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Ways to be energetic in morning at work
- Thread starter JoseLopez
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Team Alucard
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Caffeine Pills
Ninja Scooter
Member
pump one out
Lol I knew someone would say that and it's not that simple when you work nights sometimes.
FUBAR McDangles
Member
Wake up earlier. Yeah, it might seem counterproductive, but you will notice now that after waking up you feel 100% awake like 3-4 hours or so after you wake up. Waking up only an hour before work gets you feeling like crap right away in your shift. Waking up earlier gets most, if not all, of your "not-really-awake" awake hours out of the way.
DeaconKnowledge
Member
Go to sleep earlier.
TheWrathOfSean
Member
You gotta make painful choices man. This is the only answer.
Yeah. I really like having some personal time in the morning.
Team Alucard
Banned
Sometimes its not a choice when you work a close shift and have to stay until 12 at night and then have to open the next day at 7 AM.
astroturfing
Member
should be illegal.
Surface of Me
I'm not an NPC. And neither are we.
I was gonna suggest snorting some coke, but exercise helps. Gotta be enough to make you sweat though.
I wished my job closed at 12 it's 24/7 so some days I work all night than work at 6pm
MrToughPants
Brian Burke punched my mom
SynthFetish
Member
Try eating about a dozen sausages for breakfast each morning. That should help keep your energy up.
triplestation
Member
Maybe not but its the truth, u gotta find a way to get in quality sleep time
Three?!Three of these
If you don't succumb to caffeine product shit then you will never need it to live a normal life.
Being energetic in the morning is easy for me. You're all fresh and rested after sleeping. It's the afternoon after working for so many hours that sucks.
Try a fruit smoothie in the morning
Being energetic in the morning is easy for me. You're all fresh and rested after sleeping. It's the afternoon after working for so many hours that sucks.
Try a fruit smoothie in the morning
CrocMother
Banned
Can you bike to work?
Well, you gotta work up your tolerance before you can have six.
neurosisxeno
Member
I've worked nights for 5+ years now and the only tips I can give you are;
1. Get restful sleep. If you sleep 8 hours it means fuck all if you're waking up every 45 minutes. You need to find out how to get sustained, deep sleep. This usually means making sure you're legitimately tired (no caffeine a few hours before bed), relaxed, and have a clear mind. Most people I know even now struggle to get good sleep (I'm no exception, but that's for personal reasons).
2. Exercise. If you're on your feet a lot at your job you might think you're okay--WRONG. Walking definitely can be classified as exercise but you need to be exercising multiple muscle groups. The easiest way to do this is to do a light bodyweight exercise in the morning when you get home, and/or at night when you wake up. Push-ups are a miracle exercise because they work a ridiculous amount of muscles considering how basic they are, crunches (and variations of them) can be decent, pull-ups are another stupidly good exercise, if you have access to weights obviously that opens up with you can do, but even just doing some stretching and going for a light 30 minute jog can make a world of difference.
3. Diet. If there's one thing I've learned over the last 5 years, it's that working nights encourages you to eat garbage. With most jobs, if you are running late or forget to pack a lunch, you have options. With nights, you're basically stuck with vending machines and fast food--both of which basically rot your insides. Making your lunches is an easy way to boost how you feel--Salads with a light amount of dressing are good, sandwiches are easy and assuming you get good ingredients can be decent, soups, rice, pasta is alright but really carb heavy--basically avoid processed and sugary foods. When you work nights they fuck you up more than you realize.
4. Acceptance. You're working an unnatural work schedule, I wish I could say it got easier, but it doesn't. Working nights destroys your body and cuts years off your lifespan, because we as a species evolved to sleep at night and hunt/gather/work during the days. On top of that, a lot of jobs that are overnight tend to be horribly repetitive and/or require sitting for extended periods of time. Those two things alone will drop you in your 40's if you're not careful.
1. Get restful sleep. If you sleep 8 hours it means fuck all if you're waking up every 45 minutes. You need to find out how to get sustained, deep sleep. This usually means making sure you're legitimately tired (no caffeine a few hours before bed), relaxed, and have a clear mind. Most people I know even now struggle to get good sleep (I'm no exception, but that's for personal reasons).
2. Exercise. If you're on your feet a lot at your job you might think you're okay--WRONG. Walking definitely can be classified as exercise but you need to be exercising multiple muscle groups. The easiest way to do this is to do a light bodyweight exercise in the morning when you get home, and/or at night when you wake up. Push-ups are a miracle exercise because they work a ridiculous amount of muscles considering how basic they are, crunches (and variations of them) can be decent, pull-ups are another stupidly good exercise, if you have access to weights obviously that opens up with you can do, but even just doing some stretching and going for a light 30 minute jog can make a world of difference.
3. Diet. If there's one thing I've learned over the last 5 years, it's that working nights encourages you to eat garbage. With most jobs, if you are running late or forget to pack a lunch, you have options. With nights, you're basically stuck with vending machines and fast food--both of which basically rot your insides. Making your lunches is an easy way to boost how you feel--Salads with a light amount of dressing are good, sandwiches are easy and assuming you get good ingredients can be decent, soups, rice, pasta is alright but really carb heavy--basically avoid processed and sugary foods. When you work nights they fuck you up more than you realize.
4. Acceptance. You're working an unnatural work schedule, I wish I could say it got easier, but it doesn't. Working nights destroys your body and cuts years off your lifespan, because we as a species evolved to sleep at night and hunt/gather/work during the days. On top of that, a lot of jobs that are overnight tend to be horribly repetitive and/or require sitting for extended periods of time. Those two things alone will drop you in your 40's if you're not careful.
Outtrigger888
Member
Ive gotten into the habit of drinking a 8oz or 12oz redbull everyday. Probably not the healthiest thing in the world but it gets me through the morning.
shanshan310
Member
I think it is? At least here in Australia.
Subpar Scrub
Banned
I don't think so, I know cops who work super unreasonable shifts here that are similar to those hours or worse.
Edit: reading up on work hours legislation, looks like it's legality is based on whether the additional hours beyond a standard 38 hour work week are deemed as reasonable.
I imagine unions, HR departments and lawyers that specialise in workplace law and compensation would be places to enquire whether your additional hours are reasonable or not.
Queue youralreadydead.jpg
SolVanderlyn
Thanos acquires the fully powered Infinity Gauntlet in The Avengers: Infinity War, but loses when all the superheroes team up together to stop him.
^^^On that note, don't eat too many carbs in the morning. I used to eat a bagel sandwich before school (and this was in high school when my body had a bigger supply of energy) and it would make me super lethargic when trying to get stuff done.
Mister Wilhelm
Member
Don't consume caffeine ever.
Work out regularly. 30 mins about four times a week.
Go to sleep on a regular schedule.
Don't eat sugar before bedtime. Cut out as much sugar as possible from your diet.
Start the morning with some steel cut oats with banana in them.
Magic.
Work out regularly. 30 mins about four times a week.
Go to sleep on a regular schedule.
Don't eat sugar before bedtime. Cut out as much sugar as possible from your diet.
Start the morning with some steel cut oats with banana in them.
Magic.
godhandiscen
There are millions of whiny 5-year olds on Earth, and I AM THEIR KING.
Sleep uninterrupted for at least 7 hours.
Perform a high cardio routine for 20 minutes after you wake up.
Avoid the vicious caffeine cycle.
Perform a high cardio routine for 20 minutes after you wake up.
Avoid the vicious caffeine cycle.
I know that in the construction industry, if you're asked by your employer to start a shift within 10 hours of finishing the last, you must be paid double-time all day. I've taken advantage of that many a time. You can also refuse 'unreasonable' overtime.
OT: I'm bad, I wake up and go get a huge coffee in the morning. Don't do this.
Buba Big Guns
Banned
Workout and shower right before work.
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