you’re basing this on a false assumption that all people go to bed after 10pm
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blarghly@lemmy.world 18 hours ago
I’m currently in the middle of a workout, doing endless sets of dead bugs as remedial core work so I can eventually have bigger lifts and better climbing performance.
This kind of attitude (like, the one the meme is joking about, not the meme itself) annoys me, since I feel like it ultimately sets back most of the people it is supposedly trying to inspire.
Like, waking up at 4am is dumb for almost everyone, almost all the time - especially if your goal is to work out. Your body needs a certain amount of sleep to recover and function well, and shorting it sleep to get more training in is likely setting you back more than giving you gains. And if you are getting the same amount of sleep total each day anyway… why not just wake up later and get your workout in in the afternoon? If you are really that crunched for time and stressed out, the optimal solution is more likely to simply reduce the number of workouts per week. More recovery time means both less overtraining, and a better training stimulus with each workout since you are more rested going into it.
mrgoosmoos@lemmy.ca 7 hours ago
blarghly@lemmy.world 7 hours ago
Assuming 8 hours of sleep and a 4am wake up, that would be an 8pm bed time. Assuming the person works a 9-5, that is 3 hours from the end of work until bed time. I suppose that’s enough time to commute, do chores, eat dinner, and engage in a healthy amount of low stress social time… but I have a hard time imagining most people keeping this bed time consistently. Especially since, at least where I live, you’d be going to bed before sunset for about 1/3 of the year.
dependencyinjection@discuss.tchncs.de 15 hours ago
Hey a fellow climber. At first I thought how odd but most climbers are nerds and most of Lemmy is nerds so probably loads of climbers on here.
Do you know of any climbing subs on here?
blarghly@lemmy.world 9 hours ago
Looks like this is the biggest one, but pretty dead unfortunately.
I’ve heard this phrased before as “why are there so many engineers in climbing?” And most people say “something something puzzles.” I then present my theory that the reason is that engineers are a bunch of nerds with poor social skills, and climbing gives them an easy way to socialize
alternategait@lemmy.world 2 hours ago
Ohhhh, let me tell you about partner dancing.
blarghly@lemmy.world 1 hour ago
Based on the friend I have who is an autistic poly climber girl who keeps inviting me to blues dance nights… yes
dependencyinjection@discuss.tchncs.de 9 hours ago
Thanks.
I guess everybody is different. I’m a natural introvert that excels at extroversion due to my past. So for me it wasn’t the social thing and in fact I had a hard time getting my friends to climb so had to find a climbing group.
What hooked me about climbing is that it’s a rare sport where I lose myself and my mind goes quite. Like nothing other than guitar practice makes my mind shut up so once I found that I was hooked.
mrgoosmoos@lemmy.ca 7 hours ago
climbing, cycling, and back country. the core hobbies and interests of engineers.
Waraugh@lemmy.dbzer0.com 17 hours ago
In my twenties I’d wake up at 4am, hit the gym, work pulling wrenches until around 2-2:30, get home and do chores for an hour or two, eat, go for a run, shower, then watch tv, play video games, or go out with friends. I don’t live a completely sedentary life but I do work at a desk all day. I go for a couple walks every day and complete my chores. It’s not that I’m a constantly exhausted heap as I approach fifty but there’s absolutely no way my energy levels are close to what they were twenty years ago. My joints swell up if I push myself too hard and my muscles take longer to heal/recover. It’s still worth doing the things but I’m going to be watching my step and make sure I have my footing these days when twenty years ago I wouldn’t have cared if I slipped down a few rungs on a ladder if it saved me thirty seconds getting down.
dependencyinjection@discuss.tchncs.de 15 hours ago
I’m the opposite of this.
I’m 43 in a few weeks and have more energy and are fitter than ever really.
Climb 2-3 times a week, run 3 times a week and walk a hell of a lot.
captainlezbian@lemmy.world 9 hours ago
I’m 31 and have been in and out of shape my entire adult life, and yeah, I’m not surprised by either of your comments. When I’m out of shape I have no energy to even do all my chores and I definitely don’t have time, but by some miracle spending half an hour to an hour of biking most days leaves me with more time and energy after the initial hump. Add in some bodyweight exercises and for some reason then I have the time and energy to keep my home clean.
I don’t know why I let the periods of tiredness go on as long as I do.
dependencyinjection@discuss.tchncs.de 9 hours ago
I believe it’s a combination of factors really.
Use it or lose it, the body doesn’t waste energy so if you don’t do physical activities then the body doesn’t see the point in making you more energetic but when you do exercise the body is like we need to prep in case this happens again.
Then you have the brain chemicals like endorphins which boost mood and can give you a boost of energy.
There is a line though, which I noticed with my running, that if I kept pushing for faster and faster times I was tired so much due to fatigue. I now run for the intrinsic value of running, I don’t care to get faster and just run for the fun of it and I’m just full of beans now lol
grrgyle@slrpnk.net 8 hours ago
I feel that. I’ve come down with a really bad cold this month and just stopped everything for 2 weeks.
I feel like such garbage from just that bit of inactivity. I was actually shocked by how quickly the wheels fell off, I started to hurt, feel a sluggishness that I couldn’t shake, feel more depressed and hopeless… Working out helps but it’s taking me a while to climb out of this hole. It’s so hard, it’s like I’ve lost the ability to believe I could feel better, let alone want to workout.
TomArrr@lemmy.world 18 hours ago
I used to get up at that time because work hours made me. I tried going to the gym after work, but I was usually spent by then. Working out before work also made me work better.
So, 4.30am it was. For years. No regrets, except that I can no longer do it.
blarghly@lemmy.world 18 hours ago
I agree there are edge cases. I just think it shouldn’t be billed as the ultimate productivity solution to the average person.
Signtist@bookwyr.me 9 hours ago
I wake up at 5 for my workout simply because I’m a morning person, and I like getting it out of the way first thing. It’s also a nice, calm time, which helps me rest more effectively between reps. Plus I’m still half asleep when I start, so I skip over the feelings of “I don’t want to do this,” since I’m already doing it by the time I’m awake enough to have those thoughts.
1984@lemmy.today 3 hours ago
I said up at 6 in the summer, still getting my 8 hours… But yes, bed at 22.
grrgyle@slrpnk.net 8 hours ago
You make a good case…