Subject: RE: Who trains in the late evening? Originally posted by aalbury
Long story short.. I am terrible at getting up early. I have a new baby at home, so I don't want to have an obnoxious alarm that wakes my wife, and I seem to have an auto pilot mode that I can just turn off my alarm without even thinking about it, or even remembering that I do it. I am trying to keep my training invisible so I don't compromise family time.
I am thinking about trying to get my workouts in after the baby and my wife have gone to bed. I am afraid the stimulation of exercise will keep me up late and I'll have trouble getting to sleep. I'm sure someone else is in similar circumstances that may have some insight?
Thanks!
Well I do a lot of mine between 0800 and 1000. I worked third shift so that is late in the evening for me. I can run and swim and after a quick shower be asleep by the time the towel hits the floor. Now biking is different, sometimes I go right out, other times, I am awake for hours. I get up no matter what at 1500 to meet the kid coming home. There are late naps involved before work, but I am always up at that time, no matter what time I go to sleep.
If you have problems sleeping, Melatonin works pretty good. At 190 pounds I take a 3mg tab, sometimes two tabs. Stay away from the Zquill, it leaves a nasty sleep hangover. Also http://www.drinkneuro.com/the-drinks/sleepworks well, it takes about 20 minutes to relax you enough to go out and it does not have any after effects. |