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Originally Posted by Stringer
Hi guys
I have a question...
I am a hardcore ecto (tall and skinny) and have been working out for about a year or so with some moderate gains.
My question is about muscle catabolism. I wake up every morning extremely hungry, I always have done. I eat a pretty big meal before bed (2 sandwitches usually) and have a 40g protein shake. So because I wake up hunrgy every morning, does that mean my body is in a catabolic state every night?
Apart from getting up in the middle of the night to take shakes, is there anything I can do about this.
My daytime diet is excellent, like clockwork, with all good portions and foods. I'm just a bit worried about night time with my rocket metabolism.
Thanks for reading, I know it was a long post!
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Firstly you dont mention what your timings of meals are, how many meals you have in the day, or how much you eat in the day,
The condition that you discribe is called Nocturnal post absorptive catabolism (NPAC).
Remember that when you go to bed this is going to be the longest period that the body has to go without food. Energy needs are reduced whilst you are sleeping but your body still needs the nutrients to maintain and rebuild its self. In the absence of these nutrients your body begins to breakdown stored carbohydrate and possibly lean muscle tissue. Especially true in people with higher levels of muscle tissue and lower levels of body fat.
When you say that you have 2 sandwiches and a protein drink, is this one of your daily meals, is it white processed bread that you have??. (white bread is quite a sugary food)
Being an Ectomorph you will require a lot of calories and carbohydrates in the day to counteract the amount of calories your body is burning off, these should be divided between all of your meals in the day,
A drink might be required through the night if you normally wake up to go to the toilet, but have a look at what your food is like in the day, and your two sandwiches do not contain many carbohydrates, and if it is sugary carbs then this will cause a high blood sugar enviroment, and the release of insulin would lower the blood sugar below normal.