I’ve found that if I train after dinner or even if I train really hard in the late afternoon, sometimes I turn into a vampire that night, seriously though I mean I feel so energized and awake that I can’t get to sleep. The day before yesterday I was up all night and didn’t fell asleep until 7am. Not sure why I was so awake, my guess is that is was because I trained at 8pm that night for only an hour? I looked out the window to make sure the moon wasn’t out or something as sometimes a full moon will give me weird energy later in the evening.
I have started training in the morning now in the last couple weeks and I think this should help me not be so wound up by bed time. Also I think training in the morning is also good for other reasons like,
- It’s been proven that most highly successful people are early risers, I noticed too that I’m much more productive and relaxed and focused through the day if I get up early. I feel stressed out and behind the curve if I sleep in, I feel like I’m catching up the whole day. And too much sleep has been proven too be just as bad as not enough.
- Most of the races and events I do are held early in the morning. My first triathlon I did I was not on schedule to exert myself at 9am in the morning and I felt it, I did not feel ready to jump in the water, and when I was on the bike I still felt asleep and my legs cramped right up.
- Since I still need to lose more weight, by training in the morning my metabolism is flying all day long.
- Also by training early in the day, my brain works better after being woken up, and the rest of the day I feel like I have more oxygen and fuel going to my brain and my blood sugar feels more stable.
- I’m less tense or stressed through the day after training in the morning for whatever reason.
- I’m sure you could probably add a couple to the list that I’m not thinking of
