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09-02-2004, 03:53 PM
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 Do any of you guys lift early in the morning?
I was thinking of training at say 6a.m. so I could have more free time when I get home from work. Right now I'm working 12-14 hours a day for the next week so its a chore just getting out of bed. Plus I'm not getting home till around 930 at night and my gym is closed. After this week I should be good to go and be home around 530pm every night but I was thinking how nice it would be to be able to relax instead of hitting the gym every night at 630 or 7. Plus, I'm usually ramped up after my workouts and I end up having problems unwinding. I guess the down side is training so early w/o eating all day like I usually do may make me weaker and not being "up" for awhile may hinder my performance. What do you guys think?
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09-02-2004, 04:40 PM
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Man, you've got a shitty gym. Those are horseshit hours. Anyway... At first you may have difficulties training in the morning. You'll get used to it and "should" be able to retrain your body to come to peak performance at that time. I'd also think that if 225 if heavy at 6am, then it will work your body just as well even if 275 is light at 6 pm. This may not be the case, but I would bet that the huge change in workout times would more than make up for it by imposing a different set of demands than the body is used to. But who knows? I could be waaayyy off on this one. I can't train in the morning for shit. |
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09-02-2004, 10:56 PM
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As much as Grizz and I differ, I tend to agree with him on this one with the "transition" period. I can't do a.m. workouts either but it sounds like in your situation with work, the shitty hrs. of the gym, etc. this may be the most advantageous for the demands of your day. Ensure ample sleep is achieved to help in the transition by trying to get to bed earlier than your normal day. Just my .02 |
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09-02-2004, 11:03 PM
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09-03-2004, 10:44 AM
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Yeah I may give the morning workouts a go. Even if my gym was open past 930pm I would go cause I'd never get to sleep. Plus I'll be coming off in about 3 weeks and losing a little size would be easier for my ego when the gym is not as busy 
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09-03-2004, 01:56 PM
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I workout in the morning probably 70% of the time now. I get sick of it or get off schedule and workout after work for a while. THen I see how much of a drag it is to workout after work when I want to hang out with my wife, drink a beer etc... At first you'll feel hungry/crappy in the morning. You might even slam a shake before your workout and then need to crap during the middle of your workout. I did all that. Now, I am used to early workouts. I have a cup of black coffee, some water, and hit it. Early morning workouts work well with lower volume training. The plus of these workouts is that you feel great at work and can relax after work. You don't have to worry about timing that afternoon snack right to feel good in the gym after work. I also use the weekends to train. THat gives me 2 days where I can take my time and even kill a little time in gym. Try it out for about 2 weeks. You have to get over that initial break in period where you feel groggy. After that, its pretty awesome to get it out of the way. Quote:
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09-07-2004, 08:41 PM
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I love it in the morning. There is no one there. I go at 6:30 every morning I can, unless the wife is working.
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09-09-2004, 04:21 PM
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Because of me and my partners work schedule we go at 6 in the morning now...took about a month to get use to but now running on all cylinders...the only thing i don't do in morning is squats and deadlifts ...cause then i feel shot for the rest of the day and very unmotivated at work....i usually save them for later at night or weekends
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09-11-2004, 11:25 AM
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I used to work out at 5:30 am every morning. I feel like I always was struggling to get my body to wake the ****up instead of trying to move weight. Since switching to late afternoon my workouts are much better. If you gotta train in the early A.M. or not at all, train early A.M. Eventually your body will get better at it, but IMO workouts are better after you have been awake and had time to eat and circulate blood for a while. T |
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09-17-2004, 08:14 PM
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I train every morning at 5am, and on the weekends I'm there at 7am. I feel that my body is working best at that time. The one thing that I really make sure, is to get atleast eight hours of sleep. That makes for an early night. In bed by 8pm during the week, and 10pm on the weekends. My body is completely used to it, and my workouts are great. I feel like this is the best way to start my day off, hitting the gym. The rest of the day is recovering at work, sitting in my chair. I workout in the morning, because I just don't think that I would be motivated enough to go after work. Spending all day being bothered by ignorant people would hinder my workouts, and I don't won't let anything keep me from reaching my goals. Remember, you have to be in it mentally also.
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