Staying awake... how!?

[davetapson]

So I started day 1 of a new training program this moring (actually day 2 because day 1 was 'stretch' which I interpret to be 'Watch the tennis at Wimbledon') ...

 

and I keep waking myself up everytime my head hits the desk.

 

What do people to try and stay alert (awake?) after a morning training session (assuming one is not asthmatic and has sneaky inhaler handy )

 

Coffee on the half hour?

[SwissVan]

So I started day 1 of a new training program this moring (actually day 2 because day 1 was 'stretch' which I interpret to be 'Watch the tennis at Wimbledon') ...

 

and I keep waking myself up everytime my head hits the desk.

 

What do people to try and stay alert (awake?) after a morning training session (assuming one is not asthmatic and has sneaky inhaler handy )

 

Coffee on the half hour?

 

Try go to bed earlier and / or power nap at lunch time

Edited July 1, 2014 by SwissVan

[rudi-h]

you'll get used to it, so in the mean time make friends with the coffee machine.

[DJ84]

Go to bed a bit earlier,

It will take a couple weeks to get used to and your body to adapt.

 

Also try loading as many of your daily carbs into your system to help.

[G00SE]

Methamphetamine works pretty well...

[Dazshell]

Berocca Performance every day after your morning workout. Plus it will help keep the flu away.

[DIPSLICK]

i got the other problem,i go to sleep at 2/3 in the morning, very frustrating

[Guest notmyname]

i got the other problem,i go to sleep at 2/3 in the morning, very frustrating

That damn Methamphetamine.

[DIPSLICK]

That damn Methamphetamine.

i wish, i just dont sleep, sleeping pills work for about a week, then they have no effect, i even tried rotating 3 different types as per the dr so my system doesnt get used to them , eventually they all just become smarties

[nonky]

i got the other problem,i go to sleep at 2/3 in the morning, very frustrating

try using melatonin to regulate your sleep - it works for jetlag

[Guest notmyname]

Eish. That sounds terrible.

[DIPSLICK]

try using melatonin to regulate your sleep - it works for jetlag

i will look into it, im on strong pills at the moment, 2 sleeping 1 calming, and 3 hours a night is considered a GREAT NIGHTS SLEEP

['Dale]

Yeah, get better sleep

And don't train hard every day - allow for recovery and mix blood spitting sessions with mellow ones

 

 

[nonky]

i will look into it, im on strong pills at the moment, 2 sleeping 1 calming, and 3 hours a night is considered a GREAT NIGHTS SLEEP

take care with the sleeping pills and the tranq's - my wife was on them for a time and she says that she feels like she "lost" her life for that period. They can & do serve a (short-term) purpose but they are (in my uneducated view) nasty over the longer-term. Please check with your doc or pharmacist for contra-indications with the melatonin and other meds. Good luck - hope you get some rest.

[bj horn]

What about eating and drinking after training?

[Super J]

I have the same issue in summer, the warmer it gets, the worse I get, usually around 2 to 3pm if I have had a hard 5 to 7 am training ride...... I upped my morning snacks, loads fruit and a new trick, i make a very watery Future life drink, that really helped.... Future life breakfast with lots of water and I drink that....