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body building on one meal a day. can it be done?

mrgeeky

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tomsammce Veteran member

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Correction, stupid people ask stupid questions...

They should rename common-sense, uncommon-sense..

One meal per 24hours is an exageration of a concept.

Anyone who eats one meal a day and thinks they are serious about gains I would call a dickhead... Even the ppl who preech it don't do it every single day it's simply impractical and not optimal.

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Chemo Senior member

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Could be done with 1 meal for sure, but yeah as you've all said impractical and maybe not optimal. IF is working for so many, and its not a new thing.

Some of the Golden age body builders and before them would use big meals infrequently. It works.

Check this out from T-Nation

"Serge Nubret used to eat two meals a day composed of pounds of horsemeat with rice and beans. I know what some of you are thinking – steroids – but that's not just what worked for him. Many of his non-bodybuilding clients reported great body composition transformation results as well.

The three-square meals a day approach gets bashed in our industry and is often criticized as being counterproductive for fat loss and physique enhancement."

Damo, chill brah! Stressing makes you catabolic!

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FellowshipOfTheRon Veteran member

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I can't stand it when people use pro bodybuilders or elite athletes and say they did this so that must be good...

How long did he eat only 2 meals of horse and rice a day for?

From puberty till end of his career?

I don't fucken think so...

bbbuut infomercials put all kinds of fit people on their machines for a day and say it works for them, tv methodology can't be wrong!

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Chemo Senior member

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I can't stand it when people use pro bodybuilders or elite athletes and say they did this so that must be good...

How long did he eat only 2 meals of horse and rice a day for?

From puberty till end of his career?

I don't fucken think so...

Yeah of course not haha, too extreme of an example?

It's not just him though.

But still at his size, it shows he can maintain it with less meals that what we've been lead to believe. He got the people he worked with good results, like the lean gains system and so on. Natural or not, its acheivable, with some good studies promoting fasting periods to increase insulin sensitivity and increase gh secretion.

I think even his choice to eat like that is good indication that its worth experimenting with.

I dunno but with the IF results showing common results, would it be safe to say that it works well?

What's your thoughts on meal frequency tom? That and meals relating to optimum gains

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I eat 4 meals per day and snack in between which I don't count as meals.

So I am putting something in my mouth every 2-3 hours, I drink shit loads of water.

I like to feel satisfied 24hours of the day, even if I don't feel like eating I will eat because in my opinion that will be the difference between excellent performance in my run or workout and average.

That's just me, I feel the daily nutrition Leading up to your physical activity is just as important as the post workout meal.

It all carries over onto the next day, consistent good nutrition produces consistent good performance and consistent good performance requires consistent good nutrition.

I have tryed both ways and science aside once you try abit more than bicep curling a few dumbells for 45minutes and sitting on your arse the rest of the time either side you'll agree.

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Correction, stupid people ask stupid questions...

They should rename common-sense, uncommon-sense..

One meal per 24hours is an exageration of a concept.

Anyone who eats one meal a day and thinks they are serious about gains I would call a dickhead... Even the ppl who preech it don't do it every single day it's simply impractical and not optimal.

Strong opinion alert, isnt buying into bullshit theorys, no doubt getting close to being banned!! :pfft:

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Chemo Senior member

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I eat 4 meals per day and snack in between which I don't count as meals.

So I am putting something in my mouth every 2-3 hours, I drink shit loads of water.

I like to feel satisfied 24hours of the day, even if I don't feel like eating I will eat because in my opinion that will be the difference between excellent performance in my run or workout and average.

That's just me, I feel the daily nutrition Leading up to your physical activity is just as important as the post workout meal.

It all carries over onto the next day, consistent good nutrition produces consistent good performance and consistent good performance requires consistent good nutrition.

I have tryed both ways and science aside once you try abit more than bicep curling a few dumbells for 45minutes and sitting on your arse the rest of the time either side you'll agree.

Yeah I hear that, the workouts fasted/or lacking food are bad. 20mins of some decent lifts means glycogen be gone.

So it would be fair to say your standpoint is being that being well fed before a workout will produce a better workout intensity and because of this better adaptation?

Do you see a place for fasting?

Is it just a too extreme of an eating plan?

On a side note I'd love to know the difference in GH secretion between IF and a low GI diet.

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Riccardo Senior member

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Just eat yo food mang.

f*ck this shit!!!!

Disregard leangains, acquire clen and tren!

or albutrex

u on dat chestbrah fb page too brah?

yeah brah you down for bulk buy of POTG/albutrex and zyzz stingers? full on sick kunts at RnV this year huhuhuhu.

TWL you wanna get in on this?

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Yeah I hear that, the workouts fasted/or lacking food are bad. 20mins of some decent lifts means glycogen be gone.

Some people swear by the fasted training, saying it makes them feel less bogged down and full of energy. Not too surprising when you consider the immediate effects of feeding and the lethargic feeling often associated, and that at the end of the fast their adrenaline levels will be higher. I personally don't like the fasted training, but it works for some.

If they've had a decent feed the night before, and not on low carbs, they will have plenty of glycogen for a weights session. Gone in 20 minutes? Really?

The average resistance trained male will have somewhere between 400-700g (Largely size and training status dependent) of glycogen stored in their muscles and liver. That doesn't all get chewed up over night and within the first 20 minutes of a work out it's gone and you're in ketosis :doh:

I really cbf looking up any studies to support this, not that anyone would care anyway :pfft: But I 100% guarantee you that you will not run out of glycogen during a workout if you fasted for 16 hours before hand... (Given you're not on extremely low calories or carbohydrates etc)

once you try abit more than bicep curling a few dumbells for 45minutes and sitting on your arse the rest of the time either side you'll agree.

I'm not gonna bite :pfft:

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Yeah I hear that, the workouts fasted/or lacking food are bad. 20mins of some decent lifts means glycogen be gone.

Some people swear by the fasted training, saying it makes them feel less bogged down and full of energy. Not too surprising when you consider the immediate effects of feeding and the lethargic feeling often associated, and that at the end of the fast their adrenaline levels will be higher. I personally don't like the fasted training, but it works for some.

If they've had a decent feed the night before, and not on low carbs, they will have plenty of glycogen for a weights session. Gone in 20 minutes? Really?

The average resistance trained male will have somewhere between 400-700g (Largely size and training status dependent) of glycogen stored in their muscles and liver. That doesn't all get chewed up over night and within the first 20 minutes of a work out it's gone and you're in ketosis :doh:

I really cbf looking up any studies to support this, not that anyone would care anyway :pfft: But I 100% guarantee you that you will not run out of glycogen during a workout if you fasted for 16 hours before hand... (Given you're not on extremely low calories or carbohydrates etc)

once you try abit more than bicep curling a few dumbells for 45minutes and sitting on your arse the rest of the time either side you'll agree.

I'm not gonna bite :pfft:

cool post..

If I eat anything before lunch it just screws up my whole day.

Even just have a protein shake is a struggle...

I think what tom is failing to take in to account is every one is different and often our bodies will react differently to various situations.. ..

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@Phedder

yeah bro, I feel great before and after training, even the strength is is pretty solid. But I need more rest between sets and I just can't get out the same reps at that's weight.

cals are are have been reasonable.

The only difference fasted and non fasted is just more reps when fed per set.

not the same experience for me

edit: maybe carbs too low

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Post like this are the hight of stupidness. No it cant be done on one meal plain and simple. If it can then do it. Post the pics before and after with the great results.

Do you know anybody, actually know, somebody who is a successful bodybuilder who does this? No.

Dont over complicate it 8-10 meals, lift big, sleep big, grow big.

How the f*ck is 10 meals not complicated? Jesus...

At the end of the day, good luck bulking on one meal per day....

Can you cut on one? Sure.

I do IF when I'm dieting down and that's usually 3 meals per day, occassionally two on off days. I could do it in one I guess but why bother trying?

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