As a recreational bodybuilder when do you guys think the line of being dedicated to being obsessed is crossed? I ask this because I’ll be having a second son soon, and that means loss of sleep and all. I usually wake up at 5:30-6 and work out till 6:30 or 7 at home. I realize that when the baby comes I’ll be getting probably < 4 hours of sleep with instead of my usual 7-8
When getting a night with < 4 hours of sleep I know I’ll want to work out still, but I am between this is being obsessive and being dedicated. I want to work out with my usual 5 days a week split, but wonder if that is just being obsessed again.
Workout out afterwork probably won’t work either because I don’t want to stick my wife with watching both kids, plus if I wait for them to go to bed I won’t sleep that well and won’t see my wife that much.
Should I admit defeat and do a 3x a week or 4x a week with 2 weekend sessions or still keep trying my 2x on weekend 3x weekday split? I’m only talking the first couple months when the baby isn’t sleeping that well.
bwells —> I am not a father nor a recereational bodybuilder of any sort. I am a law student whose studying and work hours equate to something like 80 hours a week (no joke: I may take grades too serious) I have had to balance time with the best of them.
How about striking a deal with your wife: She is after all your wife. Set up a schedule as best as you can and perhaps maybe start your day even earlier by going to bed earlier. My sister has 2 kids and from what I understand a baby/child can be “trained” to be on a pretty consistent sleep schedule to the point that they are miserable if not napping at “X time” and going to bed at “Y time”
Also, from what I undertand you can break up your sleep to some extent and get similar if not better health benefits as your usual 6-7 hours of sleep. Im not sure of the exact timing of when hormones etc realeased but something like a 4 hour night sleep and 2 hour nap (think enough time for hormones etc to be released) might be effective.
Note; Isaac Newton only slept 4 hours at a time who although not a lifter was still oen fo the most mentally sharp men of all time and feel that there is certainly some overlap between mental and physical helath/sharpness. Again this all depends on your situation and planning is always goign to have to change to some extent.
I’m obsessed Taking a week off to recover is a drama! When I have a late meeting at work I get nervous just thinking about my meal intervals and workout
I too have 2 jobs, working late every day, but nothing (NOTHING) will prevent me from going to the gym 5 times a week.
[quote]Dahollow wrote:
I’m obsessed Taking a week off to recover is a drama! When I have a late meeting at work I get nervous just thinking about my meal intervals and workout
I too have 2 jobs, working late every day, but nothing (NOTHING) will prevent me from going to the gym 5 times a week. [/quote]
I can think of worse obsessions to have.
I’m a daddy of an almost 2yr old. Its tough but if you want it bad enough, you’ll suck it up and get it done. Early am workouts or late pm workouts, just get it done. Men bitch about things after they do something, not before.
[quote]admbaum wrote:
Men bitch about things after they do something, not before. [/quote]
No, they bitch before too, just not as bad.
/highjack
OP congrats on the new baby. First few weeks you might have to back off a little, but you and your wife will find a new routine pretty quick. Don’t stress over it, a few weeks of less work is not going to make a huge difference in the larger scheme of things.
Taking a week off to recover is a drama! When I have a late meeting at work I get nervous just thinking about my meal intervals and workout 