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You're also a 15 y/o male. Bit of a difference between your metabolism and a woman's. Plus, some of us can't work out until after work, and we can't eat that late.
Quick question on post-workout meal
- Thread starter dyermaker
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To be perfectly honest I don't always have a shake post work out a lot of time I just have a meal high in protein like egg whites with spinach or chicken and green beans this is especially true for me when contest dieting as my calories are cut so much I don't want to drink any of my meals.
i admit my metabolism may be higher, but what does the time have to do with it? yesterday I got back from the gym at 9.30pm and ate, then I was eating steak and brocolli again at 11.30pm, I just didnt see what your point was about the time, do you mean you cant cook that late for some reason or you dont want to eat right before bed or what?
Metabolism and growth make all the difference, Extra. Right now, your body is doing double duty, you're still growing, plus you're working out hard. When you stop growing your metabolism drops down substantially you go to sleep. Many people find that eating heavy before bed causes them to metabolize the food differently.i admit my metabolism may be higher, but what does the time have to do with it? yesterday I got back from the gym at 9.30pm and ate, then I was eating steak and brocolli again at 11.30pm, I just didnt see what your point was about the time, do you mean you cant cook that late for some reason or you dont want to eat right before bed or what?
Eating a heavy meal like steak just before bed (at least when you're out of your 20s) generally interferes with most people's sleep, giving them heartburn, reflux, bad dreams, etc., if nothing else.
I can't even work out that late and go to sleep at a normal hour. If I'm working out after 8:00 p.m. I won't fall asleep until 2:00 a.m.
My son didn't understand it when he was your age, either. He's 10 years older than you and has been noticing the changes in his metabolism over the past few years.
slat1
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My metabolism crapped out around 30 to 32. I was always very strict on my diet too.
Then my testosterone went. That was even worse.
I have to watch everything I eat now. If I don't work out regularly I am screwed.
If I only eat 3 meals a day I pack on the fat. 6 a day and I start leaning out.
One great thing about getting older is you know your body better!
Then my testosterone went. That was even worse.
I have to watch everything I eat now. If I don't work out regularly I am screwed.
If I only eat 3 meals a day I pack on the fat. 6 a day and I start leaning out.
One great thing about getting older is you know your body better!
ok, thanks for explaining, i didnt even realise that about eating before bed!
im really not looking forward to growing up
Extra - you're too cool. Everyone is different, how/what/when we eat is all very individualized. The key is to find what works best for you at the exact age that you are. I think you have it just right! Look at those legs!
Just as a side note:
I've never had a post workout meal in my life, I don't eat the amount of protein that bodybuilding recommends, I practice intermittent fasting on non strength days and I juice (FRUIT and veggies). I've also never ate 6 meals in one day. Now tell me that isn't against the norm.
Everyone is completely different at various stages in life. What we can do as a community is share our own experiences and offer different approaches to try. It is pure bliss when you find what works for you and give up the stereotypical norms of what everyone else thinks works for you.
This is a great thread! Rotten Willow has a great point: "Even a low fat drink will need probably about 3 hours to move entirely into the large intestine." Your body absorbs and releases nutrients nice and slow as it should. It is way more intelligent then it will ever let us on to be. What is more important is how you feel and how your body reflects it.
Just as a side note:
I've never had a post workout meal in my life, I don't eat the amount of protein that bodybuilding recommends, I practice intermittent fasting on non strength days and I juice (FRUIT and veggies). I've also never ate 6 meals in one day. Now tell me that isn't against the norm.
Everyone is completely different at various stages in life. What we can do as a community is share our own experiences and offer different approaches to try. It is pure bliss when you find what works for you and give up the stereotypical norms of what everyone else thinks works for you.
This is a great thread! Rotten Willow has a great point: "Even a low fat drink will need probably about 3 hours to move entirely into the large intestine." Your body absorbs and releases nutrients nice and slow as it should. It is way more intelligent then it will ever let us on to be. What is more important is how you feel and how your body reflects it.
um homie 4 years ago you weren't even in puberty yet. You have essentially no experience to use for comparison.
More serious note, right now your body provides you A LOT of latitude in terms of diet and training and still returns relatively easy muscle gains. You have testosterone coming out of your ears. When you get older and the natural gains have pretty much run out, you find you need every trick available to maximize your gains.
Naaaa, everyone wants to grow up, it's the growing old part that sucks the big hairy wet oneok, thanks for explaining, i didnt even realise that about eating before bed!
im really not looking forward to growing up
There's a very old saying that basically goes: If you hate the idea of growing old, consider the alternative
