I go early in the morning. Like 3:30am. Then I come home and make breakfast for everyone. Sometimes I wait until the kids go to bed, and I’ll go to the gym then. It just depends. Lots of things going on through the week sometimes. Boyscouts, wrestling tournaments on the weekends, etc. You have to learn to manage your time, and sometimes you’ll have to do shit you really don’t like doing. I hate leaving my boys at home to go to the gym, but that’s the game we play. Got to get the workouts in when you have the time. I’ve been a single parent for a long time, so I’ve got my routine down, and if it gets fucked up, I’m able to roll with it 95% of the time. But yeah, sometimes it just sucks.

Sometimes I wonder myself how I do it. But, there’s always a way. Weather it means waking up at 4am or going to bed past midnight. I trained and competed in two shows last year. Raising two girls on my own and I literally mean on my own. It’s tuff and I make huge sacrifices to live this lifestyle.. How bad do u want it

I’ll get one off to preschool the other one to school. Hit the gym before or after work. Pick em up and go on. I base everything around them. So my life style doesn’t effect them. If it’s means getting little to no sleep sometimes so b it.

I've raised my son since he was 5, he's a teenager now and now I have a wife, but for several years it was a juggling act, but I got it done... where there is a will, there's a way brother.
The thing that worked for me was I got him into sports, he played everything year around. Basketball, baseball, football.. I joined the closest gym to the practice field each season and drove right to the gym as soon as i dropped him off for practice and got my workout in, and drove back. Sometimes I did sprints or ran the stands at the football field (you should have seen all the drooling moms ) and once in a while I dropped him off at the daycare at the gym, but I tried not to do that too much.
One year, when he was 7 I think, the gym I was going to had swimming pool lessons for kids so I utilized that too.. you get the idea.. get you kid involved in some positive team activities, i promise you will be happy you did. I even had him doing hip hop dance one year..lol

I have a friend, she is single, the gym we both workout has an awesome program for the kids. For two hours they take care of your kiddo or kiddos while your working out. This isn't just day care, it's on site swim lessons to juddo to study program's. Her kid literally doesn't was to leave the gym. Keep in mind the membership in 100+ a month. The gym is called lifetime. Would be worth looking into bud. Win win for both parties involved. Then afterwards the kiddos are worn out, hit up some food then their due for a nap.

I'll be honest mate I have no clue how you accomplish anything let alone make time for the gym. My hat off to you, it's tough enough with the support of a partner and family around let alone doing it by yourself.

Awesome mate - Good for you! :-) Your family should always come first no matter how much training means to you as ultimately they are the ones that love & care for you not the weight discs. Try make the best use of the time you have when you are actually in the gym and prep as much as you can so you are ready to go as soon as you get there - no wasting time chatting and messing about on the phone. Life is all about balance, I help out at local AA meetings speaking & mentoring etc and find that when both that & training are going well it makes life more than worth living rather than just putting everything into training and neglecting the other.

Hello Sir,

I believe it is all about setting up priorities the right way and have a balance in life. As a single parent you may have to give extra time to your kids which would be priority number one. However it is extremely hard to have a nice and happy family when your basic needs like food, safe home etc are not covered , this is based on 'Theory of Maslow's hierarchy' and therefore you end up prioritizing your work and incomes habit fairly high to cover the basic needs.
Now fitness training would fall in to the group of "Esteem Needs'. Based on the theory that I mentioned above you will not be able to jump directly to this level and be happy until your basic priorities are covered.
Once that's covered then you monitor your daily calendar and see where you could potentially squeeze in your workout without harming other aspects of life. First thing in the morning could potentially be the time you could get this positive habit covered and get it out of the way for a day. That would mean early morning start but that's what you have to do to be successful in all the aspects in life.
Successful people will have their life balanced and everything would be in moderation - love, rest, food, training etc, you do not want to exaggerate any of aspects of life.
Now not sure if this is going to help you, more likely just a reminded for myself.

Regards

Not sure how old she is, but my youngest likes to tag along just to play with the other kids in the daycare area.
I did the single parent thing for years with my older daughter. The early years are the toughest. Taking them into the men’s room in public, and trying to hold their ass 6” above the toilet and telling them to just go, while you’re trying to not touch the floor with your shoes cuz some guys can’t aim. It gets easier though.
Check out a halfway decent commercial gym. Home equipment is another good option. When it was just the two of us, my dining room was the gym. Even back in the apartment days, my room was a mattress on the floor and the shitty weider Olympus system I bought when I was 18. I still have that peice of junk stored. I can’t seem to give it away, but it got me through some hard times.
Best of luck.

I’m also not a single parent but I beleive I’m knocking it out early. I train at 530 am.

I’m not a single parent, but I work at least 60 hrs a week & have to work Monday- Saturday every week, plus I’m a preacher and a missionary so it’s like I have 2 other full time jobs... I’m a full time husband who taking care of my wife who’s been down for a few months now & that means the house & laundry & cooking as well, pluuuuusss I’m a full time Dad & Grandpa. The only way I can fit in the time I need is to sacrifice my rest & get up before everyone else is up & hit the gym around 4:30-5:00 am. It’s hard, but it’s worth it!!