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Thread: How many of you lift at like 5:30am?

post 10000035454 02-02-2026, 05:48 PM
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How many of you lift at like 5:30am?

Thinking about doing this.

Only thing im worried about is burning out and being dead sleepy at work.
post 10000035458 02-02-2026, 05:53 PM
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Tried it . I used to get sick AF being in close proximity to crowds of people in Golds all the time , nasty fevers and chit . Said fk it , and a coworker and I tried going at 6am . Pretty sweet habibg the gym to yourself srs , and it’s nice getting your workout out of the way , but faurk was I tired all the time .
I think you’re more prone to injury if you do early morning workouts also . I was not as warmed up as I would be at 5pm , plus I always felt you had to rush to get your workout in , as your job schedule doesn’t change .
After a few weeks I gave up and built a home gym . After that I never got a cold/flu for 9 years straight. Had a friend not showed up that was feeling ill one time , I would have gone a decade without getting sick
Back with my Fam
post 10000035460 02-02-2026, 05:56 PM
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Nah ,I gota eat after and I dont eat until noon


Last time I tried 5am was on the og white flood ,never again
post 10000035464 02-02-2026, 06:04 PM
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Never. I lift late night.
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post 10000035527 02-02-2026, 06:58 PM
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Originally Posted By kimm4⏩
Never. I lift late night.
I could do late night, but something about sitting around, then having to get up makes me not want to do it. Also having to go straight to bed sucks.


I may go this route, like go at 8p.m.
post 10000035537 02-02-2026, 07:03 PM
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I lift before work every day, usually start around 6:30, but I homegym and work from home. It doesn't make me tired throughout the day at all.
post 10000035544 02-02-2026, 07:08 PM
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I do late at night. Tried mornings but I'd often just keep snoozing until it was too late to lift.
post 10000035552 02-02-2026, 07:14 PM
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I lift at 6am. I prefer the gym at that hour because there’s less people and I also prefer lifting before eating breakfast. No issue being tired during the day
The beatings will continue until morale improves.
post 10000035612 02-02-2026, 07:58 PM
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It's actually pretty goated if the gym and work is nearby / work starts late or you're WFH.


I love morning gym sessions, but I take a long ass time to get ready in the morning so its kinda hard, however the energy and mood lifts for the rest of the day you get from a morning workout is absolutely goated. I absolutely hate late night workouts though because that means its usually after dinner/fucks with your sleep (at least for me).
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post 10000035619 02-02-2026, 08:09 PM
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Wake up at 5:15 and start at 6. Decent crowd and a solid base of regulars. I also go to Crunch so there's even big booty sloots who work out at those ungodly hours.

You get used to it, but I do have to drink 250mg+ of caffeine to make it to 5p. Mornings are fine but I need a coke or a little coffee after lunch.
post 10000035656 02-02-2026, 08:47 PM
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I am in my home gym by 5:30 am six days a week. Fukk public gyms.
DYEL?
post 10000035669 02-02-2026, 09:15 PM
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post 10000035692 02-02-2026, 10:03 PM
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I lift at like 7:30 PM. I've tried really early mornings before and my lifts were always garbage and I was never into it
post 10000035698 02-02-2026, 10:23 PM
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WFH and lift from home so I just workout whenever
post 10000035793 02-03-2026, 02:42 AM
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Gonna go lift now here at 3:40 AM. Gotta be into work by 5:30 all week
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post 10000233069 06-27-2026, 06:39 AM
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Originally Posted By MikeLowrrrey⏩
Thinking about doing this.

Only thing im worried about is burning out and being dead sleepy at work.
I do it all the time. Only because i'm up all night from the night before still getting my workout in.
post 10000233086 06-27-2026, 07:15 AM
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I used to lift before work for a while, and eventually realized that my energy levels are so low in the morning that it's not worth it.
post 10000233091 06-27-2026, 07:28 AM
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I honestly think you can adjust to anything. You just have to force it while you're making the change.

I don't workout that early but I'm usually at the gym at 8 or 8:30 am. It used to be that I would never workout in the morning, hated it, and would only lift at night. Now I can't stand lifting at night.

You'll basically adjust to whatever. My energy levels feel like shit at night now because I'm used to the morning, whereas before my energy levels were shit in the morning because I was used to lifting at night.
"One day I won't be able to lift any more. Not I won't want to lift. I mean physically unable. That day could be decades from now or it could be tomorrow. All I know is that's the day I'll wish I could lift more than ever. The day I'd give anything for one more workout, one more set, or one more cardio session. So go hard and enjoy every workout, every set, every rep. Because one day you will wake up and you will never get it back."
-SoutheastBeast1
post 10000233104 06-27-2026, 08:06 AM
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Home gym crew checking in.

I have done the early morning lifting sessions many times. No major issues number wise, but I never truly feel awake. 10AM or 11AM is my perferred time. I got a date with the barbell in 30 minutes actually. Srs, vry srs.
post 10000233185 06-27-2026, 09:24 AM
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Up at 3am. Shower at 6am. At gym at 7am. 7 days a week.
post 10000233186 06-27-2026, 09:25 AM
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Nope. No way in Hell I'm working out before work (and I usually try to be in at 6-630 anyway), and my gym doesn't open until 7 on the weekend.

Originally Posted By GordonXXX⏩
Up at 3am. Shower at 6am. At gym at 7am. 7 days a week.
What are you doing those first three hours? Patrick Batemanmaxxing?
post 10000233190 06-27-2026, 09:29 AM
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Originally Posted By Polaris⏩
Nope. No way in Hell I'm working out before work (and I usually try to be in at 6-630 anyway), and my gym doesn't open until 7 on the weekend.

What are you doing those first three hours? Patrick Batemanmaxxing?
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post 10000233571 06-27-2026, 02:02 PM
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Last time I wo at 5:30,I took a batch of the og white flood

Got fkn whacked

That was it

Now that im retired ,9 am ,then cardio ,both fasted ,then oats
post 10000233860 06-27-2026, 06:01 PM
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I used to lift or do cardio at 5am but now I just fit it in whenever I can during the day.
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