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Hope i dont sound to thick but does it matter wot time of day i train? is it best to go for a run in the morning then press ups etc in the evening or can i do it any time i wana get the best out of my training so would appreciate a reply cheers lads.
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I dont think it matters relly, aslong as you have a good breakfast, dinner and lunch and you are eating healthy so you keep your energy up.

Im not sure this will help you but this is what I do-

1.5mi run (every other day) in the morning 9am

pressups- 4 sets through out the day 12pm, 3pm, 6pm and 9pm

Situps- 4 sets through out the day 12pm, 3pm, 6pm and 9pm

Dorsal Raise- 4 sets through out the day 12pm, 3pm, 6pm and 9pm

but im also going to start following my fitness guide I was given aswell.
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Oh rite i wernt sure coz alot of training programes i read say to run in the AM and circuit at PM i hav trouble geting up early ha. cheers mate are you training for prmc aswel? :roll:
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Yeah I have a few fitness posters like that aswell with the times already set out but I do it when its best for me. Im in training for the Parachute Regiment not the Marines but they both require a very high fitness levels etc so its easy to help each other out
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On prmc you will be awake and required to run early in the morning, I would strongly suggest you adapt your training to compensate
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I've heard quite I few different view’s about when to train. I read that you should always do you're strength work before running and conditioning. But plenty of people run in the morning and some people say it helps fat loss (weather there is any truth or not behind that statement... I'm not knowledgeable enough to say) either way if you get all you're training in I can't see the time you train making a great deal of difference... find what works best for you and be sure to eat right sleep plenty and train hard!

Personally I do some strength work early in the morning (6-7 o'clock) to kick start my day. just wakes me up, get the heart pumping and metabolism going. I then knock a load of food down me neck. Brown bread toast/scrambled eggs/ whole grain cereal/ milk / fresh fruit either whole or as a home made smoothie etc.

Then I’m in school till 3:30 home by 4:00 and train again at around 6 ish (usually running/circuiting(home or at boxing)/playing cricket)

I don't know weather what I do is "the right thing to do" but I feel good for it and it fit's into my schedule nicely.

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I should really start training early then just to get used to it even if it doesnt make to much difference otherwise it wil b a bit of a shock to the system wen they wake me up for a 3 miler at six in the morning. i do eat quite good and train well just cant wait to get down lympstone. thanx for the input lads.
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Oh 1 more thing mate, im not sure what you eat just before your run but dont have too much OR ORANGE JUCIE lol (I learnt that the hard way :wink: ) I have a nice big glass of water and a peice of my homemade energy flapjack bar or some weatabix or something along those lines and that is just enough and isnt to heavy on your stomach allowing you to run faster.
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Yeah i try and eat an hour before i run and its normaly a bowl of pasta or weetabix depending on wot time i run i can do 3 miles in 19.36 pb and 1.5 in 9.38 pb ive only run these times once so lets see how i do at six in the morning. :P
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There very good times mate, a quick question for you mate. How long did it take for you to get round them times?

Ive been runing and training for about 1 month now and am gettting around 10/11 mins 1.5 mi run time.
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ive read before that if your weight training then the best time to do it is in the afternoon,someting about your muscles being at their optimum;not still asleep from the morning and not too late in the day to be tired,how important this is i dont know.as for cardio,well aslong as its not too close to your betime i dont think it matters.ive heard your also not supposed to do cardio before your weight training,although this probably wouldnt matter much if you did them in seperate sessions.
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Ive always been pretty fit playing footie and that but never realy tested myself on long runs wen i actually did do a 3 miler it took me 22 mins and 1.5 in 10.45 so i wrote myself a programe and started working on it. its been about 5 weeks since i started doing it every day other than 2 days rest. ive been reading about the marines non stop and watching clips on you tube and it just spurs me on if you want sumfing that bad you should work your hardest to achieve it. Do a forest gump and keep running :lol:
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:lol: run forest ruuunnn!!!
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But then when you eat later in the day your body has no use for the excess calories and so stores them as fat, thus you lost fat then gained it. Whereas eating, then running later will use up the calories you've just eating, thus no lost fat, but no more stored fat. If you eat less than you need you'll lose fat, eat more you'll gain it; where in relation to eating you exercise has no major effect.

A far more important aspect is making sure you don't feel sick etc. when excercising which would cause you to stop; many people suffer this if they try to exercise after 9/10 hours without eating. Also if the body is needed to raid fat supplies as there is a large defecit in calories required then the next time you eat it will store all calories it can; to do with our ancestors way of living, the body goes into a state where it thinks food is in short suppl so maximises storage of spare calories - 9/10 hours is a long time and most/all energy gained from the previous meal will be gone.
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Robsta

Train when it suits you to train. Be it midday or midnight.

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