Anyone else religiously wake up................

[BiggieSwolls]

in the middle of the night for a protein shake or another meal?

Personally I set my alarm 4 hours from the time I lay down for bed and when that goes off, I down a shake while half asleep. Its already pre-made and sitting in my mini-fridge which is right beside my bed. I guess Im just wondering if anyone else does this because after 2 years of doing this every night, its getting a little tired. My theory has always been that getting in 50-60 grams of carb-free protein is golden right in the middle of a sleep for muscle growth. And I always felt it great for cutting as well because it helped keep your metabolism sky high. If I quit doing that then I just picture my muscles starving for protein during the night and the growing process taking a step backwards. Just want to hear some thoughts on this. Also, this middle of the night shake is my 6th and last meal of the day and if I did stop taking it, I would just squeeze my meals during the day a little tighter to fit the shake in somewhere. Thats not a problem at all. I guess its more a psychological thing.

 

[AustinTX]

I think my body needs uninterrupted sleep more than it needs a protein shake in the middle of the night. There is no way I could get up and drink something in the middle of the night, I barely get enough sleep as it is.

The theory is interesting for those that can handle it.

 

[phoenixphyre]

I have a friend who does that as well. As for myself; once I'm asleep..that's all she wrote..

 

[grafixLSUalum]

i used to do that, but not anymore, lol. i go to bed at 12-1 and wake up for 6

 

[Fyre]

I wake up pretty much every night around 3:00am and go eat something. It's usually just one scoop of protein in water or if i don't feel like a shake, I always have hard boiled eggs in the fridge that I can munch on. I think my body is so programmed to eat every 3 hours, that it wakes me up and says it's feeding time. I get up again at 6:00/6:30 every morning, like clockwork cuz it's time to eat again!

 

[saturn]

Once I'm asleep there isn't much chance of me getting up in the middle of the night. I don't get enough sleep during the week so I end up sleeping through the night. On the weekends I will get up and let the dogs out have somthing to eat then go back to sleep but that is the rare occasion that I can sleep 8-9 hours at one time.

 

[cantstopgrowing]

When I fall asleep, only a threat will wake me up. I couldn't wake up to drink a shake if I tried, though I do wake up 4 hours after shutdown automatically, I hit the shake then.

 

[Fyre]

Okay, I think I have a problem!!!! I cannot stop eating peanut butter!!! I've been waking up every morning at like 3:00am and I have this craving for peanut butter....hehehe...so I go downstairs, have a couple of tablespoons and off i go to bed. Hmmm...maybe I need more fat in my diet. Anyone else have the peanut butter addiction?

 

[caladin]

Well that depends do Resses Peanut Butter cups count?

I cant seem to shove enough of them in my mouth. Well at least in thought.

Damn Keto diet!

 

[phoenixphyre]

Okay, I think I have a problem!!!! I cannot stop eating peanut butter!!! I've been waking up every morning at like 3:00am and I have this craving for peanut butter....hehehe...so I go downstairs, have a couple of tablespoons and off i go to bed. Hmmm...maybe I need more fat in my diet. Anyone else have the peanut butter addiction?

2 weeks ago, I had this insatiable craving for peanuts...possibly we need more fat in the diet...

 

[iced]

i just eat some cottage cheese and throw some peanuts in there, i cant get back to sleep once i wake up in the middle of the night.

 

[ectomorph]

This sounds gross, but I used to keep a blender on the back of my toilet. In the middle of the night when I'd get up to piss, I'd fill up the blender in the sink and drink a shake while "going".

 

[Stroyer]

Hungry

Personally, I NEVER get hungry in the middle of the night, I dont know why, I just dont....

Stroyer

 

[70w30]

I get up at that time to have a piss regularly.......maybe its a good time for a shake ........
Good post bro that got me thinkin

 

[Brock Landers]

I usually have to wake up a couple of times to take a piss also. Should probably have that checked

 

[Fyre]

Nothing wrong with getting up to go pee.(girl's word for piss)Especially if you're drinking a lot of water throughout the day. I usually have to get up at least once too.

 

[Chickie]

You are a strong man, I know a couple people who do that, and im sure its really hard!

 

[FreakOfNature]

I have a shake pre-made for when i wake up!

 

[chris250]

Biggie,

Maybe try a protein source that digest slower, so it's stays in your system longer......

 

[70w30]

Throughout the day at home i,m constantly in the in the pb jar with a spoon and a glass of milk handy to wash it down.