It is a huge burden to plan out 6 meals a day or more, to consume 6 meals a day or more, and to go about catering your lifestyle to those 6 meals or more every day. Living on a schedule like this takes much of the freedom of your life away unfortunately.
Any body builder knows that it is difficult to follow this sort of routine. Keep in mind that it does work however. Time and time again this sort of systematic diet plan has yielded results… but know that there are other ways.
The term intermittent fasting is thrown around a good amount but there are many ways to actually go about doing intermittent fasting. Some people like to go a full 24 hours without eating while some people go for 8 hours or so. However the way you intermittent fast can make the difference between putting on lean muscle mass and losing a decent amount of muscle weight.
For body building purposes it is best if you intermittent fast for 16 hours a day and then eat within an 8 hour window. The trick to putting on muscle with intermittent fasting is to still consume the same amount of calories as you would if you ate 6 meals a day. No matter what, if you eat less then what your body demands to build muscle, you will not gain weight. That is why it is necessary to focus on eating a days worth of food in the 8 hour window.
Fasting for two thirds of the day and then eating for one third of the day is extremely effective because it is possible to still eat all 6 meals that you would eat within 8 hours. It might sound like too much food for a short amount of time but believe me, after not eating anything for 16 hours straight, you will be ready.
This eating pattern is much more effective for body building than some other intermittent fasting methods. If you fast for 24 hours, your body will begin to eat away at your fat reserves (which is a good thing for cutting) but soon after your body will begin to eat away at your muscle. 24 hours is simply too long of a time to not eat if you want to put on size.
16 hours has been a proven amount of time for intermittent fasting while building muscle, however this is by all means not a magic number. If you want to fast for half the day (12 hours) that works fine, or if you want to fast for a little longer, that should be fine as well. It really depends on who you are as a person and how you respond to not eating for hours on end.
It is important however, that you have your days planned out in terms of when you eat and what you will eat. Consistency is key here. Don’t plan on fasting for 12 hours straight for one day, kinda fast for a few hours the next day, take a break the next, and then do a 24 hour fast the next. This sort of routine will never allow for your body to adjust to what you throw at it and as a result you likely wont be able to gain all that much muscle.
Any body builder knows that it is difficult to follow this sort of routine. Keep in mind that it does work however. Time and time again this sort of systematic diet plan has yielded results… but know that there are other ways.
The term intermittent fasting is thrown around a good amount but there are many ways to actually go about doing intermittent fasting. Some people like to go a full 24 hours without eating while some people go for 8 hours or so. However the way you intermittent fast can make the difference between putting on lean muscle mass and losing a decent amount of muscle weight.
For body building purposes it is best if you intermittent fast for 16 hours a day and then eat within an 8 hour window. The trick to putting on muscle with intermittent fasting is to still consume the same amount of calories as you would if you ate 6 meals a day. No matter what, if you eat less then what your body demands to build muscle, you will not gain weight. That is why it is necessary to focus on eating a days worth of food in the 8 hour window.
Fasting for two thirds of the day and then eating for one third of the day is extremely effective because it is possible to still eat all 6 meals that you would eat within 8 hours. It might sound like too much food for a short amount of time but believe me, after not eating anything for 16 hours straight, you will be ready.
This eating pattern is much more effective for body building than some other intermittent fasting methods. If you fast for 24 hours, your body will begin to eat away at your fat reserves (which is a good thing for cutting) but soon after your body will begin to eat away at your muscle. 24 hours is simply too long of a time to not eat if you want to put on size.
16 hours has been a proven amount of time for intermittent fasting while building muscle, however this is by all means not a magic number. If you want to fast for half the day (12 hours) that works fine, or if you want to fast for a little longer, that should be fine as well. It really depends on who you are as a person and how you respond to not eating for hours on end.
It is important however, that you have your days planned out in terms of when you eat and what you will eat. Consistency is key here. Don’t plan on fasting for 12 hours straight for one day, kinda fast for a few hours the next day, take a break the next, and then do a 24 hour fast the next. This sort of routine will never allow for your body to adjust to what you throw at it and as a result you likely wont be able to gain all that much muscle.