Physical Activity - earlier in the day
Why I Train in the Morning
I hit the gym roughly an hour after breakfast, 4-6 times a week. Here's why I schedule my lifting early in the day and how I read the science on it.
Once breakfast is done, I go to the gym. I train 4-6 times a week, typically around 10am or 11am.
Part of why I lift earlier in the day is metabolic, and part of it is plain personal preference. Human chronobiology research hasn't built up much evidence yet on how workout timing affects metabolism. Still, after years of lifting, I've found that about an hour after breakfast works really well for me.
Skeletal muscle has its own molecular clock, and because of that I believe it helps to lift at a consistent time.
Cortisol also peaks after you wake up, and I like to make that work in my favor when I'm training.