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Late night indoor training

jgsijgsi Posts: 5,062
edited August 2016 in Indoor training and turbo forum
Personally, I never thought it ever good to do or even want to do a hard training session , 30 minutes before bed time... it must seem that people do do it though...
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  • markhewitt1978markhewitt1978 Posts: 7,614
    Most people I know seem to prefer doing indoor training in the evenings. I guess because that's where people tend to have time. Personally in the evening I'm tired so the last thing I want to do is training. If I want to get an hour in I will do it before work which has the advantage that I'm getting to work feeling good.
  • bobmcstuffbobmcstuff Posts: 11,177
    I do most of mine in the evening because I am rubbish first thing in the morning... When I can haul myself out of bed early (the hardest part) I find my HR is sluggish and I can't get the same power through the pedals.

    It does leave me feeling good though.

    In the evening I do need to leave a bit of down time after training, otherwise it's hard to sleep.
  • davidofdavidof Posts: 3,019
    I think my heart would be beating too fast to sleep after a late session. In the winter I sometimes do sessions in the early evening. As for morning, not on a work day.
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  • StillGoingStillGoing Posts: 5,207
    Looking after my 2 year old during the day (retired early) means I don't get opportunities to get out during the day. Evenings though is a pain in the backside. Already mentally fragged from the day job, the workout is fine, but a late shower afterwards before bed leaves me wide awake until the early hours.
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  • fat daddyfat daddy Posts: 2,605
    much prefer mornings ... ok 5am hurts, but only for 10mins, once the 200mg caffine kicks in and the pint of water has been absorbed .. its full on.

    the only issue then is, finish the workout, have a shower and jump back on the bike to go to work ..... that 1st hill truly sucks with legs that feel like concrete, no glycogen, shakey and unresponsive .. urgh.
  • MatthewfalleMatthewfalle Posts: 17,380
    Early evening for me otherwise no sleep....
    Postby team47b » Sun Jun 28, 2015 11:53 am

    De Sisti wrote:
    This is one of the silliest threads I've come across. :lol:

    Recognition at last Matthew, well done!, a justified honour :D
    smithy21 wrote:

    He's right you know.
  • fenixfenix Posts: 5,437
    I can do mine late night no bother. Doesnt take me long to fall asleep after.
  • markhewitt1978markhewitt1978 Posts: 7,614
    fat daddy wrote:
    much prefer mornings ... ok 5am hurts, but only for 10mins, once the 200mg caffine kicks in and the pint of water has been absorbed .. its full on.

    the only issue then is, finish the workout, have a shower and jump back on the bike to go to work ..... that 1st hill truly sucks with legs that feel like concrete, no glycogen, shakey and unresponsive .. urgh.

    Yeah 5.30am for me and it's tough for 5 mins until I get ready then it's fine and I'm at my best by 6am. Couldn't then ride to work after a turbo session seems like madness!
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