Jun 10 2013, 04:08 PM
QUOTE(skycrawler @ Jun 8 2013, 11:33 PM)
Guys, how about a cup of green tea before sleep? Will this help promote fat loss? *Including cal deficit , cardio and weighlifitng of course.
Yes, the catechins do assist somehow with preventing fat storage, and the polyphenol content do provide some health benefits. But it's no biggie. It just means that it is a healthy beverage. Too much is detrimental as well, as tea contain oxalates which potentially (widely debated) increases your risk of developing kidney stones, and it is also an anti-nutrient. It's not recommended to have tea before sleep due to the caffeine content which could disrupt sleep quality.So.... what all these mean is that.. it's a healthy beverage but won't do much in terms of bigger picture based fat loss.
A post that I made earlier in another thread as well, some supplementary info:
QUOTE(DT1 @ Dec 7 2012, 10:24 PM)
Depends on your goals.
If you're talking about metabolism, fat loss, and alertness, it's entirely insignificant when compared to coffee.
If you're looking at stress relief from sipping green tea, some slight mental boost from the mini caffeine content, plus some health promoting qualities derived from the poly-phenols content, yeap it is good for this purpose.
The part on fat storage inhibition, cinnamon powder would almost definitely do a much better and significant job.
By the way if you drink milk then it's a pain in the ass cause then you won't be benefiting from the polyphenols.
Therefore, notwithstanding the fact that green tea is a healthy drink, the claimed benefits for bodybuilding are just over-hyped.
This post has been edited by DT1: Jun 10 2013, 04:17 PMIf you're talking about metabolism, fat loss, and alertness, it's entirely insignificant when compared to coffee.
If you're looking at stress relief from sipping green tea, some slight mental boost from the mini caffeine content, plus some health promoting qualities derived from the poly-phenols content, yeap it is good for this purpose.
The part on fat storage inhibition, cinnamon powder would almost definitely do a much better and significant job.
By the way if you drink milk then it's a pain in the ass cause then you won't be benefiting from the polyphenols.
Therefore, notwithstanding the fact that green tea is a healthy drink, the claimed benefits for bodybuilding are just over-hyped.
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