Training in the morning = better results?
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stevejones
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(Owndawg @ Oct. 18 2006,05:06)</div><div id="QUOTEHEAD">QUOTE</div><div id="QUOTE">Im sure everyone of you have heard that training early when your testo is at its highest will give you more results, but Im just wondering if this has just a mininmal effekt or if it is worth getting up early at 5:30 in the morning and pump my dose of iron before school
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Don't sweat the small stuff so much. Diet, sleep, and training are the main factors in bbing, everything else has a miniscule effect. If you decide to workout early in the morning, you also have to give yourself ample time for your pre workout meal, which might mean you have to get up at 4:30 or even 4 am.
(Owndawg @ Oct. 18 2006,05:06)</div><div id="QUOTEHEAD">QUOTE</div><div id="QUOTE">Im sure everyone of you have heard that training early when your testo is at its highest will give you more results, but Im just wondering if this has just a mininmal effekt or if it is worth getting up early at 5:30 in the morning and pump my dose of iron before school
Don't sweat the small stuff so much. Diet, sleep, and training are the main factors in bbing, everything else has a miniscule effect. If you decide to workout early in the morning, you also have to give yourself ample time for your pre workout meal, which might mean you have to get up at 4:30 or even 4 am.
Training is most effective at a time where it doesn't interfere with with your ability to eat properly and REST PROPERLY. Proper sleep is vital for growth - if you don't get enough you will not perform well or respond well to your training.
I don't know how old you are, but if you are a teen - I would reccomend against getting up earlier - even if you go to bed earlier it will work against you. Your brain does it's growth and makes nerual connections later in sleep so you are best off to sleep longer in the morning. For some reason, going to bed earlier doesn't help as much as sleeping later does.
Sure test levels increase throughought the night and are higher in the morning. But does it matter if you hit the gym while they are the highest? Or is it better to hit the gym later so that levels of test AND GH (only goes up at night) are surging while you sleep and recover (and grow) from your workout?
Just some random thoughts.
Perrsonally, I'd suggest you workout when it's most convenient to eat for it and when it doesn't interfere with rest. This includes the pre and post workout nutrition.
For me, this is AM, for others it may be PM. Personal decision based on your schedule.
I don't know how old you are, but if you are a teen - I would reccomend against getting up earlier - even if you go to bed earlier it will work against you. Your brain does it's growth and makes nerual connections later in sleep so you are best off to sleep longer in the morning. For some reason, going to bed earlier doesn't help as much as sleeping later does.
Sure test levels increase throughought the night and are higher in the morning. But does it matter if you hit the gym while they are the highest? Or is it better to hit the gym later so that levels of test AND GH (only goes up at night) are surging while you sleep and recover (and grow) from your workout?
Just some random thoughts.
Perrsonally, I'd suggest you workout when it's most convenient to eat for it and when it doesn't interfere with rest. This includes the pre and post workout nutrition.
For me, this is AM, for others it may be PM. Personal decision based on your schedule.
Benefits: The gym is mostly empty, or a few old folks.
I believe an early morning workout raises the
metabolism for the rest of the day, good for
keeping fat down, or cutting.
Drawback: Mornings suck! I seriously recommend
warming up, aerobically even, for 5-10
minutes, unless you are doing light 15's.
Sometimes, you gotta do what you gotta do..
bluejacket
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as others have said, if AM training is quite diff. from what your used to then it will probably feel harder until you get used to it. some do like it though. i work with a guy who trains at 5am 4x a week and loves it. ive done it a couple times b/c of work and hated it.
back when i used to run a lot i would get up at 5am and put in 4-7 miles. i loved it and the way i felt the rest of the day but feel the exact opposite when i lift early......go figure. it might be worth a try to see if your one of those morning people.
back when i used to run a lot i would get up at 5am and put in 4-7 miles. i loved it and the way i felt the rest of the day but feel the exact opposite when i lift early......go figure. it might be worth a try to see if your one of those morning people.
Morning workouts are my best friend. Love 'em. Best time of the day for me. I feel great for the rest of the day, fall asleep easier at night. Also, and this is primarily psychological, it's easier for me to maintain a strict diet when I train in the morning. Probably has to do with the 'up' mental state but it just works that way for me. Don't know from higher test levels at that time of the day, wouldn't worry about that as other factors matter more in the long run than a few extra ng/dl of test.
K
Key Of David
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There is serum test and then intermuscular test, if I'm not wrong? When you workout, what is already in your muscles is what's going to affect your growth, not what is going through your bloodstream at that particular time. I know its different with carbs and protein than with test but that is what I've read so go figure.
Since we're talking about it...for me.....I myself have suffered from insomnia all my life. I have to take meds to go to sleep, and even then sometimes my mind will find a way to stay awake, no matter what.
Its like if I workout in the morning then I can get it overwith, have my "breakfast" in the form of protein/carb shakes and multivitamins, and then all day I can "come down" from the workout. What is "difficult" for others during the day is not only easy for me, its coming down from my workout. Its really great!
By evening time I'm ready to really relax as my body just sinks into a really "feel good" state that it normally wouldn't if I didn't workout. I sleep much better this way. However.....
My joints don't like morning workouts, especially my knees with squatting. I guess I'm going to have to try longer warmups. This seems counterproductive, though, because my joints and my body in general is very primed to workout in the evening (though I'm really tired after work). Which brings me to another benefit of morning workouts, I'm not too tired to do it for that day and it doesn't ruin everything by missing a scheduled workout.
So you can't just weigh only one factor. You have to weigh ALL the factors and do what's best for you.
Since we're talking about it...for me.....I myself have suffered from insomnia all my life. I have to take meds to go to sleep, and even then sometimes my mind will find a way to stay awake, no matter what.
Its like if I workout in the morning then I can get it overwith, have my "breakfast" in the form of protein/carb shakes and multivitamins, and then all day I can "come down" from the workout. What is "difficult" for others during the day is not only easy for me, its coming down from my workout. Its really great!
By evening time I'm ready to really relax as my body just sinks into a really "feel good" state that it normally wouldn't if I didn't workout. I sleep much better this way. However.....
My joints don't like morning workouts, especially my knees with squatting. I guess I'm going to have to try longer warmups. This seems counterproductive, though, because my joints and my body in general is very primed to workout in the evening (though I'm really tired after work). Which brings me to another benefit of morning workouts, I'm not too tired to do it for that day and it doesn't ruin everything by missing a scheduled workout.
So you can't just weigh only one factor. You have to weigh ALL the factors and do what's best for you.