The love handles disappeared, better quad definition, definitely more visible abs
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Shower before, I never feel awake until I shower. Unless Iāve got a real sweat on, I donāt shower after, especially in winter, I work on building sites and can where the same clothes for weeks at at time.
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I train in the dead of night usually. 11pm-12am is usually my prime time to train. My day starts later since I work the swing/closing shifts at my job, and take afternoon classes at school. After training, Ill eat, then pass out and donāt wake up until 12-1 in the afternoon the next day.
I donāt mind training super early in the morning, but I will eventually take a nap if I stop moving, which will just turn into a full on 7-8 hours of sleep lol, but Iāll end up waking up well into the afternoon, which will make it difficult to go to sleep that same night.
Iāve had issues in the past where Iāll train anywhere from 5-9pm and have pretty nasty bouts of insomnia where I wonāt go to sleep. If I train much later like how I currently do, I find it easier to go to bed, and I find my sleep quality to be a bit better too.
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Since my soccer practices where somewhere between 8 and 10 pm I feel you with insomnia. Always had a hard time going to bed afterwards and most of time it felt like my heart is never calming down and is going to explode.
Cheers to muscle memory and creatine. Up net 2 lbs since the start. Been back on 5/3/1 BBB and cut bjj back a bit. First time seriously lifting since April last year. Noob gainzzzz
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Hey man, so I have recently been working out at night since itās better for my schedule, but a few months ago I was doing pretty early in the morning (around 5ish AM). The big thing I noticed is that I felt stronger after I started chugging a shitload of water as soon as I got up. You are probably already doing that (and I know it sounds obvious), but I am always really dehydrated in the morning, and drinking water right as I get up really helps (like Iām talking literally as soon as I get up). You can even continue doing so through your workout warm-up (elliptical as you said) so you are ready to go when you start your lift
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Can there also be a Thunder Thighs award at the end of this?
Think Iām making decent progress so farš
With the Addition of flattering shadows lol
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This is awesome advice. I really donāt do this, and thereās no reason. I just start chugging coffee until thingsā¦ get moving, then Iām off. Water is easy and calorie-free - thanks!
The individuality is kind of cool to see; this is the opposite for me - if I get going late, Iām up.
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Wake up at 5am
Dressed and in the car
Drink water/pre workout
At the gym by about 5.45
Iāll eat breakfast at about 7/7.30
Iāve always trained without eating though
If I eat close before a hard workout Iāll usually yack
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5:45 wake up
6:30 gym
7-30/40-9ish walk
9 admin tasks ie email, fill out forms, make appointments
9:30 head to first study location
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M-w-f I wake up 5:15, gym by 6:20, workout til 7:15, shower, then work in an office all day.
Typically I cook a solid breakfast of eggs and ham plus a protein waffle before the gym, but lately with the less intense rehab workouts and trying to lose weight, I replaced that breakfast with a syntha-6 shake.
Coffee always too.
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Usually around noon. I do backload food so Iām probably fueled for the workout
530 @ 189 a month into carnivore. Strength is good.
And yes, Iām pretty shaggy and desperately need a haircut.
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Is this a PR for you?
Not all time no. I pulled more many years ago when I was 50 pounds heavier. Its the same weight I pulled at the same weight but with a full taper back in June. But it is more than I pull at the last meet I did (at 181) a couple years ago. PRs get complicated when your training age goes up.
Itās also worth noting that Iām really a conventional puller and my technique is still conventional even though my stance is sumo. I canāt really pull conventional anymore because I have to keep the bar away from my patella tendon attachment on my right knee. Sumo stance gets my patella attachment out of the way so I can keep the bar closer. My all time PR is conventional.
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Sounds like congrats are in order regardless. Congrats on a great pull!
Down to 206 from 230 at the end of December. Probably all muscle 
Hereās to getting back to nothing!
how do you know?
Youāll be fine once things settle down. It will come back quicker than you think. I have had to start over several times and everytime it gets a little easier.
Hang in there, and get busy!