Mallers that work out often...

[Windy City Irish]

better before work ( 6am) or after work (6pm)

i did my first morning workouts the last two days, but just curious what some of the more fit members of this establishment think?

also, my workout room in my condo building is tiny so doing it in the morning avoids the evening crowds....

ty in advance!

[dhunter]

mornings are better but i cant get myself out of bed so i workout in the evening

[Sweetleaf22]

Get it out of the way, Mornings are much better, Then you sit back and relax in the eves

[Windy City Irish]

ive always gotten up early anyway for work. i mean, im the first one in the office when i dont work from home by an hour each morning. so getting up at 6am for me is no big deal....just didnt know if there were benefits either way for the body

PS. Dhunter, ill be in San Fran Feb 6th-9th

[dhunter]

Originally Posted by Windy City Irish

PS. Dhunter, ill be in San Fran Feb 6th-9th

if i'm not out of town for work, i can come down on that monday. i'll let you know.

ron mex, what about you?

[Romanowski]

theres no right answer to this

what are your goals? muscle gain or fat loss?

unless you have the genes (like 5% of gen. pop.) or are taking pro hormones...

its hard to do both fat loss and muscle gain at a high rate simultaneously ...

figure out what your body type is http://www.mens-total-fitness.com/ec...mesomorph.html

then decide what your goals are....

for a general plan, id do weight resistance in the morning and cardio at night

[dave nz]

Morning has the edge over evening as it spikes your metabolism to a greater degree over a 24 hour period. But to be fair, the most Important thing is you get the effective workout done period, whenever that may be in a day. Me personally have done far more workouts in the evening over the years than morning and still got very good results.

[Windy City Irish]

romo, i have enough muscle from playing sports my whole life...its just losing the weight right now while keeping some lean muscle underneath it

i lost a ton of weight a few years back but my wife is an amazing cook and i got lazy. with trips to mexico, new orleans and st thomas coming up the next few months i need to get it back in gear!!

[Windy City Irish]

and by the way...thanks guys!

[rjb1816]

i lift to keep toned and the fat off...dont really do it to get jacked. and usually only after work because have to be here at 5:30, and dont feel like working out at 3:30. Although that may be the only time to get gym time with all the new sign ups

[Windy City Irish]

yeah, my workout room is now packed after work which i expected it to be. there was only one girl there this morning ( my hot next door neighbor - UT grad ) so it was a little easier to get on a machine, or have the weights free

i was thinking about doing twice a day like football back in the day

[BigFratDaddy]

i switch it up

Mondays- FK THE MORNING! I got after work, usually just lift
Tuesday- Cardio in the mornings at the apt gym, weights after work at my gym
Wednesday- Cardio in the mornings at the apt gym, weights after work at my gym
Thursday- Usually play some bball after work and then do light weights after
Friday- Cardio in the mornings, if i make it to the gym afterwards all the more power to me
Saturday- Cardio and Lifting, pretty hard workout because I usually drank a lot the night before
Sunday- Lift, maybe light Cardio or day off

Just how i do it

[FalconFreak]

The key is diet, no matter when you work out protein intake is essential to tone or build muscle, i do a protein shake 15 minutes before and eat within 45 after. NO BREAD. The mornings are technically the best but not essentiall. As said earlier spiking the metabolism and then feeding it is essential. I do no cardio and concentrate on buliding muscle as muscle burns fat.

[Windy City Irish]

yeah, im waiting to see how my body responds to this morning crap im a little sore today but its to be expected.

my metabolism sucks BTW...i need whatever help possible to get that kick started!

[dave nz]

Yeah a "clean diet" is a massive key.