What time of day do YOU workout?

marbalizer99 · Aug 24, 2006

I'm in college now and getting into the gym in the evenings is a joke because everyone goes to the gym in the evenings (4pm till close).

I've read different articles with different "facts" of when the best time to hit the gym is, but they all have different times.

Over the summer I was in the gym EVERY evening on mon, tue, thur, and frid. However, I see myself losing focus if I can't find a decent time to hit the gym here. Last year I went to the gym in the morning but I feel like I wasn't able to make gains as well working out in the morning as I did this summer working out in the evenings.

When do you USUALLY workout?

IBBAdmin · Aug 24, 2006

I train with weights in the am around 8 ,, then do cardio between 4-5 pm ..

marbalizer99 · Aug 24, 2006

IBBAdmin said:
I train with weights in the am around 8 ,, then do cardio between 4-5 pm ..

What time do you wake up in order to get to the gym at 8am? Do you take/eat anything pre-workout? Wouldn't your body be depleted of nutrients and other stuff if you workout right when you wake up?

M21SL · Aug 24, 2006

I'd have to agree with you. I am a student also, and 4pm-close is crazy crowded. I personally like to lift earlier in the day than later, but I kind of make it into the gym whenever my day's schedule allows me to. If I had a preference, I'd say I like morning, but to be honest I end up in the gym more in the 3-5pm range. I'm no expert, but I think as long as your training hard and getting proper nutrition it shouldnt make too much of a difference when you train.

IslandGirl · Aug 24, 2006

In the summer we trained in the evenings, but now that the kids are back in school we are back in the gym around 12:00.

LATS · Aug 24, 2006

i workout at 10.00pm in the evening.. the kids are in bed, the wife is snoring and i can go into the room and crank some tunes and have a good workout.. i tried mornings.. no way.. not going that route again.. late night is best for me..

STEVO 47 · Aug 24, 2006

4:30 am. No idiots to get in my way.

IBBAdmin · Aug 24, 2006

IBBAdmin said:
I train with weights in the am around 8 ,, then do cardio between 4-5 pm ..

wake up at 530am,, and eat about 630 , then eat when I come bak from training and so on

sssc · Aug 24, 2006

STEVO 47 said:
4:30 am. No idiots to get in my way.

... Same here ...

Boo · Aug 24, 2006

Get up at 3:00, leave the house at 4:30 . . . the gym opens at 5:00. The idiots role in at 6:30, so I get 90 mins of peace.

Boo.

JAG · Aug 24, 2006

4:30 am. No idiots to get in my way.

Amen. 5:00 AM for me...have the gym to myself.

IBBAdmin · Aug 24, 2006

JAG said:
Amen. 5:00 AM for me...have the gym to myself.

I see most of the knuckleheads when I do cardio in the PM,,,

littlemack · Aug 24, 2006

I'm stronger in the evenings than mornings, but working out in the morning just turbocharges my day. The 10p.m. thing is cool too, though, especially if you have your own home gym(which I no longer have). Its too crowded between 5-7pm, but usually crowds fall off around 7-8pm.

STEVO 47 · Aug 24, 2006

Boo said:
Get up at 3:00, leave the house at 4:30 . . . the gym opens at 5:00. The idiots role in at 6:30, so I get 90 mins of peace.

Boo.

So I'm not the only one that's got to deal with these kind of people

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wedge · Aug 24, 2006

Evenings

8p - 10p

Big Bapper · Aug 24, 2006

Carido 9am.
Weights 4pm

Ashop · Aug 25, 2006

marbalizer99 said:
I'm in college now and getting into the gym in the evenings is a joke because everyone goes to the gym in the evenings (4pm till close).

I've read different articles with different "facts" of when the best time to hit the gym is, but they all have different times.

Over the summer I was in the gym EVERY evening on mon, tue, thur, and frid. However, I see myself losing focus if I can't find a decent time to hit the gym here. Last year I went to the gym in the morning but I feel like I wasn't able to make gains as well working out in the morning as I did this summer working out in the evenings.

When do you USUALLY workout?

Cardio in morning (ONLY NON WEIGHT TRAIN DAYS) Weight train in evening before bed.