I run in the morning to make sure nothing worse is going to happen to me that day.

Life always gets in the way, but not in the morning.

Been working out in my mornings for most of my lifting lifetime, love it. One extra point is that if you miss your morning workout for whatever reason, you have all of the day left to squeeze it in if possible, pm workouts become my backup. If you plan and miss your afternoon workout, well now you only have so many hours left to fit it in.

TRAIN ON TIMEEEE!!!

This video has literally changed my life.. I never thought it was possible to hit the gym 6 days a week until I started waking up at 5:15 am everyday and hitting the gym by 5:30 am. Being a husband, father, and very busy professional made it very easy for me to make excuses why I couldn’t workout in the evenings. Now it is entirely in my control to get it done and the best part is I have no time constraint allowing me to just focus on what I need to do. Thanks Alan for this life changing advice!

One of the best decisions in my life. Was building the habit of waking up early and training.

I switched from afternoon to 6AM workouts before work. I like it much better. If you go to bed at a proper time like 10:00 then waking up at 5:30 is no big deal. It's quiet out, there is no traffic, and usually the gym is emptier. I can take my time until 8:00 and I've found it much better because by the end of the day your hard work is done and you don't have to squeeze the gym in. It's already done. If your going to be a dummy and try waking up at 6AM after going to bed at 1:00 AM of course your going to wreck yourself. Put down the video games and do what's needed.

100% agree- I have to get up at 5:30 because of my kids school, figured I might as well work out in the morning because I’m usually dead by the time work ends 12 hours later. Working out early means I get it done, my body has the energy for it, and I sleep like the dead that night.

Started waking @ 520 for workout/cardio a few years ago and havent looked back. So nice to come home from work and not have to worry about the gym.

I used to avoid morning workouts cause I fell under the belief that I had to have a few meals in my system to have the best performance and workout possible and regardless if that's real, its through your videos that made me realise that the body isnt as weak as we it to be. Now the only thing fuelling me in the morning rush to the gym is oatmeal, a ton of fruits, and coffee.

After coming out of the office at 9PM once again for some absolute bs and missing my workout again, this is exactly what i needed. Uni is over, work demands new schedules. Let’s go

As a father who works full time to support a family and start work at 7:30 and work long hours, mornings are the only time I can ever train. Its not dedication, its desperation for me because I can't do it at any other time 😂

Alan looking like Ebenezer HUGE.

The gym being less busy is such a huge advantage. No one was bothered by me taking up a rack for over an hour doing eleven sets across three exercises this morning.

Unlike others I like it when there's people in the gym as I feed off of the energy in the gym.

Kudos to all the morning people, I am in the group this video is not for, tried once, don't think i'll do it again :D

I tried working out in the mornings because I used to hate how full the gym was in the evening, but I just couldn't do it. I'm not a morning person, and I don't like training in the morning. In the end I actually got used to full gyms and even started liking it. I feel like watching other people work out at the same time actually gives me a little extra boost.

I switched from 6pm workouts to 6am workouts back in 2020 during the shutdown and never turned back. Never felt fatigued to do evening activities since I work a restful deskjob through the day. No distractions at all either.

I always do my morning mobility routine and a workout! In the end I'm usually full of energy and my mood and productivity are stable!

100% Agreed, been preaching this to family and friends for years!

Training in the morning is my personal hell. But i have no problem with working out at night, its just the best for me. You could do the same video for late workouts tbh lmao

Love it. On sleep- am workouts are a self correcting problem. If you are low on sleep, go workout early anyways. It will be a lot easier to go to bed early that night and be back on schedule.

So well done Alan. This is one of my favorite videos you've shared and I'm an untamed watching OG

And here I am absolutely HATING morning workouts. But let's see where this goes I'm gonna listen to YOKED beard man.

This is one of my favourite videos of yours, and I say this as a regular viewer! I’ve been training at 10am each day since I got laid off, just because I could, but I’m really looking forward to getting back to 5am workouts when I start my new job soon!

Great reasons for early morning workouts. I have always been a morning person so morning workouts are no problem plus my daily schedule doesn’t permit afternoon workouts. So the stars aligned for me so to speak. Love the channel keep the videos coming and your transition to hypertrophy training has been inspiring

This helped so much, motivation was low to do a full session after work. I’ve started splitting sessions in half and getting into the gym for 45 minutes before work has made a big difference!

Agreed! When I started working from home, I tried doing my workout session first thing in the morning and I fell in love with it pretty much instantly. Now I really don't want to change it back

All very valid points I needed to hear. I already work out at 5:30am on the days I have to go to work but do late night workouts on my non-work days. I had been thinking of making the switch to morning workouts and this encouraged me to try it.

Thanks for dropping the honesty

I have the option to work out in the mornings, but chose to work out during my lunch hour. Since I work from home I have that flexibility. I find the 1 hour time-line forces me to get in a short 30-40 minute workout focusing only on the essential aspects. I also tend to feel more awake by noon and ready to push myself harder.

I love when a video starts out with historical quotes! I love my early morning training sessions. Starts my day right and helps me stay consistent

This is the video I needed. I have a home gym, but started going to the public gym again about six months ago. My garage is unfinished and I live in the Tahoe area. Garage gets pretty hot in the summer, and really cold in the winter. I started the public gym again so I didn't have that excuse. I'm mostly consistent, but I do struggle with some of the issues presented here because I go any time between 1400 and 2000. Sometimes the energy isn't there, sometimes I get busy at home with the to-do list. I wake up early already on my weekends, (3/4 day alternating weekends), so it's time to kick in the military discipline and go in the morning. Thank you.

I love getting up early and working out in my basement with the dogs and cats keeping me company. It really puts me in a good mood for the day and ready to take on work.

Been going back and forth on this for awhile and maybe it’s time to give this an honest shot again. Thanks Alan.

Interesting to listen to, might help me work in cardio. Really happy with my evening lifting routine.

Loved the video! 🙌

This gave the motivation to start working out in the morning. So far so good

watching this video even tho i currently check almost all the boxes, i generally do except after therapy... but after new years i am starting school again along with job and other things, then i might do morning work

I’ve been in a funk since my last strongman competition, it’s like working out at 6:30 pm has been the opposite effect of energy I’ll be doing the opposite tomorrow & go to workout at 6:30 am to fix this funk

I love the fact that I can get it out of the way in the morning so that in case something comes up later in the day, I don't look pissed off or rushed. I always felt that I had to move things around my workout schedule when it was in the middle of the day, and now I don't need to move anything around my workout, since it happens first thing in the morning, while most of my family is asleep. It definitely took a little getting used to at first, but now it has become a habit. By getting used to I mean that I wasn't hitting the same numbers as I did before when my workouts happened in the evenings, but they are now very, vey close. It definitely becomes challenging during the winter as you leave the warmth of your bed and step into the cold garage gym.

I train before bed now, but it's a matter of circumstance. I used to be an auto body tech and various jobs before that, always sleeping in my own bed at night on a consistent schedule, and I always used to wake up at 5 am to train. Now I'm an over the road truck driver, and my schedule is all over the map. When I'm picking up, when I'm delivering, where I'm going to sleep, what time I'm going to bed, and what time I'm waking up changes every day, and any of those can occupy any time around the clock. It didn't take me long to realize that I was too tired and too often snoozing until I absolutely had to start the work day for me to keep training in the morning, so now I do it before bed no matter what. My routine on the road is far from ideal, but at least I'm back to never missing a workout.

I used to have a terrible sleep schedule, but I've mostly fixed it now. It's not quite right at the moment, but I do plan on getting up in the morning, not in the afternoon, evening, or as I have done two or three times... a little before midnight. I don't think you need to do your workout super early, but I feel like I make better gains this way despite all else being equal.

I've been training for 1.5 years where I was always going to the gym first thing in the morning, however I recently made the shift to usually going in the late afternoon / evening. It's a highly personal preference, everyone should give each different time a try for a while if possible and see what works better. I'm also a night owl so work tends to get done late in the day, back then I was sacrificing sleep to get to the gym early before class, which is moreso my own problem but I prefer it now that working out is a 'break' from my usual work in the day and my sleep is in check. Again, highly personal depending on how working out fits into one's schedule.

Okay, knee jerk reaction time lol. I do completely agree that morning workouts just work better for scheduling in most cases overall. Energy wise I think it just depends. Anecdotally Ive never noticed much of a difference when doing any resistance training with regards to working out earlier or later. But I definitely do with cardio. Running, rucking or any other form of cardio is much weaker for me that early. I need time to be moving around already before my body decides it’s good to go move at speed. I still work out in the mornings and run early though, just because of that time management aspect. I’ve always been a huge night owl though and my favorite scheduling ever was on my first deployment. We had a gym in the back of our TOC. At the end of the day I’d go in and work out from 2200-2300. Then spend an hour or so with the joes on night shift. Go back to my room and shower, watch videos for a few hours then catch a little bit of snooze time and get up for work.

I've been training in the AM for ten years now. This video is 100% on point.

Best "train untamed" I've seen in a long while great job Alan

Hated working out in the morning when I first started but I’ve grown to love it. Very accomplished feeling!

Could you share more about pre workout meal and routines for morning workout? I have tried morning workouts, feel they are superior but sometime I cannot finish the workouts on time

This is gold…I train more Untamed in the morning than evening.

wellsaid bro you are amazing! thank you

I 10000% agree with you Alan, I used to workout at 7pm or later in my early 20s ( before getting married and having kids) now I am 27 years old, work 40-50 hours at my day job per week, have a wife and 2 young kids, I just literally don't have any other time to workout besides the hours of 4am and 7am. But since changing to the early morning workouts, I can say for sure I love it way more than my late night ones, but if I so happen to miss a morning workout I definitely try and get it in later in the day.

My favourite time to train is late morning from about 11am-1pm. I don't like training either fasted or straight after eating, so this gives me time to digest my breakfast first. Then after I finish I can have lunch straight away to refuel. Gym is usually pretty quiet around then, certainly much quieter than the peak after-work slot.

If you're on the fence about if you can even do this, think about it this way… if you went on vacation and you had to change time zones, you would adjust, right? Same deal for waking up a couple hours earlier in your normal life. About half a year ago I started waking up at ~5am to go to 6am gym classes 3x / week, and without a doubt it's one of the best changes I've ever made in my life.

Concur with all of this.

You're right. I'd been kidding myself that I should do daytime workouts because it's too cold in my garage in the winter. I was watching your video at 10pm last night, the second it finished I went and set up a smart plug on my garage heater, then I woke up at 6:30am and lifted. Now it's just coming up to 9am and I feel amazing. Everything you say is true. When I worked out later in the day I'd spend all day letting stress accumulate (with the added stress of knowing I still needed to work out), and then even when I started working out then the stress wouldn't disappear, so I'd be anxious and would often give less than 100%/stop working out early. Thanks so much Alan!

Do you just workout with caffeine or do you eat breakfast prior to working out early? If you do eat, what do you recommend prior to workout? THANKS!

Nothing better than showing up to work full of energy and ready to go, while everyone is still on their first cup of coffee😈

I check all the boxes you listed at the start, but I still feel better with a morning session

I think working out in the morning sets the day up better. My diet tends to be better. Also I always try to find excuses not to workout as the day progresses.

For 20 years I trained early in the morning first thing. Hardest part was always getting some quick nutrition in before but was always productive. For the last two years I've been working with clients in a different timezone requiring me to start my day at 5:00 so I switched to an evening workout and it is unsatisfying, difficult for me to stick with, inconsistent and hard for me to maintain. I've kept it up but I plan to switch back to a morning routine first opportunity I get.

00:00-00:36 Intro 00:37-01:18 Who this video is NOT for 01:19-01:54 Who this video IS for 01:55-02:58 gym less busy 02:59-04:03 less distrations 04:04-04:53 there is no escape 04:54-06:20 more productive during the day 06:21-08:26 less stress & anxiety 08:27-12:08 more energy

Facts: competitive/professional lifters, athletes, rugby or NFL players train mid morning at the earliest. If you want the science Sika Strength did a good video on it. Very busy people get up and start working. Yes early but they prioritise their work not the gym. Training later at night (7pm on) is a good way to decompress from the day and chances are you will be pushing out less productive activities (TV etc) from your day Recovery is better training in the evening Never had a problem going to sleep after a workout I was a professional international lifter and rugby player

I switched to morning and found that I made it to many more of my gym sessions. I woke up with a purpose and did it. Issues: I at times rushed through my workouts if I got to the gym late I so,stokes preferred the energy of the gym in the evening when people are there and will talk/hype you up, I’m not there to socialize but sometimes it’s nice.

The questin is: how do you muster up the strength to do it. I have noticed that whenever i train in the morning (8-9am) i feel sluggish and weak during the workout. Can t imagine waking up before work or uni and have a productive workout. Does it get better with time?

Nice warmup montage

You know what is most inspiring about this video? That you wear those cutoff jean shorts and are willing to even prove it on KZfaq. I thought I don't give a F but you take it next level. Well done.

I love that you did the whole video in your nightcap 🌙

This is 💯 true for me. Morning workouts have improved my sleep significantly.

Morning workout are great indeed!

The first point about the silent gym really resonates with me. The annoying thing is, my gym often plays music very loud. I think's that redicolous with how inexpensive airphones are and now, everyone has a smart phone. If they want to listen to music, they can.

It's definitely a placebo effect because caffeine doesn't kick in for at least 30 minutes, sometimes 40 minutes depending on the person so I tried to spend the first hour of my morning drinking water sometimes with a little bit of salt

First morning gym today in ages. Ty, man

Morning workout feels like I spend half of it waking up my system...

Two best things about this video: #1) great advice. #2) that Slayer poster on the wall displayed so proudly!

I remember when I first started to attend a gym I used to train at 6:30 because that was the time the gym opened. Still I had to rush, because had other tasks starting at 8. But it was fun in winter, waiting for the gym to open along with 2-3 other freaks...

This is an excellent video. The best thing I ever did was to start waking up at 2:45am (in bed at 8pm) and hitting the gym at 4am every morning before work. I have much more energy in the morning and a 2.5 hour workout puts me in a great mood throughout the day. Not to mention you're all warmed up and wide awake for work whilst most people are still groggy and tired. It also leaves plenty of time for the afternoon for cardio or relaxation. I also notice I am far more productive in the early mornings. It's a win-win.

The preamble is a good idea

I've always worked out from home and use to work out after work in the afternoons, often in 35C+ heat. I've recently switched to mornings and damn is it better on all fronts. My day just goes smoother after a workout.

Mornings are best for me for many reasons. Thank you

11 AM (early lunch hour) has been my go-to for the past year (or two). Get to work pretty damn hard since it's been a little while since my last meal, and have a nice solid lunch afterward. Plus if things go awry with my schedule, I can lift in the afternoon. 💪 Now I think my 'optimal time' would probably be starting at 9 or 10am. But, that hasn't really been a thing since my school days. I do miss having all the freedom with my schedule, we just make do with what works. I've tried late evening workouts and I think the workouts themselves can be great, but I have a hard time sleeping afterward and... sleep is king 😁

I loved working out in the morning. Wake up, workout fasted (worked for me), and go to work in the afternoon. Now I have a job that I need to wake up at 430 am for and 2 kids. Sometimes I have no energy to workout and that’s that I only do 3 days now. But I still try to get in as much as I can.

The problem is my employer wants me at work at 7am. Some of the middle aged men in my office start working at 6am! UGH. How about I come in at 9am so I can workout before and actually feel awake? Nope.

An added benefit I’ve found is that you still probably can find one day to train later in the day. Program your most intense training then and you’ll be way more alert and engaged than if you just rolled out of bed. Get some friends to do the same and you’ve got a Big Friday/Saturday cooking.

Like the Band banners on your wall..

Agree 100%. I used to get up at 330 in the navy on the ship to guarantee an empty gym and no interruptions. I liked it better than afternoon workouts.

This is the best time management strategy advice ever!!!! GWD instead GTD.

I was a hardcore prime time only lifter throughout my mid 20s due to job life responsibilities and cringe social life late night shenanigans. it was borderline impossible to get up before 6am at any point in my life because I just could not go to bed before 2am "for some mystical reason" mhm I wonder what that could've been. still do not like how strength training in the morning feels but I like a lot what I feel like afterwards. I never understood why people get up before sunrise and take a run but honestly if you manage to do that stuff then literally nothing else in life can scare you. it's bonkers to try and change all weird habits that form a habit overnight but if you take good incremental steps towards it you can definitely get to bed earlier, sleep better and feel awake enough in the mornings to go train. this is a very good video! I finally manage to go to bed before 00:00 and rise at 07:00 and be a functioning adult studying and functioning properly. just like strength gains it just takes a while but it is worth it :p

I try to get to my uni's gym before 08:00 AM because of the terrible parking. it sucks having to park far from campus and carry your gym bag, change of clothes, and bookbag to the gym. decent parking motivates me to go to the gym early(ish) in the morning lol

Recently I've started working out in my home gym after my little girl goes to sleep a couple hours before I go to bed. I'm not in the mood until I start training and then I feel really good. I think it's because I've been eating all day and also know I'll be going to sleep soon after so I don't worry about saving energy for the rest of the day. I also am calmer(which is a good thing for me, I'm one of the few people out there who probably get too aggressive and hyped up when I train normally and take too many sets to and past failure because I just love the intensity.

Started training in the morning before work after I got married and I will NEVER go back. Everything you said in the video is exactly my experience. Recently my schedule was off so I decided to go the gym in the afternoon. I was so confused by all the college aged guys trying to start a conversation with me 🤣

i have tried working out early multiple times and every single time my strenght is lower and my pumps are WAY worst. It does feel good to get it done early in the morning but that comes at the cost of my workout quality. Usually takes me multiple hours to wake-up fully, i am not a morning person in the slightest, and i usually tend to not be able to eat anything early in the morning and when i do, everything wants to leave my stomach when i workout. so that also is something to consider, i'd like to be able to workout early but it is not a great choice for me personally

Been contemplating the change!! Does everyone train fasted in the AM? What about Alan, does he?

I work late nights so I'm up later. I do miss getting up early and banging out sets before my 8am classes though. Nothing better than having worked out and had a nice breakfast before your day actually begins.

If I trained in the morning I'd be hospitalized within a week, lol! A lifelong Nightowl, my best work, thinking, writing? Late late night, early morning. When I was a teenager I was running for the schoolbus every day. In college I was running to morning classes and barely getting there. As a Grad Student I was able to schedule mostly afternoon classes. And as a Prof I eventually had a schedule that mandated NO CLASSES before 11AM! My normal sleeping hours are definitely an hour or two past midnight. I sleep a full 8 hours. And am not really functional much before 10 AM. I lift weights around 12:30 or 1 PM. And I lift for about 90 minutes. Biking and treadmill work almost everyday, in the late afternoon and even evening. I rarely miss a workout. So I'm not in that group that misses workouts. I firmly BELIEVE that there are TWO kinds of people. The Morning boys and girls and the Nightowls. There ARE real physiological differences between these two. And those of us who are not Early Birds spend a lifetime trying to accommodate or suffering in a world that has been structured for EARLINESS! Night Boys be DAMNED! That's one reason why I entered the Academy, where I could say F-U to the economic rhythms of the MARKET, LABOR, and PROFIT! lol! I don't begrudge those who workout in the morning, but that IS NOT for me! And, BTW, I'm almost 70 now and still pretty much on the same schedule. Most recent physical, EVERYTHING IN THE ABSOLUTELY NORMAL RANGE. So much for the early to bed early to rise wisdom, lol! TRAIN UNBLAMED!

under 30 seconds in I'm already laughing, great stuff

I wholeheartedly agree that training before work leads to a much better day overall. On duty weeks I have to leave at 0430 instead of 0530, I still try to train in the morning M/W/F but will cut all accessory work for time savings. Having a home gym helps, but I save the coffee for a post workout reward.

Neighborhood protesting the sound of banging weights? Forget that neighborhood. I’m moving.

I love working out in the morning when I dont work shifts. Right now I workout when I can depending on the shift. When I worked as a lifeguard I had to workout before work because after all day at the beach I didnt have the energy.

Hi Alan, quality, peer-reviewed research has shown that, if you can hold off that coffee for the first 90 minutes, the post-lunch slump doesn't happen. TRAIN UNTAAAMED!