Is there a BEST time to exercise?

[kobb]

When is the best time to Exercise, morning, afternoon or evening. after meal or before meal.

Thanks

 

[Khoiktran]

For me I like to work out in the morning. Because i am a little on the heavy side. Most people would say anytime is a good time, only if you make it consistent.

 

[rockhardly]

I would say in the evening as you have had all day to fill up your fuel tank and then shortly after you will be sleeping.

 

[SilentBob187]

60-90 minutes after a meal of 60-100g of complex carbs and 30-50g protein, that's my sweet spot.

Some folk do fasted workouts, I can't do that. Makes me feel so weak.

Depends on what you're shooting for I reckon. Is there A BEST time? Nah. Just do work.

Addendum: I prefer evenings as well for the same reason. I can slowly carb up all day if I know I'm going to have a heavy leg day or something.

 

[ectomorph141]

I am simply just not a morning person so getting motivated to do anything in the morning is rough. I prefer evenings. Pre workout meal about 45 minutes before workout. Then post workout meal right away. But thats what works for me.

 

[Hayden]

If you workout too close to bedtime you might have trouble sleeping.

 

[pitman]

when ever your feeling it !!! hit it hard...

 

[Hoglander]

when ever your feeling it !!! hit it hard...

"exercise" not molesting animals, pitman

 

[CowPimp]

I still say whenever you are most energized. I can't stand early morning workouts. I am more lethargic, period. So, psyhiological rationale be damned, if I can't put forth serious effort, then it makes any science behind a "best" time a moot point.

 

[fufu]

I still say whenever you are most energized. I can't stand early morning workouts. I am more lethargic, period. So, psyhiological rationale be damned, if I can't put forth serious effort, then it makes any science behind a "best" time a moot point.

True that. I almost always train soon after getting up due to scheduling reasons.

However...

When I was at school I would train in the afternoon or evening, and I always felt more awake, aware and positive. Morning workouts often have an overtone of drudgery to them, but they get the job done.

 

[romolo]

Hi Kobb,

in my opinion is not about morning or afternoon, it depends from you day and how busy you are and what you do, I usually exercise at lunch time, what I do instead of going for lunch I go to the gym, and I eat my sandwich sitting at my desk, I usually like to eat 1 hour before going to the gym, and then again about 1 hour after I finished I get really hungry and eat again..

 

[CowPimp]

True that. I almost always train soon after getting up due to scheduling reasons.

However...

When I was at school I would train in the afternoon or evening, and I always felt more awake, aware and positive. Morning workouts often have an overtone of drudgery to them, but they get the job done.

I hear ya man. Even more important than doing it when you are most energized is doing it at a time you can consistently get the work done. I've worked out at any range of times from 4AM getting up early before a flight, or going for a run at 2AM because the day was so busy I had no choice. I do it when I can, but if I have choices, then I avoid mornings.

 

[fufu]

I hear ya man. Even more important than doing it when you are most energized is doing it at a time you can consistently get the work done. I've worked out at any range of times from 4AM getting up early before a flight, or going for a run at 2AM because the day was so busy I had no choice. I do it when I can, but if I have choices, then I avoid mornings.

Consistent times are good.

One of my flaws it that I am a fairly inflexible person when it comes to training scheduling. I tend to go a little mad when my regiment gets disturbed. However, that inflexibility is also a prime contributor to why I stay in the game.