I sorta did that initially when I was serious about putting on weight. Breakfast was the usually my most difficult meal to finish. Eventually, I got use to eating a lot and now it’s not all that bad.
4-5 meals a day is barely enough
you need 6-7 meals, and they have to around 450-550 calories each
stop drinking so many protein shakes, and get more calorie dense nutritious food…
you should be eating every 2-3hours, no exceptions…
6’0 145lbs??? you should be able to get 10lbs in 4 weeks easy…most of it will be fat/water weight but jesus, you need some
and lift heavy, low reps, big compound moves
SQUATS
DEADLIFTS
BENCHPRESS
DO THEM.
I don’t think 5 meals is BARELY enough. I eat 5 meals a day plus 3 1/2 shakes. So I guess it depends if you consider shakes a meal.
well…how old are you mang ? I used to be just like that lol(5’11 and 145 for like 5 years) and now I am 160. all I did was eat 4 meals a day and protein shake after workout. and I did cardio+lift weights 3 times a week.
anyway so whats everyone’s opinion on drinking something WHILE working out ? like I noticed random dudes(usually the very fit once) sipping “colored drinks”. I am guessing thats creatine or something.
sip on BCAAs during workout or gatorade n stuff with sugars, protein. i usually just take my creatine after work outs. or 5g pre and 5g post
It could be lots of different things. Two that I can think of off the top of my head, SizeOn and Purple Wraath.
Both will be in my next purchase from BB.com, its gonna set me back as I’m buying a shit load of other supps.
how the hell is a shake a meal? even if you put two scoops in your shake you only get 240 calories…no carbs and no fat…doesn’t even qualify as HALF a meal, plus protein is an inefficient source of energy.
protein shakes are supplements, not meals. unless you’re a women trying to lose major weight.
in your case, you should take 2 shakes a day, along with one of your 6-7 meals.
otherwise you’ll stay below 150 no matter how hard you lift.
the colored drinks can be a creatine mix, like SizeOn or some stack they’re doing…
it could also be Gatorade just to get sugar for energy…
Hey how bout this. FUCK YOU! Know who you’re talking to before you talk shit. Don’t tell me what I SHOULD do, until your stupid ass wins the Mr. Olympia contest don’t tell me shit.
I take between 3-4 shakes a day along with 5 meals. I weigh 195, so staying below 150 is gonna be tough you fagg.
I guess its obvious why you have those red bars.
My post is directed at Sainthuey who can’t get over 145, not my fault you felt like jumping in with your stupidity, and talking for him.
Hes trying to PUT ON WEIGHT. Hes not trying to lose fat.
Anyway enjoy your meal replacement protein shakes you woman and/or fat man and/or retard (since theres absolutely no reason to replace meals with shakes unless your fat) 
Totally untrue. You have no clue what you’re talking about.
^Which is why you shouldnt take him seriously…ever.
(1scoop)-(2scoops) = 120-240calories isn’t half a meal, unless you’re a 5’0 120 lb man. Or a 5’0 320 lb woman.
shakes don’t replace meals unless you put bananas, and oats and shit in them to make them a full meal.
You’re a fucking retard. It wasn’t directed towards me, yet you quoted my post. Go figure.
First off, what exactly are you referring to? MRP’s, Weight Gainers, or Protein shakes? They’re totally different things.
Protein shakes are typically used before and after workouts. Quick muscle uptake. Eating a MEAL after you work out won’t take advantage of the window you have after you work out. It’s gotta go through the digestion process which takes to long. I don’t know why you’d even bring up “energy” when referring to them because protein =/= energy here. It’s used to repair tissue. Muscle tissue in this case. That’s why you take them.
MRP’s are meal replacements and made for just that: replacing meals and they’re not supposed to have an astronomical amount of calories in them.
The weight gainer shakes are the ones that pack all the calories and shit.
Also 6-7 meals a day with 2 “shakes”? What are we, training for Mr. Olympia? No one’s got that kind of time unless they’re training for it. Even with small meals, 6 is hard to do. Especially when you throw shakes into it.
I mixed those two together intra workout bout a year ago (on CL Green Mag now), an the combo of the two tasted like Lemon Merangue pie, well it did to me anyway.
Its easy guy, Whey Protein Isolate in the morning for those of us on the run, add STEEL CUT OATS, banana, Peanut Butter, or some egg whites if ya want, and there you go.
Don’t be a prick an turn this thread into an elitist hate mongering one like every other thread here on SRK.
I already stated that possibility…and it has no relevance to the argument that a protein shake by itself can replace a meal.
see, you ask this first, before making irrelevant posts.
We are referring to a protein shake.
Protein shakes don’t replace meals, they supplement them.
Read what I already said. THanks.
It’s called training to get results. Unlike 95% of the people in the gym who look the same year after year and just waste money on supplements while neglecting real nutrition.
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Plus if you are a hardgainer like saintheuy you have to eat a lot. 6-7 meals a day is optimal. Protein shakes don’t count as meals. My reply was to him until retards jumped on me with misinformation and lunacy, like biggyz.
I did read what you wrote and that’s the problem:
The hell is a meal replacement protein shake? No such thing. It’s one or the other. Talk in a non-confusing manner if you don’t want people shooting questions for clarification.
Well no shit Joe Weider. Thanks for schooling me on what the gymrats do and what they should be doing.
Hell, we should just rename this thread “Netology’s Guide to Weightlifting and Nutrition” since you seem to have all the “optimal” answers.
If someone is working and/or going to school then 6-7 real meals is ridiculously hard to do. That’s why there are MRP’s. And by the way, you don’t take fucking protein shakes with meals. That’s the dumbest thing I’ve heard.
And some people consider protein shakes meals depending on what they’re trying to get out of the meal. If someone is already pretty muscular and they’re trying to stay ripped while maintaining muscle then it does count because they’re looking for protein primarily as opposed to a shitload of calories, carbs, and fat.
hmmmm
It’s a problem when your reading comprehension is low and when you jump in the middle of a conversation without knowing what means what.
“meal replacement shake” is my sarcastic description of biggyz idea: his idea is that a freaken protein shake with 120calories can replace a meal…
I don’t care what they are doing or how hard it is. This is the optimal food intake they should be getting. If they can’t achieve it, atleast they can shoot for it.
Why wouldn’t you take protein shakes with meals?