BB and your job

[GYMBRAT]

Who else has this issue that interrupts "so to speak" their passion for BBing?

I always had a love for BBing since I was just a lil shit, but unfortunately my work did not allow me to stay as focused on training/diet as I would have loved to be!

I have been in the Oil Field as my first job, and still today. I get stuck out in a Camp Shack in the middle of no where which makes it hard to hold on to where you had left off 3 mths prior (sucks) lol

I am gonna change my career for myself and my family and get 150% serious about the sport I've always loved the most and do what I have wanted to do since I was a lil boy and try a comp or 2 perhaps!

[waderow]

Yeah, work has always screwed up my lifting, in one way or another it seems.

But I have paid the piper, and in the years to come, i should have more, and more and more time to commit.

Summers were always bad for me, and I often do not train, as I am so beat after work. Winters were always slower, so I could train 5 times a week and not skip a beat.

[Gemini]

I was working 8-6 sometimes 8-7 shifts last summer, I still managed to workout after work for a couple of weeks but after 2 months I was completely drained and actually got really sick for the first time in years. I wouldn't try it again, I'd rather work less hours, get enough rest and have time to go lift at least 4-5 times a week.

[nisser]

For me it's honestly not the job; it's friends and family. I'm trying to lean down a bit now and it's virtually impossible. Festivals here, concerts there, bbqs galore. Whenever I turn down something, I feel really bad because I'm potentially letting some people down and taking away fun times from myself too. I WANT to be there but I also want to take this as seriously as possible but it seems they conflict often.

it's really hard sometimes =(

[Redz]

For me it's honestly not the job; it's friends and family. I'm trying to lean down a bit now and it's virtually impossible. Festivals here, concerts there, bbqs galore. Whenever I turn down something, I feel really bad because I'm potentially letting some people down and taking away fun times from myself too. I WANT to be there but I also want to take this as seriously as possible but it seems they conflict often.

it's really hard sometimes =(
I hear you my wife is colombian and there is something going on all the time and they just dont understand my diet and no drinking policy. It usually isnt that fun to be sober around a bunch of drunk people anyways.

[cog]

Summer is very tough.That's why I decided to put a cage in the garage.No having to wait for a station to come open,get it done fast...was missing waaay too many workouts before.

[bigtavi8]

**** i agree on this 110% working in a factory with 35 degree celcuis whether 8 hours a day or worse midnights kills my desire to go to the gym...

[C-money]

I got it made... walk to the gym 2 blocks away and get one bodypart done at lunch... go back at 6 after work and do my second body part... yea yea!

[Felinecougar]

I take some time off from some of my work before a contest. Childbirth coach.

I work long long shifts..the last one was 33 hours and I ate crap. NO sleep and was mentally drained for days after.

If I were getting ready for a contest with advance notice of these kind or hours I'd pack chicken on ice..whey and carbs like instant oats.

Be a boy scout and always be repaired.

[drdnj]

It makes for long days....but my job is loose enough that I can train when I want, for as long as I need.

[SARGE]

Who else has this issue that interrupts "so to speak" their passion for BBing?

I always had a love for BBing since I was just a lil shit, but unfortunately my work did not allow me to stay as focused on training/diet as I would have loved to be!

I have been in the Oil Field as my first job, and still today. I get stuck out in a Camp Shack in the middle of no where which makes it hard to hold on to where you had left off 3 mths prior (sucks) lol

I am gonna change my career for myself and my family and get 150% serious about the sport I've always loved the most and do what I have wanted to do since I was a lil boy and try a comp or 2 perhaps!Hey GYMBRAT,I kmow the situation,i to am in the oilfield but i haul a fully equiped cargo trailer around with me from job site to job site.

[gicantor]

My job blows for bodybuilding. I work in a welding fabrication shop, crawling around all day kills your joints, and pre-heating 7 ton pieces of steel to 250 degrees then welding on it for 8 hours just drains you. You have to drink so much water to stay hydrated you feel sick.That shit is so hot you can feel the heat radiating 10 feet away.

[GYMBRAT]

I could only imagine where I would be if I was able to put the ambition and time in to be where I wanna be in this sport today believe me ;)...new career in place so I'll be on my way! better late than never right :)

[Scaffer]

not so bad for me here,work 3;30-23;30,workout in the morning,get home after work arounf 24;15,go to bed at ~;30-01;00am and wake up at 9am!

Oh,it helps to have no friends and girlfriend to drag you around!!:p

[Dryvrgrl]

my job is GREAT for hitting the gym...
work from 6:00 am to 8:30 am
off until 2:30 so I go to the gym, prep meals and get cardio in...
then work 2:30 until 7pm

split shifts suck, but I make the most of it

[GYMBRAT]

Oh,it helps to have no friends and girlfriend to drag you around!!:p

LOL, you've got it made bro! :D

[nisser]

not so bad for me here,work 3;30-23;30,workout in the morning,get home after work arounf 24;15,go to bed at ~;30-01;00am and wake up at 9am!

Oh,it helps to have no friends and girlfriend to drag you around!!:p

That's pretty much the key....I made the best progress when I was a hermit at home not doing jackshit. But it didn't make me very happpy at all.

[maximus14]

yeah i work constuction and this summer ive been working 6-4 sometimes more by the end of the day im so drained i can barely lift heavy but i still manage and keep diet in check

[faller]

Who else has this issue that interrupts "so to speak" their passion for BBing?

I always had a love for BBing since I was just a lil shit, but unfortunately my work did not allow me to stay as focused on training/diet as I would have loved to be!

I have been in the Oil Field as my first job, and still today. I get stuck out in a Camp Shack in the middle of no where which makes it hard to hold on to where you had left off 3 mths prior (sucks) lol

I am gonna change my career for myself and my family and get 150% serious about the sport I've always loved the most and do what I have wanted to do since I was a lil boy and try a comp or 2 perhaps!


Man i was in the same boat!! Only it was logging camps for me and believe me the food that we got served sometimes was downright unedible. I know what it feels like to have made some gains when you shift out, only to loose everything when you go back to camp.

I changed carreer's recently, i'm home every night, train regularly and eat properly, and have made my best gains in the last year and half since i can't remmember when... God i love this sport!!!

[Skyblob]

For me im having hard time for training hard.. because my parents kicked me out of the home and they only pay my appartment (320$ month) .. and they make 150k-200k year .. Now they know i love bodybuilding and they force me to help them pay my books for my school im at college.. and everything that is necessary to live, because they dont want me to put money in proteins and shit lol.. They told me its a stupid sport and it wont bring anything good for me in life.. buts its my fking passion and my parents really are against this and always give me negative feedbacks on this and really are putting sticks in my wheels.. :(

[Mad-Bull]

For me im having hard time for training hard.. because my parents kicked me out of the home and they only pay my appartment (320$ month) .. and they make 150k-200k year .. Now they know i love bodybuilding and they force me to help them pay my books for my school im at college.. and everything that is necessary to live, because they dont want me to put money in proteins and shit lol.. They told me its a stupid sport and it wont bring anything good for me in life.. buts its my fking passion and my parents really are against this and always give me negative feedbacks on this and really are putting sticks in my wheels.. :(

What?! are you serious! Man do you have even the slightest idea how good you have it... They ONLY pay for your apartment and schooling!? I was doing school full time, paying rent, working a job nights, paying for my OWN school (yes....that includes books) and still managing to make it to the gym. Your complaining about them paying YOUR rent and making you pay them back for YOUR books... JESUS COME ON!?!? :beat

[Skyblob]

Well man , costs me alot for my grocery bill.. and supps .. also im 18, i have my outgoing life.. i dont drink or take drugs but i like being well dressed and i have cellphone and eye lenses .. lol i have alot of things to pay bro even if they pay the bigest part.. just pisses me off that they pay only 320$ month and they are full of cash and they pay full shit to my lil bro of 4 years old and lil sister of 10 months .. im jelous lol! and they know im very short with my money!

[St]

Well i'm going to live the live of a Pro Bodybuilder until the Faking slow Ministry gets back to me for College,since my Anxiety is bad and this help me out,so i will do a 9 week diet,all out until the show this fall,but if i can get into school then i will put out,i need something to keep be Bizzy,or i will go nuts doing nothing.Nothing better than eat,sleep,and Train,man i'm going to live the life of a NPC bodybuilder nothing better,so guy's eat your Heart out.;)

[countrychic]

Well man , costs me alot for my grocery bill.. and supps .. also im 18, i have my outgoing life.. i dont drink or take drugs but i like being well dressed and i have cellphone and eye lenses .. lol i have alot of things to pay bro even if they pay the bigest part.. just pisses me off that they pay only 320$ month and they are full of cash and they pay full shit to my lil bro of 4 years old and lil sister of 10 months .. im jelous lol! and they know im very short with my money!


they are 4 and 10 who else is going to look after them lol, sorry but your post is really entertaining.....not being harsh ...but read what you wrote.

I agree with the above be happy they pay your rent. I was out on my own at 18 and with no help with nothing..... so count your lucky stars! How about getting a job?

[natenator]

For me im having hard time for training hard.. because my parents kicked me out of the home and they only pay my appartment (320$ month) .. and they make 150k-200k year .. Now they know i love bodybuilding and they force me to help them pay my books for my school im at college.. and everything that is necessary to live, because they dont want me to put money in proteins and shit lol.. They told me its a stupid sport and it wont bring anything good for me in life.. buts its my fking passion and my parents really are against this and always give me negative feedbacks on this and really are putting sticks in my wheels.. :(
I'd have to agree with your parents. Smart people.

[natenator]

Well man , costs me alot for my grocery bill.. and supps .. also im 18, i have my outgoing life.. i dont drink or take drugs but i like being well dressed and i have cellphone and eye lenses .. lol i have alot of things to pay bro even if they pay the bigest part.. just pisses me off that they pay only 320$ month and they are full of cash and they pay full shit to my lil bro of 4 years old and lil sister of 10 months .. im jelous lol! and they know im very short with my money!
again, good for them.

Their money is their money. The worked hard for it and how they choose to spend it is up to them. They don't owe you an education. Their responsibility of raising you technically ends when you are 18 - you're an adult now. Time to act like it :)

[natenator]

they are 4 and 10 who else is going to look after them lol, sorry but your post is really entertaining.....not being harsh ...but read what you wrote.

I agree with the above be happy they pay your rent. I was out on my own at 18 and with no help with nothing..... so count your lucky stars! How about getting a job?
lmao! kids today eh CC? Want their cake and eat it too.

He's got some harsh realities coming to him if this is the attitude he wishes to keep :D

[ironwill]

I was in the construction industry for many yrs, now im not travelling but do the same job...........Just got into a position in the last couple of yrs where i can train much easier than i was....I was in buttfu.. nowhere most of the time, leading crews of up to 170 tradesmen.....It wasnt easy to get in the gym when there wasnt one, so i did whaty i could...
I finally got to compete last yr and it was awesome...Now i have a couple of shutdowns to contend with every yr...plus a bit of unforeseen emergencies...I still manage tradesmen, but the group i have now is a managers dream come true...they make my life easy and i try and do the same for them, we get along great and they know i compete etc and dont require me to be around some of the time if a job goes to overtime....which is awesome....So i am sitting real good right now for next yrs show.......
Finally things have came together.....
I often wonder what would have happened if i would have had the opportunity sooner...who cares though as im in my BB prime...lol...im going to run with it now....:lick
I also have a great partner that also works with me@ the same place and same company (cool) and we do most everything together, makes the cooking and prepping so much easier...even though so far she has more first place trophies than me...sigh

[Dryvrgrl]

WOW... I was kinda thinking those two boys were joking...
On top of working, AND training at the gym AND doing up to 3 hours cardio AND practicing a fitness routine AND having a 16 yr old daughter who I raise myself (who plays premiere soccer) AND taking gymnastics class AND sewing my posing suit and costume AND having 86 year old Grandparents who i do all thier yard work and basic home maintenance AND paying a mortgage AND cooking all my own food and my daughters food AND still getting in a little family time AND doing everyting else every person gets to do (laundry, cutting grass, shovelling snow etc).. I would WELCOME just having to go to school to learn anything... even something easy like rocket ****en science!!

Boys... no sympathy from any of the parents out here... or anyone who didn't grow up in a family where our rents made 120k... (enter any "we was soooo poor..." joke here)

[Skyblob]

You must be right.. maybe I hang out with too many people who their parents pays all for them and in my head it's normal .. i never hanged with people who has money problems .. So yes in my head its normal that they pay everything when im at school! But thanks for your replies ! Makes me think that im wrong and I should be happy with what i have!

[C-money]

Wow Dryvrgrl.... is 24 hours enough time in the day for ya? Major props!

[faller]

You must be right.. maybe I hang out with too many people who their parents pays all for them and in my head it's normal .. i never hanged with people who has money problems .. So yes in my head its normal that they pay everything when im at school! But thanks for your replies ! Makes me think that im wrong and I should be happy with what i have!

Not ragging on ya Bro, :) but thats what they call character building. You won't learn anything if you get everything handed to you.

[Skyblob]

Ur right Faller ! I hate to say that im wrong lol.. but im wrong bleh :P Thanks for the advices ! :)

[CanadianIron]

I require my job for BBing. I would concider it quite labour intensive, lifting steel plates around etc, welding. But on weekends when I hit the gym without it, my metabolism is shit and I have no energy. The AC in the gym is a nice treat after spending 8 hours in shit hot air.