WORK -barely time to work out

[monkey]

This is a short kept rant, but I somehow have to blow it out.

I am articling right now.. towards a CA... whoever knows what I am talking about probably heard that it is challenging.

I am about a year in, at least another to go.. and I am so busy that I havent been able to work out consistently for at least 3-4 months.
Yes, I work out.. squeeze in 45 minutes at 11 PM..try to maintain..but my life is soo damm busy by now that I am not even able to maintain. Dropped a good 15 pounds since I started there and the last 6 weeks have been so crazy that i havent even touched weights... working + studying easily 60 + more like 70 per week. come home at midnight.. most of my food is take out...

I can accept that I do not have much time for pussy.. going out.. but that I am loosing what I have worked for over the last 7 years.
thats bugging me.,
I love my job.. and I am good at it... and it will secure my future very soon...but I feel that the workload alloacted to me is so crusching that even 70 hour weeks dont cut it.. leaving me fruswtrated that I can not even find aN HOUR to work out a day.

Anyways, my new goal is to leave everyday at 9.30 pm and go work out and work after from home if needed... I can not live with loosing anymore of my work.

Thanks for listening.. its 2.19 AM on a Sunday morning and I just came from work... so I might be a bit bitter.

[Praetorian]

This is a short kept rant, but I somehow have to blow it out.

I am articling right now.. towards a CA... whoever knows what I am talking about probably heard that it is challenging.

I am about a year in, at least another to go.. and I am so busy that I havent been able to work out consistently for at least 3-4 months.
Yes, I work out.. squeeze in 45 minutes at 11 PM..try to maintain..but my life is soo damm busy by now that I am not even able to maintain. Dropped a good 15 pounds since I started there and the last 6 weeks have been so crazy that i havent even touched weights... working + studying easily 60 + more like 70 per week. come home at midnight.. most of my food is take out...

I can accept that I do not have much time for pussy.. going out.. but that I am loosing what I have worked for over the last 7 years.
thats bugging me.,
I love my job.. and I am good at it... and it will secure my future very soon...but I feel that the workload alloacted to me is so crusching that even 70 hour weeks dont cut it.. leaving me fruswtrated that I can not even find aN HOUR to work out a day.

Anyways, my new goal is to leave everyday at 9.30 pm and go work out and work after from home if needed... I can not live with loosing anymore of my work.

Thanks for listening.. its 2.19 AM on a Sunday morning and I just came from work... so I might be a bit bitter.

Stop worrying about working out....there will be plenty of time for that once you have finished articling and are a CA. The you can optimize everything and have the financial means to make extraordinary gains. For now put all you effort into completing the CA task at hand...when you have a solid career you will be in a better position than most and be able to take advantage of many things most cannot....you wont lose much in the next few months...nothing you cannot gain back real quick.
P

[Mr Ontario]

muscle memory... I would not worry about it.

[ubcpower]

pre pack your meals on weekends so you have the diet side of things taken care of.

[ironwill]

Stop worrying about working out....there will be plenty of time for that once you have finished articling and are a CA. The you can optimize everything and have the financial means to make extraordinary gains. For now put all you effort into completing the CA task at hand...when you have a solid career you will be in a better position than most and be able to take advantage of many things most cannot....you wont lose much in the next few months...nothing you cannot gain back real quick.
P
This is solid, solid advice......, Not many, if any of us are going to make cash doing this....It is a hobby at best......Get your career sorted out and then set-up a routine for yourself... All that cortisol from stressing wont help much.....Good luck on your CA...

[japh]

I can emphathize. I will be going to university full-time and working full-time soon. I'm already worried about it because like many on here its a big part of how I define myself for right and wrong. When I don't lift I feel like something is missing.

Anyways, my plan is to simply maintain by doing a push/ pull once a week and legs once a week on saturday and sunday when I won't be working all day. If I get a chance for a third workout it will consist of just deadlifts, cleans, clean and jerk and sumo high pulls with some pushups in between these sets on a tuesday or wedneday. Basically just stand in front of a bar for an hour. lol 3 workouts a week for an hour each. Thats doable.

I won't get any stronger but think I can still get bigger and in better shape by keeping rest to a minumum in that hour.

[natenator]

Career always comes first over looking good. As P said once you have a solid career in front of you it affords you other luxuries to having a good quality of life.

There are a few on this board that could stand to realize this now instead of when they're broke, with nothing to show for it other than a couple trophies or pictures.

[Gemini]

I can accept that I do not have much time for pussy.. going out.. but that I am loosing what I have worked for over the last 7 years.
thats bugging me.


Look on the bright side of things, when you actually get to be CA, girls will be flocking left and right just when mentioning your profession.

[blp]

Stop worrying about working out....there will be plenty of time for that once you have finished articling and are a CA. The you can optimize everything and have the financial means to make extraordinary gains. For now put all you effort into completing the CA task at hand...when you have a solid career you will be in a better position than most and be able to take advantage of many things most cannot....you wont lose much in the next few months...nothing you cannot gain back real quick.
P

th always genius P.

[ironwill]

Career always comes first over looking good. As P said once you have a solid career in front of you it affords you other luxuries to having a good quality of life.

There are a few on this board that could stand to realize this now instead of when they're broke, with nothing to show for it other than a couple trophies or pictures.

yup

[dremen]

Look on the bright side of things, when you actually get to be CA, girls will be flocking left and right just when mentioning your profession.


Ok what exactly is a CA?

[natenator]

Ok what exactly is a CA?
Certified Accountant

[ironwill]

or chartered accountant..

[dremen]

Certified Accountant

Hmmm that's what I figured, but why would woman flock to CA's???

Guess that was a joke maybe....lol?

Thanks for clearing that up for me nate.

[ironwill]

big wallets^^^^

[natenator]

Hmmm that's what I figured, but why would woman flock to CA's???

Guess that was a joke maybe....lol?

Thanks for clearing that up for me nate.
why?

good money, stable career, always have a job.

Just a few reasons :)

[monkey]

Hi guys,

thanks for the advice given. You guys are obviously right... I obviously knew what to expect when I entered this profession. Of course I appreciate the opportunity given and was not intending to put gym ahead of work.. but I appreciate your feedback which has helped me taking a fresh look at my perception of work and te long term goal.

Guess I am one of these people that have a hard time accepting not performing at their best.. so half assing it in the gym frustrates me.
I'll see if I can get two workouts per week in..but won;t stress about it anymore.