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Workout Thread IV (pg. 249)
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| Nostalgic |
| So exactly how bad is eating after 10-11:00 PM at night? I've been balancing my diet more and going to the gym 4-5 a week, but I still have the habit of eating before bed but usually its just a yogurt or some fruit. |
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| chimera66 |
| quote: | Originally posted by Nostalgic
So exactly how bad is eating after 10-11:00 PM at night? I've been balancing my diet more and going to the gym 4-5 a week, but I still have the habit of eating before bed but usually its just a yogurt or some fruit. |
the only thing that matters is how many calories you take in a day doesn't matter when you eat them. people suggest not eating at night because they think people are eating additional calories. |
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| Nostalgic |
| quote: | Originally posted by chimera66
the only thing that matters is how many calories you take in a day doesn't matter when you eat them. people suggest not eating at night because they think people are eating additional calories. |
The whole issue with the night thing is if you go to sleep right after you intake calories there's this perception that sleeping right after you eat gets you fatter...that's what I keep hearing. |
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| chimera66 |
| doesn't matter to my understanding |
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| DJ_Eternal |
| quote: | Originally posted by Nostalgic
The whole issue with the night thing is if you go to sleep right after you intake calories there's this perception that sleeping right after you eat gets you fatter...that's what I keep hearing. |
I also heard that somehow, somewhere :). Your metabolism doesn't slow when your asleep, but it does make it more difficult for your body to digest foods once your lying down in bed. This could result in stomach cramps and a general bloated feeling when you wake up the following morning.
Perhaps something light like fruit & water before you go to bed shouldn't do too much damage, but as far as I'm aware any of the above wouldn't cause you to pile on the pounds. |
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| spc |
My friend finally convinced me to try Crossfit workouts last week and I've been doing most of the WODs (Workout of the Day) when they're posted. Yesterday was a 15K run, which is about 9.32 miles. I absolutely hate running, but I have forced myself to run a lot this summer, in addition to swimming.
Anyway, I ended up running 8 miles on the track... so I was about 2k meters and change short of hitting the 15K. Either way I was really happy with my results because the last time I ran 8 miles was on the football team when I was in high school.
Anyone do the Crossfit workouts? Thoughts on it? I really like the combinations of the compound movements and endurance activities. I've been sort of trying to incorporate it with my normal workouts at the gym, but after some of the WODs I am almost completely drained.
Oh yeah, I achieved my goal of losing 20 lbs starting from the start of summer. I still feel like the same fatass so I'm still making an effort to lose more weight... down about 25 lbs now. |
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| Axer |
| Everyone should ride a in bike that way they won't be fat and midget !! |
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| Ygrene |
| quote: | Originally posted by Axer
Everyone should ride a in bike that way they won't be fat and midget !! |
What the crap? |
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| KiNeTiC ENeRgY |
| quote: | Originally posted by chimera66
the only thing that matters is how many calories you take in a day doesn't matter when you eat them. people suggest not eating at night because they think people are eating additional calories. |
That is false. take 2 types of foods. One is sugar, one is protein. The sugar will cause an insulin spike, which turns on fat storage or anabolic processes...unless your diet is very clean, it will turn on fat storage. Protein will be used if needed, however in excess will turn to fat. This is hardly ever the case for most people unless your a body builder and bulking. Theres more to it than this simple comparison, but u cannot ignore macro's!! |
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| Ygrene |
| quote: | Originally posted by KiNeTiC ENeRgY
Protein will be used if needed, however in excess will turn to fat. |
There is one other step in there though, if the protein is not used (over consumption) it will first be converted to fatty acids and sugars and then either used as energy or then those structures will be stored (as fat) if there is a calorie abundance. But proteins themselves don't convert directly to fat.
EDIT: I should note that this rarely ever occurs though, the majority of the protein that gets eaten is used by the body. As it is used to relying on fat and carbs for energy sources, protein is not normally broken down in that fashion. Bottom line: your body really doesn't want to store excess protein as fat but it can. If you are working out hard and regulating your carbs and fat, it is unlikely that the excess protein you eat will get stored as fat. |
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| chimera66 |
| quote: | Originally posted by KiNeTiC ENeRgY
That is false. take 2 types of foods. One is sugar, one is protein. The sugar will cause an insulin spike, which turns on fat storage or anabolic processes...unless your diet is very clean, it will turn on fat storage. Protein will be used if needed, however in excess will turn to fat. This is hardly ever the case for most people unless your a body builder and bulking. Theres more to it than this simple comparison, but u cannot ignore macro's!! |
hm interesting info, i didn't know that about protein. i think i'll make myself a shake later now because of that.
anyway, your response doesn't respond to the issue of time. from what you say above eating sugar will cause an insulin spike regardless of if one eats it at 5:00pm or 10:00pm correct? i get what you are saying but if the person above decides to eat right before they sleep why does that matter? your metabolish doesn't shutdown when you are sleeping so your body should process the food pretty close to normal. if i decide to have a rice cake or turkey jerky an hour before sleeping those foods won't signal your body to start storing fat. well, that is what i would assume. |
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