Eating then sleeping

[bossman-tom]

Okay so sometime in the day i get tired and want to sleep, i am following a diet eating every 2-3 hours as long as i get the meals in is it okay for me to sleep when i want ?

[baxtej44]

you talkin naps? a short answer would be yes... it's fine.

don't make these naps like 5 hours long though, try getting more sleep at night. and if you're going to nap, at least do it right. dark room, no sounds, no lights (alarm clocks, tv, etc) so that you get better quality sleeps, cuz why not make your body work as hard as you work for it?

[bossman-tom]

Yeah im talking like 2 hours oviously i wont miss any meals, i will eat sleep for 2-3 hours then wake up and eat

[t1ger]

Why eating every 2-3 hours?

[Figure_]

Why eating every 2-3 hours?

2 get mass lol, try it

[emsmall]

Why eating every 2-3 hours?

Probably wanting to gain mass bulk up a bit. I am doing the same ... I need an afternoon nap to power up for a 4 o clock / 5 o clock session. But I only nap for 50ish mins not too long.

[Scooter4]

2 get mass lol, try it

Probably wanting to gain mass bulk up a bit. I am doing the same ... I need an afternoon nap to power up for a 4 o clock / 5 o clock session. But I only nap for 50ish mins not too long.

Meal timing is a small factor in gaining mass.

[emsmall]

Meal timing is a small factor in gaining mass.

Personally, for me, I cant eat 3 massive meals like some of you. I just feel sick hence, Ill be eating ever 2/3 hours (as I feel pekish after that time) instead throughout the day to take in the protien, carbs and cals :] Makes sense?

[EliteExtra]

getting enough sleep will benefit you in many differant aspects of life not just lifting. If your tired and have time then I say yeah, have a nap.

[t1ger]

2 get mass lol, try it

Jeez.

When will these fukn myths go away.

[Figure_]

Jeez.

When will these fukn myths go away.

hows it a myth ??? eat big to get big , or sumthin along those lines

[t1ger]

Meal frequency is a myth. Not saying that pre & postworkout nutrition isn't important (even though there are some new studies saying that fasted training have benefits~ **), but you won't gain more mass eating every third hour. Total calorie intake is what matters.

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Eur J Appl Physiol. 2009 Nov 18.

Increased p70(s6k) phosphorylation during intake of a protein-carbohydrate drink following resistance exercise in the fasted state.

Deldicque L, De Bock K, Maris M, Ramaekers M, Nielens H, Francaux M, Hespel P.

Research Group in Muscle and Exercise Physiology, Institute of Neurosciences, UCLouvain, Place Pierre de Coubertin 1, 1348, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium.

The present study aimed at comparing the responses of myogenic regulatory factors and signaling pathways involved in muscle protein synthesis after a resistance training session performed in either the fasted or fed state. According to a randomized crossover study design, six young male subjects participated in two experimental sessions separated by 3 weeks. In each session, they performed a standardized resistance training. After the sessions, they received during a 4-h recovery period 6 ml/kg b.w. h of a solution containing carbohydrates (50 g/l), protein hydrolysate (33 g/l), and leucine (16.6 g/l). On one occasion, the resistance exercise session was performed after the intake of a carbohydrate-rich breakfast (B), whereas in the other session they remained fasted (F). Needle biopsies from m. vastus lateralis were obtained before (Rest), and 1 h (+1h) and 4 h (+4h) after exercise. Myogenin, MRF4, and MyoD1 mRNA contents were determined by RT-PCR. Phosphorylation of PKB (protein kinase B), GSK3, p70(s6k) (p70 ribo****l S6 kinase), eIF2B, eEF2 (eukaryotic elongation factor 2), ERK1/2, and p38 was measured via western blotting. Compared with F, the pre-exercise phosphorylation states of PKB and p70(s6k) were higher in B, whereas those of eIF2B and eEF2 were lower. During recovery, the phosphorylation state of p70(s6k) was lower in B than in F (p = 0.02). There were no differences in basal mRNA contents between B and F. However, compared with F at +1h, MyoD1 and MRF4 mRNA contents were lower in B (p < 0.05). Our results indicate that prior fasting may stimulate the intramyocellular anabolic response to ingestion of a carbohydrate/protein/leucine mixture following a heavy resistance training session.

[legocy]

Jeez.

When will these fukn myths go away.

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116 LBS

nuff said...

[t1ger]

Yes? I feel sorry for you if you got a problem with that.

[KP_91]

14
116 LBS

nuff said...

But who gives a ****? What he said was correct.

[legocy]

no problem, just find it ironic that you give someone els advice on putting on mass when you have no trace of mass???

[t1ger]

I haven't had time to use my knowledge, mkay? Anorexia is a bitch, and it takes time to recover.

But enough non-related talk.

[Evasion]

hows it a myth ??? eat big to get big , or sumthin along those lines

stop me if im wrong.
which im not.

eating smaller meals 5-6 times through the day is done to try and keep your metabolism 'revved up' to hopefully increase the rate that you burn fat.
dont know if it works but thats the aim.

either way, it doesnt 'make you big'

[t1ger]

That's a myth too.

http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showth...hp?t=119024341
http://www.bodyrecomposition.com/res...ch-review.html

[Evasion]

which is exactly why i said "dont know if it works", and payed attention to words like 'to try', and 'hopefully'.

was just stating why people bother eating every 2-3 hours.

[emsmall]

which is exactly why i said "dont know if it works", and payed attention to words like 'to try', and 'hopefully'.

was just stating why people bother eating every 2-3 hours.

Hmm like I said, the reason why I eat ever 2-3 hours, is because I cant consume my target cals, carbs and protien in just 3 meals because I cant eat that much in one go (feel sick) ... hence, I eat small meals ever time I feel pekkish thats usualy ever 3 hours.... thats my reason

[EliteExtra]

no problem, just find it ironic that you give someone els advice on putting on mass when you have no trace of mass???

I think this too.

t1ger - How do you know the stuff you are telling people works? You have obviously not experienced it all yourself, you are just recycling information you have read on the internet from sources which you think are reliable, I would see your point if you said something like "I tryed eating smaller meals every 2-3 hours but I have gotten better gains by eating 3 or 4 big meals throughout the day instead of 5-8 smaller ones" but you havnt, your just spitting back whatever you have been told or read. Until you try both ways yourself you will never know what works for you.

[Evasion]

Hmm like I said, the reason why I eat ever 2-3 hours, is because I cant consume my target cals, carbs and protien in just 3 meals because I cant eat that much in one go (feel sick) ... hence, I eat small meals ever time I feel pekkish thats usualy ever 3 hours.... thats my reason

yeah. i didnt mean to make it sound like metabolism rate was the only reason for it.

[t1ger]

I would say science is better than own experience, but it's not only science. It's also based up on OTHERS people experience.

Read up on Intermittent Fasting and all of these links:

http://bodyrecompostision.com
- http://www.bodyrecomposition.com/res...ch-review.html
- http://forums.lylemcdonald.com/

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In any case, let me sum up the results of this review: Meal frequency per se has essentially no impact on the magnitude of weight or fat loss except for its effects on food intake. If a high meal frequency makes people eat more, they will gain weight. Because they are eating more. And if a high meal frequency makes people eat less, they will lose weight. Because they are eating less. But it’s got nothing to do with stoking the metabolic fire or affecting metabolic rate on a day to day basis. As the researchers state above:

So here’s the take home:
- If eating more frequently makes it easier to control/reduce calories, it will help you to lose weight/fat.
- If eating more frequently makes it harder to control/reduce calories, or makes you eat more, you will gain weight.
- If eating less frequently makes it harder for you to control/reduce calories (because you get hungry and binge), it will hurt your efforts to lose weight/fat.
- If eating less frequently makes it easier for you to control/reduce calories (for any number of reasons), then that will help your efforts to lose weight/fat

http://leangains.com/
- http://leangains.blogspot.com/search...0and%20Answers
- http://leangains.blogspot.com/search...al%20Frequency
- http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=3587831

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This just in:

Increased meal frequency does not promote greater weight loss in subjects who were prescribed an 8-week equi-energetic energy-restricted diet.

Well, nothing new here really, but it bears repeating: a high meal frequency does not speed up metabolism or fat loss. Another nail in the coffin for that tired old myth.

http://forum.bodybuilding.com/forumdisplay.php?f=261
http://forum.bodybuilding.com/forumdisplay.php?f=16
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9155494
http://jcdfitness.com/2008/11/meal-f...-should-i-eat/

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My intention with this article is to challenge you to think outside of what you have always been told or lead to believe about the multiple-meals-per-day dogma that is so popular within the fitness and bodybuilding community.

If you still are not convinced, I encourage you to research a little and try this experiment out for yourself. Throw all preconceptions about meal timing to the wind and go back to the 3 square meals a day for a while. See what happens. Lyle McDonald recently wrote an incredible article on this subject. Read it for your own good and apply it for peace of mind.

It's well-known information.

[emsmall]

I would say science is better than own experience, but it's not only science. It's also based up on OTHERS people experience.

Read up on Intermittent Fasting and all of the articles on this site:

It's well known information.

Oh dear.

[t1ger]

Updated.