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Commute is only 6.5 miles but that will soon go up to 11.
I think it's to do with when I eat during the day. I find if I eat something around 3 then that actually causes a crash at 5:30-6.
I think its mostly mental.
Well_is_it-
I get the same type of fatigue, and the only way around it is getting 8+ hours of sleep on my lifting days. maybe up your water intake throughout the day?
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Ahhh the late afternoon lull. Coffee crash, not enough slow release carbs at lunch, mental exhaustion at how stupid Gordon can be....
Grab a banana whilst you get changed, leave work but just lock your bike up and do something else for 5 mins before you head off. I used to pop into a record store just down the road and flick through the racks before going home. I found those extra few minutes to normalise myself before heading home helped a lot instead of dragging the days stress straight onto the bike.As for sleep, zma can help you get into a deeper sleep quicker, giving you more useful sleep. Although what I found with zma is that if I get woken up during the night I have real difficulties getting back to sleep.
onyerbike
Yukirin
Depends what you mean by feeling fucked?
My commuter fatigue was a mix of poor sleep and a monotonous route. Changing routes helped a lot...having a newborn didn't.
How far is your commute and what do you eat straight off the bike both ways?