Graveyard....

[callthedoctor]

I'm on a new work schedule - Sun-Thus. 10pm-6am.....

Would you guys workout before or after work? Why?

Thanks.

 

[Tom Treutlein]

I'd probably workout after. I guess it depends when you wake, though. If you wakeup at 8-9 PM, then workout after. You figure you're up 16 hours in a day. Wakeup at 9 AM. By 6 AM, after work, you'll only have been up for 9 hours. At this point, you should be ready to hit the weights and be up another 7 hours before bed. That'll give you time to get in a nice PW meal, and another meal with carbs an hour later.

I don't think it makes too big a deal, though. Whenever you feel ready to hit the weights. The important parts should be taken care of no matter what. Train. Eat. Rest.

 

[cwick0]

I think it all depends on what kind of job it is. If it werent labor intensive, then i would train before. Plus, i suspect you will be tired as hell by morning.

 

[TheOak84]

i think before, go to bed at 7 am, wake up at 3-4 eat, work out, eat, nap, eat then go to work at 10. eat before u go to bed too

 

[Big_pimpin]

I've been working graveyard (11 pm- 8 am) for nearly two years now. I've tried lifting after work, but I'm usually far too tired by this point for any serious training. I sleep between 10 am - 5pm, and workout at 7 or 8 pm. That way I'm well rested, but I still give my body enough time to recuperate for the long night ahead (which involves alot of heavy dock work).