Early morning work outs kill me!

dp1228

Okay.. am I really the only one who can't work out early in the morning without feeling like an absoute zombie by noon? During the week, I would love to work out in the morning or even in the middle of the day during lunch (which I used to do). But, after the initial workout high I seriously CRASH. Looking like your about to pass out at work is no bueno for me lol.

I see a lot of people who work out in the morning before work and it doesn't seem to affect how tired they are throughout the day. All I know is I have tried it before and by noon I need a nap. Am I doing something wrong here? Do I need to drink a red bull or something :laugh:? I eat enough so that's not an issue. Advice appreciated!

Beertroll

If you're getting up earlier to go to the gym but not going to bed earlier, it's probably simple sleep deprivation. Or, you're like me and just not a morning person. My wife and I work out in the evenings after work. It's just as effective, and it fits our schedule.

mreeves261

I'm just not a morning person!!! :noway:

I work out at lunch. I find it fits my day best and since I have a busy on the feet kind of job I don't really get that sleepy feeling.

joleciamichelle

I've been an early morning exerciser for most of my life. When you first start morning workouts, it is a tough transition on your body, I've found there are several things that I have to do to be able to sustain it as a part of my lifestyle. For me, I have to go to sleep early. I wake up at about 5:30am and my body is happiest when I am in bed by 8. Life isn't perfect and I don't always make that lofty goal but during the week you will rarely (if ever) see me up past 10 and generally I am laying down around 9ish. I also have to have a certain meal schedule to sustain myself. I hate eating early in the morning so I make myself have some fruit or a protein shake when I first wake up at about 5:30 or so and then I will have something small after I workout and those two things combined are what I call breakfast part I and II lol. and then my evening meal is important, I try to eat by 6pm because I can't eat too heavily before I go to bed or else I won't feel well at all for my workout in the morning and also risk not being able to get to sleep on time (for some reason, eating later gives me a second wind and makes me restless). All of this may seem like a lot/ a nuisance but I wouldn't have it any other way, I will never give up my morning workouts, for nothing or nobody! Good luck, I hope you find what works best for you, even if it's not morning workouts

AmyBecky74

I can't do morning workouts. My legs feel so weak in the morning that I can due the moves correctly. I like evening or night workouts. My legs feel good and workouts burn my energy and help me sleep better,

Stage14

I cannot do morning workouts either. I have to have a bare minimum of 30 minutes to wake up before I do anything, so I end up having to get up almost 3 hours early to workout before work in the morning, shower, then get ready. And that is just not happening.

AllAboutThatTreble

What time do you go to bed? I wake up at 4 to workout at 5. But I'm always in bed by 10pm the LATEST. I try to shoot for 8:30, but life happens. I too need a lot of time to fully wake up which is why I set my alarm for 4. That gives me time to drag my feet, make coffee, and enough time for the coffee to kick in.

I'll admit the first few weeks I woke up that early to workout I did want to nap by noon, but now that I make sure that I go to bed early, I don't feel like that anymore.

Also, warming up is really important for morning workouts. I focus mainly on heavy lifting, if I haven't warmed up enough, just the bar (45 pounds) feels like it weighs 200 pounds.