Is it Better.....???

BBDerek21 · 08-12-2007, 08:33 PM

Is it better to workout when you wake up or in the evening???

**Freak** · 08-12-2007, 11:04 PM

Evening. Most people puke in the morning. You will be better nourished in the evening.

Beefcake · 08-12-2007, 11:06 PM

^^Cosign. Your body will need time to prepare for the work it has ahead. Cardio in the morning is, IMO better on a semi-empty stomach. But not a serious workout. Carbs are the fuel.

christopherryan · 08-13-2007, 05:40 AM

I run in the morning and lift after work. Running in the AM (esp. intervals) will stim. metabolism and I find myself hungry throughout the day vice stuffing myself to get required calories/prot. In the eve. I lift. If I run in the evening, I find I have trouble going to sleep.

skeptic · 08-13-2007, 10:13 AM

most of the time i have to go to the gym around 9-10am... so i have a big bowl of oats and protein powder at about 7.30-8... and i have plenty of energy for the workout... only workout i get sick on is Leg day :S but i do that at night

BBDerek21 · 08-13-2007, 12:49 PM

cool thanks everyone

JaKKd up · 08-13-2007, 03:20 PM

actually the morning is better b/c your testosterone levels are higher (this is why you get "morning wood") in the morning and you benefit from not being stressed out from a long day.

Ap305 · 08-13-2007, 04:52 PM

evening no doubt..think about it. if you have one meal (your breakfast) when you wake up and then a couple of hours later you workout your muscles will use the breakfast as the one energy source compared to a whole day of meals if you workout in the evening, your body will be fueled with a whole day worth of nutrients and glycogen. But then again you will have very few meals to recover from your workout if you eat in the evening. You decide