Training twice a day

[JoeJustice]

Just curious how many here train twice a day, AM and PM? I remember Atlas recommended this and I think is was fairly common once upon a time.

Last week I started doing this, with a brief 15 minute session in the morning and around 30 minutes in the afternoon. The workouts aren't too demanding or all that complex. My morning is just a few push-ups along with the M7 moves. Evening is a combination of push-ups, pull-ups, crunches, squats and a few DVRs between sets.

This was a surprisingly easy schedule to maintain. I actually get to sleep a bit longer because I use to do one, hour log session in the morning. And 30 minutes either before I go to bed or after I get home from work is pretty easy to squeezes in. So far, I'm enjoying it and don't feel over trained at all, but it's only been a couple of weeks, so I'll have to see how it works for me in the long run.

-Joe

[kelbiz]

When I first started the Atlas course, I did 100 dips in the AM and 100 more at night. The other exercises were done in the evening as well. The results were great.

Now, I usually spread it out over the course of an hour. Some pushups and other Power Cal's with DSR's and ISO's to follow. But I do like doing isometrics at work or other times of day.

Jack

[John Peterson]

Hey Guys,

For me it's been morning and night since I was 10 years old. But throughout the day I'm doing DVR's or ISO's at odd times. Naturally, there have been times when I didn't get the evening workout completed and made up for it the next morning. Don't ask why. :secret:

---John Peterson

[stingray]

I like to train twice a day also. I find that even if I don't get the afternoon workout in, that I have done something that day, which is still more than many people do daily. The morning workout helps me function more effeciently in the morning, even better than the morning cup of coffee.

[omad0n]

I've tried training twice a day before, and usually it just burns me out. My body is much happier with the once a day format, for a longer time. Though I hadn't tried a short morning exercise with a longer evening one. When i was experimenting with it I tried an even half and half. This site makes my evening because once again I'm reminded how many different ways there are to train, and I may try a shorter / longer schedule in the future.

[JoeJustice]

I think a few sets of the M7 in the morning are a really, really great way to wake up. And you don't need to kill yourself with the tension, light tension in the morning seems to get the job done. Then there are times where I feel energized enough to do higher tension. My morning workout is really intuitive, I don't try to over think it or kill myself. That might be why I'm not getting burned out.

-Joe

[Hank_Z]

I just started working out in the AM and PM. DVRs/VRTs in the morning and isometrics in the evening.

The only difference I can tell is that I'm working out more than before and still feel refreshed the next morning.

- Hank

[kelbiz]

Training at different times during the day has another benefit. It gives you that pumped feeling and can only be a plus when it comes to circulation.
When I say 'training' I don't mean a full-blown workout several times a day. Rather, DSR's here, ISO's there a set of pushups or squats at another time. To me this is making your whole day productive. Especially if you're cramped for time.

You gotta take it when you can get it!:clock:The clock it ticking.

Jack

[mts]

I've been trying the am/pm split over the past week (as John and Atlas mention). I cut back a little on the volume of each session so that I'm doing the same amount in total but less in each session. I'm finding that I quite like it and I'm noticing improvements in my PC strength as opposed to when I'd max out reps in one daily session.

[kenpopaul]

I train twice a week at the moment using a HIT workout (plus my martial arts & Qi Gong during the week - nothing too full on though).

That's hard enough to stick to with all the other things in my life at the moment so twice a day would be VERY hard for me.

:)

[gruntbrain]

Multiple 20 minute sessions work for me. I can afford that luxury since I'm retired

[tom]

I should do that. My blood pressure has gone way down to a healthy level, but it seems that it is slightly higher in the morning. I can drop it immediately with a workout. So, I should do a short workout in the morning and then in the evening, too. It seems a healthy thing to do.

As for time, I am believing more and more that there is hardly any, if any, body-sculpting, fitness, or health result difference between an ultra-short (5"-14") workout as opposed to anything longer.

Tom

[Greg Newton]

Currently it is only evenings, but I've gone months doing morning and nights. The workouts don't have to be long in the mornings.