Midnight meal/protein shake for a teen?

[daniel94]

Hey, Im 16 years old. I have good nutrition but I read somewhere that waking up in the middle of the night to have a protein shake or a small meal(high in protein ofc) would be great for your gains, what is your view on this?

[On Fire]

Stupid. Eat before bed and you're good to go

[daniel94]

Why? In theory it should be great, I would get a meal every 2-3 hours even while Im sleeping and therefore avoiding my body entering a catabolic state.

[yoyoyolilembryo]

there is absolutely no reason you should interrupt sleep to eat. As mentioned earlier, eat before bed.

[Msaki75]

there is absolutely no reason you should interrupt sleep to eat. As mentioned earlier, eat before bed.

^ exactly, really only pro bodybuilders that weigh 250-300 find it necessary to do that... not teens

[daniel94]

ok thanks guys, saved me alot of trouble waking up and making the shake

[On Fire]

^ exactly, really only pro bodybuilders that weigh 250-300 and use anabolic androgenic steroids find it necessary to do that... not teens

Fixed it for you.

[On Fire]

Why? In theory it should be great, I would get a meal every 2-3 hours even while Im sleeping and therefore avoiding my body entering a catabolic state.

The meals every 2-3 hours thing is bull**** too. I eat one tiny meal in the mornings and a large one at night. My muscles aren't disappearing.

[daniel94]

even if it is bullcrap, I couldn't go more than a 10hours without eating

[On Fire]

even if it is bullcrap, I couldn't go more than a 10hours without eating

My point wasnt to eat 2 meals a day. My point is to eat when you want to and watch your calorie totals.