The 5 AM Training Split: Building a Reliable Fitness System for Engineers

Fri, 05 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000

For years, I trained whenever I could fit it into the day.

Sometimes that meant lunch. Sometimes after work. Sometimes not at all.

The problem wasn’t motivation. The problem was that life is unpredictable.

As a Senior DevOps Engineer and Lead Developer, my day can go sideways at any moment. A production issue, emergency deployment, infrastructure outage, urgent code review, or an executive meeting can instantly destroy any plans I had for the afternoon.

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The 5 AM Training Split: Building a Reliable Fitness System for Engineers