When do you workout?

In my recent research of supplement products I came across this article that I found simple, but still interesting. Dealing with supplements on a regular basis you learn a whole lot through trial and error.  What works for some may not work for others.  Also, spending less money on a supplement may not always give you that quality your looking for.  "You get what you pay for," COMPRENDE?

Ok, so with that being said I'd like to mention one of my favorite supplement companies, Optimum Nutrition(ON).  One word describes them best in my opinion, quality.  I swear they make the best protein out there, and obviously from sells I'm not the only one that holds them up to this standard.  I discovered not only do they make good product, they do decent research following the genre of their industry.

So I'm reading some information on there web site, www.optimumnutrition.com, and I run across this article.

MORNING OR EVENING WORKOUTS

"Your development into a morning or an evening person occurs during adolescence and early adulthood. This predisposition toward favoring either time frame is a biological as well as social phenomenon. Now what happens when a morning person only has time for evening workouts, or vice versa? 

As it turns out, NSCA scientists were also curious. So they examined the performance of 8 male and 8 female college-level rowers who engaged in almost daily early morning and late afternoon training. First, these students were classified into types: morning, evening or neutral. While the night crawlers rowed no better during morning or evening sessions, the early risers rowed significantly faster in the morning. Researchers theorized that the absence of an evening performance boost among those predisposed to favor late afternoon training was negated by regularly scheduled morning training.  

The Bigger Picture: This study suggests that if you can’t get to the gym at the time of day you’d prefer, you can force your body clock to adapt by establishing a regular time for training. It also shows that you can get more out of your workout if you’re able to train when you’re mentally and physically on top of your game. Whatever position you find yourself in, this science provides a road map for making it work to your advantage."

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They say you have the most energy in the morning when you first wake up, but some folks have kids, jobs, blah blah blah... The most important thing is that you do it!

Stay Inspired,

Dominic