T-Folk
Sorry for my absence of late; rest assured I have been throughouly reading the board. I have just started my new mental health practitioner job working with adolescent sex offenders and let me tell you, its amazing in many ways.
With the new job, the relocation and the new routine, the old “gym everyday” is not going to be able to continue. I have found a great gym near me, and have been hitting it up nice usually two on, one off or one on, one off depending on my work, research, social life etc. My question/concern is, since bb’ing is a very important part of my life, but not the most imp, how should I work out balancing the gym with other more important or equally important activities, like social outings and work-related activity?..I am certain most of the t-folk here bb recreationally and rarely compete, so how do you do it?..Many of you most likely have even more things like kids etc., so how do you work it, if you are serious about gaining or cutting depending on the time of the year?
I’m out
Vain
More on the job soon…I have some thoughts
Hi Vain! Whassup?! I balance a fulltime job, while trying to build a career as an artist and also enjoy the “vocation” as a competitive bodybuilder. I don’t think it’s been difficult. Ko and I have a pretty healthy social life, also.
Before the 5x5 program, we were training on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. I would take Monday, Tuesday off, and sometimes add a training (for rowing, and little extras like ab, shoulders, biceps) day on Wednesday.
This is my frame of mind: this is a lifestyle - not my life. Therefore it's used as a way to provide me with more energy to do all the things I love to do: art, martial arts, boxing and spending time with friends and our four birds (our children and we recently added a fifth). I don't "preach" to others when socializing - I've been doin' this stuff for so long that it's just a intrinsic part of me. Ko and I are naturally active people, we LIKE being physically active. We also know people who are active in a variety of different sports (snowboarding, MA, etc) and enjoy conversing about their interests. We just LOVE talking sports.... SO, Vain, I would now look into the time you have to train. I think it may be a good thing that you won't have the time to train everday. Now you can maybe do a 3 or 4-day a week routine. I betcha you're gonna see some huge gains by doing this. Just a hunch.
Hi Vain,
I have two kids (5years,3years) a house a husband on 12hr shift work and I am a “gasp” personal trainer, although not presently employed. We have a home gym with all of the basics, not state of the art, but great for us and our lifestyle.(dont have to drag the kids to the gym daycare, not that my daughter would cooperate)My suggestion to you, get into a routine. Train specific days, in and out of the gym in short periods of time, by training with good intensity. Make eating every 2-3 hrs more convenient by either cooking alot of food once during the week or using fast foods such as cottage cheese and supplements. I guess you just have to make the choice to fit it into your lifestyle. There will be times you wont be able to train and eat perfectly, just roll with it and dont give up. Dont make it an all or nothing experience. Just keep at it.
Talking from experience, from competing in bodybuilding shows to being pregnant twice, I just kept at it. Having a mate also into training definetly helps. Just go with the punches and try and be consistant with your training and eating. Follow Ian King`s ideas. Good luck.