after i'm done lfting but if i miss my calores durin the day can i eat a ton at night to make up for it??? is it better to eat the majority of your calories before on worksout???

 

[Dr.M]

You can't eat all at once to "make up for it", to maintain positive nitrogen balance through the day you must eat protein through the day, positive nitrogen balance is essential for keeping aminos IN the muscles not OUT of the muscles.

 

[SuKY_GeNeTiCs]

The first bulking cycle I ever did, I ate only 3-4 times per day and some of those meals were like 1200+ calories. I got fat!

Now I bulk with 6-7 meals 6-800 calories and stay lean.

Bottom line. Spread your meals out no excuses plain and simple.

 

[Crankin'steiN]

It's just like a simple math formula bro, if it's not done right, it doesn't work!!

Eat every 2-3 hours, and keep it as even as possible. All six meals are important! You are missing out if your body is trying to repair muscle but doesn't have what it needs to do it!
You will not regret the effort put in to keep this kind of eating schedule!

 

[StRoNg_WoN]

Eating throughout the day keeps your bloodsugar levels the same and stable... it doesn't shoot up at each meal, and drop... which sustains energy levels, and allows you to assimilate the nutrience more efficiently... on a keto diet it isn't as important, but when bulking, you generally want to eat every three hours or so...

 

[barbell265]

Heres a couple of points you may find helpful. In order to keep from entering a catabolic state, muscle breakdown, you need a constant release of aminos, protein, into the blood stream. The best way to do this IMHO is to utilize one of two different methods. I like to use a custom mixed protein powder with casienate, egg and whey. This drink is good for anytime of the day or night. Whey is quickly adsorbed, post work out; egg is a slower released, digested, protien 2-3 hrs; and casienate is the slowest 5-6 hrs, good before bed. Another way I like is cottage cheese and tuna. 1 lb of cottage cheese has 52 grams of protein, including casienate, 1 12 oz can of tuna has 32 grams of protein. Cottage cheese however will give you almost 100% of your daily sodium per 1lb. Tuna eaten in between meals, 10 am, 2 pm and 6 pm will give you 32 grams of sustained aminos all day. Shakes after work out and before bed and a good carb loading breakfeast, if you work out in the am, and a sensible lunch, no carbs after lunch, my tough spot, and you will be a large lean ass kickin' machine!!!