drtbear1967
Musclechemistry Board Certified Member
The effects of meal frequency on muscle mass!<!-- /react-text -->
<!-- react-text: 46 -->This study investigated the effects of eating for only 4 hours a day vs. "at will" eating while on a resistance training program. One group was required to fast for 20 hours a day and feed for 4 hours a day, 4 days a week (the days that they did not train) and eat normally the remaining 3 days (the days that they did train). The other group was allowed to eat "at will" during the entire duration of the study. Both groups trained 3 days a week. <!-- /react-text -->
<!-- react-text: 48 -->What did the researchers find? The group that was restricted to 4 hours of eating 4 days a week lost MORE body fat than the group eating "at will." However, the group eating "at will" gained significantly more muscle mass than the other group eating for 4 hours a day, 4 days a week. The group that had a restricted eating time did not gain any muscle mass!<!-- /react-text -->
<!-- react-text: 51 -->The take home message is that fasting for 20 hours a day, 4 days per week may not be a good approach for gaining muscle, but it may be for losing body fat!<!-- /react-text -->
<!-- react-text: 46 -->This study investigated the effects of eating for only 4 hours a day vs. "at will" eating while on a resistance training program. One group was required to fast for 20 hours a day and feed for 4 hours a day, 4 days a week (the days that they did not train) and eat normally the remaining 3 days (the days that they did train). The other group was allowed to eat "at will" during the entire duration of the study. Both groups trained 3 days a week. <!-- /react-text -->
<!-- react-text: 48 -->What did the researchers find? The group that was restricted to 4 hours of eating 4 days a week lost MORE body fat than the group eating "at will." However, the group eating "at will" gained significantly more muscle mass than the other group eating for 4 hours a day, 4 days a week. The group that had a restricted eating time did not gain any muscle mass!<!-- /react-text -->
<!-- react-text: 51 -->The take home message is that fasting for 20 hours a day, 4 days per week may not be a good approach for gaining muscle, but it may be for losing body fat!<!-- /react-text -->
