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Hey guys i wanna ask for some pointers about how i should adjust my diet according to my new job. I work in a factory and this place sucks!!! Im on my feet for 11 hours a day and im busting my ass all day freakin long. No downtime, no bullshit, it sucks. Im looking for something different. But for now im in there 12 hours per day, 5 days per week. So ive been cutting and been doing well, but this job is too active and i dont wanna risk losing too much mass. I wanna keep as much strength and mass as i can while doing this job. Ive only got 3 breaks during the 12 hour shift. Ive been seriously thinking of throwing in a couple slices of pizza or a value meal just for the extra calories on top of my other quality meals. Im certain im buring a ton of calories! What do you guys think? I have a decent metabolism. Good idea or bad? What would you guys do?
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LucyaSmitRandomly faced on this thread. This topic became really actual for me in 2020. I change my job and I am thinking about how to adapt my diet too
Calorie dense foods. Nuts for example. Butter is another. Peanut butter is your friend.
Rustyhooker9years old....who cares
I work at midnight till noon or so 5 days/wk. I have an igloo and tons of food. If you get 3 breaks plus lunch then you should have no problem bro. Dbolz and the rest have great suggestions. Also, depending on how often you train, break up your training a bit so you get more rest. I run a 5 day split, but am going to 4 days since my schedule is super hectic. Just pile in the clean calories when your on your time off so you dont chunk up. good luck man!
I had a job like that for 8 miserable years and I use to do what Dbolz suggested. - well kinda, I ate instant oats alot, I'd mix in a scoop or two of my protein powder (NOT 6 or 8 tho - I'd go into kidney failure at 30g a scoop - lol) plus some skippy natural peanutbutter. I would also do the same with like Wheaties fuel. But the best thing I found was to get a job that didn't suck so bad!!! I feel ya pain bro. Best of luck
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Ye when I seen 6-8 scoops I was like wtf lol, but he actually meant all that protein to last him the 12 hour shift... Still seems a lot though lol
3 breaks on a 12 hour shift, so u get a break every 3 hours? Man that's pretty good what is wrong with just eating on your breaks? Or is the problem not being able to eat enough on those breaks fast enough or?
BostonI go in a 7am, get a break at 9:30 then another at 12:30 and then the last one is at 5:30! It sucks. It drains me so bad that i dont feel like doing anything after work and im on gear right now. I feel like im gonna start breaking down my body and losing mass. Id rather add a little chunk and preserve my mass than lose mass from not getting enough calories.
dbolzSource some instant oats mate and mix 6-8 scoops of protein powder and 6-10 scoops of instant oats. Also get some 100% natural peanut butter and add 3-4 dollops to those shakes as well. That would give you a full meal for the 11 hours as long as you hit some proper food during your shift as well. You wont loose any mass if your carb intake is high and you are getting your protein in. Instant oats are your friend for this and the peanut butter will give your efa's as well as making the shake much easier to gulp. I would stick all those in a 2 litter bottle and drink half a litre every 2 hours. I would go with the pizza too or whatever proper food you can eat besides those shakes since you will be burning a lot of cals during the 11h shift