Honestly this is one of the things that is hurting my workout routine! I'm officially asking for help because no matter how much I try...I cannot get out of bed before 8:30 am. I made myself a workout plan that consists of getting up at 6:00am about two mornings a week...one to go to the gym do legs and the other to get to a yoga class. I havn't been able to get my a$$ out of my warm bed ANY morning and I'm really getting PO'd at myself. Do any of you have an suggestions? I'm probably staying up later than I should but my biological clock doesn't make me tired until like 11 or 12. HELP!?
Getting myself out of bed!!
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I usually go to bed without being 'full' , so I'm always really hungry in the morning and with the thought of a nice, big breakfast I almost jump out of bed at 6am. Prior to my training days, I was the same as you.
Also, what time do you go to bed?
Also, what time do you go to bed?
Get up, absolutely no matter what for one or two days. Maybe schedule a friend for breakfast at 7 so you can't just go back to bed. Getting to sleep earlier won't be a problem once you've had a couple of nights with little sleep. After you've done it a few times, it's easy.
OR...you could move your workout to a time you're more likely to go.
OR...you could move your workout to a time you're more likely to go.
I put my alarm clock on the other side of the room so it forces me to get out of bed to turn it off once im out of bed Im usually fine, the worst I do is get up and sleep it and get back into bed but I have only ever done that once.
Its been the best thing I have ever done to get myself up and atom.
Its been the best thing I have ever done to get myself up and atom.
I have this same problem. I was never a morning person and getting up early is an absolute battle every morning. I got a new job a year ago which starts at 6:30AM. With a half-hour drive, I need to be up by 5:30 at the LATEST. A lot of times I wind up being either several minutes to a couple of hours late. Lucky for me my boss isn't TOO hung up on being here on time. Before this job, I was active duty Air Force and for the majority of my time, my shifts either started at 3:30PM or 11:00PM. I had no problem with that.
I have three alarms set up. Two are on my clock on my nightstand and the last is my cellphone which I have across my bedroom. At first it worked because I had to get up to turn it off. Now I find myself almost sleepwalking to turn it off and climbing right back into bed! It's getting really frustraiting now.
I have three alarms set up. Two are on my clock on my nightstand and the last is my cellphone which I have across my bedroom. At first it worked because I had to get up to turn it off. Now I find myself almost sleepwalking to turn it off and climbing right back into bed! It's getting really frustraiting now.
I reckon instead of aiming for 6am..try for 8am first..
set your alarm for 8am for a few days and you should realize your body slowly getting used to it..then once u feel your regularly waking at 8am..set your alarm for 7am..and so on and forth
dont try force yourself to get up too early..especially if you are a late riser..gradually do it
set your alarm for 8am for a few days and you should realize your body slowly getting used to it..then once u feel your regularly waking at 8am..set your alarm for 7am..and so on and forth
dont try force yourself to get up too early..especially if you are a late riser..gradually do it
I don't have that luxury having to be in to work at 6:30 in the morning.dont try force yourself to get up too early..especially if you are a late riser..gradually do it
We should all schedule a morning conference call.
I worked night shift for 5 years. Its easier to wake up at night then in the morning.
It's harder to get to sleep in the afternoon than at night though
2 guys where I worked went nuts because of the shifts, I was at Uni and working in a supermarket, I often went from a day shift into a night shift (20.5 hours total) and while I was there one guy went missing and was found curled up in a deep freezer asleep and the other guy just walked out the loading bay and was never seen again (they only knew what happened because of CCTV, we never managed to trace him).
That's sleep deprivation for you! You people with your 'it's sooo hard getting up in the morning after 6 hours sleep' have no idea what tough is
LMAO, I'm starting to sound old :yelrotflmao:
2 guys where I worked went nuts because of the shifts, I was at Uni and working in a supermarket, I often went from a day shift into a night shift (20.5 hours total) and while I was there one guy went missing and was found curled up in a deep freezer asleep and the other guy just walked out the loading bay and was never seen again (they only knew what happened because of CCTV, we never managed to trace him).
That's sleep deprivation for you! You people with your 'it's sooo hard getting up in the morning after 6 hours sleep' have no idea what tough is
LMAO, I'm starting to sound old :yelrotflmao:
Lol, I'm not full of myself to start with, I also have kids so know how hard it is to survive without sleep.
Why did you get up after 1-3 hours? Because you had to is probably the answer. Any reason to not get up is an excuse
So you work 8 hour shifts? Wow, my heart bleeds for you; and that 30 minute commute to work must be a killer. You complaining about trouble getting up by 5.30 is like me complaining to some homeless people that my roof leaks
I did contribute something useful, I told you that you're lazy, someone has to at some point. Next time your alarm goes off, get up; it's not that hard.
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I used to work the nightshift for 5 years....and then I would come home and take care of my kids until my wife got home from work. So I would get 4-5 hours a sleep on average. Life was tough, there were times I would go 48 hours without sleeping, at one point I was a walking zombie I think for the week total I had 8 hours sleep over 5 days....I mean I was "numb" people looked at me in horror (still do)
Anyway, luckily for me I was in the US Army and sleeep deprivation was a condition "learned" 20 mile "jogs" all night long, you lear to take cat naps, etc. It's a "learned condition" But while at my civilian job and worked the night shift (5 years) I learned to manipulate my surroundings to allow me to get a good deep sleep, even if it was a few hours a day.
It is really not about how much sleep you get, but quality of sleep. a solid 4 hour REM session opposed to a 8 Hour toss and turn session makes a world of a difference.
There are many factors that can help your sleeping pattern, but what you eat/drink to environment surroundings, darkness, noise, stress, etc. You will need to expermint to figure it out.
Now before you go Nuclear on CCR and say he is a big meanie, I can see his point, anyone that has been in the Military or a high level sports team, knows, there is no room for excuses, that EVERYTHING is a win or lose oppurtunity in life, and waking up in the morning counts. It is the "small" battles that define your life.
I once had a coach and he challenaged us to get up with our Alarm clock, WITHOUT hitting the snooze button. that that was the first win/lose oppurtunity of the day. Who was going to win? you or the clock? Breakfast? who was going to win? you eating and eating right? or Society not eating or eating a pop tart and running out the door.
You see every oppurtunity you should see as a "self challange" a win or lose situation. Either it be Home work, paperwork at your job, Being your kids coach, or being the parent that watches?
It is very simple....you have a choice, what are YOU going to do? The rest are excuses. we all fail, the question is, what do you do after you fail? continue down the spiral? or WIN the next contest???? The choice is yours.
Anyway, luckily for me I was in the US Army and sleeep deprivation was a condition "learned" 20 mile "jogs" all night long, you lear to take cat naps, etc. It's a "learned condition" But while at my civilian job and worked the night shift (5 years) I learned to manipulate my surroundings to allow me to get a good deep sleep, even if it was a few hours a day.
It is really not about how much sleep you get, but quality of sleep. a solid 4 hour REM session opposed to a 8 Hour toss and turn session makes a world of a difference.
There are many factors that can help your sleeping pattern, but what you eat/drink to environment surroundings, darkness, noise, stress, etc. You will need to expermint to figure it out.
Now before you go Nuclear on CCR and say he is a big meanie, I can see his point, anyone that has been in the Military or a high level sports team, knows, there is no room for excuses, that EVERYTHING is a win or lose oppurtunity in life, and waking up in the morning counts. It is the "small" battles that define your life.
I once had a coach and he challenaged us to get up with our Alarm clock, WITHOUT hitting the snooze button. that that was the first win/lose oppurtunity of the day. Who was going to win? you or the clock? Breakfast? who was going to win? you eating and eating right? or Society not eating or eating a pop tart and running out the door.
You see every oppurtunity you should see as a "self challange" a win or lose situation. Either it be Home work, paperwork at your job, Being your kids coach, or being the parent that watches?
It is very simple....you have a choice, what are YOU going to do? The rest are excuses. we all fail, the question is, what do you do after you fail? continue down the spiral? or WIN the next contest???? The choice is yours.
After seeing this I tried it.......no go
My next move is to put the clock in another room!Thanks dude, you understand me. I'm not a meanie really, just trying some 'tough love' to shake people out of their comfort zones
I too had to survive with little or no sleep at one time in my life to the point where I would fall asleep while cycling on the road and strangers would stop me in the street and tell me to get medical attention; getting through that makes you realise what true tiredness is.
You're very right in saying that it's the small battle that define your life, they also define who you are and how you're likely to approach the big battles too