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Exercising really late at night?

koootenay
koootenay Posts: 126 Member
edited January 20 in Fitness and Exercise
So I've been exercising after work, which means at 1am. I am done around 2-2:30 and in bed by 4-5. I wake up most days about 12-2pm for work. Anyone else have a similar schedule?

Also, do you find that exercising this close to bedtime gives you nightmares? I've only recently been getting them and the only thing I can think of would be either my PWO meal and/or my muscles healing after the W/O.

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  • Warchortle
    Warchortle Posts: 2,197 Member
    I've only heard people having nightmares on Craze. I've never had the problem when I was doing gym after my night shift ended. Does your PWO meal have a lot of sugars?
  • sandi117
    sandi117 Posts: 445 Member
    I exercise fairly late, though not as late as you (10/11pm, usually done around 11pm/12am.) I haven't had the nightmare thing happen... I've noticed I'm remembering my dreams a lot more once I wake up and they're much more vivid.

    Just curious, what do you do for work?
  • chrisjathompson
    chrisjathompson Posts: 227 Member
    I am at the gym from 3am - 4pm, in bed at 5am. Up at noon, no nightmares here as far as I know.
  • koootenay
    koootenay Posts: 126 Member
    I'm a cook, so I work nights. Usually get home between 11-midnight. I enjoy working out this late. I go to a 24 hours gym and it is ALWAYS empty at this time. Maaaaybe one other person... I love it.

    Now that you mentioned it, I did notice the foods I eat after I W/O are higher is sugars. That probably contributes to my weird dreams. They are usually based around survival along with someone trying to kill/hurt me. It's freaky. I had a dream the world was actually ending and I watched a younger female punch her stomach to kill her unborn baby......LIKE WTF is that all about..
  • stufielding
    stufielding Posts: 49 Member
    Bet the gym is amazingly quiet at that time!!
  • koootenay
    koootenay Posts: 126 Member
    I just looked up CRAZE and that is something I wouldn't even consider buying. Most far I would go to use is protein powder, but even then sometimes it gives me a stomach ache..
  • koootenay
    koootenay Posts: 126 Member
    Bet the gym is amazingly quiet at that time!!

    Sure is, and the music and tvs are left on, it's great. I can run around and do silly things without having to be self conscious haha.
  • Wynterbourne
    Wynterbourne Posts: 2,235 Member
    When I exercise before bed I end up sleeping like the dead. Heh
  • ChristinaK69
    ChristinaK69 Posts: 249
    I use to exercise that late at night because that was the only time my husband was home for me to go to the gym, but I was up at 6 am. Now I just exercise at home. Never any nightmares though
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