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Late night exercise: OK to eat after?

TKDgal1
TKDgal1 Posts: 1
edited January 25 in Fitness and Exercise
Hi. I am having trouble finding the answer to question:

I am a black belt in Taekwon-Do. My class time is 8:00 - 9:00 pm with a 30 minute ride home. Should I eat when I get home or not? Some trainers say to replenish your body after a workout, but on the other hand I should not be eating so close to bed time.
Thoughts anyone?

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  • _Zardoz_
    _Zardoz_ Posts: 3,987 Member
    Why shouldn't you be eating close to bedtime? Your body doesn't know the time of day.
  • mhcoss
    mhcoss Posts: 220
    so long as you hit your daily macro goals doens't matter what time
  • ajstacey
    ajstacey Posts: 18 Member
    Maybe just a tall glass of milk? But if you are really starving have something light for sure,
  • whierd
    whierd Posts: 14,025 Member
    Yes, you can eat whenever you want.
  • Dr_Waffles
    Dr_Waffles Posts: 141 Member
    since it takes time to digest food, why not just eat well before hand. The food you eat now wont hit you intestines for several hours.
  • sblake204
    sblake204 Posts: 458 Member
    Yes, I would suggest u consume little to no carbs if possible, but definitely a protein and a fat if u like!
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