bad times to train

[Rudeboy2035]

Hi everyone. any ideas about whether or not there's a bad time to train in a 24hr day? i'm working shifts and sometimes go to the gym after midnight. any ideas?

[Kaylya]

You should probably repost this in a different section - it will get lost in all of the challenge threads.

 

That being said, the worst time to train is definitely never Right before bed could interfere with sleep, but that can vary by person too.

[Nyx]

I don't think it really matters, as long as you're not too tired to push yourself, and as long as you plan your meal times appropriately.  You don't want to be going into it starving, or feeling like you are weighted down or queasy from a big meal.

 

I like keeping my workouts at the same time of day, but my body starts to expect workouts at the same time of day after I get into a routine.

[El Exorcisto]

Train when you can. Just do it, stop overthinking it.

[Vella]

Train whenever you can, whenever you want to, and whenever feels best for you.

I train in the middle of the day because I am not a morning person, I often have breaks between classes in the middle of the day, and night is my best writing and working time, so I'd prefer to use it for those things.  But a friend of mine prefers training at night, because it helps him unwind and relax and he sleeps better.  Just a different-people thing.

 

Try a few different times, see what works for you, if you've got the flexibility in your schedule to do it.  And don't worry about it so much.  As long as you're making it to training, you're headed in the right direction.

[Rudeboy2035]

thanks everyone for your responses. just didn't want it to be detrimental

[Hrothgar]

Bad times to train:

 

During a funeral

On a romantic Valentine's date (although why you wouldn't be at the gym for this is beyond me)

When getting lectured by a boss or parent (go after)

Watching Game of Thrones--don't blink or you'll miss a major character die

[Mad Hatter]

Disagree on the last one. 10 burpees every time someone dies? Sounds like a workout to me.

[Hrothgar]

Disagree on the last one. 10 burpees every time someone dies? Sounds like a workout to me.

Ha! There's enough burpees in an episode for a month!

[Estrix]

Depends where your gym is located in my experience. My old gym was on an industrial estate surrounded by a council estate. The busiest times of day was lunch time to late afternoon. My new gym is in a more affluent area (but I still live in the poor part lol) and the busiest times are sort of 8:00ish and 16:30ish right before people go to work. Although the weight area tends to almost always be pretty clear. Except Sunday when for some reason the dumbells get packed out.

[Rassidan]

     There is no such thing as a bad time of day to workout. The only time I wouldn't recommend it is when tired, sick, and certain injuries. Pretty much anytime where your activity can not be done with correct form. That and who wants to go and say run when they are sick or tired? There is a reason the term drudge march exists and that is what I would consider that circumstance.

[Machete]

Everyone is different. Get a general feel for your own body and go with it. Traditionally, boxers did roadwork in the morning and went to the gym in the afternoon. I couldn't do that, so when I was training I would run at midnight before I went to bed.

[I-Jo]

Five pm to seven pm.

That's not my favorite time at all. Way to busy.

Otherwise it's wildly irrelevant.

Train when you can and just do the thing.

[Truetopath]

I train pretty much whenever during the day the urge strikes me. Sometimes in the morning, sometimes in the evening, and sometimes smack dab in the middle of the day. I don't think it matters the time as long as you do it.