Checking my RP app for tomorrows session and they pushed a new update liking the new look and some of the bug fixes! Pumped to get after it tomorrow!
I don’t feel as strong as I do evening workouts. With are new addition to the family and work it’s the only time I have to spare so I make it work!I love early morning workouts!!
I don’t feel as strong as I do evening workouts. With are new addition to the family and work it’s the only time I have to spare so I make it work!
Oh yeah I agree it’s already improving and getting better. I do like getting it done in the morning and be up while everything is quiet and dark! Definitely starts the day off right!If you do it over a long time it will become the normal and you will Love starting your day with a Great Workout. I have been doing Fasted 4am workouts for over 20 years (might be 30?)
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I have a ton of respect for the guys that do it, I love the idea of it, but just struggle with it lol.,=I love early morning workouts!!
That's actually how I got my start as a gym rat. When I was 16 dad got me a membership to his gym so every morning I'd be there around 5-6am with him lifting. Afterwards, he'd go to work and I'd drive home to get ready for high school. But even back then I had such a hard time lifting and sweating hard in the morning dehydrated and underfed. more than once I'd pull over on the side of the road on my way home to puke lolIf you do it over a long time it will become the normal and you will Love starting your day with a Great Workout. I have been doing Fasted 4am workouts for over 20 years (might be 30?)
Oh yeah, I remember some morning puke sessions.I have a ton of respect for the guys that do it, I love the idea of it, but just struggle with it lol.,=
That's actually how I got my start as a gym rat. When I was 16 dad got me a membership to his gym so every morning I'd be there around 5-6am with him lifting. Afterwards, he'd go to work and I'd drive home to get ready for high school. But even back then I had such a hard time lifting and sweating hard in the morning dehydrated and underfed. more than once I'd pull over on the side of the road on my way home to puke lol
I prefer the afternoon or evening sessions myself but it is cutting into time with my wife. We have always gone to the room between 8:00PM and 9:00PM to start winding down together and get some quality time together. It's not that the kids can't come in there to hang with us, because they can, but historically that is our time. So suddenly this workout is taking me to the gym until 10 and we are missing out normal quality time. So she is understandably missing me so if I want to be the kind of husband I need to be for her then I need to adjust instead of making her sacrifice for my goals. I am okay with that once starting to prep for a show when the time comes but should not expect that of her the rest of the time since it is MY goal, and not her sacrifice to make.Honestly if the gym was open until 11 pm I would go late like 9pm but the gym I go to closes at 8pm. So I’ll have to keep my morning schedule.
on a side note back when I traveled 100% and me and the wife lived in are 5th wheel. I met a guy on a site out by Colorado Springs on a project. He had a 5th wheel that he gutted the living room area so just had his bedroom and bathroom in the front a small kitchen area and then had a squat rack with bench and some wild cable pulley setup was like a full gym on wheels
Honestly if the gym was open until 11 pm I would go late like 9pm but the gym I go to closes at 8pm. So I’ll have to keep my morning schedule.
on a side note back when I traveled 100% and me and the wife lived in are 5th wheel. I met a guy on a site out by Colorado Springs on a project. He had a 5th wheel that he gutted the living room area so just had his bedroom and bathroom in the front a small kitchen area and then had a squat rack with bench and some wild cable pulley setup was like a full gym on wheels
I have found 11am to be the sweet spot for me. I'm awake, moving, hydrated, fed, not tired yet. But man if I have a ton of yard work to do on the weekend I'm so spent after an 11am Sunday gym session lolI prefer the afternoon or evening sessions myself but it is cutting into time with my wife. We have always gone to the room between 8:00PM and 9:00PM to start winding down together and get some quality time together.
Totally understand that.I prefer the afternoon or evening sessions myself but it is cutting into time with my wife. We have always gone to the room between 8:00PM and 9:00PM to start winding down together and get some quality time together. It's not that the kids can't come in there to hang with us, because they can, but historically that is our time. So suddenly this workout is taking me to the gym until 10 and we are missing out normal quality time. So she is understandably missing me so if I want to be the kind of husband I need to be for her then I need to adjust instead of making her sacrifice for my goals. I am okay with that once starting to prep for a show when the time comes but should not expect that of her the rest of the time since it is MY goal, and not her sacrifice to make.
3pm seems to be my sweet spot during the winter months a few times I got to go around this time.I have found 11am to be the sweet spot for me. I'm awake, moving, hydrated, fed, not tired yet. But man if I have a ton of yard work to do on the weekend I'm so spent after an 11am Sunday gym session lol
That's the tik tok movement right? How you liking them?cable pull through-55# X 13 reps X 13 reps
I have no clue I don’t have tik tokThat's the tik tok movement right? How you liking them?
I'm not sure I've ever actually done them. Might be worried about wracking my nuts.
Come on man! No pain, no gain!I have no clue I don’t have tik tok
it’s one of the choices on the app I watched the Dr mike video on it and gave it a whirl. I like it , I use v grip handle, nut wracker free.
I prefer to stay pain free in that departmentCome on man! No pain, no gain!
Ditto !!I prefer to stay pain free in that department
It’s the closest movement to a reverse hyper you can do in a commercial gym, something Louie always recommended if nothing else. Unfortunately, you’re limited to the weight stack though, which should become an issue for many serious trainees. I kind of stopped bothering with them for that reason, but they are good if I are doing circuit work more for flushing/volume.That's the tik tok movement right? How you liking them?
I'm not sure I've ever actually done them. Might be worried about wracking my nuts.
It’s so juicy and tender it’s delicious!! I had to sample a few pieces as I was cutting it up, you know for science….Chicken Looks Good!!!
The Dad TaxIt’s so juicy and tender it’s delicious!! I had to sample a few pieces as I was cutting it up, you know for science….
Yeah it’s tough I get up and have some coffee and get ready and out the door. Usually it’s not bad but was just a little more depleted this am then usually. Also I got pretty sunburned over the weekend, weather was cool and 70’s so I was tank top all weekend. So last night I felt like I was a oven5am is a bit tough to get carbed up for a session.
I wonder if a scoop of dextrose pre-wo would help or if it would be detrimental to your weight loss goals.
now days I tend to have a bowl of rice prewo but back in my xfit days I'd throw a scoop in my pre-wo drink, and do my lifting, then often have another scoop in a shake of aminos pre wod, back when I was basically doing 2 hour sessions. but back then it was all training and my 'game' that I replaced tournament league softball with so it was all I did every day.
You kind of answered your own question. When performance is the priority you need to fuel it; when body composition & retaking health are the goal you need to just do the work & suffer some.5am is a bit tough to get carbed up for a session.
I wonder if a scoop of dextrose pre-wo would help or if it would be detrimental to your weight loss goals.
now days I tend to have a bowl of rice prewo but back in my xfit days I'd throw a scoop in my pre-wo drink, and do my lifting, then often have another scoop in a shake of aminos pre wod, back when I was basically doing 2 hour sessions. but back then it was all training and my 'game' that I replaced tournament league softball with so it was all I did every day.
Lifting dehydrated is just ignorance or laziness in my experience.lifting without food I could get by some for sure (goal dependent of course). lifting dehydrated though = puke.
I did have a buddy that would slam his morning coffee then hit the gym and that always worked really well for him.
Often a little of both.Lifting dehydrated is just ignorance or laziness in my experience.
probably one then the other.
if I'm doing a morning session I usually try to hammer down an 18-24oz shaker of electrolytes before I hit stims and that's usually enough but my routine is 3 shakers before hitting the gym most days. either water or mixed with creatine for flavor in the morning.
I've used that one, it's good! Thank you for the offer!I have some samples of this I could send you I you would like to try it out ??
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Thermotabs are a very good portable tablet option you can keep in a gym bag. Pretty affordable as well.I've used that one, it's good! Thank you for the offer!
I've also used Canteen by redcon which is fine, back in our xfit days my wife got me trying rehydrate by advocare which was OK as well. lately I've kept costco sized stock of Gatorade Zeros but I believe it's a sucralose based product so I'm contemplating moving away from that....
for sure, you'll be on your next woosh down pretty fast. calories are staying consistent? what are you at now?another great day, reps increased, weight increased, set’s added. Have been slightly annoyed that I’m stuck teetering on the 240# mark. But this is exactly what is was like at the 250# mark, I know all the activities and calorie deficit will do it’s thing and I’ll break into the 230’s before to long.
Yeah staying consistent I was at 2300 calories, re inputed my weight into macro tracker ( I also set my activity level as low as I can) now running 2000-1900 will track this to see how I’m re acting.for sure, you'll be on your next woosh down pretty fast. calories are staying consistent? what are you at now?
yes it's a balancing act with your metabolism, which will adjust. I think smont was saying he puts clients at smaller weekly decreases than 300-400 when things slow down, then of course adds in LISS etc.Yeah staying consistent I was at 2300 calories, re inputed my weight into macro tracker ( I also set my activity level as low as I can) now running 2000-1900 will track this to see how I’m re acting.
My next step will be to start doing more cardio/ steps. Don’t want to reduce past these numbers.
Well also when I first got started I was doing it all wrong. I was cutting calories, lifting, LISS. After a few podcasts of DR Mike and taking advice I re strategized, and not play all my cards at once. I was not going to be able to sustain doing all at once.yes it's a balancing act with your metabolism, which will adjust. I think smont was saying he puts clients at smaller weekly decreases than 300-400 when things slow down, then of course adds in LISS etc.
Layne took last year to focus on doing mini cuts followed by mini reverse (not really bulk, but...). I think he said 3-4 weeks reverse dieting, 4-6 weeks cutting (or that could be flipped). I ran my reverse diet for essentially 4-5 months and took my metabolic baseline from like 1700 cals to almost 2700 before I truly started gaining weight, which was nice.
Yep gungho effort can only be sustained for shorter periods of time then burnout becomes more likely and often followed by relapse.Well also when I first got started I was doing it all wrong. I was cutting calories, lifting, LISS. After a few podcasts of DR Mike and taking advice I re strategized, and not play all my cards at once. I was not going to be able to sustain doing all at once.
And that’s what I was doing in the beginning. I want this to be a sustainable and achievable journey. With end results that last and leave me with a foundation to build off of.Yep gungho effort can only be sustained for shorter periods of time then burnout becomes more likely and often followed by relapse.
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