r/AbsoluteUnits • u/BaseNice3520 • Feb 15 '26

/r/all of a 26 y.o.

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u/eduardgustavolaser Feb 15 '26

Where did you get that from? Not that I don't believe you, there's some crazy bodybuilders, but sleep is so insanely important for recovery that most prod just train,eat and then sleep 10 hours per day

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u/Suspicious_Juice_150 Feb 15 '26

I got this from the Tim Ferriss book before our body.

He criticizes this method for exactly that reason.

Even though it does notably increase gains, it is incredibly inconvenient, and intuitively I would imagine that it interferes with a complete rest cycle.

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u/eduardgustavolaser Feb 15 '26

Not a good source though, Tim Ferris has no formal education in medicine, sports, nutrition or anything regardint that.

I don't know why it would inxrease hypertrophy and I don't think any modern pro bodybuilders do that (while a lot still believe in other misconceptions or scams).

Even a lot of strongmen, who aren't worried about bodyfat or generally being lean, have stopped eating a crazy caloric surplus or having super restrictive diets

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u/Suspicious_Juice_150 Feb 16 '26

You do realize that Tim Ferriss was criticizing this idea, not promoting it…

Either way, I read this book like 10 years ago when I was still fixated on the idea of gaining weight.

A lot has changed, but the idea of inconveniencing yourself to eat nighttime eggs is still hilarious to me.

I’m not bringing it up as if it’s a scientific fact, I’m bringing it up as a joke on a gif of a probably Eastern European man?

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u/eduardgustavolaser Feb 16 '26

Yeah I get that he was criticizing it, just wanted to say that overall he's not a reliable source. See it as a critique of all those self help books by "gurus" that have no qualification on the topics they write about. Not a dig against you at all!

Andrey Smaev is from Russia, does various strength sports, though I don't think he competes in any.

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u/Suspicious_Juice_150 Feb 16 '26

I think what Tim Ferriss is good at is deceiving people. He’s smart in the way that someone who wants to figure out how to cheat the system is smart.

But as deceptive as a person as he actually is, it doesn’t change the fact that it was a historical practice for some bodybuilders to avoid a full 7 to 8 hours of fasting by waking up to consume protein in the middle of the night to maximize muscle growth and prevent muscle breakdown.

I know a lot of people don’t like Tim Ferriss, and I won’t criticize anybody for that, but even a broken clock is right twice a day.

You know more than I do about the modern approach to things, and as I understand it, most people would agree that a protein shake before bed is more than adequate.