How To Wake Up Early (Easily)

[@flora876]

As a MSc-student - who's currently on sick leave from work with stress, ironically - normally studying "full time" with 15 hours of work and some 8-10 hours of training besides that, waking up early and sticking to early bedtimes was my greatest achievement towards less stress, getting more done and being happier. When that spiraled, I spiraled.

[@ferguscrawley95]

Hey Flora! Just checking I’ve understood correctly before I reply properly - you felt best when you had the most structured routine/pattern; rather than when without?

[@flora876]

@@ferguscrawley95 Yes, correct. I do realise my sentence is messy - apologies. But yes, structure and time management essentially makes me a better person; for all it does to and for me.

[@Wonderkid44]

@@flora876 100%

[@rachellarson6295]

I'm also an MSc student that works weekends and trains throughout the week (powerlifting) and I find the workload of everything far too much, even with pretty strict bedtime/rising time. Can I ask if you've found any other ways to manage it? I'm more than a little concerned about the 9 months between now and the end of my course...

[@flora876]

@@rachellarson6295 If you already now feel that you're struggling to sustain the workload and have 9 months to go, make sure that you do get breaks. Otherwise you'll end up like me. When I have a huge workload I prioritise quite cynically. Barely any social life, as little studying for class as even possible, stay home and recover (mentally) on weekends; if you already do this, evaluate what you can 'cut out'. I can usually keep going like that for 6-8 months, but 18 months without breaks as I did this time was way too much. Don't do that.

[@cars92dtb]

Life is awesome when you wake up early. You explained the mechanics of this well. Writing this before going to sleep ironically, up for half 5 which is my pattern for winter before reverting to 4:30-5:00 in the spring and summer months. Nothing better than a long run when the suns coming up and the roads are quiet.

[@craiglewis2734]

4:30/5am rise, get to the gym 4/5 times per week best way to start the day and essential if you have kids

[@joecampbell2898]

Last 2 videos have been just what I needed - really enjoying the content

[@lewisp941]

Great vid Fergus. Biggest challenge I face is that early morning me is an absolute pro at convincing me that motivated me is a complete tool

[@IndianaHannah]

Brilliant video Fergus. 100% agree with No phones in the bedroom, been doing this for 3 years and it has really helped with my sleep/wake times. No devices in the Bedroom makes the bedroom just a place for rest and recovery and helps me to think of sleep time as something i look forward to. Thanks for your hard work Fergus always enjoy your content 👍👍

[@hamishrichardson896]

Hey Fergus, enjoying your content atm. I'm starting to get into ultras and the like and starting to find balancing work, training, work and relationships (fiancée) challenging at times. You touch a bit on managing this in the video but would be awesome to see a video with some more tips/ideas on how to manage this. All the best x

[@Ethan-Relearning-Movement]

Lately I've been getting up early and meditating. I find it very helpful as it puts me into a calm and alert focus. It helps me get out of bed too, since I know that as a result I'll be going through the day better able to handle everything. Meditating also allows me to take my time waking up without rushing which is a big plus.

[@elliotramsey6265]

Great video mate, sound advice and love the structure of your content right now 👍

[@ianjenkins44]

Just come across you channel in the past couple of days. Fantastic content. Sound advise/guidance. As someone who is training for Ironman, I have started waking at 5am to get training done. Found you advise really useful. Thank you.

[@TraposaurusFlex]

Absolutely loved when I was getting up at 4.45am but fell off it. Really need to get back on it, thanks for the reminder Fergus!

[@bikesandlaces]

Thanks for sharing, I have been working towards a 4.30am wake up, it seems like a mental time to be waking up to most my work colleagues but it make so much to me, I gain more focus in the morning, I feel prepared for the day and I generally and a lot happier.My down fall is the getting to sleep, some days are great i drift straight off but others are more difficult, using the whoop band is going to hopefully help as I continue to work on it!

[@cera5456]

Being a shift worker I would love a normal sleep schedule. But it’s just one area that needs to be adapted to. I find as long as I can get about 7.5hrs of sleep per sleep period, my days are usually fine. My training definitely suffers when on night shift though, but there’s very little I can do to improve that situation outside of quitting 😂

[@izzycopson9617]

I've been getting up at 5am weekdays for a year now and I love that quiet in the morning, my question is what time at weekends, I'm torn between 6am so it's not such a jump from Sunday to monday but also part of me wants to catch up on sleep ( even tho I still get easily 7-8 hours throughout the week so not exactly missing out)

[@ferguscrawley95]

Great to hear! I understand the conflict here - a tough one, speaking from personal experience I’ve found a consistent pattern leaves me feeling better overall! But play around and see 🤙🏼

[@davepage764]

Excellent vidoe again, - to get up at 5am every day, what time do you manage to ge to bed?

[@aweston111]

Great video Fergus! Luckily I can mostly wake up with the natural daylight, and feel so much better when I do. Straight to gym/run/bike, late breakfast and get to the WFH desk to work, pumped, relaxed and caffeine free. P.S. Vivobarefoot order made with your code - thank you! Moving from Nike Free 4.0 to zero-drop. Wish my calf muscles luck!

[@jeffinthesnow]

Watching this video at 1:30am is like eating McDonald’s while watching a video on weight loss.

[@SchmittsPeter]

Experimented a lot with that. But found that before 5 is just too early for me, regardless of the circumstances XD . So usually up at 5:30, eating breakfast while checking mails and then doing my strength-routine.

[@melaniemason9515]

moving back 15 mins each week is a fantastic suggestion! Thanks for this video!

[@davecaldwell1910]

Great content, great delivery. As always. Do you have a vid on sleep advice itself? Can't see one. As you say, it's THE most important discipline for training (recovery), but not that much out there on it, i.e. Optimum duration, preparation, conditions, daily/training structure to enhance it, how to analyse it (gadgets stuff). Advice appreciated.

[@wild4fp]

I have a nokia, simple phone, had for a year or so, this does help during the day and night fir self control, but i dont always use it and have smartphone binges in the night! Try and respond to emails, youtube on laptop rather than a mobile, it more control and effort on laptop and it can structure away from mobile. I feel at least focus, learn on one, only 1 thing per 2 weeks or a month. That 'll be 12 things learned per year, amazing! Rather than a scatty 50 things. Anyways, I preach but dont practice.

[@grahamwilkinson6742]

Excellent video Fergus sound wise words

[@ferguscrawley95]

Thanks for watching Graham!

[@Ryan-wr8fx]

Nothing is more satisfying than waking up early and watching the sun rise on a morning run or walk. Unfortunately I work second shift so I can't to this often

[@andyhillocks]

I’m certainly most focused in the morning. Most of my hard tasks for the day are ticked off by 11am. Early mornings for the win!

[@thomashazell9944]

Perfect timing!

[@ferguscrawley95]

Great to hear!

[@josephguntrip5495]

Great video Fergus! Question: if you know you can't get to bed at your normal time in advance (e.g. social event/late travel) do you prioritise still waking up at the same time and accepting poor sleep for a night, or still getting the right amount of sleep and shifting your day to wake up later?

[@maxprice5461]

I may be wrong... but I think he has touched on this issue before. Prioritising waking up at the same time is most important whether that means you went to sleep at 8pm or 12am. Say you go to sleep at 10pm and wake up normally at 5 (7hrs sleep) then going to bed an extra hour earlier than your usual time the next day (8pm) would help catch you up ( based on someone's sleep optimum being 8 hours).

[@keithronson2624]

Fergus. Happy, healthy, successful and safe 2023 to You and Family. Thank You. Yes 5am every day, 365 days.... with the odd exception. Set a routine and stick to it. My 'rural' upbringing could help. However, early is the best time of the day. Alarm 5am, ensure out of bed by 5.10am Routine, a ordered start to the day. Good breakfast and V60 'pure' coffee. Face the day, list making etc. Out the door and get on with the day as required. Another key early to start the day, therefore balance the day. Bed by 10pm. No screen time or even a chapter of a book. Try that over the breakfast. Routine is key. Looking forward to an inspiring year of content from You. Thank You. Appreciated.

[@ferguscrawley95]

All the best for 2023 Keith! Rural upbringing will instil a schedule in you haha!

[@jordykeizer7972]

i always make a little list of what i am going to do in the morning for example, 1 wake up 2 make bed 3 put on clothes ext this realy helps me with not just walking around knowingnes about what to do

[@ferguscrawley95]

Simple = effective.

[@seanjamescameron]

During winter I wake up at 5:20am and in spring/summer it’s 4:30am, it’s so peaceful before the rest of the world wakes up.

[@minecraftr298]

What is that EPIC music?

[@cesarbobadilla5678]

Great video man¡¡ at what time do you go to bed?

[@ferguscrawley95]

9:30 generally (but later tonight as waiting for a podcast to upload 😭)

[@iliasherbalist]

I laughed so hard at the "I'm a barbie girl song is gonna start playing in the next room" hahahaha

[@atticusadams8822]

Great advice on moving your phone. You can’t be tempted if it’s not there!

[@ferguscrawley95]

Exactly that!

[@nathanm5594]

With the phone out of bed, great advice. Just be careful with charging overnight in a different room as they have a nasty habit of going pop and burning half the flat down. Of course can happen in your bedroom as well but you might uavye more chance of doing something about it

[@conor5435]

If that intro was my alarm it’d be easier 💪🏻💪🏻

[@dominicfoster5023]

Is that a running jacket from gymshark?

[@johnwesley2943]

Go to bed early. Video done!

[@_Kolcki]

"in today's short video" my man here about to take 20mins of my life :D

[@stevekirkbride3211]

Fergus different strategies with a new born in the house for now anyway Thanks for all your efforts

[@ferguscrawley95]

Congratulations Steve!

[@PoetWithPace]

Put the alarm on? There you go...saved everyone 20 minutes of their life!

[@bikepackingadventure7913]

People that work in the NHS on a shift pattern or work nights? Huge stress, huge overtime numbers, etc etc etc

[@ferguscrawley95]

Covered very clearly throughout the video. And ‘early’ = relative term.

[@alexgribben7531]

🔥🔥

[@absdeep2089]

It sounds wonderful but when you work shifts, it’s impossible 😂

[@jamesbox9874]

Setting an alarm for 5am would result in a slap from the wife. Not exactly making life better! 😅

[@ferguscrawley95]

Watch the video in full to hear points raised on avoiding said slap 👀

[@SAMBAM-Gets-It]

Out of interest, what time are you going to bed? Getting up early is all well and good, but if I haven’t got enough sleep, my mental health deteriorates.

[@ferguscrawley95]

9:30 generally my man - and agreed 100%, as I reinforce towards the end of the video 🤙🏼

[@SAMBAM-Gets-It]

Thank you for the reply, it’s a question I’ve wondered for a while. Love your videos, keep up the good work

[@DelMonteOutdoors]

It’s funny how simple this should be, and yet even when I know I need to be up early for some reason or another, I still end up staying up later than I should since I get more creative at night for some reason and end up doing most of my writing then 😂 we need a “how to shut your brain off for bedtime” video ;)

[@Kianshots]

Really got to quit being a nurse. Lol

[@BDBarrie1997]

Since I’m first, you fancy training me for free? 🤞 (Don’t ask, don’t get). Maybe a new series for yourself? 😅

[@ferguscrawley95]

YT2023 for 20% off is best I can do 🤷‍♂️ I respect the grind though 🤝

[@BDBarrie1997]

😂👍 Have a think, imagine the series now…. “Dosser to Triathlon”. Sounds like views that to me!

[@neiltimms9380]

I’d watch that series lol

[@BDBarrie1997]

Right, £80 spent. Let’s start tomorrow

[@mackinder9526]

I’m doing the triathlete to dosser version, don’t mean to big myself up but it’s going pretty well….2 episodes for you there Fergus!

[@WimBeunderman]

In my experience, if I take my time, I will need less of it. #dichotomy

[@yoinksscoob]

Just commenting to get engagement up. Nothing to see here.

[@NoContextOasis]

Set your alarm clock and get up at 5am. Pretty much all there is to it really, but fair play on drawing that point out over 20 minutes.

[@ferguscrawley95]

Best thing for you as well must be that you can get out of bed and start training straight away, purely by shifting the sheer weight of the truly invaluable insight you carry with you.

[@edwardijoe]

bet you're fun at the pub dean

[@brianmcnamara8440]

Hi @Fergus Crawley, big fan of your content. I decided to try the HMN24 supplement you use but your code (FERGUS10) doesn't appear to be working. I've reached out to HMN24 directly to check but not had a response. Is the promotion still running?

[@MD-ok2oo]

I just wake up. With the help of a timer light bulb in winter when it’s dark. I don’t sleep with blinds so in summer the sun wakes me - northern hemisphere