| 1. ive heard this question before, and ive heard that it may help to work out with dumbells with more weight/volume on one side. However, bear in mind that may really backfire if you overtrain one side. its a difficult problem to fix, especially since sometimes, its due to genetics.
2. after a workout, your body is craving all kinds of nutrients, particularly protein and carbs. the absolute WORST thing you can eat following a workout is nothing. a snickers, which is high in carbs, will refill your glycogen reserves, which prevents catabolism. however, eating a snickers right after a workout presents the same problem that eating a snickers almost any other time does: its a heck of a lot of mostly empty calories. also, it doesnt contain much protein.
as far as carbs 4 hours before bed...i wouldnt worry about it that far in advance. sure, you dont want to down a bowl of ice cream 15 minutes before falling asleep...but you should eat something before bed, preferably something high in slow acting protein. |