Time of day for lifting weights

[Guest guest]

For those that lift weights, what time of day do you WO.

I lift at about 6:30 PM but I don't think this is good for me anymore. I think

it's effecting my sleep, possibly raising my cortisol level. When I was younger

I lifted in the morning and loved it, but now that I'm almost 50, I don't know

how I'll be able to handle it. Any other time of the day isn't possible for me.

[Guest guest]

Being semi-retired i like to go after mid-day, 3 days a week.

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From: jim <virtuosa150@...>

Sent: Fri, January 15, 2010 5:58:24 AM

Subject: Time of day for lifting weights

 

For those that lift weights, what time of day do you WO.

I lift at about 6:30 PM but I don't think this is good for me anymore. I think

it's effecting my sleep, possibly raising my cortisol level. When I was younger

I lifted in the morning and loved it, but now that I'm almost 50, I don't know

how I'll be able to handle it. Any other time of the day isn't possible for me.

[Guest guest]

I am 65 this Feb will be 66 I lift at 11:00am 90 min.'s counting my worm up 3x's

a week. I do this at this time because I suffer from Adrenal Insufficiency I am

Hypopituitary and when I get home I eat and take my 10mgs. of cortef HC because

working out uses up my Cortef HC big time and this is the time I take my next

dose.

I must say I never could work out later in the day and sleep at night all my

life. I get to energized from it.

Co-Moderator

Phil

> From: jim <virtuosa150@...>

> Subject: Time of day for lifting weights

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> Date: Friday, January 15, 2010, 5:58 AM

> For those that lift weights, what

> time of day do you WO.

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> I lift at about 6:30 PM but I don't think this is good for

> me anymore. I think it's effecting my sleep, possibly

> raising my cortisol level. When I was younger I lifted in

> the morning and loved it, but now that I'm almost 50, I

> don't know how I'll be able to handle it. Any other time of

> the day isn't possible for me.

>

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[Guest guest]

I work out tuesday and thursday 5-7 pm and Saturday morning 9-11.

I have a semi private training gym that I use, so the hours are much more

limited than a regular gym. I also have appointed times, so going whenever I

want isn't so easy.

What kind of workout are you doing? there may be some sdjusting of your workout

that may help you sleep. I always sleep really well after heavy squats or

deadlifts.

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> For those that lift weights, what time of day do you WO.

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> I lift at about 6:30 PM but I don't think this is good for me anymore. I think

it's effecting my sleep, possibly raising my cortisol level. When I was younger

I lifted in the morning and loved it, but now that I'm almost 50, I don't know

how I'll be able to handle it. Any other time of the day isn't possible for me.

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[Guest guest]

I'm far from being any kind of world class athlete. I try to concentrate on the

basic movements, but after the workouts I seem a little keyed up. I've just

started back, with the weight and volume being low. I did squats and deadlifts

the other night. I checked my BP. It was elevated of course but noot extreme. It

returned to normal somewhat quickly, but the pulse remained high. I don't know

what this means if anything.

I may switch to the early morning but don't know how I'll like it. I used to

love to workout in the morning

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> > For those that lift weights, what time of day do you WO.

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> > I lift at about 6:30 PM but I don't think this is good for me anymore. I

think it's effecting my sleep, possibly raising my cortisol level. When I was

younger I lifted in the morning and loved it, but now that I'm almost 50, I

don't know how I'll be able to handle it. Any other time of the day isn't

possible for me.

> >

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[Guest guest]

I thought I would share a little about my routine and the aspects of it, since

it is unlike most fitness clubs in protocols and beliefs. Just like much of TRT

therapy, there is the popular beliefs, and then there are the ones that work.

There is a retired man, 62 years of age that can clean and jerk his

bodywieght(185lbs), he bitches and moans for his old injuries that he sometime

re-injures, but he is also not on anything as far as I know. He has done this

by listening to a highly trained and effective coach 4 times a week, for almost

4 years. He was lifting well before that, but not having as much success as he

is now.

The type of lifting I do is called Olympic style lifting, almost everything I do

is standing up. snatch, clean and jerk, squat, push press, deadlift... and all

the little stuff that he puts in my program, such as bench, swings, jump rope,

curls.

I have been able to make gains, even with the low test, but he has limited me to

maybe maxing out on one lift in an entire week. Simple progressive overload,

changing reps, sets, and lifts every few weeks. He also uses something called

periodization, which you can read about, but until its utilized within a

framework of a competition, its all just words. I have been able to manage 1-3

competitions per year for the past 2 years, which has sucked.

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> Bill I have it made here in my Town there is an Old Persons Club they have an

huge building with a bigger then full size swimming pool and one the size of a

swimming pool that is a hot Spa. Then have a WEIGHT ROOM & CARDIO ROOM:

> The OPC weight room is equipped with the latest technology, including the HUR

strength training machines, which operate on hydraulics not plate load. The HUR

machines have been designed to create less stress on joints while providing

optimal strength gains. HUR machines have the Smart Card system to help make

your work-out stress free. The OPC cardio room houses several cardiovascular

machines including the NuStep, treadmills, recumbent bikes and elliptical

trainers.

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> If you live in my county and your 50 or older you can use the WEIGHT ROOM &

CARDIO ROOM: for $2.00 per day they are open 6 days a week.

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> Now they are letting people 50 and older from the try county area join for

$175 / yr.

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