Graveyard shift and training

[Jewlz823]

I work the midnight shift too :-( its rough on you for the first month or so, i suggest you invest in dark curtians or blinds for your windows, i usually come home and just jump straight in bed at 7 and usually sleep till about 1 or 2, once your body adjusts to this its not bad on you at all, plus, if you have time to goof off on the late day shift that means you can cat nap on the mids ;-) haha, all you need is for your body to reset your internal clock and your golden, takes a few weeks tho

[Tristan Riley]

I've done 11-7 for the last 6 months and it wasn't too hard. You do accomplish less in the day I find and if you have shit will power like me you won't go to bed when you get home and destroy your sleep patterns. Maintaining a schedule is really important.

Different people will be able to deal with it better than others. As a child I always stayed up really late, was the the last kid up at sleep overs, always took forever to get to sleep etc. so staying up late is no big deal for me.

Now I'm going to school 5 days a week and still working Thurs, Fri, Sat nights. Friday class is pretty brutal and I won't be doing that next semester but it works decent. I also have been training harder than ever so that wasn't affected.

That rambled but whatever. It's 6 in the morning here.

[Tristan Riley]

Originally Posted by Jewlz823

i suggest you invest in dark curtians or blinds for your windows,

That's funny because I'm so damn lazy and cheap I have regular curtains on my window, then a blanket draped over that and then a bed sheet draped over that. the curtain rod collapses if I touch it but it gets the job done.

[SLaKKJaW]

One suggestion I can make is go straight to bed after your shift.

Don't dick around and wait til later cuz the world only gets lighter and louder as the day goes on. And your body's internal clock can only be set with routine. That's the easiest routine to work with.

As far as your diet, you can't be lax on it. If you're sleeping enough, you'll pack on the pounds. If you're not, you won't gain much weight if any, but you'll feel like shit.

[Mdoi23]

Originally Posted by Tristan Riley

That's funny because I'm so damn lazy and cheap I have regular curtains on my window, then a blanket draped over that and then a bed sheet draped over that. the curtain rod collapses if I touch it but it gets the job done.

haha i have almost the exact same thing going except i nailed a black blanket to the wall. It works very well