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Any of you guys work long hours

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I’m probably about to start a job where I may potentially be working 60-70 hours a week to start, my question to you guys is how do you manage this in terms of stress, getting meals in, or gear (stuff like timing orals or GH, not a big deal but just wanna hear if anyone has pulled it off effectively). Idk just wanna hear any of your personal experiences with high workload jobs

Greg's picture

No stress if you enjoy what you're doing.

If you don't, update your resume to include your new "awesome" job and keep looking for the next best thing.

Don't get emotionally tied to your current situation if you don't enjoy it. If you're not happy, you won't be good at it anyway.

Zalewski's picture

I get that and I agree, I'm a young guy and am trying to build some savings so that's why I went ahead and decided to give it a shot. Also need the experience for any future jobs. Thank you for your input

GrowMore's picture

What kind of work is it? I’ve clocked up some serious over time hours in a previous job, I got fat, made some good coin, did/got some cool shit and got to help a loved one financially which was the main reason.

Now I have children it’s a balancing act to ensure we have all that we need and also being a proactive father. If you’re a father I would advice not to pull that work in for too long, make what you can and get out quick. All the truly great fathers I know who have brilliant relationships with their well-rounded children didn’t work 70+ hour weeks year in year out. Although sometimes as we all know it’s necessary to pay the bills. No disrespect to anyone as I’m sure there are plenty of great fathers out there who do graft 70+ hours a week but the ones I know personally made time with family the priority over earning big money.

Zalewski's picture

Don't have kids, so I'm good there, but I definitely agree on if I did have kids. And the kind of work is sales so mainly I'll be in the office.

press1's picture

It's all down to whats the most important to you - Is it having more than enough money to do and buy what you want with minimal training to keep a bit of muscle, or having enough money to live on and get by but having enough time to train as much as you want, eat, relax and sleep. I've done both, and when I was earning a tonne of money each month, holidays, supercars, expensive clothes and holidays etc I was the most unhappy I've been in my whole life. Had enough spare time for several 45 minute sessions a week with no time to sit and digest shakes and big meals properly afterwards. Now I can train for 3 hours whenever I please, eat when I want and sit on eroids for 3 hours at a time whenever I damn well please! :-)) It's a simple life but its what makes me happy.

Zalewski's picture

I get what you're saying and I agree honestly, but I'm young and trying to build up some savings and pay off some debts, guess if I don't like it I can quit before getting in too deep.

Muffins's picture

Is it a desk job? I put down serious working hours at a desk. This is easy. I bring all my food in six pack coolers - walking into work is ridiculous I have so much shit. I just eat all day at my desk. I don’t reheat my food so getting up isn’t an issue. My office has a gym so I do a light workout there, before doing a full gym session. All I do is work, eat, sleep and workout. It took sometime to nail down a routine.

Bringing gear to work? Just stuff your slin pins and orals in a small bag cooler. You’ll have so many coolers no one will ever notice.

Zalewski's picture

It's a desk job mainly, might have to travel to locations for meetings but mainly I'll be making calls. Also my office actually has an entire gym in the local area on the bottom floor, so honestly I'm not worried too much about the hours getting in the way of training, but I am worried about the stress aspect, that's all. And I actually have a battery powered cooler so good there too.

Sam I Am's picture

Try to get in before work. Cottage cheese and Greek yogurt you can just about drink.
You’ll be fine. Unless your a pro imo prioritize
Work, family and gym in that order.
You have a responsibility to support your family so in my book work is #1.
Goodluck

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Zalewski's picture

Thank you brother, that’s kind of what I was thinking, tbh I ask questions like this to get new ideas turning in my head. Thank you for the input

Draedge's picture

It's very difficult, I am currently working two jobs, one full and one part-time and going to trade school 2 semesters a year. Pretty much what you will have to do is make a choice: the ego or mental and physical health? I workout when I can, this equates down to doing a few power sets of heavy lifting with congruent light lifts (heavy bend with light flys) I can only do this for 30 mins or less or when I'm cooking my food.
I am also single and have a house so time management is key. I do not suggest blasting yourself with aas or long workouts, nor do I suggest quitting the gym altogether. This will cause extra stress and depression. If you get 6 hrs of sleep or less I suggest more than 30min workouts randomly in the week or when time permits. Then take extra time to sleep, you dont know how critical sleep is. Look up a Tedex talk on it by Matthew Walker. You must also consider your social life to. I hope this helps you formulate a decision for your best over all health.

Remember, BB is a marathon not a sprint.

Sam I Am's picture

Your advising against taking a job because it might interfere with his workouts?
That’s terrible advice.

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Zalewski's picture

We talked in some PMs, he was meaning more like to the point where your body quits functioning, like shit starts breaking down without anything to cause it except extreme fatigue. But he seemed to be talking about crazy long hours, 36 hours

left4dead's picture

Used to work at 22:00pm-6am and second job 7am-13:00pm with only one day off. Sleep was around 4 hours per day with hard workouts. This was going for 2 years, full of stress, tiredness, loss of friends-women and zero gains, completely zero gains no matter what gear or how many meals. Dropped the night job, best decision of my life.Im sure a big part of having zero gains was that I was not allowed to eat at night,could only drink protein shakes and an infinite amount of energy drinks.My suggestion is try to get as much sleep as possible, when my sleep went to 8 hours my gains started right away. Oral timing for me was all preworkout, needed the "mental" boost

Bill1976's picture

Yes. I just work out at 4 am before work. I put a strong ass cup of coffee on the dresser next to me the night before. I set my alarm and wake up and slam the coffee. Now I get in the shower to warm up then off to the gym. I work out wed Thursday Friday Saturday and Sunday. I don’t work on weekends usually at my job so I work out on the weekends. I only work 60 to 70 hours a week in the winter for a few months. Not all of the time. But right now I’m working that much because of corona virus. I get all of my meals in on my breaks. I’ll drink a shake in the morning. It’s a home made weight gainer shake right after my workout. Then I make four meals for work that I eat on every break. Better make most of your meals on your days off for work. If you can. I use the crock pot during the week a lot. Just throw some pt roast and potatoes in it and forget. Or make a chili in it. Just sit and forget. Yes gains come just as easy but your more tired.

Sam I Am's picture

This ^^^

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Bill1976's picture

I should have stressed the part that my job is only like that three months out of the year. It’s not all year round. So after a while you will burn out. Look at my post I made last Friday about falling asleep behind the wheel after work.

Zalewski's picture

I saw that on one of the discussions boards, I am glad you and your son are okay. I am simply trying this out for a bit and I can pull out of it if I want to. I honestly want to at least try for a quarter, but after that I'll make a decision. As I said it says may be 60-70 hours, but due to the work being random, in a way, so it could be less, but I am thinking in a worst case situation

Bill1976's picture

I do it every year. I make great gains too. On the third month though I burn out. That’s my routine for those months though.