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Originally posted by :::OshnSoul:::
Actually, I've heard from my father who used to work out in the morning until one day he strained something in his chest which felt like a heart attack, that his Dr. recommended doing it in the evening or before bed. He said that in the morning your muscles are just waking up and only, if anything, do light stretching. In the evening, your muscles have had time to work and also that excercise/weightlifting is good before bed because it helps your muscels and body relax for a good night's rest.
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what happens when you work out after sleeping is that while you sleep, your body temp drops a few degrees. so when you wake up, if you exercise, you are more likely to pull/tear a muscle. to avoid this, just do a longer than normal warmup, say 10 minutes instead of 5. and make sure that for any exercise that involves intense muscular contractions that you have those muscles warmed up properly.
oh yeah, don't stretch cold muscles, that can injure them. warm-up, stretch, and then exercise.