Comments on: How To Eat At Night To Fuel Muscle Growth While You Sleep https://musclehack.com/how-to-eat-at-night-to-fuel-muscle-growth-while-you-sleep/ free workouts to build muscle & lose fat fast Sun, 28 Feb 2016 20:05:17 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.7 By: Chok https://musclehack.com/how-to-eat-at-night-to-fuel-muscle-growth-while-you-sleep/#comment-101039 Tue, 13 Oct 2015 15:56:54 +0000 https://musclehack.com/?p=12053#comment-101039 What about milk? And what’s your opinion for intermittent fasting (IF)? I know it’s mainly for weight loss, but since it releases growth hormone (GH), is it also beneficial for hardgainers? Coz u sound like u advocate eating at 3-4 meals with supplements in between

]]> By: Mark McManus https://musclehack.com/how-to-eat-at-night-to-fuel-muscle-growth-while-you-sleep/#comment-101022 Tue, 13 Oct 2015 08:41:10 +0000 https://musclehack.com/?p=12053#comment-101022 @Nicky. That’s just totally wrong. Of course the body can rest while it’s digesting food. Heck, many people fall asleep after a big meal. You were mis-informed I’m afraid. You can take food right up to the minute you fall asleep if you want. I eat probably an hour or so before going to bed each night.

]]> By: Mark McManus https://musclehack.com/how-to-eat-at-night-to-fuel-muscle-growth-while-you-sleep/#comment-101021 Tue, 13 Oct 2015 08:38:40 +0000 https://musclehack.com/?p=12053#comment-101021 @Jeff. Boiled eggs are fine 🙂

]]> By: Mark McManus https://musclehack.com/how-to-eat-at-night-to-fuel-muscle-growth-while-you-sleep/#comment-101020 Tue, 13 Oct 2015 08:38:27 +0000 https://musclehack.com/?p=12053#comment-101020 @Chris. Yes that will slow it down for you. I’m not sure to what rate, though.

]]> By: Nicky https://musclehack.com/how-to-eat-at-night-to-fuel-muscle-growth-while-you-sleep/#comment-101018 Tue, 13 Oct 2015 07:36:52 +0000 https://musclehack.com/?p=12053#comment-101018 I was told our body can’t rest when it’s digesting so to leave 3 hours after your last meal before you go to sleep? And when I finished training at 8 that was too late to eat anything??? How long before bed should you eat the slow release protein?

]]> By: jeff https://musclehack.com/how-to-eat-at-night-to-fuel-muscle-growth-while-you-sleep/#comment-101013 Tue, 13 Oct 2015 01:30:33 +0000 https://musclehack.com/?p=12053#comment-101013 what abt boileD eggs?

]]> By: Chris https://musclehack.com/how-to-eat-at-night-to-fuel-muscle-growth-while-you-sleep/#comment-100995 Mon, 12 Oct 2015 18:58:00 +0000 https://musclehack.com/?p=12053#comment-100995 I understand that protein in water is easily and quickly absorbed but what if you mix it with milk, yoghurt or kvarg? Being a vegetarian options are limited and if I eat any more eggs I’ll grow feathers! 😉

]]> By: Mark McManus https://musclehack.com/how-to-eat-at-night-to-fuel-muscle-growth-while-you-sleep/#comment-100994 Mon, 12 Oct 2015 18:48:36 +0000 https://musclehack.com/?p=12053#comment-100994 @Guy Stuart. Hey there. It’s not an issue of utilization, but of absorption. We have no control of utilization, but we do over the amount of protein and absorption rate. All we can do is eat in a way that ensures a steady supply of amino acids into our system for every hour that we are asleep.

]]> By: Mark McManus https://musclehack.com/how-to-eat-at-night-to-fuel-muscle-growth-while-you-sleep/#comment-100993 Mon, 12 Oct 2015 18:46:13 +0000 https://musclehack.com/?p=12053#comment-100993 @Michel. No. You’d still benefit from some liquid protein.Take 20g in liquid protein while you train so that you’ve finished it when you finish working out. Then before bed a solid food with about 25-30g protein.

]]> By: Mark McManus https://musclehack.com/how-to-eat-at-night-to-fuel-muscle-growth-while-you-sleep/#comment-100992 Mon, 12 Oct 2015 18:43:08 +0000 https://musclehack.com/?p=12053#comment-100992 @Vicky. The 45g is irrespective of gender or stats. It’s based on protein absorption rates. That’s what matters for staying anabolic all night.

]]> By: Michel https://musclehack.com/how-to-eat-at-night-to-fuel-muscle-growth-while-you-sleep/#comment-100991 Mon, 12 Oct 2015 18:42:42 +0000 https://musclehack.com/?p=12053#comment-100991 Hi Mark!

My training sessions ends up about 1h before bed time.
Should I take my 40g of protein in my post workout shake, and say, another 45g in my last meal before bed time?

Although I know we can take more than 40g of protein at once, that sounds a little too much.

]]> By: Mark McManus https://musclehack.com/how-to-eat-at-night-to-fuel-muscle-growth-while-you-sleep/#comment-100990 Mon, 12 Oct 2015 18:42:01 +0000 https://musclehack.com/?p=12053#comment-100990 @Khalid. Read this…
The question I get asked most frequently about THT training is:
How do know what weight to use in each set?
It’s clearly answered in the free THT manual. But here is the answer.
Getting starting in THT training, we use an 8-12 rep range for almost every set.
This means that for each and every set the weight needs to be heavy enough to not allow you to get more than 12 reps, bit it needs to be light enough so you can get at least 8. This will involve a little ‘trial and error’ on your first 1 or 2 THT workouts, but it’s well worth the gains you are going to get.
If you got 8 or 9 reps on the first set of a particular exercise, you will need to knock off about 10% of the weight for the 2nd set to allow you to and rep to positive failure again between 8 and 12 reps.
What is positive failure? Positive failure is defined as that point in a set when you can no longer complete a full positive/lifting/raising of the rep without assistance. This is when you end your set.
On any set that you get 12 reps in, you make a note to increase the weight for that set during the next workout.

]]> By: Vicky https://musclehack.com/how-to-eat-at-night-to-fuel-muscle-growth-while-you-sleep/#comment-100988 Mon, 12 Oct 2015 17:59:18 +0000 https://musclehack.com/?p=12053#comment-100988 Mark, Is this 45 grms for protein based on a certain body weight? For a 115 lb girl, should it still be 45 grms? Thanks!

]]> By: Khalid https://musclehack.com/how-to-eat-at-night-to-fuel-muscle-growth-while-you-sleep/#comment-100987 Mon, 12 Oct 2015 17:47:36 +0000 https://musclehack.com/?p=12053#comment-100987 Hey mark, i wanted to ask that when i start with maximum weight on my first set of an exercise, how much do i decrease the weight by on the next 2 sets. Secondly when can i go up in weight? Is it when i can use the same heavy weight i used for the first set on all sets?

]]> By: Mark McManus https://musclehack.com/how-to-eat-at-night-to-fuel-muscle-growth-while-you-sleep/#comment-100984 Mon, 12 Oct 2015 15:51:52 +0000 https://musclehack.com/?p=12053#comment-100984 @Sam. This 45g is part of your daily total. So in your case, you’d need to take 105g protein earlier in the day (150 – 45).

]]> By: Mark McManus https://musclehack.com/how-to-eat-at-night-to-fuel-muscle-growth-while-you-sleep/#comment-100983 Mon, 12 Oct 2015 15:50:45 +0000 https://musclehack.com/?p=12053#comment-100983 @Jeff. It’s not a good idea, buddy. Raw eggs have a much lower bio-availability than cooked. So go cooked. A study on this here: https://jn.nutrition.org/content/128/10/1716.full

]]> By: Luis https://musclehack.com/how-to-eat-at-night-to-fuel-muscle-growth-while-you-sleep/#comment-100979 Mon, 12 Oct 2015 15:39:26 +0000 https://musclehack.com/?p=12053#comment-100979 @Jeff raw eggs don’t get absorbed by the body. They need to be cooked for the enzimes in your body to digest them. The raw eggs thing looked cool in Rocky movies but it’s really pointless.

]]> By: Sam https://musclehack.com/how-to-eat-at-night-to-fuel-muscle-growth-while-you-sleep/#comment-100976 Mon, 12 Oct 2015 15:04:39 +0000 https://musclehack.com/?p=12053#comment-100976 Hi mark, do we include 45g protein at bedtime into the daily total protein needed, or the 45 g protein is needed in addition to the daily required protein? For example, I need around 150g protein daily, so do i eat 45g protein at bedtime in addition to the 150g protein?

]]> By: jeff https://musclehack.com/how-to-eat-at-night-to-fuel-muscle-growth-while-you-sleep/#comment-100974 Mon, 12 Oct 2015 14:55:06 +0000 https://musclehack.com/?p=12053#comment-100974 mark can we just break eggs and drink it raw . ??.

]]> By: Guy Stuart https://musclehack.com/how-to-eat-at-night-to-fuel-muscle-growth-while-you-sleep/#comment-100969 Mon, 12 Oct 2015 13:21:39 +0000 https://musclehack.com/?p=12053#comment-100969 In your 45 gram estimate, you are assuming that protein is being utilized in muscle building at a uniform rate throughout the night. Given all I know about sleep cycles, the assumption seems a bit of a stretch.

]]> By: Robert Vincelette https://musclehack.com/how-to-eat-at-night-to-fuel-muscle-growth-while-you-sleep/#comment-100967 Mon, 12 Oct 2015 12:46:54 +0000 https://musclehack.com/?p=12053#comment-100967 UI am an ovo-lacto vegetarian because I believe that (due to the Heisenberg indeterminacy of what electrons do in the brains of sentient creatures) conscious animals have a measure of free will and intrinsic dignity which requires that Kant’s categorical imperative be applied to them – you can’t kill them for food. Therefore I prefer Greek yogurt before bed. I add a couple of tablespoons of ground flax-seed and sometimes other nuts. Two cups does nicely.

]]> By: Alan https://musclehack.com/how-to-eat-at-night-to-fuel-muscle-growth-while-you-sleep/#comment-100963 Mon, 12 Oct 2015 11:50:42 +0000 https://musclehack.com/?p=12053#comment-100963 Luckily for me, this is what I was doing, but I didn’t know why lol. Been eating egg and chicken at night. But it seems I was just a little low. Gotta bump up another 10g protein to hit 45g.

]]> By: Jase https://musclehack.com/how-to-eat-at-night-to-fuel-muscle-growth-while-you-sleep/#comment-100962 Mon, 12 Oct 2015 11:49:35 +0000 https://musclehack.com/?p=12053#comment-100962 Quality article. Straight to the point! Love it.

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