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10/09/2022 1:31 pm
What's up everyone. Got a quick question for all you A.M. workout fanatics. My evening school schedule is getting crazy and I am going to have to switch to a morning workout routine as opposed to my ussual evening routine. I have to be at work for 7 and I have a 30 minute commute, which all means I will be up at about 5:30 to start a morning routine. I never had a problem getting up. Hell, I am up at 6:30am on Saturday's. BUT, what do yall do for energy first thing in the morning. Do yall eat 1/2 a bannana, or a granola bar or something? I was thinking about a granola bar with 1/2 glass of OJ or something. I don't really like taking in carbs in the morning, but I am thinking there is no way around it. And I workout at home, so I don't have a trip to the gym to get my blood pumping. I need a quick pick me up so I can hit the weights about 15 minutes after I roll my ass out of bed. Thanks to all. Keepin the Peace, Cajun Satan
10/09/2022 1:53 pm
Coffee and Ephedra do the trick for me. Erm
10/09/2022 2:24 pm
yeh coffee and ephedrine, warm up with some bike work or rope skipping and stretch well as it is first thing. I would also drink whey with glucose as soon as you get up and throughout your workout - you need some fuel in you
10/09/2022 2:44 pm
Oatmeal, egg whites, and coffee get me rolling for my lifting in the morning. The oatmeal helps ALOT.
10/09/2022 3:01 pm
Have a protein drink in water .Don`t forget you have stored glycogen in the liver, from the previous day`s eating.This way, after depleting glucose and glycogen, you will idealy burn fat as fuel.Take a post-workout drink containing whey and dextrose, immediately after training.Good luck doing squats early in the AM, it takes a bit of time to get used to.
10/09/2022 3:30 pm
I train at 4AM and usually make a pre workout drink with hydrolyzed whey and powdered honey and I also add some instant coffee crystals.
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10/09/2022 4:01 pm
Thanks for all the great info. I will be doing a lot of experimenting with all these things in the weeks to come. Keepin the Peace, Cajun_Satan
10/09/2022 4:20 pm
Originally posted by BigWill I train at 4AM and usually make a pre workout drink with hydrolyzed whey and powdered honey and I also add some instant coffee crystals. Man I thought waking up at 530am for work at 6am was building character ... do you work a night shift or something? Why so early? If you wake early ... how long did it take for you to get use to that time?
10/09/2022 4:45 pm
LOL...I put myself through college working full time...and the only time i had to study was early morning. It stuck. I have been getting up early ever since. Comes in handy during fishing and hunting season to.