I'VE GOT TO STOP DOING SQUATS IN THE MORNING.

[JETHRO TULL]

I AGREE...

Well since everyone else said to stretch, Ill say it again....STRETCH them legs.

EVEN THOUGH MANY EXPERTS SAY IT'S NOT NECESSARY.....ALL I KNOW IS....I FEEL WAAAAY BETTER WHEN I HAVE BEEN STRETCHING REGULARILY! I OFTEN NEGLECT IT.

 

[JETHRO TULL]

I HOPE I AM NOT HURT BADLY ENOUGH TO NEED A SPECIALIST.

thats sucks man, I have a 2 slipped disk, and a curved spine, after 1 year of the chiropractor I feel even worse. I haven't been able to put more then 225 on the squat for the past 3 years, even leg presses kill me, and I cannot jog or tredmile. I would see a specialist if you have insurance get checked out, I know time is not a solution when it comes to back problems a lot of times. unfortantly nothing I've tried has ever fixed me but I know thats not the case for everyone, get better man, give the squats a rest if they aren't letting you heal.

WE'LL SEE.....I AM SORRY YOUR BACK IS INJURED. ARE YOU STILL ABLE TO TRAIN LEGS AT ALL....LIKE ON THE LEG PRESS?

 

[JETHRO TULL]

MAYBE THAT'S SOME OF IT!

I Personal Train clients in the early morning. Im so stiff and immobile that just
loading and unloading plates from bars and machines hurts and is hard.
I used to workout (2yrs) at 6am, but I was 25 then.

I PROBABLY TEND TO OVERTRAIN IN ADDITION TO BEING COLD. THAT'S ONE THING MONTANA HAS AGAINST IT...NOT THE IDEAL TEMP TO TRAIN IN....EASY TO COOL OFF OR NOT WARM ALL THE WAY UP.

CALLED YOU TODAY. BUT YOU WERE TOO DAMB BUSY FOR YOUR PAL! LOL...

 

[JETHRO TULL]

JRFLEX10ER.....MAN, SEX IS THE ONLY THING I DON'T LIKE IN THE MORNING!

I could never do squats in the morning....I'm not a morning person...the squat rack would put me through the ground if i did it in the morning lol

...LOL.....FOR SOME REASON....I JUST AM NOT THINKING ABOUT IT THEN! LOL...SQUATS, HOUSE CLEANING, FISHING...YES! HAHAHA.......I GUESS EVERYONE HAS THEIR HANGUPS.

 

[Jrflex10er]

...LOL.....FOR SOME REASON....I JUST AM NOT THINKING ABOUT IT THEN! LOL...SQUATS, HOUSE CLEANING, FISHING...YES! HAHAHA.......I GUESS EVERYONE HAS THEIR HANGUPS.

Damn Jethro are likes and dislikes are totally different...lol I'll take sex anytime of the day lol and that is probably the only thing that would put me in a good mood in the morning lol

 

[bigheinz]

I WILL TRY TO LISTEN AND NOT TRAIN. I AM AFRAID MY LEGS WILL GET SMALL. THEY ARE SURE TO GET SMALL IF I REALLY INJURE THEM....SO I WILL TAKE THE TIME OFF.

BCAAS, B12, ANTI INFLAMATORY, AND REST....
Your leggs arent loose size in 20 days bro. come on!!!!!!!! beside you need to recover to improve them, you dont have a choice.

 

[Jonnyel]

It's not always about being a morning person

You’re taller when you wake up in the morning than when you go to bed at night. This happens because the discs are hydrophilic, which means they suck up water while you sleep and when there is no immediate stress present.

After getting up, hydrostatic stresses of just walking around and using the muscles during the day compress your spine and the fluid is squeezed out, decreasing tensions in the disc. So, when you wake up the extra height in the discs are similar to a full water balloon ready to burst and if you bend, you build up much higher stresses in the disc. Actually, the stresses are three times higher than when you do the same bend two or three hours later.

Now I’m not talking about getting up and going for a walk or going for a jog first thing in the morning. I’m talking about heavy bending exercises, like good-mornings or sit-ups. For some reason people think that this would be a good thing to do in the morning. It’s the worst possible thing you could do for the back first thing in the morning. Full spine bending first thing in the morning is a great way to damage your back..but hey thats just my 2 cents.

 

[JETHRO TULL]

JOHNYEL...THANK YOU.

THAT WAS INTERESTING INFORMATION.....I WASN'T AWARE OF ANY OF THAT. THANKS AGAIN.

 

[Girth]

I guess this will be my first post as it's a topic that is hitting close to home. I've been asking this (working out in the AM) on a few other boards and the responses seem to be mainly based on personal preference and less on science.

I've since switched to AM lifting for the simple fact that I have a 6 month old, and I'm trying to free up my evenings for her and Mama. I've still yet to acclimate to it. Jonnyel's post is one of the few I've seen showing a valid reason not to workout in the AM. I also remember an old study regarding swimmers and workouts not being as productive in the AM versus that of the evening.

I have to bump this one up, as I'd like to see more scientific and empirical data. I'll need it to convince the wife that I won't be spending as much time on the couch with her at night.

 

[Coopie]

Xcel - You Slacker!

About 5 years ago I switched from evening workouts to EARLY AM workouts. Look at this schedule:

1. Alarm goes off at 3:30 AM
2. Bathroom, dressed, feed cat, drive to gym
3. Begin workout at 4:00 AM
4. End workout at 5:00 AM
5. Shakes, breakfast, etc.
6. Catch train from home at 7:30 AM
7. At work by 8:30 AM
8. Back home at about 7:00 PM

That's a long day, and the reason for the switch was that I was getting too tired after work to train. Since switching to the mornings I have been turbocharged! I am psyched to get up and out to the gym, and there is a hardcore group of sick f'ers there at that hour - garbage collectors, bouncers, fire fighters, etc. It is the best! No punks, time-wasters, etc.

I literally could never imagine going back to night with one MAJOR exception. The "scenery" at my gym on a weeknight is insane! Wall to wall girls! In the mornings there is nothing to look at..

 

[xcelbeyond]

The "scenery" at my gym on a weeknight is insane! Wall to wall girls! In the mornings there is nothing to look at..

You're not missing ANYTHING - I've seen a pic of your wife

You've got an e-mail!

 

[rAJJIN]

Coopie Im guessing after 7-8 PM its lights out.
Thats hardcore, No way I could do it... Im with Flex10...Only thing waking me up at 3am would have to be an emergency or some booty

 

[Wolfpack]

I KEEP GETTING HURT. I DO A 1O MIN. WARM UP ON THE TREADMILL SOME LIGHT SETS OF 20 REPS WITH JUST 135LBS THEN 225 275 320..365LBS..WORKING MY WAY UP TO WORK SETS WITH 4PLATES...AT 365 ON MY 5TH REP BANG...DEEP TWINGE...POPPING SOUND/FEEL ...LIKE A REAL LOW GROIN PULL ONLY WAY DOWN ON THE INSIDE OF MY KNEE. I'VE BEEN LIMPING AROUND FOR 3 DAYS. I FIGURED OUT IT WAS THE SARTORIOUS...JUST A BAD PULL, NOT A TEAR, BUT IT PISSES ME OFF.

I KNOW, I KNOW...SO DO YOUR SQUATS AT NIGHT. I AM JUST WONDERING IF ANYONE ELSE HAS TROUBLE INCURRING BITCHY LITTLE INJURIES WHEN TRAINING IN THE MORNING?

I AM JUST SHARING THE PAIN! LOL....

The same thing has happened to me twice, the sartorious about half way down the inside of my leg. The last time was in January and I was about 8-10 weeks out from a show. I was training at night though. I wasn't going heavy, but doing sets of 25 reps with only about 200lbs. I couldn't even do a 20lb leg extension. I didn't do squats the entire contest prep. I could do leg press and real light hack squats the following week after it happened, but I always had it in the back of my mind. It sucked big time.

 

[Coopie]

Thanks for the thumbs up Xcel! I'll check my emails when I get home tonight - thanks!

rAJ - Yup. I usually hit the pillow at like 8:00 and I fall asleep by like 9:00.

I live like the Amish!!!