Possibly you have asked yourself the question: What time of the day should I perform my muscle gain workouts?
Many people say that we should workout as soon as we wake up because we are still fresh from a long night’s rest. Some others suggest to work out a bit later in the day once the body is fully awake.
The truth is simple: The best time for doing our muscle gain workouts is completely up to us. Well, there is an exception. We’ll say it later.
Everyone’s body clock works different. Some people prefer to workout immediately after they wake up, while others prefer to workout sometime in the evening. So a right practice is: You can and should …show more content…
Let’s say for example that you schedule your workout too late at night. What is going to happen? you won’t have sufficient time to eat and digest all the recommended foods before you call it a night. So too late at night (at almost time to sleep) will be that, too late to workout. It’s not recommended.
There should be enough time gap between your workout and when you hit the sack to allow for proper post-workout nutrition.
Keep in mind that you need to sleep at least 7 to 8 hours every night, so it is not a good idea to workout at 10 at night, no matter how strong you feel then, unless you are at liberty to sleep until at least 10 in the morning.
Some people are used to perform their muscle gain workouts at 9 pm, then heading home for a small meal and some water, and lastly hitting the sack.That is completely wrong.
If you are serious about your muscle gain workouts, you will:
1- Drink lots of water.
2- Eat a solid meal, and
3- Allow at least three to four hours to have a complete post workout