What time of day is best to exercise?

[Anonymous]

Is 6 pm okay? What time do you prefer?

[I_M_LEGEND]

for men, 10 hours after waking up is at your testosterone high and you should have eaten 3 meals by then.

so 5 to 6 after work is perfect...

for women, anytime 2 horus after a good meal... their goals are ususally different anyway and few are bodybuilders to take into account more things...

[BertMacklinFBI]

best time to exercise depends on your goals and/or your flexibility of schedule. if you're looking to just burn calories and not care about muscle growth then you can exercise in the morning and get it all done first thing.

[Chick180]

If you're trying to build muscle, when's the best time in your opinion?

[BertMacklinFBI]

@Chick180 best time in my experience, afternoon. (2pm-5pm) if you plan on doing cardio as well or some form of HIIT then do it 30 minutes after your strength training and after you've had a protein shake right after strength training. then eat food after the cardio/HIIT. with any form of cardio you're most likely always going to burn muscle but if you do it right its going to be a minimal loss whilst burning more fat.

[Chick180]

Wait, I should wait 30 minutes between strengh training and cardio? I never do :/

[BertMacklinFBI]

@Chick180 i only wait because i drink a shake right after strength training, i don't really wanna bounce my entire body around with that shake in my stomach hahaa. but if you can bang it all out in 1 session i really think that's okay, your body uses most of your energy during the weight lifting though so that's why i would recommend drinking a shake, the protein will help rebuild torn muscle tissue while you continue burning fat. you will still burn some muscle but if done right the loss will be minimal compared to fat.

[Chick180]

Ohhhh, I see. Okay, thanks.

[Climber]

It depends on your bioclock. I like running and cardio in the morning, but weigths and climbing in the evening. You have to feel yourself what activity suits you best at what day time

[CHARismatic110]

I usually exercise at noon and then again at around 5pm. But I feel like any time of the day is good.

[jenndrop24]

I prefer first thing in the morning, right after getting up.

[SatanClaus]

My time is after 7pm when i'm back from work, but i say, do it at a time that you can stick with. I'm not sure the time-of-day will make that big of a difference in the end results,

[_ThinkOutsideTheBox_]

The evening is best, your muscles aren't as tight then.

[Iron_Man]

That's a real good time if you workout at home. If you go to a Gym Its going to be very crowded at that time. Prime time is at 8:PM

[Grant101]

Whenever you are ready or free

[FallenRangerz]

I prefer mornings.