I've heard eating protein before bed can help keep your metabolism up and other good things. Myth or not?
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Thread: Protein before bed - yea or nay?
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This should answer your question
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03-14-2012, 08:19 PM #3No brain, no gain.
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03-15-2012, 05:04 AM #9
Having a steady supply of proteins for anabolism is never a bad thing, unless your muscles dont need it. Then it just becomes fat like everything else. Like ironwill said, if you have met your macro and calorie goals, don't bother. Because your metabolism is slower at night you will absorb more of whatever is in your system at night. There are some who say that a fasted metabolism is inherently slower, which is true, but it takes a prolonged deficit (much longer than one night) to cause your body to slow down beyond what it does at night anyway. In other words, no, protein before bed has no bearing on metabolism.
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well whether it's myth or not i always have a shake before bedtime because a) it usually falls in my window of having my last meal so i usually have a shake with some pb in it to slow digestion throughout the night and b) i do believe that it helps keep your metabolism running since you're having amino acids flowing through your body while you sleep for 6-8 hours. so in my opinion, yes i believe it does work and is essential.
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03-18-2012, 11:50 AM #17
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03-18-2012, 12:45 PM #18
If you're eating lots of small meals each day, then it's probably a good idea to eat one before bed too -- and certainly one with protein. If you're stuffed from overeating dinner at Cheesecake Factory (not directed at you personally) then don't add to the damage with even more calories before bed. Extra calories will result in fat gain.
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