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YoungWhipperSnapper
Long story short, I want to lift at night instead of the day because it's more convenient. I'm thinking of lifting then eating dinner, is this ok or will it mess things up?
Poopington
It's fine, but you should make sure that you eat not too long before you lift, also. A hearty meal an hour and a half or two hours before, or a snack closer to it. Otherwise you'll actually use up your muscle as an energy source to fuel your body and working out will do the opposite of what you want.

Do you do any kind of post-workout shake? And how long after this will you be going to bed?
YoungWhipperSnapper
QUOTE(Poopington @ Oct 28 2007, 09:00 PM) *

It's fine, but you should make sure that you eat not too long before you lift, also. A hearty meal an hour and a half or two hours before, or a snack closer to it. Otherwise you'll actually use up your muscle as an energy source to fuel your body and working out will do the opposite of what you want.

Do you do any kind of post-workout shake? And how long after this will you be going to bed?

I was thinking of going to work out first and then immediately after I would eat dinner. I'll probably go to bed at around midnight.

I don't have any post workout shake. What does that do?
Poopington
Well, I've never really done the pwo shake thing (a few times I've had some whey in water, but I don't think it's a pronounced enough difference that one can do it and be like "Yeahhhhh, feelin' more pumped!"), so I'm not the best source for that. I'd just google stuff like "post-workout nutrition" etc to see what pops up from reliable sources like dragondoor or bodybuilding.com etc.

The main reason I asked the other stuff is that the idea of post-workout nutrition contradicts pre-bedtime nutrition. When you eat after a workout you want thinks that absorb quickly and go straight to the muscles, helping them repair immediately etc. When you eat before bed you want stuff that'll stay in your tummy and take a long time to digest, trying to minimize the effects of catabolism (your body eating itself, more or less) overnight.
Kefka
usually when i am done working out after i shower i like to shake my wang that's my post workout shake
Circa Mojave
QUOTE(Kefka @ Oct 30 2007, 12:46 AM) *

usually when i am done working out after i shower i like to shake my wang that's my post workout shake


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that's sexy even for a gay
Reverend_Null
Eating shortly after lifting is usually highly encouraged.
YoungWhipperSnapper
QUOTE(Poopington @ Oct 30 2007, 12:11 AM) *

Well, I've never really done the pwo shake thing (a few times I've had some whey in water, but I don't think it's a pronounced enough difference that one can do it and be like "Yeahhhhh, feelin' more pumped!"), so I'm not the best source for that. I'd just google stuff like "post-workout nutrition" etc to see what pops up from reliable sources like dragondoor or bodybuilding.com etc.

The main reason I asked the other stuff is that the idea of post-workout nutrition contradicts pre-bedtime nutrition. When you eat after a workout you want thinks that absorb quickly and go straight to the muscles, helping them repair immediately etc. When you eat before bed you want stuff that'll stay in your tummy and take a long time to digest, trying to minimize the effects of catabolism (your body eating itself, more or less) overnight.


I'll def check those sites out.

As for nutrition, let me get this straight, I don't want to mix things up.
After a workout, I should get some meat like a chicken breast. Would burgers be ok?
Pre-bedtime, it's ideal to eat carbs just as long as it's a couple ways away from bedtime.

QUOTE(Reverend_Null @ Oct 30 2007, 01:52 AM) *

Eating shortly after lifting is usually highly encouraged.

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Kefka
QUOTE(red raider @ Oct 30 2007, 12:23 PM) *

After a workout, I should get some meat like a chicken breast. Would burgers be ok?

Chicken would be better... Burgers are okay I guess but you're getting a lot more calories, saturated fat, etc. with the protein. It's really not that huge of a difference, but something to think about perhaps. Depends on how badly you're workin' for results I guess.
Reverend_Null
You should eat a good mixed meal. Carbs, and high GI ones are more important here than other things.
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