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post 1699462213 03-20-2024, 10:19 AM
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ITT: What is your best and worst time of day to train? (DYEL welcome)

On my end, best time is around 7-8am. Worst time is any time early afternoon onwards (srs). I begin working very early out of personal preference. By early afternoon, I shift into other roles. Missing my AM training and having to rally and train in the PM is almost always schit. I feel tired, lack energy and motivation, etc. I'm up by 5am and my best training sessions are quite early, at least by 8:30am.

Today, I need to train in the PM again and I'm dreading it. Ain't nothin' to it but to do it, though. Fuk it.

What about you?

For your time...

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*Use half the roll to wipe after a poo crew*
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Afternoon
post 1699463123 03-20-2024, 10:41 AM
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Best: Early afternoon.

Worst: Late evening.
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About 2 hours after waking up, gives me time so I'm not groggy but I've still got that coffee plus days worth of energy and carbs from the night meal to give 100%
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Best. 12-1 ish. After a couple meals but not getting too late in the day.
post 1699463413 03-20-2024, 10:47 AM
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Originally Posted By robreynolds1234⏩
Best: Early afternoon.

Worst: Late evening.
To think I used to train every day after work at 6pm. Different life.
*Look at reflection in car window and flex every time crew*
*Use half the roll to wipe after a poo crew*
*Fart in the gym and blame rotten smell on faulty ventilation crew*
*Fart at home and blame it on the dog crew*
*Watch neutron-star density poop mock me as water flushes around it and it stays put crew*
*Drive 2 minutes in the summer and back of shirt gets completely wet crew*
*Coffee black as midnight on a moonless night crew*
*Fat shame my cat on a daily basis crew*
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Early afternoon for me (Arrive at gym between 1 and 2 pm).

I'm basically useless physically in all ways before 10am. I can make an 11am workout work, just takes more warmup time than usual. I can also make evening/night workouts work, all the way up to ~11pm start time. But those midday workouts hit different for me.

It's 110% bro-science, but I also like to think (lol) that the hormonal boost of working out midday (test and HGH supposedly peaks again within the hours of, and after workouts) helps to keep my overall T and GH levels higher in a 24 hour period. First peak in the morning as usual for most people, then it starts falling but rises again due to the workout and in the hours after, then less than 8 hours later go to sleep where - you guessed it - hormonal levels rise again.

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post 1699463443 03-20-2024, 10:48 AM
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Originally Posted By lightsarefallin⏩
To think I used to train every day after work at 6pm. Different life.
Its most crowded at late evening, not for me. Early evening would be ok for me.
post 1699463543 03-20-2024, 10:51 AM
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On the weekends I usually hit the gym somewhere between 11-12. Seems to be the sweet spot. Week days I'll go after work at like 6ish which I don't mind either, because I'm fully fed at that point and can get a decent session in. Tried the whole 6am chit and it didn't fly, just feel weak at that time in the morning.
post 1699467453 03-20-2024, 12:21 PM
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Originally Posted By robreynolds1234⏩
Best: Early afternoon.

Worst: Late evening.
To think I used to train every day after work at 6pm. Different life.
*Look at reflection in car window and flex every time crew*
*Use half the roll to wipe after a poo crew*
*Fart in the gym and blame rotten smell on faulty ventilation crew*
*Fart at home and blame it on the dog crew*
*Watch neutron-star density poop mock me as water flushes around it and it stays put crew*
*Drive 2 minutes in the summer and back of shirt gets completely wet crew*
*Coffee black as midnight on a moonless night crew*
*Fat shame my cat on a daily basis crew*
post 1699467603 03-20-2024, 12:23 PM
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Evenings are best

Worst early morning
post 1699467833 03-20-2024, 12:27 PM
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1h30-2h max after waking up

be it 7 or 10 am, always the best performance
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post 1699468083 03-20-2024, 12:32 PM
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Originally Posted By Reserrection⏩
Evenings are best

Worst early morning
Funny how that's the polar opposite of my experience.
*Look at reflection in car window and flex every time crew*
*Use half the roll to wipe after a poo crew*
*Fart in the gym and blame rotten smell on faulty ventilation crew*
*Fart at home and blame it on the dog crew*
*Watch neutron-star density poop mock me as water flushes around it and it stays put crew*
*Drive 2 minutes in the summer and back of shirt gets completely wet crew*
*Coffee black as midnight on a moonless night crew*
*Fat shame my cat on a daily basis crew*
post 1699468223 03-20-2024, 12:35 PM
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Originally Posted By lightsarefallin⏩
Funny how that's the polar opposite of my experience.
If I do mornings I have to wake up at least an hour or 2 before and it can be just as good as evening

I prefer not waking up early though. When I go in evening or even noon my body is already 100% awake vs morning I have to make sure I'm awake when I go or i'll feel like chit
post 1699469223 03-20-2024, 01:00 PM
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Originally Posted By Reserrection⏩
If I do mornings I have to wake up at least an hour or 2 before and it can be just as good as evening

I prefer not waking up early though. When I go in evening or even noon my body is already 100% awake vs morning I have to make sure I'm awake when I go or i'll feel like chit
I'm like boyo above, it needs to be around 2 hours after waking. I'm up by 5am so I'm usually really ready to train at 7am. By 6pm I'm so mentally done it's hard to express using words.
*Look at reflection in car window and flex every time crew*
*Use half the roll to wipe after a poo crew*
*Fart in the gym and blame rotten smell on faulty ventilation crew*
*Fart at home and blame it on the dog crew*
*Watch neutron-star density poop mock me as water flushes around it and it stays put crew*
*Drive 2 minutes in the summer and back of shirt gets completely wet crew*
*Coffee black as midnight on a moonless night crew*
*Fat shame my cat on a daily basis crew*
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8-10pm

Based on 30 years of trial and error, I personally get more reps and lift more weight later in the day, so I train in the evenings.
Screw nature; my body will do what I DAMN WELL tell it to do!

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Best: late night
Worst: morning

I've never been a morning person. It's when I'm at my weakest and it takes me more time to get in the groove. I get my best workouts late night. I'm awake, active and have been moving my body all day...which makes it easier because I don't have to do warm up sets or stretching.
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post 1699502773 03-21-2024, 07:12 AM
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Interesting variability ITT!
*Look at reflection in car window and flex every time crew*
*Use half the roll to wipe after a poo crew*
*Fart in the gym and blame rotten smell on faulty ventilation crew*
*Fart at home and blame it on the dog crew*
*Watch neutron-star density poop mock me as water flushes around it and it stays put crew*
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Early in the morning, mid-afternoon or late evening.



Early morning workouts are great. Kicks off your day leaving you energized and motivated, and gyms are quiet as well. Mid-afternoon also quiet and peaceful, unpopulated and you can take your time. Late evening similar deal, although I don't like to be really exerting myself really, really late.


My only "worst time" is between 4-7pm. Holy balls is that the epitome of chit:


Back off, Warchild.

Seriously.
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Originally Posted By Bodhy⏩
Early in the morning, mid-afternoon or late evening.



Early morning workouts are great. Kicks off your day leaving you energized and motivated, and gyms are quiet as well. Mid-afternoon also quiet and peaceful, unpopulated and you can take your time. Late evening similar deal, although I don't like to be really exerting myself really, really late.


My only "worst time" is between 4-7pm. Holy balls is that the epitome of chit:


When I worked in the past, I had no choice but to go after at like 5:30pm. It was an absolute zoo.
*Look at reflection in car window and flex every time crew*
*Use half the roll to wipe after a poo crew*
*Fart in the gym and blame rotten smell on faulty ventilation crew*
*Fart at home and blame it on the dog crew*
*Watch neutron-star density poop mock me as water flushes around it and it stays put crew*
*Drive 2 minutes in the summer and back of shirt gets completely wet crew*
*Coffee black as midnight on a moonless night crew*
*Fat shame my cat on a daily basis crew*
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Originally Posted By lightsarefallin⏩
When I worked in the past, I had no choice but to go after at like 5:30pm. It was an absolute zoo.
In my experience, it quietened down after 7:30-8:00.

I've trained at home for a few years now, but the "train straight after work" crowd used to be pretty much all gone by 8.
Screw nature; my body will do what I DAMN WELL tell it to do!

The only dangerous thing about an exercise is the person doing it.

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Originally Posted By DuracellBunny⏩
In my experience, it quietened down after 7:30-8:00.

I've trained at home for a few years now, but the "train straight after work" crowd used to be pretty much all gone by 8.
Yeah, I can see that. Last time I trained in a commercial gym, I used to train religiously at 7:30-8am. It was always the same pre-work crew of serious lifters, many of them involved in contest prep cycles. Phenomenal environment. That's really the main thing I miss about training in a commercial gym. Apart from that, I really love training solo in my home dungeon gym.
*Look at reflection in car window and flex every time crew*
*Use half the roll to wipe after a poo crew*
*Fart in the gym and blame rotten smell on faulty ventilation crew*
*Fart at home and blame it on the dog crew*
*Watch neutron-star density poop mock me as water flushes around it and it stays put crew*
*Drive 2 minutes in the summer and back of shirt gets completely wet crew*
*Coffee black as midnight on a moonless night crew*
*Fat shame my cat on a daily basis crew*
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When I first began, I saw a Japanese study that showed that strength was best between 4-7pm so I tried to follow that.
Then after experimenting with morning,mid day, and evenings I realized that for me coordination and strength was best at 6 to 10pm
Pre-workout helps at any time.
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I've been lifting early in the morning for about 10 years now. Before it was after work. In that time I've accumulated my own equipment and only set foot in a commercial gym once or twice a year. I've switched to more kettlebell-focused workouts but when I was doing primarily BB lifts, I only ever had issues with deads and taking forever to warm up. On weekdays I wake up at 5:30 and usually start by 6:30. I don't always do Saturdays, but do most of the time...Saturdays I don't rush and usually get one in before noon.
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Best: Mid to late morning
Worst: anytime after 4:00 PM
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Wake up at 0420, be at gym by 0515. Body does very well

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