sleep or eat?

[jasone]

We are supposed to eat every 3-4 hours to keep steady insulin and a high metabolism. We are supposed have steady sleep for gh production (8+ hours).
Which is more important? Should we interupt our deep sleep in order to eat or is nutrition more important?

 

[Phred]

Well you can get up in the middle of the nite and have something to eat. I used to have a shake in the middle of the nite, cause I was getting up anyway to piss all the water I drank in the evennings. I do not suggest you do that (get up just to eat). Instead, have a slow digesting meal just before hitting the sack. Cottage cheese with some PB or a high casine product. Sleep is very important. Do a search for meals at nite or last meal. There are lots of suggestions on the meal size and composition. Experiment and see what works for you.

 

[Emma-Leigh]

We are supposed to eat every 3-4 hours to keep steady insulin and a high metabolism. We are supposed have steady sleep for gh production (8+ hours).
Which is more important? Should we interupt our deep sleep in order to eat or is nutrition more important?

In my opinion, unless you are freakishly large with a super-metabolism then you are better off eating enough during the day so you can sleep at night.

If you eat a good meal before bed, esp. something that is slow to digest (eg: fibre, fats, protein +/- carbs) then you will not need anything for 8 hrs anyway.

 

[DoubleJoy]

There is also a certain rhythm every 45 minutes where you should have a rest throughout the day!

 

[GFR]

Sleep, if you wake up hungry then have a protein shake and go back to bed...
When I was 260 I never got up to eat.....sleep is more important

 

[CowPimp]

In my opinion, unless you are freakishly large with a super-metabolism then you are better off eating enough during the day so you can sleep at night.

If you eat a good meal before bed, esp. something that is slow to digest (eg: fibre, fats, protein +/- carbs) then you will not need anything for 8 hrs anyway.

Exactly. Your metabolism slows down a lot before you goto sleep. The need for additional energy is obviously not as great when you sleep as opposed to when you are awake and active.

 

[Tha Don]

i won't wake up out of my sleep just to eat, although i notice on cycle i always seem to wake up in the middle of the night for a piss and i'll be pretty hungry so i'll neck a whey shake, cup of oats and handful of peanuts, seems to hit the spot, and actually helps me get off back to sleep!

 

[RJ.D]

Fist:sleep! you need deep sleep more than 9 hours.you need it to gain muscle.it can help muscle becaming bigger.The nutrition is second.

 

[JiveTurkey]

A while back I read a study the the University of Columbia or maybe the university of Michigan did, I can't remember. Anyways, they did an 18 month study on sleep and came to the conclusion that the average human only needs 4-5 hours of sleep, and that getting much more than that (7-8 hours) is actually bad and unhealthy for you. They said that getting 7+ hours of sleep a night actually lowers a persons expected life span. It was really interesting, but I still try to get the minimum of 6 hours. I'll try to find it again.

Anyways, just wanted to stir things up a little and see what people thought about that.

 

[R.B.B.]

You can eat anytime......don't sacrifice sleep for it

Skimping on sleep will seriously hurt your goals.

Less then 9 hours of sleep increases cortisol and weight gain. Sleep deprivation decreases metabolism, testosterone, growth hormone, recovery and performance.

Sleep is essential.

www.geocities.com/researchbasedbodybuilding

 

[JiveTurkey]

A while back I read a study the the University of Columbia or maybe the university of Michigan did, I can't remember. Anyways, they did an 18 month study on sleep and came to the conclusion that the average human only needs 4-5 hours of sleep.

Notice how it says "average" human. What they meant was "lazy half ass with no self discipline." Which is not like any of us.