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      04-29-2011, 02:44 PM   #50
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Originally Posted by Quick6EF View Post
That is a myth and has been proven wrong for many years.

There is no metabolic "fire" to keep feeding throughout the day - meal timing is irrelevant as is having several meals throughout the day. It comes down total calories and macronutrients during the 24hr period in a day.

See LeanGains aka Intermittent Fasting: http://www.leangains.com/ Articles by Martin Berkhan and Alan Aragon.

See PubMed Articles:

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19943985

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9155494
Well, not that you are wrong, but that may just be one study. Anyone in the bodybuilding or fitness community will probably tell you otherwise. It is important to feed your body/muscles through out the day. That body cannot possibly fully process 600-1000 calories efficiently in one sitting. Also consider that a more muscular person will burn more calories than a less muscular person of the same weight; without feeding your muscles properly, the muscle will not grow and therefore, optimum calorie burning may not be achieved.

However, at the end of the day, some of the fat burning techniques discussed above will work better on some than others. Only the OP can fine tune his body in order to achieve optimum muscle growth and fat burning. In the case of an overweight person, I would recommend multiple small meals per day rather than a few large ones; not just is it healthier IMO but allows the person to discipline their portions better, thus possibly leading to the lifestyle change that can help stay trim and healthy for the long haul.



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