What time of day do you work out and why
What time of day do you work out and why
Ive tried morning afternoon and evening but want to hear what works best for others in IB
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Morning is the best (when possible) because you can largely avoid the looming fear of getting an email for something to be done asap.
Usually 6-8p sometimes 7-9p rarely 9-11p
I always advocate for the early morning gym sessions and I’ve been adhering to a 5am schedule since college (now 30yo.)
Don’t get me wrong, I love sleeping in when I can and will listen to my body if I need an extra hour or two of rest, but my personal preference has been the AM workout to avoid the crowds, feel like I started the day off accomplishing something, and the unpredictability of the job with whether or not I’d have time later in the day. Very dependent on team / firm dynamic as well, and I know this likely is not possible for everyone (I have been very fortunate with having a small team that is understanding there's life outside of work - still have have crunch periods where I'll need to cut back a day or two but not often.)
I still will need pre workout for the tougher leg days but I’ve been trying to switch to more natural sources of caffeine like espresso shots (getting older means not only working harder to keep the same physique but also dialing in the diet more lol.)
What's the minimum hours of sleep you need to pull this off? I've always wanted to do this but find myself feeling unwell if I don't get enough sleep before exercise.
I do 6 at a minimum, usually end up with an average of 6.5-7 throughout the week
If it’s a work day, mornings, half hour after I wake up, because there is no chance I am working out after work when I’m exhausted and all I want to do is unwind.
If it isn’t a work day, sometime late morning or early afternoon is ideal - a couple hours after a good meal. These workouts are better, but unless you’re work from home it’s difficult to hit the gym at 10am or 2pm.
I love the gym at this time, but only if I'm at home can I pull this off, and on a slow day at that.
Mornings. What works best for me is a ~30 minutes of strength training every morning vs something like an hour +/- three times a week. This keeps me more consistent vs other structures. The total volume ends up being the same or more doing it this way. I will also do a bit of band work or mobility at night, but this is only ~10 minutes 2-3 times a week. For cardio I play in some rec leagues a few nights a week and walk my dog quite a bit.
I used to work out at night with a 3x a week structure, but my consistency suffered. I would get busy with work and start skipping a workout here or there to then realize that I only got to the gym 6 times in the month.
Started getting into running so my training has been focused on that lately. My week typically goes as follows:
Monday: Morning lift, evening run club
Tuesday: Morning run/lift, evening basketball/run/lift
Wednesday: Morning lift/run, evening run club/lift
Thursday: Evening lift/run club (depending on rest day)
Friday: Morning lift
Saturday: Early morning long run, afternoon lift (keep your hard days hard!)
Sunday: Up to me
Been at my firm for a few years so I've established the routine of my team knowing I'll be stepping away for a run/lift for a couple hours during the evening and back online later. I prefer morning lifts, but running takes less time. I typically need to be online by 9am and can start fading away closer to 7pm, so will typically determine a lift or a run depending on whether I'm on schedule.
What split are you running to life 6 days a week and how on earth do you recover from 12 workouts per week?
I've been lifting for 8 years now so maybe I'm used to the muscle fatigue/protein intake. Also, nowadays I'm lifting for running/aesthetics so not necessarily obliterating my body each session. Doin' the typical bro split (chest/shoulders/triceps, back/biceps, legs) and the occasional switch-up if I miss days (shoulders, arms). With that being said, if I'm staying true to this schedule, it likely means I'm not doing anything else outside of work and exercise haha, so don't have much of a life outside those things
middle of the day, like 1:30/2pm. Gym isn't packed get in and out quicker
Can't do mornings as I'm already up at 6:30am/7am with kids, and working out at night sucks when you want to sleep at 11/11:30pm. You eat dinner too late....just not optimal
Early evening 1.5 hour window between 5-8pm. I only do weight lifting with super long rests (hate raising my heart rate or feeling discomfort) so can't go when the gym is busy or people get annoyed I'm hogging a bench.
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