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Originally Posted by 13stonetarget  Hi Scott,
I'm not sure if you're still doing this, but were you trying to lose weight or gain at the time?
I was just wondering because if the body does a lot of repair / growth overnight, isn't it a good thing to give yourself a bit more food a couple of hours before bed time to ensure you're not going to go catabolic? |
I dont think the body is that catabolic at night, just because insulin is low and GH is high along with night time spikes of test, Id bet it is minimal.
I honestly think more fat is burned for fuel more than anything else.
Remember in a resting state the body burns primarily fat for fuel.
When you walk slowly, the body burnds fats.
When sprinting or weight lifting the body burns glycose or glycogen.
As with all weight loss that is done natural, some will lose more muscle than others. Generally speaking the fatter guys burn more fat than the leaner counterparts.
I dont believe in eating before bed, I also dont believe in eating in the middle of the night.
Digestion takes a good supply of blood, this blood could be better spent on recovery IMO.
Kids that sleep longer than others tend to be leaner.
Seriously I would not worry about going catabolic during sleep, I would worry about going catabolic taking too long between meals.