The internet loves morning routines that centre around lemon water and hot girl walks right now, but if you're wanting to get strong, then you need a specific morning workout routine to build muscle.
While it's easy to eye-roll at influencers who manage a 20-step skin routine, do Pilates and make a home-cooked breakfast all before 7am, the benefits of morning routines are backed by science. A 2021 Personnel Psychology paper reported that morning routines made people more energetic and engaged and more likely to progress towards their goals at work. And when it comes to morning movement, research from Chronobiology International shows that training in the morning may be more beneficial for muscle hypertrophy in women.
