How Many Meals Do You Need?

My recommendation for people with small appetites is to eat more meals, try eating 5-7 meals during a day and you won't have to eat so much in one sitting.


For people with big appetites like me, you can eat fewer meals if you wish.
Despite what every other bodybuilding meal plan may have made you believe, you don't gain any advantage by eating small and often. It doesn't speed up your metabolism so there is no benefit to choosing more meals for this reason.
My advice is to eat however many meals your schedule can allow and how ever many you prefer.
Try not to eat more than 7 meals as there is some research to suggest this can have a detrimental effect on your progress. Also try to eat at least 3 meals otherwise you may struggle to get all the food in.

Bottom Line: Meal frequency is largely irrelevant; the most important thing about your bodybuilding meal plan is to get all the food in and meet your targets every day.