Help me with tips of how to actually get out of bed and make it to CrossFit! 😣

[david12345]

@p77cf Honestly I couldn’t do 7am if you paid me - but 8am is a world of difference and totally doable. Highly recommend finding a studio that offers 8-9am class bc it’s totally worth it and way easier than waking up at 5:30am (ugh.)

 

[henriettevann]

@p77cf I feel like I could’ve written this post myself, OP! Same boat! I find that jumping out of bed and refusing to get back in helps a ton. Along with that: having my gym clothes laid out, water bottle washed & ready, coffee timer set (I always have a cup before or on my drive to the gym), and reminding myself my evenings will be more relaxing help as well. You got this!!!

 

[owenknoelle]

@p77cf With your work schedule maybe just do the noon class

 

[jtr807]

@p77cf Wait until you get old and can’t sleep past 4:30 even without an alarm. Trust me.

 

[lailoved]

@p77cf What about a lunch time session? There might be another gym close by that has better scheduled

 

[vulcanlogician]

@p77cf Find studio that does. Try out other hiit alternatives if available in the area

 

[snoober]

@p77cf If you do t go to work til 4pm, why force yourself to go to the 7 am class. Just go to a late morning or early afternoon.

 

[rdbrvewsxz]

@p77cf Is early morning the only time you can go? Maybe a later class in the day will help you stay consistent more easily?

 

[verdanavivian]

@p77cf Sleep in your workout clothes

 

[steve45694]

@p77cf Despite all the grindsetters on here, if you genuinely have delayed-phase sleep you are setting yourself up for a lifetime of misery. There’s no prize for doing CrossFit the earliest; try a gym that has a time that works for you.

 

[poiguychs]

@p77cf Take some personal responsibility and stop asking for outsiders to help you. This is adulting. Just do it and stop making excuses.

 

[kenmaynard]

@p77cf Do it after work like me

 

[morrisnjogu]

@p77cf It’s about discipline and goals.

 

[amydeas]

@p77cf Here's what I figured out. I do 8 AM WOD. My gym is a ~10 minute walk away from my apartment.

• I have to go to bed by midnight. (I'm in NYC, and am naturally a night owl who would def naturally go to bed ~1 AM/ 2AM, this is the compromise with myself/my circadian rhythm)
• I sleep dressed in my workout clothes tbh. (Some people have found this weird but mainly because most people I know sleep naked, which I've never liked for myself for some reason.)
• Get up at 7, with a second alarm at 7:15. The first alarm is to just wake up / contemplate my existence / check apps on my phone, the second one is the mandatory "you have to get out of bed now" alarm.
• Use the bathroom, brush teeth.
• Eat a banana / drink pre-workout.
• Be out the door by 7:35 at the latest.

But really once I get out of bed and into my bathroom, the day has been won.