sleeping after training

[Vinni]

Due to my extremely hectic work and school schedule (i work 7 days to pay my bills), i find i only have time to train at roughly 8 pm. i am done lifting roughly 9.30 followed by 15 mins of lite cardio. I lift 3 times a week.

The problem is I HAVE TO be in bed by 11pm to wake up at 6.30am to go to school or work. I know you badly need to feed your body after training, so after my postworkout shake i wait about an hour to consume a whole food meal which consists roughly a 40/40/20 pro/carb/fat ratio. After that i hit the sack.

My post workout wholefood meal is usually 6 egg whites + 2 whole eggs with 2 pieces of wholegrain bread with some olive oil or:

200gm steak with rice.

i was wondering if this is enough to feed my body through my sleep? Or is this waayyyyy too catabolic?

What do you guys recomend?

Thanx

 

[Vinni]

anyone???????

Frosty? Pullin?

anyone?

 

[Marshall]

Between 930-11 you are having a PW shake, 8 eggs (6whites), toast
and oil.

Calorie & protein wise that sounds like plenty (depending on your size). If you drink milk, have some with the eggs (those 2 combined will be good slow release through the night). If you don't drink milk, make a small 6-8 oz shake, casein/whey, and keep it by the bed to chug when you take a wiz during the night.

 

[Frosty]

Yeah, make sure you get either meat or casein (milk, cheese, etc). That will keep you through the night in terms of protein.

 

[huskyguy]

Milk is a great thing just before bed because it has amino acids that help you sleep soundly.

 

[Frosty]

I remember reading articles on waking up to eat, but honestly, I think it's stupid to interupt sleep to get in some food. A decent sized meal of meat and/or casein will keep blood amino acid levels elevated for over 8 hours (that's only a mere 30g). No need to screw up your sleep to get in a meal you don't need. It's not going to be some crazy catabolic phase if you eat a good meal before bed.

 

[Vinni]

Well thank god someone replied to this finally. Cheers guys.

BTW im only 160lbs at 5'7.

 

[cconnors_us]

I've had a similar problem in the past. I used to wake up really early to work out in order to have a good post-workout regime. I'm back to training at night and have better results even though I don't get in nearly as much post-workout nutrition as I used to. I chalk this up to my workouts being more productive because I'm stronger at night.

I usually have a whey isolate with dextrose shake immediately after training and then a small meal with slow digesting protein an hour later before bed. If I wake up in the middle of the night and feel hungry, I will have some protein powder with some milk.

 

[Frosty]

I've had a similar problem in the past. I used to wake up really early to work out in order to have a good post-workout regime. I'm back to training at night and have better results even though I don't get in nearly as much post-workout nutrition as I used to. I chalk this up to my workouts being more productive because I'm stronger at night.

I usually have a whey isolate with dextrose shake immediately after training and then a small meal with slow digesting protein an hour later before bed. If I wake up in the middle of the night and feel hungry, I will have some protein powder with some milk.

That waking up hungry might be from crashing from the dextrose. Maybe eat some oats before bed to help make sure you don't crash.

 

[Vinni]

Hey Frosty is it ok to eat a meal of Fats and protein as your pre-workout meal and then have my usual Carb/Protein shake?

I find my body responds better to fats prior to workout.

 

[Frosty]

Hey Frosty is it ok to eat a meal of Fats and protein as your pre-workout meal and then have my usual Carb/Protein shake?

I find my body responds better to fats prior to workout.

Well, if it works go for it. Anything that helps you get in a good workout is important.