Seeking motivation for late training sessions. As a new father for a 3 week old little girl, as well as having two slightly older daughters - I find myself struggling to make my training happen.
Having invested in adjustable dumbbells and resistance bands for home training (mentioned in another thread) - and have an idea on how to put them to proper use.
That being said, I am looking at an option of training past midnight, which is ok with me. Anyone here training late? I could really use some motivation right now.
Not sure what you are asking for exactly. I mean - train when you want, who cares?
As far as motivation goes - it depends what you mean by motivation. Do fat people need motivation to eat extra cake? Do fishing enthusiasts need motivation to get up at 4AM and go on a boat?
I always tought that people need motivation for stuff they dont want to do. If thats the case, then dont do it. Dont waste your life on stuff you need motivation to do and do the stuff that you cant wait to do.
For me, training is the time i wait all day. I sometimes wake up too early because i know i will train soon and i just cant fall asleep anymore.
If by motivation you mean - something that will force you to do stuff you dont wanna do, id say - dont do it at all. Life is too short to do stuff you need motivation to do.
If thats not the case, im not sure what is the motivation you are looking for.
I just need a kick in the butt for motivation. I should have stated “stimulation” more than motivation. I love to train but am fighting against priorities and tiredness in order to make it happen. I am ok with late training, and it would be nice to hear anyone elses experiences of that.
I’ve stayed up as late as 4-5 in the morning to train many times in the past. I’m such a night owl that it don’t bother me too badly, especially when I’m routinely staying up late. Just make sure to get a full night’s sleep afterwards.
I’ll do this coming off night shifts: train as soon as I get home to get my clock reset. If I’m trying to get back to a normal life, I’ll just stay up the rest of the day after that as well.
I am such a creature of habit. I only like training in the late afternoon. When working my 7:30am to 4:00pm career job, I would go straight to the gym, well into my workout by 5:00pm.
I don’t believe I would get good enough sleep if I worked out after midnight. I felt I needed a few hours to calm down post workout.
I do admire those who can be successful regardless of the time of day you train.
Having been there myself (we had three kids under 5 yrs old) I know exactly how hard it is to fit all this in and to still have time and energy to train. My 0.02c worth is to keep it really simple. Pick one or two movements that you can focus on that will give you the biggest bang for your buck. @ChongLordUno mentioned burpees as these were the vessel he used. @T3hPwnisher has used too many things to mention but recently used Tabata front squats.
Just pick something and do it every day. Start with something that is only 4 or 10
minutes. Pick something that you can measure the improvement on. Just do that for two weeks, no excuses, if it is a 4 min tabata session there really cant be any excuses to not have 4 mins.
I think you will find once you get started it will be a whole lot easier. Dont worry about what is optimal for this or that, just do something hard and dirty. After two weeks you can re-assess. Maybe you can add another movement or find another challenge, but dont do this until you have ticked off two full weeks and tracked your improvement.
When you see yourself getting better day by day and experience the feeling of accomplishment from not missing a single session, you wont need motivation from anyone else.
Thanks! Watching inspirational videos is definitely motivating. For some reason I came to think of a story about Phil Rudd, the original AC/DC drummer (it starts at 1:00):
