Thread: Balancing Work and Working out Effectively

Originally Posted by ironman

i've been out of school for about two weeks and what i've been doing everyday is working out and looking for a job.

i love it, but i might get this job where i gotta work 9 hours a day everyday, so it cuts out mad hours out of my day.... just like what school did so i didn't work out as much as i wanted.

just wondering how do y'all do it? usually my workouts take me 2 hours or more to finish. add another 30 minutes for the shower. i don't think i can have that time if i get that job.....

i'm thinking, maybe pick different workouts? maybe.

the main issue here is to not live like a zombie where my life consists of working out, work, working out, work, working out, work, and so on and so on. summer's here in canada and i wanna go out and enjoy it too..... but i love working out and being healthy too, so balancing it is pretty tough.

if anyone can share their situations on how they do it successfully that'll be greatly appreciated. i'm thinking, more discipline? or just a shorter work out plan.... but i love working out for 2 hours a day! so i'm in a weird situation here.

Well dude, most NORMAL people HAVE NO CHOICE but to work, and many work 9hrs or more every single day thru the week and some Saturdays. I work out Mon/Wed/Fri and one weekend Day. Thru the week I workout for about an hour and a half INCLUDING cardio...longer if necessary. I am currently doing a push/pull split on Mondays and Wednesdays with a "fill in" on Fridays (whatever muscle group I feel like giving a little extra attention to for that week...usually shoulders or back). Weekend day I do legs. We are all different, I workout at a fairly quick pace without messing around so I can get done in a reasonable amount of time.

Originally Posted by BiggerNstronger

Well dude, most NORMAL people HAVE NO CHOICE but to work, and many work 9hrs or more every single day thru the week and some Saturdays. I work out Mon/Wed/Fri and one weekend Day. Thru the week I workout for about an hour and a half INCLUDING cardio...longer if necessary. I am currently doing a push/pull split on Mondays and Wednesdays with a "fill in" on Fridays (whatever muscle group I feel like giving a little extra attention to for that week...usually shoulders or back). Weekend day I do legs. We are all different, I workout at a fairly quick pace without messing around so I can get done in a reasonable amount of time.

yea, i know everyone has a 9to5.... i've just been in college for the past 7 months and even still i had to put working out on hold. usually with the type of jobs i had, it was never 9 hours everyday, it was more split up into bigger shifts, and less days a week which was great.

i can see what you are saying about working out in a quick pace, and no messing around. i think i can actually do that.... working out faster that is. i guess just shorter breaks between exercises is key for me.

thanks for the info, and keep 'em coming y'all!

Originally Posted by ironman

just wondering how do y'all do it? usually my workouts take me 2 hours or more to finish.

Most people here say workouts should only take one hour or less. That's only ~4 hours a week.

I spend my lunch hour at the gym (maybe not an option for everyone.) I lift mwf, cardio t&th. I can usually get in and out in an hour (or at least close enough that no one notices.)

I train 9-10 clients a day!! I still find time to get my workout in. You need to be effecient in the gym. ahve a plan, no what you are going to do and get in and out. My workouts are about 30-45min.

Originally Posted by P-funk

I train 9-10 clients a day!! I still find time to get my workout in. You need to be effecient in the gym. ahve a plan, no what you are going to do and get in and out. My workouts are about 30-45min.

What gym do you work at? And are they hiring? If they pay well, my dream of living in the city will be realized!

Originally Posted by musclepump

What gym do you work at? And are they hiring? If they pay well, my dream of living in the city will be realized!

where do you live at?

are you a trainer?

what cert do you have?

how much experience do you have?

where do you train people now?

how much knowledge do you have?

living in the city is fucking expensive as hell!!

Originally Posted by P-funk

where do you live at? PNW

are you a trainer? Yep, one of my clients is an Olympic gold winner

what cert do you have? ISSA

how much experience do you have? two years

where do you train people now? Local gyms

how much knowledge do you have? Physically, quite a bit, nutritionally, I'm sound but learning, competition wise, I'm lacking as you notice

living in the city is fucking expensive as hell!! If I get a job with you can I afford it? Or do I have to do your man whoring on the side as well?

PNW

- where in the pacific Northwest and why would you pick up and move to NYC?? LOL

yep, one of my clients is an Olympic gold winner

- cool. did you train that person for their olympic gold? or do you just train them now??

f I get a job with you can I afford it? Or do I have to do your man whoring on the side as well?

- it will take you a good half year to a year to build up enough clients to make enough money to live in the city. you could live in the boro's but that sucks!!

I prefer Manhattan over downtown Seattle 1,000 times over

are you a full time trainer? is that what you do in seattle?

I'm a trainer mostly, yeah, but I supplement my income by doing fitness writing for magazines and journals.

Originally Posted by musclepump

I'm a trainer mostly, yeah, but I supplement my income by doing fitness writing for magazines and journals.

really? anything i would have seen your name in??

you would really want to move to the city to be a trainer???

The magazines I write for are in every Borders, Safeway/Kroger, Waldens, etc... Whether you've picked them up, I wouldn't know. No Muscle & Fitness or Flex, I'll tell you that much.

If I could afford to live in the City I'd be there in an instant. The fast pace and vibrance is what I love.

Originally Posted by musclepump

The magazines I write for are in every Borders, Safeway/Kroger, Waldens, etc... Whether you've picked them up, I wouldn't know. No Muscle & Fitness or Flex, I'll tell you that much.

If I could afford to live in the City I'd be there in an instant. The fast pace and vibrance is what I love.

There's more to it than that, fast it is but it's also expensive.

yes, which is why I'm curious how much one can make as a trainer there

damn! y'all messed up my thread!

ahhh well it's all good.....

I finish my workouts in about an hour.

i have being doin work outs for abt 8 months. my question is wats important to get more lean muscles... lifting heavy weights or doin it with light weights correctly.. with heavy weights its really difficult to do.. i am not sure if i am doin it even right.

I think a better way of descring it is medium weights. You dont want to go so heavy that you look like a wet noodle folding under pressure but you dont want to use weight that just simply isnt doing enough for your body. Form is the most important thing most will say. Form targets specific muscles far better then heaving at the lower back and barley putting up the weight. Form just simply works the muscle as directly as possible.

Originally Posted by musclepump

yes, which is why I'm curious how much one can make as a trainer there

Well, to put it to you this way. I live in the city and I am a 300 sq. ft. STUDIO for $1,200.00/month!!!!

Originally Posted by ironman

damn! y'all messed up my thread!

ahhh well it's all good.....

What I did was try to join a gym that's both close to my house and work. It saves time.

Originally Posted by P-funk

- you could live in the boro's but that sucks!!

Not really, it depends where in NYC, Manhattan is way too overpriced and some parts of Manhattan are rough. Finding a rent controlled apartment is gold.

Originally Posted by P-funk

Well, to put it to you this way. I live in the city and I am a 300 sq. ft. STUDIO for $1,200.00/month!!!!

For that price, I hope you're so close to the Square that the fucking Nasdaq sign keeps you up at night!

Originally Posted by WilliamB

I think a better way of descring it is medium weights. You dont want to go so heavy that you look like a wet noodle folding under pressure but you dont want to use weight that just simply isnt doing enough for your body. Form is the most important thing most will say. Form targets specific muscles far better then heaving at the lower back and barley putting up the weight. Form just simply works the muscle as directly as possible.

thank u for yr advice.one more sometimes when i do back exercises i get this pain in my lower back. so should i do back exersices with ligter weights. or sould i try with medium ones so that i can build up my bac muscles.

I am lucky because I teach school and coach football. So during my off season I lift with my players. Granted they are training different than I am but there are a lot of the same lifts that we do. During the season though I rarely have the time to lift more than three times a week. So it is a delicate balance.

Originally Posted by P-funk

Well, to put it to you this way. I live in the city and I am a 300 sq. ft. STUDIO for $1,200.00/month!!!!

Hell I live in a brand new 4000 square foot house and my morgage is only $1300 a month. But then again I don't live in the city.

Originally Posted by devildog88

Hell I live in a brand new 4000 square foot house and my morgage is only $1300 a month. But then again I don't live in the city.

Is this still in new york, though?