Okay,
Between my second and third beef enchilada yesterday at dinner, I had a thought. Of course, it being roughly 24 hours post-workout, I knew all of my growth factors were at maximum; I finished my enchiladas and ordered a fish taco as well.
But that thought was not put out of my mind. It went something like this: All growth factors peak at around 24 hours post-workout, and return to baseline at 36 hours. I would then assume that resource-consuming growth happens only during that same time period. As a bodybuilder I'm looking to maximize muscle and minimize fat. So I was thinking that I would overeat only during the subsequent 36 hours and tone down the eating on the day of the next workout.
For instance, I workout generally at about 6PM Monday (wed and fri). That would mean growth has fallen off by around 6AM on wednesday. So Wednesday day I wouldn't make a deliberate effort to stuff myself.
Does this seem like a plausible idea? Or am I hurting gains?
-Calkid
Between my second and third beef enchilada yesterday at dinner, I had a thought. Of course, it being roughly 24 hours post-workout, I knew all of my growth factors were at maximum; I finished my enchiladas and ordered a fish taco as well.
But that thought was not put out of my mind. It went something like this: All growth factors peak at around 24 hours post-workout, and return to baseline at 36 hours. I would then assume that resource-consuming growth happens only during that same time period. As a bodybuilder I'm looking to maximize muscle and minimize fat. So I was thinking that I would overeat only during the subsequent 36 hours and tone down the eating on the day of the next workout.
For instance, I workout generally at about 6PM Monday (wed and fri). That would mean growth has fallen off by around 6AM on wednesday. So Wednesday day I wouldn't make a deliberate effort to stuff myself.
Does this seem like a plausible idea? Or am I hurting gains?
-Calkid