I’m Skip La Cour. I’ve Been Doing This A Long Time. I Did It Right. I Did It Wrong. And Now I’m Here To Save You Time, Energy, and Years of Trial and Error.
This is Lesson #17 of 30 Lessons in 30 Days—a series where I use my 36 years of intense experience, both as a champion bodybuilder and as a coach for older men with busy, productive lives, to bring you clarity and confidence—so you can finally get the results you want without the overwhelm, without the confusion, and without wasting your precious time.
I’ve lived the extreme side of fitness as a six-time national champion competitive drug-free bodybuilder. For 15 years, I was the guy eating 500 grams of protein a day, scheduling eight meals like a robot, separating my cardio and weight training by 12 hours because “science” said so, chugging a gallon of water no matter what meeting or conversation it interrupted. That was my life. My identity. My career. I was a six-time national champion. I made fitness my profession and my obsession.
And now? I’m a 62-year-old man with a busy life just like you. I don’t have unlimited time. I don’t want fitness to consume my day. But I still want results. So now I approach fitness with precision. I know exactly what moves the needle—and what can be tossed aside. And that’s what I give you.
Today’s lesson is one of those powerful eliminators. It’ll save you time and mental energy. And it’s a perfect example of how my coaching removes all the nonsense you think you have to do—but absolutely don’t.
We’re talking about meal frequency and meal timing.
You’ve heard it a million times:“Eat six small meals a day.”
“Every two to three hours.”
“Protein every few hours or you’ll lose muscle.”
“Never skip post-workout nutrition.”
“Bracket your meals perfectly around your training.”
And if you’re a man who’s finally ready to prioritize his health—but you’re juggling work, family, and responsibilities—you’re thinking:
“If I can’t do all that, what’s the point? I might as well just focus on training.”
Let me make this very clear:
You don’t need to eat 5 or 6 meals a day. You don’t need to eat every 2-3 hours. You don’t need to bracket your training with food like you’re defusing a bomb.
If you’re eating the right amount of calories for the day—whether in 2 meals or 4—and hitting your protein goals, the timing of those meals doesn’t matter. There is no meaningful difference in fat loss or muscle building between eating 3 spaced-out meals or 6 perfectly timed ones. And the science backs this up. Even more important, the practical reality of a busy life demands flexibility.
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Back when I was doing everything “right,” I sacrificed business deals, relationships, and freedom—just so I could eat “on time.” You don’t have to make those mistakes. I made them for you.
This belief—that you must time meals like a chemist—is one of the biggest psychological handcuffs older men deal with. It overwhelms them. It makes them feel like if they can’t be perfect, it’s not even worth trying.
And that’s where I come in.
I’m not just another young “science vs. bro-science” guy scoffing at the old ways. I was the old ways. I did it all. And I’ve evolved.
Now I coach men like you. Men with responsibilities, with ambition, with full lives. Men who don’t want to be fitness monks, but still want to look great, feel great, and live long, vibrant lives.
This lesson, right here, is what my one-on-one coaching is all about. I eliminate the time-wasting nonsense so you can focus on the few things that actually work. I don’t give you 100 things to try. I give you the right five things to master.
This is Lesson 17. Lesson 18 drops tomorrow. Be here.
Thank you for being a part of 30 Lessons in 30 Days.
If you’re ready to stop wasting time and finally get results in this phase of life, message me and let’s talk about one-on-one coaching.
Skip La Cour
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