Any form of exercise is vital for a healthy body and a sound
mind. I often get asked what the best time to train is. Well the answer I provide
is anytime! Even though people always ask this question they aren’t ready to
hear the truth. Before I get into the nitty-gritty’s of best time to train, I want to emphasize
that training itself should be the primary goal and then once you are consistent
at it then comes the question of how do I better it. First and foremost train
and train Consistent, which should be your ethos.
Weight training or any other form of rigors training affects
central nervous system activity and hormonal production. Our body runs in a rhythm
called as Circadian rhythm, which is a 24 hour cycle which controls our
physiological process like sleep, hormones, metabolism and wake up pattern. The
trick is to figure out when it’s at its peak and when it’s at the lowest,
sounds simple? Well it isn’t.
Before it gets too complicated and too scientific let me
tell you best time for weight training based on my 15 years of weight training
experience. I have found and peaked while training between 9 am to 11.30 am in
the morning and 5 pm to 8 pm in the evening. Despite these times being the best
to peak and perform weight training your body can be tricked and trained to yield
good results at different times as well. That’s something I will cover in my
future articles on weight training. If you are novice I suggest you train at
your convenience at first but be consistent and try to train in the evening as
you may drain out energy if your train in the morning and then pursue the daily
rigors of life.