Anyone else workout first thing in the morning?

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  • JRadd14
    JRadd14 Posts: 206 Member
    I love ON Amino Energy Drink...I drink it before and during my workout. I do T25 workouts at home most mornings and getting up around 4:45am to workout doesn't really allow much time for eating anything prior. I find that a protein shake before bed and a good night sleep help and most days I get in a good workout.

    Really, a protein shake before bed? I've never thought of that, I generally don't eat after 7ish.

    I don't have one everyone night, and It's nothing high calorie - usually around 150 cals, but when I do have it I'm usually not ravenous and feel pretty good in the morning.
  • DavidSTC
    DavidSTC Posts: 173 Member
    I eat only when I know I'm going to do a lot of weight training.

    Otherwise, get up between 5:30-6 a.m. and get to it. I used to eat a banana before every morning workout, but I found that I didn't need it, especially if I was only doing cardio. Just do what your body says you should do. If you're dragging during a workout, I think that's a sign that you should eat beforehand.
  • jukyu
    jukyu Posts: 80 Member
    I do! I work out @ 6. I'll drink 8-12 oz of water w/a scoop each of Cellucor C4 & BCAAs which I'll drink before and during my workout. My breakfast-eating window is within in hour of my workout, more or less. I'm usually pretty hungry within the hour though =)
  • jlclabo
    jlclabo Posts: 588 Member
    morning workout almost every day for me. if i eat before it either a bowl of oatmeal or grits and a banana with 1 scoop of whey. good fast carbs, good lasting carbs, and good protein.
  • sfbaumgarten
    sfbaumgarten Posts: 912 Member
    I don't eat before my early morning workouts. I drink water during and don't usually eat or drink anything else until after I've showered and gotten to work.
  • Riffraft1960
    Riffraft1960 Posts: 1,984 Member
    I get up around 530a get to the gym a little after 6. Work out for about 45 minutes, shower and head to work. I usually eat a fiber bar when I get to work for breakfast. I am not a big eater in the morning. I know it suppose to be healthier and more conducive for weight loss, but just can motivate myself to eat something more substantial.
  • debrag12
    debrag12 Posts: 1,071 Member
    I do but not as early as you all tend to do. Out the house around 7am to gym by 7:30am or out for a run.
  • ChaplainHeavin
    ChaplainHeavin Posts: 426 Member
    I generally work out after I get home in the evening. I did get up at 5:15 this morning to exercise but my body made it quite clear we were only doing coffee that early. So I'll resume once I get home today.
  • kaylatee0
    kaylatee0 Posts: 65 Member
    I'm up at 4:35 every morning and at the gym by 4:55.. I do all of my workouts (lifting and cardio) fasted.. I'd love to be able to eat before though, because on my days off work when I workout and have more time before to eat, I find that I perform much, much better.

    I've tried taking my BCAAs pre-workout and don't find that they do anything for my performance, so I stick to those post workout.
  • Hungry_Annie
    Hungry_Annie Posts: 807 Member
    I have been getting up a few mornings a week lately. I just got a treadmill, so I get up around 6am, have a quick coffee if I have time, and depending on how I feel, I will either have a small snack, like a piece of toast, otherwise i'll just eat after I'm done. I usually just walk in the mornings. I don't have the energy to do a full blown workout, I save those for evenings.
  • ashleyinthecold
    ashleyinthecold Posts: 89 Member
    I get up at 4:45, grab my sippy cup of Spark and I'm out the door to the gym. I don't eat anything beforehand if I work out in the AM, but on couple days I work out in the evening, I'll usually have a sweet potato/banana beforehand.
  • scrapjen
    scrapjen Posts: 387 Member
    I usually get up at 6:00, check email and such, and hit the gym in the basement ... I need to pack lunches and get the kids to school at 7:30. I really need that first workout (I do several small ones throughout the day, I'm a SAHM with a home gym, so it works) but I always feel really off if I don't start my day with a quick workout ... :)

    I don't eat before, and often don't eat for a while. Just not super hungry in the mornings.
    http://jenbsjourney.blogspot.com/
  • ythannah
    ythannah Posts: 4,371 Member
    I've had morning sickness since puberty, lol, and never eat breakfast. Even plain water will come back up if I drink it too soon.

    Up at 5:45, do my cardio downstairs then hit the shower. After that I can stomach a cup of black coffee.

    I don't eat until I get to work, amost 3 hours after I get out of bed, and then it's a Quest bar or a Fiber1.
  • ksuh999
    ksuh999 Posts: 543 Member
    Wake up, do bathroom stuff, eat breakfast, go gym. Mornings are quiet at the gym, no annoying kids, only serious people go workout in the morning.
  • jenmom2myboys
    jenmom2myboys Posts: 311 Member
    I workout after I get my son on the bus. I always eat after.
  • Adrianqq
    Adrianqq Posts: 32 Member
    In the gym for 0630. I have a slice of whole meal bread with peanut butter or some oats and milk microwaved for two minutes.
  • manda1978
    manda1978 Posts: 525 Member
    I was up at 4.30am today for a 5am gym circuit class :)

    I have 1/2 a quest bar and a pre workout before.
  • AHASRADA
    AHASRADA Posts: 88 Member
    I wake up between 5:30-6 and start working out by 6:30am at the latest (in my basement). I don't eat anything first, although I do drink nearly a liter of water by the time I'm done :) As soon as I'm finished exercising, I drink a chocolate protein shake made with kefir. I then eat breakfast a couple of hours later (9:30), which consists of a fried egg, a piece of fruit and either oatmeal or bacon.
  • janjanorama
    janjanorama Posts: 19 Member
    I wake up at 5:45 have 4/5 brazil nuts, pecans or walnuts and a glass of water. then head straight to the gym working out by 6.30, drink 1.5 Litres of water min during the workout and start my protein shake towards the end of my strength training going in to my stretches. After the gym its full breakfast time.
  • daveyb989
    daveyb989 Posts: 9 Member
    breakfast before morning swim - musli and cup of tea. 2nd breakfast of toast banana and tea when I get to work
  • gerla_k
    gerla_k Posts: 495 Member
    I tried to workout at 6 am - usually i get up at 6:40- but i just couldn't stop yawning and my performance was very weak.
    I really want to wokrout in the mornings before my son wakes up for daycare, just my body is still in a deep sleep.
  • _lyndseybrooke_
    _lyndseybrooke_ Posts: 2,561 Member
    I work out at 5 AM twice a week. I don't go to a gym to do it, as I have my own lifting equipment at home, but I eat afterward. I make a protein shake to drink on my way to work at around 7:30 and then I eat my oatmeal in my office around 8:30. Yes, it takes me a solid hour-and-a-half to get ready for work after my hour workout.
  • Nimadi486
    Nimadi486 Posts: 93 Member
    I wake up at 5am and head to the gym. I don't eat before I work out, but I do take 2 "Zoom Chews" (energy chews) from GNC.
  • jchadden42
    jchadden42 Posts: 189
    I literally get up at 5 a.m. get my workout clothes on and go to the gym, does anyone else do this? If so do you eat before, and if you do what do you eat? On the weekends I normally eat some carbs before but I normally go to the gym later in the day.

    I get up at 5 on MWF to swim. I don't eat before I swim because the flip turns make me want to hurl if I do. Consequently, I go home and eat breakfast (Greek yogurt with high protein cereal mixed in or 1/2 bagel and egg or banana and peanut butter).
  • arf24_1
    arf24_1 Posts: 17 Member
    I wake up at 5 a.m. And work out at home. I don't eat anything until after I'm done working out, then I have a protein shake. After I get to work, I eat breakfast around 7:30 a.m..
  • jec228
    jec228 Posts: 67 Member
    I am up at 5:15 and at the gym by 5:30 for about an hour workout (give or take). I have one of those 50 calorie unsweetened applesauce cups before I go along with my vitamins... works great for me! I have also done half a banana or a couple of almonds at times.
  • Jruzer
    Jruzer Posts: 3,501 Member
    My workouts first thing in the morning are pathetic. No energy to push it through. When I work out at midday I crush it.