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What's up, guys? We have a Q&A episode for you here today. I post this once a week on my Instagram stories where I ask you guys questions. And then I jump on here and give you the answers. How important is protein before bed for a natural meathead? It's not as important as we used to believe it was. Now, if you're someone with a lightning fast metabolism who's trying to gain weight

and you really need a ton of calories, ton of protein, ton of carbs, then, you know, you may be

eating five, six times a day.

So it really depends on the individual.

If you're someone who's a little bit older, maybe your digestive capacity isn't what

it used to be, maybe gut health is a main priority for you.

Sleep is a main priority for you.

Then I would ideally stop eating two to four hours before bed.

You know, in the aforementioned situation, if you are that guy, that hard gain,

are really trying to gain weight, then you probably want to eat first thing in the morning as soon as you wake up. So let's see, you're eating a meal at six, and then you're going every two to three hours.

So like six, eight, 30, 11, you know, 132-ish, four, six, 30, and then maybe even nine-third.

Like maybe, you know, maybe we're in six to seven meals.

I've done that, you know, back in the day when I was gaining 80 pounds of body weight.

I've done six to seven meals a day.

Plenty of people have.

You could definitely get away with five.

But I just think, you know, the majority of my audience these days tends to be closer to 40, over 40, 50,

and I think, you know, longevity and getting that deep restful sleep is really important.

So I really do like, for most people, I mean, even if you're eating 5,000 calories a day,

I still think you could get those in and still stop eating two hours before bed.

So have that last meal, ideally two to four hours before bed.

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