working out and construction

[the.gladiator1987]

IM currently doing construction, and its pretty tiring after 6-8 hours.

I am about to start a 5x5 program, so workouts M/W/F, should i do this after or before construction? You think construction and the 5x5 will be overtraining?

 

[PWR]

IM currently doing construction, and its pretty tiring after 6-8 hours.

I am about to start a 5x5 program, so workouts M/W/F, should i do this after or before construction? You think construction and the 5x5 will be overtraining?

Just make sure and eat throughout the day and get a full 8 hrs sleep everynight. I would train at night if it were me. With my job I did very heavy lifting and walking up inclines and steps all day long for 12 years and I went to the gym 4 nights a week. Not everyone has gravy jobs or sits at a desk all day. If you have a very hard day just take off from the gym that day. You might want to make Sunday a gym day since you will be off too. Up your calorie intake and carbs on the days you work. Just lay off the cardio if you are trying to gain size.

Work is good for ya!

 

[the.gladiator1987]

Ok so ill be able to judge and see if i can work out twice a day essentially. If its a really hard day at work take the day off, if not ill work out. Ill make sure i eat more when i train harder and longer

Thanks for the advice, anyother suggestions?

 

[musketeer]

You're saying that you are "currently" doing construction, which suggests that you have not done it for a particularly long time. You will find that you will adapt to whatever you put your body through over time, so perhaps there may be days that really drain you but the majority of the time you are still fresh enough to train. Being active every day is also great for recovery - look at the schedules of most athletes: gym, practice, rest, play, gym, every day! They don't start out like that, just over time adapt. I have the opposite problem in that I went from working from home, where I could insert a quick workout or nap practically whenever I wanted, back to the city where I sit at a desk for 12-14 hours a day which is exhausting in a different way.

 

[the.gladiator1987]

ok thanks, good advice.

So if i sleep from 1AM to 9AM does that still count as 8 hours

 

[SaiBoT]

Construction and 5x5 go along quite nicely because 5x5 it's low reps and low volume. At some point your work capacity will increase, it always does. I did construction before, but even harder was my job on delivering 120-150lbs bags of farm stuff from 8 am to 6pm so it was tons throughout the day, the first two weeks was tough on the neck but once my body got on the groove, fuck yeah I got into serious shape! Eat like a mofo and get your 8hrs of sleep and your good to go.

 

[SaiBoT]

You're saying that you are "currently" doing construction, which suggests that you have not done it for a particularly long time. You will find that you will adapt to whatever you put your body through over time, so perhaps there may be days that really drain you but the majority of the time you are still fresh enough to train. Being active every day is also great for recovery - look at the schedules of most athletes: gym, practice, rest, play, gym, every day! They don't start out like that, just over time adapt. I have the opposite problem in that I went from working from home, where I could insert a quick workout or nap practically whenever I wanted, back to the city where I sit at a desk for 12-14 hours a day which is exhausting in a different way.

This is where some people give up, having a desk job get's the body used to laziness and it's very tiring making yourself go to the gym.

 

[mattu3743]

yeh bro, I worked for a moving company where we moved people from house to house, piano's up 10 flights of stairs, you name it we moved it and if thats not enough it gets hot down here you talkn about 95 degree with 110 heat index and humidity like no other, doing this prob around 8-12 hours a day and i still went to the gym, nothing made me tired enough to not goto the gym. You just have to be dedicated and make sure you eat enough food. Not sure where ya live bro but if you work in construction for the summer time that would be a perfect time for you to shred up.

 

[forcd]

dude i'm in construction, and changing to the 5x5 is the best thing i ever done..... wasnt tired all the time and strength increased almost immediatly.

 

[trauck1506]

Man I remember the first month I started doing "electrical" which consisted of digging holes for the first 3 weeks. At first it is hell going from working maybe 30 hours a week to 70, but after the first week or 2 it ain't a problem. If you just started and your working long hours I would probably wait a week or two.