NFT: Workout times- Morning or Night

Just get it over with. And if you wait until the evenings, things can pop up that can sidetrack you.

That said, if I had a beer or two too many the previous night, I'll wait until after work to workout.

why would you mess with it?

In comment 13512599 ron mexico said:

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why would you mess with it?

true i dont want to but i wanted to see the opinions on the sleeping part

It really depends on what works best for you and fits your schedule.

I do it in the late afternoon/early evening now. Before I worked from home, I would go to the gym before work but it just makes more sense for me to do it later in the day now.

There are benefits/drawbacks to both.

I'm def a morning person. 90% of my exercise is running, and with the weather in DC being awful in the summer time, the earlier I can go the better.

I usually workout between 8 or 9pm depending on when my kids fall asleep. During my deployments, perfect time for me was working out at 2 or 3am when I was done with my shift. The gym was quiet, and the heat was bearable. I've always been more of a night workout person and not really early in the morning.

I have a problem where I wake up before my alarm. So a 4:30 wakeup call, my body would wake me up around 3:30 in anticipation of getting up on-time.

I have switched over to working out after work, which has been better.

The sleep deprivation was really killing me the opposite way.

to get to the gym before work, but it has gotten much harder as I've gotten older (turned 56 last month). I'm able to sneak out at lunch to get a quick workout in, but I'd still rather do it in the AM.

In comment 13512640 BigBlueDownTheShore said:

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I have a problem where I wake up before my alarm. So a 4:30 wakeup call, my body would wake me up around 3:30 in anticipation of getting up on-time. I have switched over to working out after work, which has been better. The sleep deprivation was really killing me the opposite way.

dude thats me sometimes. I would wake up at 3:30 or 4am and then my alarm went off at 4:30.

... for time/convenience and getting it out of the way for the day. But I am stronger later in the day. Ideally if I could do it during lunch hour would be ideal... but tough to do that with the length of my workouts.

My clock is set for 4:00a, but I usually wake up between 3:00 and 3:30a. The gym is always quiet then, and its the only time a day I am not receiving orders from every direction.

been in this routine for about 6 months now - problem is even on weekend with a few adult drinks the night before I wake at the same time regardless of how many hours I sleep.

In comment 13512652 GMAN4LIFE said:

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In comment 13512640 BigBlueDownTheShore said: Quote: I have a problem where I wake up before my alarm. So a 4:30 wakeup call, my body would wake me up around 3:30 in anticipation of getting up on-time. I have switched over to working out after work, which has been better. The sleep deprivation was really killing me the opposite way. dude thats me sometimes. I would wake up at 3:30 or 4am and then my alarm went off at 4:30.

Yeah its pretty brutal since you are counting on that hour of sleep. If your doing low carb, apparently adding some carbs into the diet can really help with sleep if you have been doing a low carb diet for a while.

I feel much better about exercise now that I do it after work.

At 4:30 PM.
After having the luxury of working out at 2:30 with my old job, I played around with workout out in the morning but just have stuck to this.

What sucks about 4:30:
-WAY WAY more crowded. At 2:30 the gym is peaceful, you have JUST the right amount of people. Even if you don't have to wait to get on the equiptment, I just hate the hussle & bussle of the crowd. The gym is less "zenful."

-Usually by this time of day I am tired. Taking a caffeine based pre-workout does the trick EXCEPT I am sensitive to it, & it leaves wired the rest of the night. So it kinda sucked being groggy in the morning, then when you get home & finally have a chance to lay down, being hyper.

What sucks about the morning is I prefer lifting after I have had a couple of meals in me; and the gym is partially social to me, it is nice to go there at the end of the day and see people.
If you go in the morning, you have to rush to get done & in the office in time.

That can give me a boost for an hour or two without the wirey effect after, anybody tried this supplement?
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Nearly every successful person I know gets up early. You've got a good thing going. Why mess with success?