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I hear cheat meals are good for the body during training. is this true?
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Not true.: There's no benefit to cheat meals (bursts of junk food) for training. Some people who exercise use it as a justification to eat bad foods, but there's no benefit of such for exercise.
Answered 3/21/2015
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