Training regularly and maintaining a study/work schedule...

[ToxicAvenger]

i've been training regularly for 2 weeks now...4 days a week if i can....3 if i'm buzy...

now the next 2 weeks i'm in a class 6 am to 5 pm and then i myself teach from 6 pm to 10 pm....

now i'm thinking..whats even the point of starting to train if there r gonna be 2 week gaps in my training here n there....


sux

[Mr Nobody]

i've been training regularly for 2 weeks now...4 days a week if i can....3 if i'm buzy...

now the next 2 weeks i'm in a class 6 am to 5 pm and then i myself teach from 6 pm to 10 pm....

now i'm thinking..whats even the point of starting to train if there r gonna be 2 week gaps in my training here n there....


sux

Just train on the weekends during these two weeks higher intensity lower sets.

[ToxicAvenger]

Just train on the weekends during these two weeks higher intensity lower sets.

yeah...except i'm at my girls on the weekends..and she's out in the country...i'll have to find me a gym close by...

...actually thats a really good idea...now that i think about it...golds has a day pass thing they do...all i gotta do is find a golds close enough ..

[Mr Nobody]

yeah...except i'm at my girls on the weekends..and she's out in the country...i'll have to find me a gym close by...

...actually thats a really good idea...now that i think about it...golds has a day pass thing they do...all i gotta do is find a golds close enough ..

Do it man you seem back motivated dont let it slip.

[ToxicAvenger]

Do it man you seem back motivated dont let it slip.

o no i'm not...i already found a golds close by..well like 10 miles away...now i gotta figure out how to fit my whole body into 2 workouts!


thanx for the help!

[Mr Nobody]

o no i'm not...i already found a golds close by..well like 10 miles away...now i gotta figure out how to fit my whole body into 2 workouts!


thanx for the help!

No problem PM me if need help.

[che]

i've been training regularly for 2 weeks now...4 days a week if i can....3 if i'm buzy...

now the next 2 weeks i'm in a class 6 am to 5 pm and then i myself teach from 6 pm to 10 pm....

now i'm thinking..whats even the point of starting to train if there r gonna be 2 week gaps in my training here n there....


sux

No offense brother but  you look like shit anyways , just workout whenever you can.

[Shannon The Cannon Briggs]

I train every day. Whether it's sparring or lifting heavy ass weights. I'm always in the gym.

[ToxicAvenger]

No offense brother but  you look like shit anyways , just workout whenever you can.

if i can get back to this..i'll be happy..if thats shit...well..then its shit

[Ex Coelis]

do sets of pull ups and push ups during breaks

failing that, train at a local park or playground

[body88]

i've been training regularly for 2 weeks now...4 days a week if i can....3 if i'm buzy...

now the next 2 weeks i'm in a class 6 am to 5 pm and then i myself teach from 6 pm to 10 pm....

now i'm thinking..whats even the point of starting to train if there r gonna be 2 week gaps in my training here n there....


sux

Stop making excuses.

[io856]

Humans are great at a few things... making excuses is one of them

Anthony Robbins taught us that 

[ToxicAvenger]

do sets of pull ups and push ups during breaks

failing that, train at a local park or playground

i already thought of the push ups...i cant do a pull up now to save my life...but yanno what...i'm gonna go see how much those stand along parallel bars r for dips

[drkaje]

Don't waste money on a gym where you're at (physically) right now. Get "Convict Conditioning" or some other book on bodyweight exercises to get in shape at home.

[240 is Back]

I frequently take a book or a few study sheets with me to the gym.  And I'm not even in school anymore.  Given the large amount of oxygen and blood flow the body sees in the gym, it makes sense to read a bit between sets.

In grade school, the kids who stretch and walk around will score higher on tests.  Hell, even chewing gum increases oxygen to the brain and kids score higher.

I still remember training 6 years back with the OSI model printout by my side

[ToxicAvenger]

Don't waste money on a gym where you're at (physically) right now. Get "Convict Conditioning" or some other book on bodyweight exercises to get in shape at home.

o i got a membership...at a community center gym...paid $40 for 3 months...

it has all the free weights...an incline bench...a regular bench...a decline bench..dip bar...a squat cage...a few other machines and a cable crossover...dumbells go up to over 100...so i'm set..there..

..o it even has a hyperextention machine and a calf raise machine...!

[ToxicAvenger]

I frequently take a book or a few study sheets with me to the gym.  And I'm not even in school anymore.  Given the large amount of oxygen and blood flow the body sees in the gym, it makes sense to read a bit between sets.

In grade school, the kids who stretch and walk around will score higher on tests.  Hell, even chewing gum increases oxygen to the brain and kids score higher.

I still remember training 6 years back with the OSI model printout by my side

lol i got online lectures to watch....each 8 hrs long..for 2 weeks...
so if i start at around 6 am i'll be done around 4:30ish pm ...considering i take a lunch break...then i gotta rush home and get read cause i teach from 6 pm till 10 pm..but the push up at home idea is good...its something at least...

[GroinkTropin]

Quit your whining. I combing 14 units in college (pre-nursing classes not some bullshit like art) a full time job doing insurance subrogation and 15 hours per week in the gym. My secret was to sleep less. I get like 4 hours per night usually. I use prami-prexole to help.

[Tapeworm]

lol i got online lectures to watch....each 8 hrs long..for 2 weeks...
so if i start at around 6 am i'll be done around 4:30ish pm ...considering i take a lunch break...then i gotta rush home and get read cause i teach from 6 pm till 10 pm..but the push up at home idea is good...its something at least...

My brain gets full.  If I listen to an audio lecture, I have to shut it off for awhile every 90 mins or so.  If not I'll realize I have no idea what the guy just said for like the last 5 minutes.  Video is a little more engaging but still.

8 hours everyday is pretty demanding, especially if it's all fresh material.  Bet you'll be keen to stop for some bodyweight work.  Maybe get a few sets in every 90 minutes or so.

[240 is Back]

I had to do it all before i discovered the joy of caffeine.

Worked as a teacher/school tech from 7 til 330 daily.
Then drove right to college 3 days a week.  

Lift for 45 minutes at university.  Go to class from 630 til 915 nightly.
Band practice on monday night each week.
played shows every Fri/Sat night.
Did homework all day Sat/Sunday.

It was rough.  Caffeine would have made it easier.  I'd just drink orange soda or root beer all day, unaware the sugar was bad and I needed caffeine.

[drkaje]

o i got a membership...at a community center gym...paid $40 for 3 months...

it has all the free weights...an incline bench...a regular bench...a decline bench..dip bar...a squat cage...a few other machines and a cable crossover...dumbells go up to over 100...so i'm set..there..

..o it even has a hyperextention machine and a calf raise machine...!

You should simply put 30 min/day towards getting back in shape and ignore bodybuilding as a goal. People start worrying about results then get hurt lifting too much (with poor form) or decide to juice for quick results. I only work out around that much and have managed to stay in pretty decent shape.

No one's paying you money to lift weights. Just ease yourself into the lifestyle change with the long term plan of being in better shape a year from now instead of worrying about returning to a previous physique. One of the best things about the convict book is he's broken all the exercises down into nine steps so even someone unable to do a pull-up/push up has someplace to start.

By "decent" I mean decent but unworthy of the "Soapy suds" thread.

[ToxicAvenger]

Quit your whining. I combing 14 units in college (pre-nursing classes not some bullshit like art) a full time job doing insurance subrogation and 15 hours per week in the gym. My secret was to sleep less. I get like 4 hours per night usually. I use prami-prexole to help.

pre nursing is to an engineer  what bullshit art is to pre nursing   

plus when i get home at 10:30 pm ..sleep by 11:15 pm, i get to sleep till 4:30 am so i can get ready for my 6 am class...

with just 4 hours worth of sleep...i wont be an effective teacher...

[ToxicAvenger]

My brain gets full.  If I listen to an audio lecture, I have to shut it off for awhile every 90 mins or so.  If not I'll realize I have no idea what the guy just said for like the last 5 minutes.  Video is a little more engaging but still.

now THIS is a guy that understands....you've been thru similar...i presume
8 hr lecture is actually more like 11 hrs...we'll prolly skip lunch..if u take notes..but thankfully at my level its not all new material...95% we should already know...we r just filling in the blanks..

we already did the major studying and watching lectures where we were green this past winter...NOW  THAT WS TOUGH...every day we felt like a dump trunk ran over us...but its like weightlifting...you build your concentration where eventually u can sit thru 8 hrs of technical stuff straight
here is a pic from then

 

[ToxicAvenger]

You should simply put 30 min/day towards getting back in shape and ignore bodybuilding as a goal. People start worrying about results then get hurt lifting too much (with poor form) or decide to juice for quick results. I only work out around that much and have managed to stay in pretty decent shape.

No one's paying you money to lift weights. Just ease yourself into the lifestyle change with the long term plan of being in better shape a year from now instead of worrying about returning to a previous physique. One of the best things about the convict book is he's broken all the exercises down into nine steps so even someone unable to do a pull-up/push up has someplace to start.

By "decent" I mean decent but unworthy of the "Soapy suds" thread.

i intend to partly take your advice...when i cant lift..i'll do pushups and go for a jog...but i still need some sorta goal..long and short term...i'll check out that book soon...

as for juicing...those days r over

[JOHN MATRIX]

now THIS is a guy that understands....you've been thru similar...i presume
8 hr lecture is actually more like 11 hrs...we'll prolly skip lunch..if u take notes..but thankfully at my level its not all new material...95% we should already know...we r just filling in the blanks..

we already did the major studying and watching lectures where we were green this past winter...NOW  THAT WS TOUGH...every day we felt like a dump trunk ran over us...but its like weightlifting...you build your concentration where eventually u can sit thru 8 hrs of technical stuff straight
here is a pic from then

 

ive found my ability to concentrate has actually declined sharply over the years. i cannot get through even 15 minutes of hard focus anymore without my brain wandering off/shutting itself down. i blame the internet and this modern era of 'instant-ism'