Posted: 3/30/2011 8:18:19 AM EDT
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My schedule has changed and I will have to get my lifting in on weekday mornings.
Anyone else do this? I have a hard time getting going. Do you eat before you head out? What do you eat? |
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Quoted: My schedule has changed and I will have to get my lifting in on weekday mornings. Anyone else do this? I have a hard time getting going. Do you eat before you head out? What do you eat? I'm the same way, I usually feel stronger around 11 am. Lately though I've been lifting at 0600. I get up at 0520, drink about a half cup of instant coffee and drive 10 min to the gym (on days I don't workout in my garage). By the time I get there I'm somewhat woken up. Then I maybe run just a bit at a slow jog, do some mobility exercises and such then start the lift. Seems to work for me, the mobility and light jog are very important for me. |
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I lift in the mornings quite a bit. I'm typically on some type of pre work out sup so that helps get me going.
For some reason I have a hard time getting motivated to do squats and dead lifts in the AM. They are my 2 favorite lifts if I am there after work, I guess it just seems like to much to do that early. 
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Whatever you do, make sure you warm up properly. I've started to lift in the AM every other week since my work schedule rotates AM/PM weekly. This past Monday I pulled a muscle in my neck/trap and it hasn't been fun. Everything is stiff and cold in the AM, so it's hard to shake off the sleep and bust out a good workout. I think I'm going to start putting some more emphasis on flexibility and stretching on my days off.
I don't eat prior, as I'm not fond of feeling like I'm going to puke when lifting heavy and on a full stomach. Seems to make me sluggish too. Protein shake and some breakfast immediately when I get home though. |
I hit the gym at 6 AM. I usually just eat a breakfast bar on my way. I don't do cardio that early, just heavy weights. If you have a regular sleep pattern then most will benefit from lifting early since testosterone levels are at it's peak shortly after waking (morning wood and all that) 
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| Once I started lifting in college I would go in the mornings without eating anything except maybe drinking a protein shake if I work up early enough. I would take pre-workout supps though. I really liked working out in the morning, but due to my work schedule now I just get in my workout whenever I can. |
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the only reason i don't go early is that the place is packed. otherwise, it seems i feel better all day if i get a workout in the morning. +1 I used to wonder what old people do when they retire. I now know that at least in the mornings, they congregate in rec center weight rooms. :D |
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If I do workout early in the mornings, I have to do a longer warmup. Usually cycling through the Crossfit Warmup twice will do it.
But, I prefer to workout between 10am and 1pm because the gym is less packed (There is a class from 8am to 10 am that uses the weight room). |
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Mostly work out late at night (after 8 PM) but on occasion I will work out at 5AM if I have to. When I do, I pretty much wake up at 4:45 and will down a glass of fruit juice or a slice of bread and peanut butter on the way out the door.
If I'm lucky, I'm kinda awake by the time I walk through the door |
| After a couple weeks and some advice from this thread, things are going well. Getting in a good solid warm up and stretching have been key. It is a great feeling knowing you knocked out your PT for the day and not having to have a nagging feeling to get it done. |