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2005/03/07, 11:06 AM
I sit behind a desk 5 days a week. Getting up at 5AM so I can leave for work by 6:15AM. I get home in the evenings at 7PM. When is the best time to exercise? In the morning before you go off for a full days work or in the evenings when you drag your butt in the house after being behind the wheel for the last hour or hour and a half in traffic. This has always been my problem. I don't seem to have the energy in the morning when I get up or the time, and in the evenings I'm just too bushed to go to my workout room. Any advise would be greatly appreciated.
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2005/03/07, 11:36 AM
You buddy has higher temperature at night so it's better to do it in the middle of the day/evening because you need less of a worku...
However if you workout in the morning all you need is just 5-10 minutes more of warm up....light cardio...on bike maybe...working out in the morning raises your metabolic rate for the day and gives you the added energy you need....If you got access to 24 hour gym....then go in the morning at like 4 am....and go to sleep 8-8:30pm to get so that you're getting your 8 hours of sleep a night....you'll probably find it easier to force yourself because after a busy day it's very difficult...and if you go to bed earlier than you won't have difficulty waking up this early....
if you got difficulty going to sleep earlier...eat some cheeries/cherry juice or bananas both have high amounts of natural hormone melatonin which helps you fall asleep...or you can take 1-3mg of it as a supplement half hour ebfore sleep...
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2005/03/07, 11:37 AM
your body*...
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2005/03/07, 11:38 AM
less warm up...(i am sorry i think i was typing with my feet...)
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2005/03/07, 03:05 PM
Why less of a warmup? When i was doing AM+PM workouts I had to warm up for an extra 5-10. although that could probably be because i wasnt fully awake yet.
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2005/03/07, 04:33 PM
in the morning your body temperature is lower...so it takes longer to 'warm up' your muscles...to prevent any tears or injuries...so in the evening you need less warm up...
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2005/03/07, 06:53 PM
Well, test levels are higher in the morning, as well as insulin sensitivity.
I like the morning better for a variety of reasons, but mainly because it "works" for me. Also there is the fact that you have all day to "feed" the muscles, as opposed to a pwo shake and maybe one meal.
And the real "pitfall" for new trainees(beginners in the fitness world just wanting or trying to get in shape) that work out in the evening is they have all day to come up with a million reasons why they can't work out tonight. In the morning, go in, get it done, and you don't have to worry about doing it anymore.
The bottom line though, is as Nike says, just do it!
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If you don't stand for something, you will fall for anything....
bb1fit@freetrainers.com
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2005/03/11, 09:49 AM
but wait, was your '*less warm up" post to take the place of "5-10 minutes more of warm up", because i took that correction to mean you need less time in the morning. Thats what I was asking, because it made more sense to me to warm up less in the evening because your muscles are already somewhat warm. I thought you were saying to warm up less in the morning. My bad.
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2005/03/11, 11:10 AM
Warming up is not an option, no matter what time you work out.
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If you don't stand for something, you will fall for anything....
bb1fit@freetrainers.com
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2005/03/11, 10:27 PM
Which ever one works for YOU is best. Ive worked out at just about every time of the day due to work, school and kids. As long as I could get some sleep and plenty of food time of day never really affected me. Again what works for YOU is best for YOU.
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2005/09/29, 07:08 PM
Hi I'm a 13 year old from Puerto Rico. Sorry but I don't understand. It's better to workout in the morning or in the nite? And how much more/less warm ups do u have to do?
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2005/10/05, 01:04 PM
The best time to workout is whatever fits your schedule the best. I started working out in the mornings, cause it fit my schedule. Then I found out it was the most effective time. I wouldn't go back regardless of what my schedule changed to. I am up at 4:30AM 3 days a week and at the gym by 5:30AM and done and at work by 7AM. Wife and kids are barely out of bed by that time.
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2005/10/08, 10:25 PM
Thanks, and the warmups?
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2005/10/09, 06:02 PM
For all of us, in the end it comes down to the Nike saying, JUST DO IT!
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If you don't stand for something, you will fall for anything....
bb1fit@freetrainers.com
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2005/10/12, 10:12 PM
Let's discuss the cortisol factor.
Since cortisol is a stimulator of the metabolism (among many other things) it could be said that when your cortisol is the highest would be the OPTIMAL time to work out. When is that? Peak levels have been shown at 9 to 11 am...hmm not very convenient, but hey, that's when we needed the most thousands of years ago. Cortisol SHOULD naturally lower in the blood as the sun lowers, but since us "modernized" humans have screwed with our 24 hour sleep cycles, it's hard for your body to know when it really is time to sleep. Which is why getting to bed by 10:30 every night and limiting your exposure to bright lights near this time, is so important. If you're schedule will not allow working out this early (before 11am), Paul Chek recommends scheduling your hardest workout on your days off of work, so you're able to work out at these times.
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2005/10/12, 10:29 PM
nellyboy - no doubt you're points are accurate but when it gets down to it the ideal isn't always ideal. In my case, for the last couple of months, I've been getting up at 4 to get to work by 5 so I will only have to put in 12 hours to get home by 6. :) Granted there is a profit motive but the workouts still get done and progress is acceptable. The body will adjust and you can get results regardless of the time you do it. Science is the ideal, the realistic is when you can.
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in Pensacola Now.
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2005/10/13, 09:08 PM
I'm definately one to empathise! I leave from my house around 6:30 and don't get home till after 4 or 5. I'm dirty and smell, so I've gotta hit the shower and eat, so really by the time I am really able to get to the gym it's usually around 6:30 or 7:00. I save my hardest workouts for the weekend and try to perform one to two sessions during the week. I've always said on this site that I'm about the optimal approach and let you decide what you'll adopt. Otherwise, I make that choice for you, which I believe isn't fair to you.
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2005/10/29, 03:31 AM
huhmmmm
in your case i would think straight after work???
Perhaps keep the workout short and intense?
neas
trainer1@rock.com
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2005/10/29, 12:39 PM
Nice post nelllyboy. Yes, it is true, normal cotisol cycle is high in the morning and low at night. I have not seen this addressed before on here. Good post.
This is another reason why I try to tell folks to work on stress as much as possible. Stress will take away that curve and flatten it out. Your cyclical rythym is ruined. Just a tidbit to throw in there in response to a good post.
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Quoting from nellyboy:
Let's discuss the cortisol factor.
Since cortisol is a stimulator of the metabolism (among many other things) it could be said that when your cortisol is the highest would be the OPTIMAL time to work out. When is that? Peak levels have been shown at 9 to 11 am...hmm not very convenient, but hey, that's when we needed the most thousands of years ago. Cortisol SHOULD naturally lower in the blood as the sun lowers, but since us "modernized" humans have screwed with our 24 hour sleep cycles, it's hard for your body to know when it really is time to sleep. Which is why getting to bed by 10:30 every night and limiting your exposure to bright lights near this time, is so important. If you're schedule will not allow working out this early (before 11am), Paul Chek recommends scheduling your hardest workout on your days off of work, so you're able to work out at these times.
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