chaps
has anyone of you been in a night shift work (but still doing bjj of course) and able to perform as per your normal level?
eversince i started doing night shift work, i feel like im not on top of my game. however ive known a guy who comes to the gym told me he has
been doing night shift for a quite long time and still able to explode wheneve he wants to. he said that once your body has adjusted to it, you will be fine.
how true was that?
Back when I first started jiujitsu I would come in for lunch time classes as I worked nights and about the only time I could get in to them and go more thanonce a week. It felt pretty crummy for the most part. If you work nights and are not used to it yet I'd take classes on the days off during your new hours. If you don't have the opportunity to do that you'll just have to accept you will be tired and not up to peak performance so just drill and roll as well as you can and try to tuff it out.
never got used to it... was always a struggle... is one thing to be exhausted but another entirely to be sleepy... thankfully, a local place has just started a 7:am class...
drooled when reading about the FFA in miami and their 2am classes..
I work European markets from Chicago (for almost the last 2 years (and will until the end of June), so roughly 1am-10am 5 days per week. I used to sleep immediately after work and train at my friend's academy, but eventually it took its toll. I now train at a closer gym, which has day classes (11:30am), and make the adjustment back to Chicago time during the weekends. It will definitely take a physical toll on you. My body adjusted around 6 months in, and after a year and a half, I have very little trouble switching between the time zones. I'm also able to maintain a relatively normal life (I used to fall asleep a lot on weekends). Avoid alcohol, also. That really makes it difficult.
thanks!
It is better to train tired than not at all! You will learn to survive with tecnique on the bad days. Take a nap before you roll if you have time, enjoy yourself.
i'm frequently working nights then days then nights then days. most of
the time i average only a few hours sleep before training and it totally
screws up everything if i try to play a speed-based game. one thing that's
helped me a lot is getting in a couple of good slow-rolls before regular
intensity rolling. for some reason it sometimes seems to help kick in the
"auto-pilot." cardio is the worst but my turtle defense is getting better.
if you're going to be on nightshift for a while then you body will adjust
eventually if you adjust your game, imo.
geren: What are you doing and what are your hours?