Afraid of Night Catabolism

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Hi to everyone, and a big thanks to Bryan for all the superb work.  
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Being a new lifter, I'm a little paranoid about the gains I've been making, specifically about how sleep may affect it.

Are there any studies that show how much catabolism actually occurs? Is oversleeping bad, anabolic-wise?

If someone is fasting (eg, sleeping > 8 hrs) when does wasting actually begin? (after 4 hrs?)

TIA
 
Don't worry about it. Just go to bed with some food in your stomach and eat something when you wake up. If you are eating a calorie excess during the day, then the period of no eating while you sleep will not cause you to waste away.
 
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No but worrying about it is!
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REAL BAD
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Stop worrying about it, those guys who carry on as if that is the secret to body beautiful are talking B.S., and from the last I seen that is indigestible, godd for pot plants though, very good!
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Thanks Totentanz, Fausto and Dr. Pierre! You've really put my mind at ease.
Looking forward to guilt-free sleep.  
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All the best to everyone.
 
For a little more reassurance, I just read an article about sleep. In deep sleep, metabolism slows way down, allowing the body to perform tissue repair -- good for hypertrophy! Also, growth hormone secretion peaks during deepest stages of sleep -- good for hypertpophy! Just eat some protein and good fat before bed.
 
As I understand it, Cottage Cheese (CC) is casein protein, takes about all night to digest, so I found out what I like in it to make it palatable (shredded pineapple, mostly) and sleep guilt free. Now if I could just sleep nonstop all night...
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we seem to be on the same wave length,cottage cheese is the only food i take before bed time,for the reasons u described.
 
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