Evening/Night Cardio = Catabolic Disaster?!

[Deadgame]

This article has me concerned as I do my cardio when I get off work in the evenings. Don't go home until about 8 and in bed shortly around 10-11.... I'm worried that my workouts are meaningingless when I go to sleep and it turns into "a 7 to 10 hour-long catabolic episode, which isn't a good mix if you value your muscle mass." I'm doing HIIT type of cardio. Please read the statement and provide your input. Thanks!!!!

Doing cardio – especially moderate steady state cardio – will elevate cortisol levels, and in the natural hormonal cycle of humans, cortisol has to be at its lowest before going to bed. Having a high cortisol level when going to bed will make it much harder to go to sleep and much harder to have a restorative sleep episode. It will also turn your sleep period into a 7 to 10 hour-long catabolic episode, which isn't a good mix if you value your muscle mass. To maintain your muscle, recover faster from your training, and optimize your hormonal levels and cycles, avoid evening/night cardio.

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[Deadgame]

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[asooneyeonig]

Don't worry about it. That's an alarmist article. It was written to get hits and to split hairs. If our bodies were as fragile as most articles we would have never have made it as a species. Seeing as how you are reading this is proof that we have made and are resilient.

These things are somewhat true. That is if you want to major in the minors. Basically focus on the thing that makes a 1-5% difference in your workout. Working hard, sleeping hard, eating hard covers 90% of all you need to worry about. Once you have milked all that can give you and you need that 1% just to get ahead then follow this article.