workout before bed... GOOD OR BAD?

[roryj]

i workout at night at home and when iv finished i got straight to bed...

is this good for my body?
and is this helping or de-helping my lowering body fat goals?

rory

[Didley]

I would recommend eating some protein after. Or at least have a creatine shake.

[Seraphim725]

I would recommend eating some protein after. Or at least have a creatine shake.

I second that...

If it works for you man, keep it up. As long as you are not having a hard time going to sleep

[hulkout]

Definitely not recommended. For one thing, after you workout, your pulse is much higher, and it can take a while before it gets back to normal. You should only sleep once you're relaxed. Also, I really think it's important to get in a solid meal after working out or at least a good protein shake. And how are you supposed to sleep right away with that in your belly. If I were you, I would look into rearranging your schedule so you can workout earlier, preferably the morning if at all possible. As far as lowering bodyfat goes, I don't know if there's any scientific evidence to back this up, but I and many others have found that early morning workouts were much better for overall performance including fat loss.

[dindysport]

depends on the person...I cant sleep for about 2hrs if I workout at night...thats why I hit it up in the morning...if it works do it...dont forget to feed the muscles...

[DontRevMe]

ive always lifted 2-3hrs before sleep. i wouldnt suggest lifting and then going straight to bed with no post workout nutrition.

[ITHURTZ]

Iv been lifting like this for over 5 years. Come home, pound a shake, **** around on the net for a bit then bed. Once I tried it in the morning, never again

[SuperChuck33]

morning is for warriors haha
no but in all actualty studies do show workouts earlier on in the day (paricularly in the morning) are more efficient

[ITHURTZ]

I heard opposite, I heard afternoons were best. I know afternoons is when I am most jacked

[SuperChuck33]

I heard opposite, I heard afternoons were best. I know afternoons is when I am most jacked

i guess it all depends on where you get your info... even certified doctors disagree at times ha

[DontRevMe]

morning is for warriors haha
no but in all actualty studies do show workouts earlier on in the day (paricularly in the morning) are more efficient

link to said studies?...

[Rasputin4]

My energy levels are crap is i work out in the morning. I tried it for a week once, and it wasn't good. My reps went down because I didn't have the energy to do those last few reps I'd usually have to grunt up. My energy levels are best in the afternoon, so that's when I usually work out. I guess I'm just not a morning person.

[tacoop]

i workout at night at home and when iv finished i got straight to bed...

is this good for my body?
and is this helping or de-helping my lowering body fat goals?

rory

I have never had a problem working out late at night. Went right to sleep.

Would recommend getting some food in your stomach before going to bed though.

[UTMatt]

Should definitely help you sleep, haha.

As long as you eat a good meal after your workout I think it should be fine.

[-Lucifer]

I heard opposite, I heard afternoons were best. I know afternoons is when I am most jacked

I heard the same thing - your Testosterone levels are the highest in the afternoons.

[shevchenko]

working out early in the morning is disaster
mever again.
i work out at nights 21:00 - 22:00

[holdmyweights]

Working out at night followed by sleep means your body is mobilizing fat stores and repairing itself immediately, once you sleep (sinc esleep is when the body repairs itself. Theroetically this would lead to muscles hardly getting sore and repairing quickly. However, wweight lifting in the day mobilizes fat stores to replenish energy and therefore would burn more calories for a few hours after the lift. Afternoon is the optimal time because you still burn the fat after the lift for a few hours then eat dinner (hopefully high protein meal) and then sleep (rebuilding). Lifting in the morning generally is for time constraints with work or wanting to get the lift done and over with if you dont enjoy lifting. I dont have the links to the studies, but there have been a few showing that gains are about equal, and fat loss is greater with morning and afternoon workouts.

Older fatter persons with higher risk for CVD who lift directly before bed have been shown to generally have higher incidence of heart attack or stroke durign sleep because of the mobilization of fat, cho, and protein clogging up the arteries when the body slows down fro sleep

[MawkieMawk]

With my work schedule, I can only lift at around 5:45 pm on Weekdays (if it's not an off-day) and on weekends, I can get in there way earlier (9am - 10am). And boy, let me tell you... 5:45pm in a gym is not only crowded, it's crazy sometimes! haha...

Personally, back when I was in college I was lifting some weeks at 6am, the ass-crack of dawn, and it was unbelievable. There's nothing like it. Other weeks, I'd lift very late at night. I've been told it isn't good to vary up work-out times too much, but I didn't mind and it didn't affect me much.