Carbs At Night.

[Babyfaced Assassin]

ffknight84

i have not found any fat gains by doing so by the way, as long as im training and not over doing the carbs or calories im pretty much the same weight and BF%

 

[juve]

I posted this in another thread but if you get sugar cravings that keep you awake (then that means your diet is whack wrong ) try drinking unsweetened tea: green tea or Bigelow Sweet Dreams Blend of Teas (helps fall asleep too)...knocks it right off. Also i found that supplementing on ALCar and Taurine not only helps with recovery and endurance, but now I actually have to THINK about food to remember it's time for a meal.

Drinking protein shake with Extra Virgin Olive Oil is also great way to knock of craving, plus it's an excellent late night meal.

Also you could try Kava Kava, Melatonin, 5-HTP (if your levels are low) and P-Seven to put yo ass to sleep.

But really, if you get cravings, it's not healthy - a psychological reaction to physical change in diet, meaning there's something wrong with the diet. You need to balance it out, most likely you get craving due to lack of serotonin reuptake, sugars help with that, as insulin wipes out most aminoacids from the blood stream leaving only tryptophan(serotonin precursor), but they mess up a diet.

 

[ffknight84]

But really, if you get cravings, it's not healthy - a psychological reaction to physical change in diet, meaning there's something wrong with the diet. You need to balance it out, most likely you get craving due to lack of serotonin reuptake, sugars help with that, as insulin wipes out most aminoacids from the blood stream leaving only tryptophan(serotonin precursor), but they mess up a diet.

hey could you send me a link or any info in some more detail on this??? thanks

 

[ProteinFiend]

carbs at night are great on training days... you need as much food as possible then...

just one question though elgaucho, why are your glycogen store depleted overnight? are you doing reps in your sleep?

 

[ZKaudio]

bottom line, I don't aim to drop into ketosis, and as a result, don't watch my carb intake to that point. As long as you aren't oversaturating muscular glycogen stores, you won't be converting carbs directly to fat. I prefer to have my muscles adequately loaded with glycogen to ensure a positive feeling and steady energy levels throughout the day (due to proper glucose regulation)

 

[EL GAUCHO]

ProteinFiend: I mean the natural depletion that occurs overnight. Although I have been known to rep a few out at around 4am.

juve: you're assuming cravings occur exclusively because of a physical change in diet. This is not always so. People often crave carbs because they are used to eating them regularly, not because their blood sugar is low. There is the psychological element too.

 

[kentucky]

just one question though elgaucho, why are your glycogen store depleted overnight? are you doing reps in your sleep?

His glycogen must be depleted from jacking off before bed, and several wet dreams during the night

 

[EL GAUCHO]

Intelligent contribution to the thread kentucky.

 

[kentucky]

I do my best, with what I've got

 

[ProteinFiend]

ProteinFiend: I mean the natural depletion that occurs overnight. Although I have been known to rep a few out at around 4am.

There is no natural depletion in that case. Physical exertion is what causes muscle glycogen depletion. Your blood glucose levels is what is depleted overnight.