This can be a very difficult question to address. The simple answer would be any time you can get to the gym is better than not going at all. But there’s a little more to it than that. The time of day in which you train with weights does have some bearing on the amount of muscle mass you are going to put on, at least according to science.
For a long time there was an accepted concept that stated training in the morning on an empty stomach was the best time for hypertrophy to take place. The reasoning behind the concept was that naturally occurring growth hormone levels would by sky-high due to them peaking while you sleep. If you were to hit the weights just shortly after rising, then you could take full advantage of the muscle inducing effects and fat burning effects growth hormone has on the body. This theory was the driving force behind many bodybuilders getting up early and heading to the gym prior to doing anything else that day. While this concept did sound good in theory, it proved to be just an okay way to approach weight training. Many bodybuilders found they were still tired in the morning, and didn’t have the same energy to attack the weights with as they did after having at least a couple of meals in them.
Then came the idea that weight training is best performed later on in the day, say mid afternoon because you’ve had a chance to fuel up your body with three to four meals. Your body has had time to process the carbs and produce the glycogen your muscles need for energy and there is an influx of amino acids present in the body due to the protein you’ve consumed thus far. Growth hormone levels have evened out but you can now take advantage of insulin manipulation with your carbs pre and post workout. The elevated insulin levels will push all those amino acids directly into the muscle making for the most anabolic environment that you can naturally produce in your body. This scenario seems like the optimal choice, but for many people it just isn’t a possibility to hit the gym around 1 or 2 in the afternoon. People have jobs and responsibilities and really the only person this scenario works for is a full-time bodybuilder or athlete.
Finally, the time of day when gyms seem to be packed the most and you find yourself waiting for a piece of equipment, may just be the best time to train anyway. That time is early evening. Our body’s follow what’s called a circadian rhythm. Our circadian rhythm is responsible for patterns of brain wave activity, hormone production, cell regeneration and other biological activities that occur during a 24 hour process. Early evening is the height of the circadian rhythm meaning that’s the time of day when our core temperature is at its highest. All systems are functioning at full speed and blood flow and oxygen travel the body with more efficiency which all leads to a better workout experience. Even though these circadian rhythms are endogenous, they can still be manipulated through external cues, i.e. weight training, to produce significant results.
Taking the three scenarios I’ve presented in this article into consideration, you really have to find a time that works best for you and your life. Rather than missing a workout find a way to work it into your daily routine so that you get the benefits of training. Making muscle is a process and there are many things you can do to add to your efforts. Picking the best time of day to train for muscle growth may not be an option for you, but at least you have the information, understand how you can manipulate your body for results and then make the simple act of weight training a priority. If you find yourself training in the morning, be sure to take a serving of your Dymetadrine Xtreme to help anti up on the intensity levels and get you wide awake and focused on the task at hand. If you’re training mid-afternoon, be sure to use your DGC to kick-start your insulin production and follow it up with VP2 to drive those amino acids to where they belong in the muscle. Finally, after a hard training session at night, take a serving of GABA to help induce a deep, growth hormone producing sleep that will leave you waking up bigger and better.
