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    speaking of the gym....

    I'm seriously thinking of changing my training time. Currently I'm in the gym from 3:45am till around 5am then heading to work. I'm considering changing it to 10pm as a result of some major changes in my life. Does anybody here train late at night and if so, what things might I have to change or adjust as a result?

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    KC, I used to train late evening starting around 8pm -10pm. For me it was good but the only drawback was many times when I came home to sleep after I read in bed I would be sleepy & can fall asleep but soon would awake. Sometimes toss & turn for 2 hrs and I contribute that to my body was still racing from the hard workout. The positive is you can eat a high carb meal later and burn it off before bed so it may not convert to brown fat. Just realize your body will require a period of adjustment and you may get tired or just plain not motivated at 10pm when your body is saying sleep now. Give it a try but for it to work you need to stay on it for a month by then your body should be readjusted..

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    Thanks. I don't sleep anyways so I can't imagine it could get any worse. What it will do is stop the urge to do drink cuz i've nothing else to do.

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    what time do you wakeup and goto sleep at?

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    on the 3:30 schedule...

    Up at 3am
    In bed by 9pm, usually awake 4 or more hours a night however

    On the "new" schedule
    Up at 6am
    Train at around 9pm
    In bed at 11pm
    Hopefully sleep more on this schedule than i have been.

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    Quote Originally Posted by kc
    on the 3:30 schedule...

    Up at 3am
    In bed by 9pm, usually awake 4 or more hours a night however

    On the "new" schedule
    Up at 6am
    Train at around 9pm
    In bed at 11pm
    Hopefully sleep more on this schedule than i have been.
    as far as lifting goes the "new" one would be better for you, but like others said, you will run into problems trying to get to bed. I know personally after i train im not sleepy for another few hours till i had a real meal.

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    well, last night went well. Rolled in around 10 and out just after 11pm. Got home, had some chicken, took a shower and went to bed. First night i've slept more than 3 hours in a row in weeks. Felt **** good!

    Strength was up last night, that's a good sign. I was gettin pretty frustrated with bein stuck. The gym crowd is very different than my 3am crowd but it's all good, i'm just there to do my thing anyway.

    Day 2 tonight.

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    You go girl!


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    Don't judge the night crowd. I've worked out at midnight to 2:30 in the am before. That was with my ex. Although with her I just ended up kissing a lot instead of actually training. So, I'm a really good kisser but not so hot body now. LOL. Seriously, it takes some getting used to. Stay with it. After a while you should be able to sleep more. More rest equals quality recouperation, equals better results.

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