When to workout!!

"Charles" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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I've been doing regular three day a week workouts on Mondays,
Wednesdays and Fridays since I left the Armed Forces six years ago. I
have almost always done them at lunchtimes between 1200 and 1400.

On Monday and today I was obliged to do an early morning start, which
I have to say was not to my liking. It was really quite a weird
feeling to be so out of routine, and my gym was unbelievably busy.

I know many people swear by early-morning training sessions, and there
is a theory that it is the best time of day to encourage weight loss,
but I really can't see what he attraction is.

No attraction, but I work out at around 3:45 AM. I just kinda got in the
habit. I like to get to work at 6:00 AM (avoid the traffic) so that I can
ease into the day. I used to switch from early morning (in Florida, if you
want to survive a 10 mile run during the summer 3:45 AM is the best time) to
late afternoon (during the winter it still gets cold--40 oF kinda cold), but
the change in routine was killing me. So I stick to the morning.

Quoted message said:

To be honest, I felt quite fatigued and on completion didn't really
feel my usual mood of well-being and contentment. I had the option of
training in the evenings but that appealed to me even less.

I don't think I shall be too keen to repeat the process, but I don't
really know why. Habit I suppose, but that doesn't make sense as I
used to train at any time of the day while I was in the Service!!

Habit is a sneaky hole, you fall into it without realizing.

--
Dr. Dickie
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Poking kooks with a pointy stick.
"The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds new
discoveries,
is not 'Eureka!' ('I found it!'😉, but rather 'hmm....that's funny...'"
- Isaac Asimov

yeah. i thin it is.
heard that when u work out in the mournign before eating breakfast, ur
body wil burn some fat in order to suply u with some energy for the
workout.
So - don't eat anything - do cardio straight away!

Charles wrote:
:: I know many people swear by early-morning training sessions, and
:: there is a theory that it is the best time of day to encourage
:: weight loss, but I really can't see what he attraction is.

Train when you feel it is best for you.

~yeah - if u work out before eating anything in th emourning, ur body
wil burn some fat in order to suply you with energy to complete the
workout. i think.

Charles said:

I've been doing regular three day a week workouts on Mondays,
Wednesdays and Fridays since I left the Armed Forces six years ago. I
have almost always done them at lunchtimes between 1200 and 1400.

On Monday and today I was obliged to do an early morning start, which
I have to say was not to my liking. It was really quite a weird
feeling to be so out of routine, and my gym was unbelievably busy.

I know many people swear by early-morning training sessions, and there
is a theory that it is the best time of day to encourage weight loss,
but I really can't see what he attraction is.

To be honest, I felt quite fatigued and on completion didn't really
feel my usual mood of well-being and contentment. I had the option of
training in the evenings but that appealed to me even less.

I don't think I shall be too keen to repeat the process, but I don't
really know why. Habit I suppose, but that doesn't make sense as I
used to train at any time of the day while I was in the Service!!

I think it takes getting used to. The first few times I start a series
of morning workouts I feel a bit groggy too, but I find it gets better.

Factors like the commute etc can affect the experience. For example, I'm
out of bed about 1hr or more before the workout, so I'm fully awake when
I start, whereas with a morning run, I start only 15 minutes after getting
out of bed, and I'm not awake until the third mile or so.

Cheers,
--
Donovan Rebbechi
http://pegasus.rutgers.edu/~elflord/

Dr_Dickie said:

"Charles" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

I've been doing regular three day a week workouts on Mondays,
Wednesdays and Fridays since I left the Armed Forces six years ago. I
have almost always done them at lunchtimes between 1200 and 1400.

On Monday and today I was obliged to do an early morning start, which
I have to say was not to my liking. It was really quite a weird
feeling to be so out of routine, and my gym was unbelievably busy.

I know many people swear by early-morning training sessions, and there
is a theory that it is the best time of day to encourage weight loss,
but I really can't see what he attraction is.

No attraction, but I work out at around 3:45 AM. I just kinda got in the
habit. I like to get to work at 6:00 AM (avoid the traffic) so that I can
ease into the day. I used to switch from early morning (in Florida, if you
want to survive a 10 mile run during the summer 3:45 AM is the best time) to
late afternoon (during the winter it still gets cold--40 oF kinda cold), but
the change in routine was killing me. So I stick to the morning.

Quoted message said:

To be honest, I felt quite fatigued and on completion didn't really
feel my usual mood of well-being and contentment. I had the option of
training in the evenings but that appealed to me even less.

I don't think I shall be too keen to repeat the process, but I don't
really know why. Habit I suppose, but that doesn't make sense as I
used to train at any time of the day while I was in the Service!!

Habit is a sneaky hole, you fall into it without realizing.

I think you are probably right Doctor; I so much enjoy my working week
routine, and then the informality of my weekend routine, that I am
almost certainly unlikely to want to change either of them in the
foreseeable future.

Of course, in the UK we don't get your extremes of climate so there is
no reason to be up with the lark to exercise, although I do know what
you mean, having lived in the tropics, where the daily routine was to
commence work at 0600 and finish at 0100.

However, that is an un-Godly time of start that you have adopted. Is
it by choice or a contractual requirement?

Roger Zoul said:

Charles wrote:
:: I know many people swear by early-morning training sessions, and
:: there is a theory that it is the best time of day to encourage
:: weight loss, but I really can't see what he attraction is.

Train when you feel it is best for you.

I think that has to be the maxim Roger, for it is then we will put the
most - in and likely take the most out!!

"Charles" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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On Wed, 27 Apr 2005 09:53:51 -0400, "Dr_Dickie"
<[email hidden]> wrote:

Of course, in the UK we don't get your extremes of climate so there is
no reason to be up with the lark to exercise, although I do know what
you mean, having lived in the tropics, where the daily routine was to
commence work at 0600 and finish at 0100.

However, that is an un-Godly time of start that you have adopted. Is
it by choice or a contractual requirement?

Choice.
I guess I got in the habit while going to grad school. I commuted about 2
hours (one way) for the last year and a half, and I got there at 6 AM (that
way I got home at a decent hour--5 PM or so). Just kinda stuck with me. I
like to start early and end early. 'Course being on my schedule (I hit the
rack about 7 PM) puts me out of sorts with the rest of the civilized world
;-)

--
Dr. Dickie
Skepticult member in good standing #394-00596-438
Poking kooks with a pointy stick.
"The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds new
discoveries,
is not 'Eureka!' ('I found it!'😉, but rather 'hmm....that's funny...'"
- Isaac Asimov

Aziz said:

yeah. i thin it is.
heard that when u work out in the mournign before eating breakfast, ur
body wil burn some fat in order to suply u with some energy for the
workout.
So - don't eat anything - do cardio straight away!

That's the understanding, but I don't think I could face hard physical
activity without having eaten first. This may be why I didn't enjoy my
early morning sojourns.

Donovan Rebbechi said:

Charles said:

I've been doing regular three day a week workouts on Mondays,
Wednesdays and Fridays since I left the Armed Forces six years ago. I
have almost always done them at lunchtimes between 1200 and 1400.

On Monday and today I was obliged to do an early morning start, which
I have to say was not to my liking. It was really quite a weird
feeling to be so out of routine, and my gym was unbelievably busy.

I know many people swear by early-morning training sessions, and there
is a theory that it is the best time of day to encourage weight loss,
but I really can't see what he attraction is.

To be honest, I felt quite fatigued and on completion didn't really
feel my usual mood of well-being and contentment. I had the option of
training in the evenings but that appealed to me even less.

I don't think I shall be too keen to repeat the process, but I don't
really know why. Habit I suppose, but that doesn't make sense as I
used to train at any time of the day while I was in the Service!!

I think it takes getting used to. The first few times I start a series
of morning workouts I feel a bit groggy too, but I find it gets better.

I'm glad it's not just me!! ;o)

Quoted message said:

Factors like the commute etc can affect the experience. For example, I'm
out of bed about 1hr or more before the workout, so I'm fully awake when
I start, whereas with a morning run, I start only 15 minutes after getting
out of bed, and I'm not awake until the third mile or so.

Ugh! Not my style at all. I seem to have lost the whole shape of my
day, in what is similar in some ways to jet-lag.

"Dr_Dickie" <[email hidden]> wrote

Quoted message said:

I
like to start early and end early. 'Course being on my schedule (I hit the
rack about 7 PM) puts me out of sorts with the rest of the civilized world

You have been out of contact for a long time, haven't you?

The world is no longer civilized.

Sorry you had to find out about it here.

I just thought you should know. ;-)

Charles wrote:
:: On Wed, 27 Apr 2005 09:56:48 -0400, "Roger Zoul"
:: <[email hidden]> wrote:
::
::: Charles wrote:
::::: I know many people swear by early-morning training sessions, and
::::: there is a theory that it is the best time of day to encourage
::::: weight loss, but I really can't see what he attraction is.
:::
::: Train when you feel it is best for you.
::
:: I think that has to be the maxim Roger, for it is then we will put
:: the most - in and likely take the most out!!

that's the way it seems to work for me. I do my weight training almost
exclusively at night, unless I'm on travel or something, in which case I
switch to an AM workout. However, I usually get up an hour early to wake up
and have coffee. Putting some time between when you get up and when you
train helps, if you're not in the habit of AM workouts.

Interestingly, I do my weekend bike riding in the early AM...but again, I
get up at least an hour before I get on the road.

"Lee Michaels" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

"Dr_Dickie" <[email hidden]> wrote

Quoted message said:

I
like to start early and end early. 'Course being on my schedule (I hit

the

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

rack about 7 PM) puts me out of sorts with the rest of the civilized

world

Quoted message said:

You have been out of contact for a long time, haven't you?

The world is no longer civilized.

Sorry you had to find out about it here.

I just thought you should know. ;-)

Well then, screw 'em! ;-0

--
Dr. Dickie
Skepticult member in good standing #394-00596-438
Poking kooks with a pointy stick.
"The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds new
discoveries,
is not 'Eureka!' ('I found it!'😉, but rather 'hmm....that's funny...'"
- Isaac Asimov

In article <[email hidden]>,

Charles said:

Aziz said:

yeah. i thin it is.
heard that when u work out in the mournign before eating breakfast, ur
body wil burn some fat in order to suply u with some energy for the
workout.
So - don't eat anything - do cardio straight away!

That's the understanding, but I don't think I could face hard physical
activity without having eaten first. This may be why I didn't enjoy my
early morning sojourns.

I can't work out on a full stomach. ;-P
I'd throw up. I usually just have a cup of tea.
--
Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-[censored]." -Jack Nicholson

Charles wrote:
:: On 27 Apr 2005 06:55:55 -0700, "Aziz" <[email hidden]> wrote:
::
::: yeah. i thin it is.
::: heard that when u work out in the mournign before eating breakfast,
::: ur body wil burn some fat in order to suply u with some energy for
::: the workout.
::: So - don't eat anything - do cardio straight away!
::
:: That's the understanding, but I don't think I could face hard
:: physical activity without having eaten first. This may be why I
:: didn't enjoy my early morning sojourns.

I can....however, there is a limit, obviously. I typically do 30 miles of
hard riding in the morning only after having had coffee. I have also done
AM cardio and then later that day did a hard weight training session while
on a 36-hour fast (started the previous night and ending the next day at
noon). You'd be surprised what you can do if you work up to it.

Roger Zoul said:

Charles wrote:
:: On 27 Apr 2005 06:55:55 -0700, "Aziz" <[email hidden]> wrote:
::
::: yeah. i thin it is.
::: heard that when u work out in the mournign before eating breakfast,
::: ur body wil burn some fat in order to suply u with some energy for
::: the workout.
::: So - don't eat anything - do cardio straight away!
::
:: That's the understanding, but I don't think I could face hard
:: physical activity without having eaten first. This may be why I
:: didn't enjoy my early morning sojourns.

I can....however, there is a limit, obviously. I typically do 30 miles of
hard riding in the morning only after having had coffee. I have also done
AM cardio and then later that day did a hard weight training session while
on a 36-hour fast (started the previous night and ending the next day at
noon). You'd be surprised what you can do if you work up to it.

I can't imagine such a regime Roger. It's as well we don't all like
the same things!! ;o)

Chucky!! ;o) said:

Roger Zoul said:

Charles wrote:
:: On 27 Apr 2005 06:55:55 -0700, "Aziz" <[email hidden]> wrote:
::
::: yeah. i thin it is.
::: heard that when u work out in the mournign before eating
::: breakfast, ur body wil burn some fat in order to suply u with
::: some energy for the workout.
::: So - don't eat anything - do cardio straight away!
::
:: That's the understanding, but I don't think I could face hard
:: physical activity without having eaten first. This may be why I
:: didn't enjoy my early morning sojourns.

I can....however, there is a limit, obviously. I typically do 30
miles of hard riding in the morning only after having had coffee. I
have also done AM cardio and then later that day did a hard weight
training session while on a 36-hour fast (started the previous night
and ending the next day at noon). You'd be surprised what you can do
if you work up to it.

I can't imagine such a regime Roger. It's as well we don't all like
the same things!! ;o)

It's not a regular routine....just every now and then....also, I don't
particularly like it 🙂

Funny thing is, sometimes I feel strongest while on a fast.....figure that!

Roger Zoul said:

Chucky!! ;o) said:

Roger Zoul said:

Charles wrote:
:: On 27 Apr 2005 06:55:55 -0700, "Aziz" <[email hidden]> wrote:
::
::: yeah. i thin it is.
::: heard that when u work out in the mournign before eating
::: breakfast, ur body wil burn some fat in order to suply u with
::: some energy for the workout.
::: So - don't eat anything - do cardio straight away!
::
:: That's the understanding, but I don't think I could face hard
:: physical activity without having eaten first. This may be why I
:: didn't enjoy my early morning sojourns.

I can....however, there is a limit, obviously. I typically do 30
miles of hard riding in the morning only after having had coffee. I
have also done AM cardio and then later that day did a hard weight
training session while on a 36-hour fast (started the previous night
and ending the next day at noon). You'd be surprised what you can do
if you work up to it.

I can't imagine such a regime Roger. It's as well we don't all like
the same things!! ;o)

It's not a regular routine....just every now and then....also, I don't
particularly like it 🙂

Funny thing is, sometimes I feel strongest while on a fast.....figure that!

Why do you find the need to fast, that sounds a trifle drastic to me?

I can't imagine going without food for 36 hours and still functioning
with any sort of enthusiasm!! ;o)

"Aziz" <[email hidden]> wrote in news:1114610155.406944.156860
@g14g2000cwa.googlegroups.com:

Quoted message said:

yeah. i thin it is.
heard that when u work out in the mournign before eating breakfast, ur
body wil burn some fat in order to suply u with some energy for the
workout.
So - don't eat anything - do cardio straight away!

I heard that too. I also heard it's a myth. If it's not a myth the effect is
pretty minimal.

For the OP, I train at 5:30am because there's no other time that fits my
schedule well. 5 min of warmup and I'm ready to work. I don't consider
myself a morning person either--but if I want time for myself, this is when
it tends to happen.

Hugh

--
Experience keeps a dear school, but fools will attend no other.