It was ANOTHER morning when my alarm went off at 3:50AM and I was like, "Nope!"

When I did wake up, I did straightaway climb aboard the elliptical and watched a Travis Browne fight followed by a Mark Hunt / Ben Rothwell tussle. At 30 minutes, I didn't put in as much cardio as I would have liked which is the chief issue of squeezing into instead of carving into a schedule.

I examined this morning as to why I've been doing this. I was clockwork earlier this year, so it's not a general disposition against scheduling or mornings. Is it chiefly due to my ability to effectively squeeze cardio throughout my day? If on some level, I don't perceive a need, do I need it?

Yeah, my resistance is getting relegated to the background, but even consciously, I recognize that at this weight, it's not a high need for me beyond it's ability to burn those calories. Yes, long term, it's a great daily investment—it's why I want to do it in the first place—but I have a singular focus of being a furnace.

While I do get my daily work in, I do want that resistance element because of some compelling research.

But again, maybe I just think all of my sweat equity during the day is enough?

I need something more. One element that is challenging to bring into my day is a moment to read and research subjects. I'm unable to adequately squeeze that into my day—not in any sufficient, uninterrupted amount anyway. And since what I do is driven by research AND...

Mornings are for coffee and contemplation.

—Jim Hopper, Stranger Things

...I value forethought, spinning complexities in my head for the possibilities, I NEED mornings. So not only am I going to meet 3:50AM awake and vibrantly ALIVE, I'm getting up earlier!

Changing cars in Memphis, Tennessee...
...Good morning, America, how are you?
Say, don't you know me? I'm your native son
I'm the train they call the City Of New Orleans
I'll be gone five hundred miles when the day is done

—Arlo Guthrie