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Originally Posted by MOUNTAIN-MAN

I use to get up at 3 am even at 38 and go no caffeine just raw alertness now it's 2 hrs of caffeine and prep why my health is great my test numbers threw the roof all bloods are perfect why is it so hard to get the day started now ? Any other brothers or sisters have this issue as u age?

I was in similar boat, 2-3 coffees to get motivated to go to work for 6 am. Since February I've been up at 3-3:30 every morning, off to cardio no coffee, no nothing, then after cardio a lemon juice/apple cider vinegar cocktail and 15 minutes later when I get home a quick coffee with post cardio meal and I'm good to go at 49 years old


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Originally Posted by BigDawg

I was in similar boat, 2-3 coffees to get motivated to go to work for 6 am. Since February I've been up at 3-3:30 every morning, off to cardio no coffee, no nothing, then after cardio a lemon juice/apple cider vinegar cocktail and 15 minutes later when I get home a quick coffee with post cardio meal and I'm good to go at 49 years old


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My thing is I like 3-4 am workouts can't just get up and go anymore I like the idea if I get my workout in early all protein and cals go to rebuild muscle threw day

TweetYessir. I need my coffee in the am. I'm 44. If I didn't get my one cup I would die lol

TweetCoffee is a must for me at this point. I've had to alter my program to midday. I feel a lot better and have the intensity that I started to lack in the am

TweetIt's not even the caffeine guys I need 2--3 hrs to stop being a zombie

TweetCoffee. music, coffee, music...and so on

Tweetcould be a number of things mm. for starters you could just be plain and simply burned out, stressed out or a combo of those two not allowing you to sleep good. that would be my guess man. something a lot of people dont think about is if they switch up their sched for a little bit and then try to go back to the original and bam it takes forever to get back adjusted. i am just guessing of course, i am not quite 40 yet

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Originally Posted by MOUNTAIN-MAN

I use to get up at 3 am even at 38 and go no caffeine just raw alertness now it's 2 hrs of caffeine and prep why my health is great my test numbers threw the roof all bloods are perfect why is it so hard to get the day started now ? Any other brothers or sisters have this issue as u age?

Read up on cortisol upon waking. Honestly, some good salt water is the best upon waking to get those adrenals going. Caffiene just makes them work harder and is detrimental ro getting us going in rhe morning.

TweetNot quite 40 yet but close enough. I know my energy levels in the AM increase greatly when my cardio and conditioning are strong. Might be strong,, and I have a lot of muscle but when I lack cardio capacity my energy decreases significantly.

TweetI know for me the issue stems from never getting solid sleep. For probably close to a decade now I wake up roughly every 90-120min to piss during the night. This means I'm never really getting into that deep restorative sleep and this wreaks havoc on so many of our systems. I have to get back to the urologist and get some overactive bladder meds and some dutasteride. I know you(mm) recommended low dose daily cialis to assist with prostrate as well and I will try that as well.
When my son was a small toddler he would sometimes wake up before I went to the gym and ask me to stay home and watch cartoons. Even stacking Clen or ephedra with a pre workout I could sit down with him to watch cartoons and go back to sleep. So I would first look into your sleep patterns. Another to. Look into is sleep apnea. This is a big problem as we get older and heavier. Once you can address those two issues and rule them out then you can look elsewhere.


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Tweetagree with CE, maybe your sleep is not as deep as you thought it was. I thought i was sleeping through the night. I went to a sleep center and they said I was getting less than 4 hours a night and it was not quality. I got my nose fixed so I could breathe better and wear a mouth guard and now I wake up chipper as a mockingbird with a worm.

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Originally Posted by chemicallyengineered

I know for me the issue stems from never getting solid sleep. For probably close to a decade now I wake up roughly every 90-120min to piss during the night. This means I'm never really getting into that deep restorative sleep and this wreaks havoc on so many of our systems. I have to get back to the urologist and get some overactive bladder meds and some dutasteride. I know you(mm) recommended low dose daily cialis to assist with prostrate as well and I will try that as well.
When my son was a small toddler he would sometimes wake up before I went to the gym and ask me to stay home and watch cartoons. Even stacking Clen or ephedra with a pre workout I could sit down with him to watch cartoons and go back to sleep. So I would first look into your sleep patterns. Another to. Look into is sleep apnea. This is a big problem as we get older and heavier. Once you can address those two issues and rule them out then you can look elsewhere.


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ce nailed it damn near perfect. something else on top of all these suggestions you can try is taking your temp. if your temp is elevated as soon as you wake up, you could also be in an overtrained state. 1-2 degrees above normal is not a good sign. you must do this immediately upon waking though

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Originally Posted by BABY1

Read up on cortisol upon waking. Honestly, some good salt water is the best upon waking to get those adrenals going. Caffiene just makes them work harder and is detrimental ro getting us going in rhe morning.

Thank u that's a solid answer i will try this Monday morning