Happy Tuesday gang! Got a quandary for ya’ll & if you’re also a FB pal sorry for the double dip! Recently I’ve gotten my head & heart realigned a LITTLE better & since taking on the side job, combined with some recent personal realizations, I’ve been sleeping 5-6 solid hours nightly rather than the 2-4 broken hours of the previous 4-5 months which SHOULD BE better but in the past week or so I’ve been having some pretty serious bouts with AM fatigue, actually dozing off at the wheel driving to work a couple mornings, within about an hour or so of finishing my morning iron grind.
Thinking back about anything else that’s changed recently the only real issues I can think of is following trainer Sam’s plan, having a little lean protein 30-60 minutes prior to the iron then a protein shake right afterwards so maybe digestion is zapping the adrenalin away but that seems a REAL stretch! The other change is in the workouts themselves. The new structure breaks UBWO & LBWO across 2 days each, really focusing on fewer muscle groups daily but really to failure each time. MAYBE having muscles more wiped out has an effect but again…seems a stretch.
A FB pal suggested a thermos of coffee for the drive in after the gym but given my history with stress headaches this past winter, which seemed to dissipate when I cut out MOST caffeine back in March or April, I really hate to get back into that rut if I can avoid it BUT MAYBE with recent life events settling a little & the extra sleep POSSIBLY some caffeine wouldn’t be an issue.
Any of you fellow AM gym rats have experience with AM fatigue? If so, any suggestions you may have would be GREATLY appreciated!
BTW, so far this week has been fairly on point in the gym & not even TOO bad on the diet front with the exception of a weekend shop cookout this past weekend resulting in a couple hamburger buns heading through the pipes with a few BBQ chips along with a couple small brownies with natty peanut butter icing that washed’em down...GRRR! Why oh why did I ever share that idea / recipe LOL?!?!? Oh, and while I’m being honest…there were a couple Smirnoff Triple Black beverages involved later as well & I must admit I never even read the labels but they were cold, wet & tasty LOL! Since Body for Life even allows one cheat day a week I didn’t figure it was TOO bad overall even though Doc Ming wouldn’t approve of the flour content & trainer Sam would freak over the sugar grams!
The Wicked / Hippie PUSH challenge has been a ball too! This week’s total SO FAR is 212,280 LBs & it’s only Tuesday so I’m looking to make this weeks total my best of the event!!! Trying to figure out how to break the half million pound mark this week without visiting the ER, given I’ve only got about an hour each AM to dedicate to the effort. Since my knees won’t take a bazillion daily squats like Wicked has been doing maybe I could start pressing some stainless steel bar stock overhead at the side job nightly once I get my machine setup & cycling LOL! Just have to weigh a 6 footer & start counting! The shop owners who hang out or stop by in the evenings have a pretty good sense of humor. I think they’d approve LMBO!
Once again, any insights y’all may have on the AM fatigue front would be GREATLY appreciated! Rock on pals!!!
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