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How many times have you heard this?: "You need to eat some protein at least every three hours to keep your body in a positive nitrogen balance to support muscle growth."
Or how about this: "You need to eat 6 to 7 meals a day spaced 2 to 3 hours apart and each meal needs to include some high quality protein foods."
We’ve all probably heard that or read that a million times but how many are actually doing it consistently. I know I wasn't! So...I decided to get my shit together and follow this regime. I knew that following this nutrition program would be easy if I just took a little time to plan my meals. I figured out what time I normally ate breakfast and scheduled a meal every 3 hours until bed-time. I never went more than 3 hours without some high quality protein going into my stomach. My breakfast, lunch and dinner were usually eaten at home. The food for my between meal feedings was things like high protein/low carb bars, a high protein Meal Replacement powder (MRP), whey protein mixed with water or milk.
After following this program religiously for a 3 week period, my energy level was much more consistent throughout the day and I didn’t run out of gas in the middle of my workouts like before. I'm sure this was because eating protein foods every 3 hours was keeping my blood sugar levels much more consistent. My strength levels in most of my major exercises started going up as well!
Remember....bodybuilding is 80% nutrition! Not only what you put in your body, but the times and consistency all play a major role in assuring you meet your fitness goals. And ALWAYS remember the bottom line: "You can't out-train a lousy diet!"
GD
Or how about this: "You need to eat 6 to 7 meals a day spaced 2 to 3 hours apart and each meal needs to include some high quality protein foods."
We’ve all probably heard that or read that a million times but how many are actually doing it consistently. I know I wasn't! So...I decided to get my shit together and follow this regime. I knew that following this nutrition program would be easy if I just took a little time to plan my meals. I figured out what time I normally ate breakfast and scheduled a meal every 3 hours until bed-time. I never went more than 3 hours without some high quality protein going into my stomach. My breakfast, lunch and dinner were usually eaten at home. The food for my between meal feedings was things like high protein/low carb bars, a high protein Meal Replacement powder (MRP), whey protein mixed with water or milk.
After following this program religiously for a 3 week period, my energy level was much more consistent throughout the day and I didn’t run out of gas in the middle of my workouts like before. I'm sure this was because eating protein foods every 3 hours was keeping my blood sugar levels much more consistent. My strength levels in most of my major exercises started going up as well!
Remember....bodybuilding is 80% nutrition! Not only what you put in your body, but the times and consistency all play a major role in assuring you meet your fitness goals. And ALWAYS remember the bottom line: "You can't out-train a lousy diet!"
GD
