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jarman · 06-02-2006, 01:42 AM

Kind of an off question ...but have you ever heard of people waking up in the middle of the night to drink protein...? My one buddy is a powerlifter and he sleeps from midnight to 8am every nite. He sets his alarm for 4am so he can wake up in the middle of the nite and drink a protein shake that he has already made waiting for him on his dresser, lol. To what extent is this effective...if at all? He claims that eight hours of sleep each nite is a long time to deprive your body of protein...but is this true...? Doesn't your body need these hours to rest and rebuild itself? Well, anyways...he swears by this method and the dude is huge, also roided to (obvious water retention). I just think your interupting the time in which your body is growing tho...what do you think guys?

06-02-2006, 01:42 AM	#1 (permalink)
jarman Making Progress Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: United States Posts: 229 Rep Power:	Waking up for protein at 4am...? Is this crazy or brilliant? Kind of an off question ...but have you ever heard of people waking up in the middle of the night to drink protein...? My one buddy is a powerlifter and he sleeps from midnight to 8am every nite. He sets his alarm for 4am so he can wake up in the middle of the nite and drink a protein shake that he has already made waiting for him on his dresser, lol. To what extent is this effective...if at all? He claims that eight hours of sleep each nite is a long time to deprive your body of protein...but is this true...? Doesn't your body need these hours to rest and rebuild itself? Well, anyways...he swears by this method and the dude is huge, also roided to (obvious water retention). I just think your interupting the time in which your body is growing tho...what do you think guys?