The issue of meal frequency for mass gains would seem to be pretty well decided, right? Bodybuilders have been pushing for 6 (or more) meals per day spread out every 2.5-3 hours for decades and this is taken as an almost de-facto requirement for success in terms of optimal mass gains.
Then again, the people who have used Intermittent Fasting appear to be making exceedingly good progress in terms of muscle gain despite not eating for 14-16 hours during the day suggesting that perhaps the above dogma regarding meal frequency isn’t quite as well established as folks might think.
I’ve discussed meal frequency previously. Specifically I examined research on whether or not it matters in terms of body weight, body fat, body composition or metabolic rate. I won’t rehash those points here.
Rather, what I want to discuss here is the potential impact of meal frequency on mass gains for athletes trying to increase muscle mass.… Keep Reading