I would never intentionally disrupt a good night's sleep to have a 4 am meal. But if you are on a high protein diet and don't wake up at least once to urinate in an 8 hour period, you are not drinking enough water. When I get up at 3-4 am, there is a shake made up in the fridge and I gulp it down. I have no trouble getting back to sleep, and sleep like a log.
I believe the late night shake is most important on workout nights, cycle doesn't matter. Occasionally, usually when I'm getting less than 8 hours a night, I fail to wake up, and just drink the shake in the morning, like Lifeguard. Also, I use Max Muscle High 5 or Ultra-Size for this shake, as they are fairly thin for a casein/whey/egg blend and I want to drink it down fast enough to get right back to sleep.
8 hours, despite slower metabolism in a sleeping state, is too long a time to rely on a cottage cheese meal before bed to carry you through. If you do, you are allowing the body to enter into a catabolic state,
Im against it, but the arguements for it are generally good. So My poll question is, who does it?
