Working out in the a.m. on an empty stomach

[Guinness5.0]

Hmmm... eggos, butter and honey sounds pretty good actually. I can't do peanut butter preworkout - I have no self control with that stuff and I ALWAYS eat too much of it.

 

[damnitmannn727]

Whey shake+Caffeine pill.

 

[silver_shadow]

here's a nice combination you might want to try: milky cold coffee mixed with chocolate flavored whey protein powder.

 

[Protobuilder]

here's a nice combination you might want to try: milky cold coffee mixed with chocolate flavored whey protein powder.

As crazy as that sounds, it actually sounds pretty good. I love coffee. And I like mocha flavored protein powder. I could make up a quart of coffee, toss in some ice cubes and some chocolate protein powder, and have a nice preworkout shake. LoL

 

[get456]

It's a totally personal thing, I had to do it at my last job and it sucked.. I barely had the energy to lift and got injured a lot.

If your CNS is switched on in the am, lucky you. I'd need to wake up 60 mins pre workout, knock back a big MRP shake, a handful of Ephidrine and a double expresso to make it thru alive.

agreed... im useless in the morning when it comes to the gym...

I would say, my compound lifts suffer about 10-15% when I have to lift early as opposed to the normal after work time

 

[Big_Turtle]

Is this a bad thing? If so, why? I did this for about a year and made incredible progress, but it was upon returning from a multi-year layoff. For me right now, it's easiest, schedule-wise, to just roll out of bed, throw on my gym clothes, and hit the weights. Is there evidence (anecedotal or otherwise) that this is a bad idea?

Years ago, when I was first getting serious about lifting, I tried the whole BFL thing for about a month. It calls for your workouts to be first thing in the morning with nothing but a glass of water in your stomach. I never liked it much, personally. It was great to start the day with a bang, all pumped up and feeling like you've already accomplished a lot before you even step foot inside of the office (or classroom or whatever). But I have to agree with some others that even though I felt good afterwards, I usually felt like crap during the workout itself, and my lifts definitely suffered. Couldn't go as heavy, form wasn't always as good, etc. But, that's just me, I like to workout at the end of my day.

 

[tweedr71]

Protein Shake with some frozen yogurt then amp02 or NOxplode works for me. I get to the gym about 30 min after waking and with that can get a nice 2 hour workout in with no problem

 

[Guinness5.0]

Weel I put eggos on my shopping list so I'll see how it feels to have a little something in my belly.

This morning I drank a Monster (the full sugar one) and honestly it didn't feel much different than monday when I lifted on an empty tank. These workouts were not ballbusters, though, so they're probably not the best sample to draw conclusions from...

 

[Tweakle]

how soon before the workout are you necking that sugary goodness? if you can get up 60 mins early I'd suggest cooking some instant oats & blending them up into a thick shake.. but if it's less than an hour before the workout it probably wont make a difference.

 

[Guinness5.0]

how soon before the workout are you necking that sugary goodness?

LOL

I downed the thing in the car on the way to the gym. I may be able to come up with an hour. I could eat breakfast, cook my lunches, then hit the gym.

I may end up swithching to PM workouts if lifting so soon after waking starts to affect me. The problem with that is how I can't "come down" off the exercise buzz soon enough and I stay up way too late.