Originally Posted by
Brodie Butland
I have the same issue, but I've figured out a morning routine that generally works. My breakfast is a 12 oz milk with a scoop and a half of protein and 5g creatine, and a banana, all of which I finish at least 40 min before I start my first warmup set. On the drive over (which is about a half hour) I try to drink at least half of a Gatorade...electrolytes are very helpful for heavy lifting, far better than water I've found. That's usually enough to get me through the heavy squat or deadlift workset, and then through a press or bench press workset. But I can't do heavy squatting and deadlifting back to back in the morning...just don't have the stamina or the time.
I always train better in the late afternoon/evening than in the early morning, but I have a one year old and a decent commute...i.e., I don't get to train late in the day anymore. Life choices I guess.