6 meals a day ? what do all you have for 6 meals ?

[BigPoppaPu]

Hey 6 meals a day i have been advised to have if i wana get big and musscle and turn this flab in to musscle but wont i pile more flab on ?

and i cant think of 6 meals

people post what u have to eat for each meals and what times u have this at as this is what i think im going to have


Breakfast - poridge

Meal one - eggs

dinner - tuna

Meal 2 - fruit

Tea - salad

Supper - chicken/rice

this seem an ok diet its all i can think of and i will gte bored of this people post new stuff what u have please thanks

[cursor]

Here are a couple of meal plans for both 2000-calorie and 3000-calorie per day needs. While your caloric requirement may be different, it should at least provide you with some solid ideas.

[Kitara]

turn this flab in to musscle

Just for the record: You can burn fat and build muscle, but you can't turn fat into muscle or muscle into fat .

[RaGriffo]

lol you can wish tho cant you :P

[ebon00]

I eat pretty much the same things every day (well, there's some variety) and I get about 6-7 'meals' a day. Since I count my shakes as meals I can get that much. Here's how it usually goes:

Ca. 8.30-9 PM - Post-workout shake (whey protein and dextrose)

10 AM - Breakfast (two kinds of cereal in milk, orange juice, maybe eggs)

12 AM - 3 eggs, carb snack, vegetables, fruit

2 PM - Whey protein shake, fruit, either a sandwich or oatmeal

4 PM - Pasta/rice and chicken w/ vegetables in any combination

6 PM - Whey protein shake, yoghurt, sandwich

9 PM - Whey protein shake (carbs depending on phase) or rice and chicken

11.30 PM - Whey protein shake

[PaulCaine5]

I only take 1 scoop of whey protein in a pint of skimmed milk after my workout. I have my workout at around 5.30 - 7. Should I look to take more?

[ebon00]

Originally posted by PaulCaine5
I only take 1 scoop of whey protein in a pint of skimmed milk after my workout. I have my workout at around 5.30 - 7. Should I look to take more?

Quality protein is the cornerstone of any mass-gaining really. You need the building blocks, all the energy in the world (read: carbs and fat) won't help if you have nothing to build with. I would take more protein, and I obviously do. But, if your diet as a whole contains a lot of quality protein (which isn't very likely statistically speaking) then you can get away with less supplemental protein.

One of the reasons I use protein shakes a lot is that there are days when I'm constantly on the run. If I'm not in a lecture or in the studio I'm trying to write music or is busy tracking down stuff to use... That's when the shake is king. I make my shakes in the morning after I've had my workout (post-workout shakes are made the night before, they keep well in the fridge) and then I just grab one or three depending on how long I'm guessing I'll be away from home. If I know that I'll be holed up in the studio on engineering duties, I bring some regular food and just microwave it there.

[Helene]

I take 3 shakes a day:
one with breakfast
one before workout (afternoon snack)
one after workout.
And I eat alot of protein

[PaulCaine5]

Originally posted by ebon00
But, if your diet as a whole contains a lot of quality protein (which isn't very likely statistically speaking) then you can get away with less supplemental protein.

Well I think I maybe do get enough protein. Although not too sure.

Breakfast - Bran flakes

11.00 - 2 sandwiches with Turkey or ham filling

13.00 - Buy around a quarter kilo of fresh meat and have it in a baguette (usually turket or ham)

15.00 - Chargrilled chicken pasta

18.30 - post workout meal (meat from lunchtime in the other half of the baguette)

19.20 - Post workout shake. (1 Large scoop with a pint of skimmed milk)

20.30 - Meal, chicken with rice or rice or pasta and veg

21.15 - L-Glutamine drink in a pint of orange squash.

Do you think I could do with having a protein shake in between breakfast and 11.00. If so should it be soya or whey? Im curious to know because for a while now Ive been thinking that maybe I could get more protein in my diet, even thought I have managed to increase it a lot. Also, what happens if you have too much protein? Will it have a negative effect?

[PaulCaine5]

Oh, and I also feel that I am consuming too many carbs.

[ebon00]

Getting too much protein is rarely an issue if you're hydrated and getting the other macronutrients as well; for most people it's pretty hard to take in enough protein to do any real harm to the system. If you want to try getting more protein try switching the beverage you have with your sandwiches to a protein shake. Try getting 1/2 of your regular protein shake with your sandwich meal at 11 AM and the other 1/2 with the baguette at 1 PM. I also suggest changing the order of your post-workout meal and shake. The shake will absorb quicker and get to where it's needed faster.

[cursor]

In other words, ebon00, you supplement your shakes with some occasional real food.

[PaulCaine5]

Thanks for the advice but one last question. Ive heard that whey protein is only effective after a workout. So what protein should I take during the day?

[ebon00]

Originally posted by cursor
In other words, ebon00, you supplement your shakes with some occasional real food.

At extreme times, yes. It's the only way for me to get proper nutrition when I'm on the go, so that's what I do. But then again, when I'm 'bulking' (skinny gene alert) I can easily down 3 pizzas in a weekend and still weigh the same on Monday so... I get some 'real' food. (I've always wondered why we call it 'real' food. There's really nothing less real about supplementation if you think about it: same nutrients, sometimes better.)

[Todd]

I currently take in:

A MRP first thing in the morning right after waking up (1000 calories, 52 grams of protein!-glutamine is added in)

1 1/2 hours later, I have eggs and toast and milk with a multi-vitamin and flax seed oil tablet.

2 hours later, I consume a turkey sandwich with milk, yogurt and a banana. - I add glutamine in with my milk.

2 hours later (about 3pm), I have another MRP (1000 calories).

2 hours later (5pm), I have something small...like a banana, fruit and veggetables, sometimes a baked potatoe as well.

At 6:30pm, I have dinner, which may consist of whatever I choose to have. I add in glutamine with my milk.

THEN I GO WORKOUT at about 7:30pm

Post-workout meal (around 9pm), consists of whey protein shake 50 grams of protein, 200 grams of carbs, along with creatine and glutamine.

I then eat one more smaller meal about 1 1/2 hours before bedtime...it is usually a turkey sandwhich with milk and yogurt. I put another serving of glutamine in my milk!

Note: I also drink water steadily throughout the day!

That is about it for my daily food/supplement intake!!