insulin surge, blunt fat burning and store more bodyfat.
•At 9:30 p.m. the starvation mechanism rears its ugly
head, and you either burn more muscle or binge on
carbohydrates and feed your fat cells.
That type of eating schedule, along with excessive refined-
carbohydrate intake (Coke—it’s the real thing!), is the re a s o n
people are so fat! People don’t eat often enough or the right
foods. And when they do, it’s usually excessive. The big
t h ree—or big two if you skip breakfast (don’ do it!)—even
p revents high-level athletes from getting that X-treme Lean
look. The best example is pro basketball players. You’d think
t h o se at h le t es wo u ld b e ri pp ed to t he b on e l ik e pr o
bodybuilders considering all of the calories they burn during
games and the endless hours of practice. Sure, most of them
a re thin, but shouldn’t they be shredded beyond belief? For
some reason almost every player has a layer of fat and very
little muscle definition—and that reason is diet and meal
scheduling.
Most pro basketball players eat the normal three meals a
day, and pretty much gorge at each of those to make up for the
calorie deficit they create with all that running around. As you
can see fro m the above scenario, gorg in g promotes fat
deposition, so they retain a layer of fat. (Can you imagine how
intimidating Shaq would be if he were more muscular and
ripped? Whoa!)
But even if you don’t stuff yourself at each feeding, eating
t h ree b i g me a ls a d a y i s n o t
conducive to getting ripped. It’s
the way to continually burn muscle
a nd c o nse r ve f a t. I f y ou d on ’t
spread out your food intake so you
ke e p yo u r b lo od sug a r le ve ls
stable, that’s what happens—burn
muscle, build fat. On top of that,
Eating three big meals a day keeps
your bodyfat intact.