Morning workouts ROCK

I was going round and round with a friend/potential client yesterday about joining our new "Altitude Bootcamp" and he as giving me the, "It's too early" whine. So Rob, my friend, this blog's for you!

Will morning training will help you shed pounds quicker. The answer is "yes," morning training has been proven efficient for weight loss. The reason is simple: Training in the morning will help "jump-start" your metabolism and keep it elevated for up to 24 hours, thus burning more calories throughout the day.

Here's why training in the morning is a great way to blast fat: Your body pulls energy from 2 primary sources, carbohydrates and fat. Sugar and carbohydrates are immediately available, short-term fuel sources. So you grad those first. Once depleted you make the jump over to the long-term source, aka: fat.

Your levels of muscle and liver glycogen (also called stored carbohydrates) are normally very low when you wake up first thing in the morning - since you haven't eaten anything in 8 hours. With depleted glycogen and lower blood sugar, you'll give your body the perfect environment to burn fat instead of carbohydrates.

Carbohydrates or glycogen are your body's primary and preferred source of energy. When they're low, your body will tap into your secondary energy reserve, which is your body fat. The less carbohydrates you have, the more fat your body will burn, and you never have less than in the morning.

Of course there's an adjustment period. The same way you're jet-lagged after an overseas trip or drowsy when you suddenly have to switch from the graveyard shift to a regular 9 to 5 shift, training in the morning will require some lag time. Normally, it should take about three weeks for your body to fully adjust to the time change. You'll start feeling fully energized; you'll wake up more easily and will generally be more alert.

But once you've made the shift and are on a new routine, its easy. And morning training has lots of advantages.

First of all, training in the morning will free up the rest of your day, allowing you to focus on work and enjoy your evening activities.

By completing your workout early in the morning, you're also guaranteeing that you'll actually do it. We all know that after a long day at work, it's easier to make excuses or other plans in order to skip a workout. In the morning, your body and mind are fresh and ready to rock 'n' roll. Just remember that being disciplined is the key to staying fit, so start losing your snoozing habits.

As you know, exercise increases mental acuity. By training in the morning, you'll wake up faster and be mentally alert at the crack of dawn. It'll also give you time to plan your day effectively before getting to work.

A good morning workout provides that rush of adrenaline and a sense of accomplishment that will stick with you throughout the day. Plus, you sleep LIKE A BABY at night. You've never slept as well as you will when you do morning workouts.

Finally, have you ever noticed how healthy you feel after a workout? And how you become turned off by greasy, unhealthy food? That said, training in the morning will force you to start watching what you eat from the first meal of the day. It will help regulate your appetite and set a "healthy mindset."

Now all you need is a louder alarm clock to help you get up those first few weeks. Before you know it, you'll be a lean, mean, morning machine. So Robert, rise and shine, my friend, because training in the morning definitely has its benefits.