Morning work outers

Up every day at 5am. Bio break comes first, then I'm downstairs to work out by 5:30 (sue me, I'm a guy). Cardio and/or weight and/or treadmill work follows. Hard stop at 7:00; then back upstairs to shower & change. In the kitchen before 7:30 to do brekkie duties with wife and kid. Out the door to drop off kid by 8:00.

Rinse and repeat. And yes indeedy, JUST DO IT. The early AM workouts really do give me energy to get through the whole day... Before, I'd be nodding off by mid afternoon - and now I'm awake and aware through the whole office slog. And I'm not a coffee drinker.

Mark

I have to do it in the morning - all I want to do is have a beer once I'm home from work.

I travel all over the world and wake up at 3:00am in Hawaii wide awake and have a hard time waking up by 7:00am in Germany. Why because the time is different depending on where in the world I am. Time is an artificial construct of humans. I mean 5:00am or 7:00am. If it was a true science then we would not be able to do daylight savings or leap year. If you normally wake up at 6:00am remember it is 6:00am somewhere every hour, just pick the 6:00am you want to wake up in. Pick a time zone and wake up in it. I wake up at the 6:00am that would probably be in Bermuda (4:00am Central time).

I've recently started getting into morning work outs again and I'm loving it! I feel like a part of a secret group of people who are up before the world bettering themselves lol!. The fresh air on my skin really wakes me up and after the gym I feel so ready for the day; sometimes I'll even leave earlier so I have time to sit with a coffee in a cafe before work.

On Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays I get up at 4am to do 1 hour on the treadmill. I usually watch stuff; on my iPad, that my wife would not like.
Tuesdays and Thursdays I get up at 4:30 to use my TotalGym (a generic Chuck Norris rip off); this has been a chore but doing as much cardio as I do, it's a necessary evil to make sure I can preserve muscle.

I sleep in my exercise clothes. Then I wake up, use the bathroom, change bra, and can get out the door for a run about 15 minutes after the alarm goes off. Then it's DONE and I can come home and enjoy my coffee, shower, etc. I LOVE the feeling of having run a few miles and coming home to a quiet and dark house with everyone else still sleeping.

When I get home in the afternoons the kids want my attention and I need to make dinner, etc., so I would never get it done.

hesn92 wrote: »

What time do you wake up in the morning? Any tips for a non morning person? Other than just do it? I really hate waking up in the morning it's so depressing.

I wakeup about 0530, and have my workout done by/before 0615. Yes, it sucks to get up early in the moment, but ultimately think about what you GAIN:

1) You start your day doing something positive, accomplishing a daily goal
2) You amp your energy levels for the rest of the day
3) You create your calorie deficit before you've even had breakfast
4) You don't have to worry about scheduling sidetracks that derail your workout plans

In my view, for a working man/woman or someone with kids, you have two types of people: the ones who get up early and workout, and the ones who say they will workout later and regularly don't!

I have a sunrise simulation alarm clock. I get up at about the same time EVERY SINGLE DAY. Even weekends although I might snooze in for an extra 30 minutes then. No snooze alarms. I want quality sleep for as long as possible, not the post snooze alarm light sleep stuff. And, lights out at 9:00 during the week. I stay up a bit later from time to time on weekends but then I might take a little nap.

Pack everything the night before. Get up and leave.

I have a drive thru coffee place on the way to my workout. I have a tab there and get a cup of coffee black. I drink it on the way and then I walk around the crossfit place for the 10 minutes before we get going. I don't leave the house 10 minutes later, I get there 10 minutes early. If I leave 10 minutes later I might get back into bed. Get up and leave. I don't eat anything prior to my workouts.

I am more likely to make it to a morning group workout, less likely to do an individual workout.

I indulge in any nice smell nice shower and personal products. that is my reward.

I have worked out in the mornings for 25+ years. There have been a lot of things trip me up over the years. I have just eliminated them one by one.

I get up between 3:45 and 4 am. Get to gym around 4:40. I run intervals for 20 minutes then a spun class Monday thru Friday.

It was tough at first, but you get used to it. Get everything ready beforehand. If it's a gym make some friends who keep you accountable.

I wake up at 4:30 and start my workout at 5.

If you want to work out in the morning, then yep...just do it. You get used to it.

Something my brother taught me, as soon as you wake up, literally roll out of bed if you have to, and do a max set of pushups. That's a great way to start. Find out the workout you like to do most (or hate least) and begin with that. Maybe keep a healthy snack beside the bed if you don't have any energy in the am.