I tend to work out, have my whey shake, and then about an hour later or so take my casein and then fall asleep. All in all, about 1 1/2 hours after working out, I am usually asleep. I know the obvious drawback to this would be that if I'm working out right before I go to sleep you would think I'm tired and not fully focused during the workout. However, it is quite the opposite. It just seems to work well for me. Anyway, I have seen some great gains doing it this way...especially in my bench. In about 2 months I went from a 1 rep max of 150 to 210 at a bodyweight of 150lbs. I'm starting to think there may be some benefit to sleeping right after the repairing begins on your muscles. Coupled with a casein shake, it just seems to me that this may be beneficial. After all, your body does most of it's repairing during sleep. Why not start this at the most crucial moment? Any thoughts?
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02-20-2011, 06:21 AM #1
Any benefit to working out just before bed?
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02-20-2011, 07:41 AM #4
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i dont think so, i have never heard anything that says if u workout at a certain time, it helps you more, all i know if the casein that you take before bed you body feeds off of that a night instead of feeding of your muscles/fat
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02-20-2011, 07:51 AM #5
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if it works for you, keep doing it. everybody's body responds differently. Most people find it hard to workout right before sleep because working out can be energizing, gets the blood flowing and the heart rate up, so it it difficult to fall asleep but if you can sleep no problem... power to yah!
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02-20-2011, 09:03 AM #8
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Actually working out in the afternoon like around 5-7ish is most recommended. Because your body temperature is usually at its peak around then, so you would be burning more fat when you work out. I got this information from a health book but I do no remember exactly which one it was.
But I do the same, sense I get off of work our 5 and hit the gym at 6 and don't get out till 7 or later. So I make a smoothie with my Whey and Casien and sometime my Amino Acids but I heard that you do not want to consume Amino Acids before you go to bed.
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02-20-2011, 02:07 PM #9
Thanks for all the replies. Yea, I forgot to mention that I always consume a relatively low carb meal prior to working out. Pseudoscience..probably, but I've done some research into carbs-muscle glycogen-insulin, and how much you need (or don't need). It's still in the experimental stage but if anyone is interested in some links I can see what I can find.
Never knew that about Amino Acids...any idea why?
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02-21-2011, 09:05 PM #12
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02-21-2011, 09:17 PM #13
It might be totally false, but I read somewhere (can't remember where) that working out in the morning helps jump start your body's metabolism and after your early workout it helps in burning more calories throughout your day. If you workout at night before bed then you let your muscles recover without burning as many calories since you're sleeping and not walking around/doing daily activities. Don't know if there's any truth to this at all, but this is what I read.
I think the point of the article was saying that people with a hard time gaining weight would benefit more from evening workouts and people looking to lose more weight would benefit more from morning workouts. I'll try to find the article and post it, but like everyone else has said. If it's working then keep doing it.
I started doing early morning workouts but I changed to late ones now because of school/work and I'm seeing better results too!
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