No shake before bed while cutting?

[612Playa]

Should I still have a shake before bed or should I pass if cutting.

 

[Thandie]

Should I still have a shake before bed or should I pass if cutting.

That depends on how many calories you're consuming.
Are you tapering down your calories?

 

[timtim]

yes. regardless of how you scale back calories, you dont remove meals.

 

[desmond]

yes. regardless of how you scale back calories, you dont remove meals.

x2

You still burn cals when asleep. U still have protein demands.

8 hours of sleep burns about 600 for an 80kg man: Calories Burned

I haven't got a precise link, but I think about 75% of that energy is fat from memory, 25% is carbs, or 50G fat, 37.5 carbs (hence in the morning you have partial liver glycogen depletion).

Even on cutting you should consume something pre-bed, and I don't see the harm of eating a bit of tuna or something at 3-4am if u habitually wake up (just factor it in overall cals)

 

[612Playa]

I get all of my requirements in b4 7pm but dont go to sleep till 11-12 so i get hungry again i guess ill just make a meal or two smaller too add a shake in b4 bed.

 

[cobracock1979]

Yep - you cant go 8 hours without nutrition. I go for 50g casien protein before bed. Or cottage cheese if you wanna feel fuller

 

[dabuffguy]

Yep - you cant go 8 hours without nutrition. I go for 50g casien protein before bed. Or cottage cheese if you wanna feel fuller

Bingo. 50 gram casein shake does the trick for me.


Definitely no carbs at bedtime if you are trying to cut.

 

[cobracock1979]

Bingo. 50 gram casein shake does the trick for me.


Definitely no carbs at bedtime if you are trying to cut.

Unless ur name is GJohnson5....

 

[dabuffguy]

Unless ur name is GJohnson5....

OMG, don't even get that started again.

 

[cobracock1979]

LOL just kiddin, he posted up some good stuff so I have no problems with him. Even tho he said I got all my training infor from mags...

 

[dabuffguy]

LOL just kiddin, he posted up some good stuff so I have no problems with him. Even tho he said I got all my training infor from mags...

You're in great shape and it's obvious by your avi. Magazines or not, you look good. If it works for you, who cares?


He does provoke lots of thought and consideration. I do like that.

 

[OneBreath]

OMG, don't even get that started again.

I'm thinking some chocolate chip carmel rice cakes would be better. But only if they are organic.

 

[cobracock1979]

Lol

 

[dabuffguy]

I'm thinking some chocolate chip carmel rice cakes would be better. But only if they are organic.

WTF?

 

[cobracock1979]

OMG - G Johnson just gave me -1200 Karma for intonating he ate carbs before bed -

GJ - its not my fault you make ridiculous claims and then cannot back them up and look foolish in the process! Silly little man

 

[dabuffguy]

Unless ur name is GJohnson5....

LMAO he gave you RED today for something posted 2 weeks ago. teh gey

 

[dabuffguy]

OMG - G Johnson just gave me -1200 Karma for intonating he ate carbs before bed -

GJ - its not my fault you make ridiculous claims and then cannot back them up and look foolish in the process! Silly little man

lollollollololol beat me to it.


I wanna see him post up a pic. he has said he is big and strong before. Let's see it.

 

[desmond]

Back to the thread, as I have dinner at 8pm approx and go to bed 11pm, I've decided that I just stuff more food in my face when I inevitable wake up (sometime between 2-3am normally).

1 medium tin of pink salmon; 35P;10F.

It is factored into macros.