Greg typically works out first thing in the morning at 5:30am because he knows it’s a time he always has free. Although he said at the beginning it was tough to get up that early, after a few weeks he fell in love with it and noticed after he left the gym he was more mentally alert, had more energy, and was running laps around other people during the day. With that said, Greg has mentioned that if he could guarantee to get a workout in, he would prefer to workout later at night. By working out late at night, he could go to bed and allow his muscles to rest and grow after the workout. This is in contrast to working out first thing in the morning where you don’t give your muscles immediate rest to recover since your day is just starting. He has mentioned that the best time to workout for muscle growth is before bed, because you can feed, grow, and help your muscles recover by drinking a protein shake and then going to sleep. Greg Plitt Cardio Greg focuses his cardio routines on burning fat. He typically stays in the fat burning low heart rate zone for 45-60 minutes per cardio session. He does at least 3 cardio sessions per week but sometimes push for 5 cardio sessions. Greg’s favorite type of cardio is swimming since it builds muscle endurance and stretches your muscles. He mentions biking, running, and using the stair master doesn’t do as good a job of this. He tends to separate his cardio workout from his weight lifting session by doing cardio at night. The reason is he …