Help making some life choices

whalingstation123 · 2016-01-18T16:07:57+00:00

Education is the best long term investment you can make (maybe not in the US, but that is a different story). If you are capable of getting the grades to enter a free federal university, you should absolutely do that.

If you can live with your parents and get food from them and not have to work, just study hard. This is a no-brainer. You are sacrificing one year of going to the gym - but you are 16. I started lifting first in my 20s. You can still do cardio and bodyweigth exercises and get a good body.

Snxwe · 2016-01-18T16:52:17+00:00

Realistically, you only have one shot at your education. You can start lifting once your done with it.

Bill Gates always says education is the best investment in your life.

throw_em_all · 2016-01-18T18:12:35+00:00

Keep studying and browse /r/calisthenics, gym at your age, while optimal, it's not necessary to be fit and attractive.

94redstealth · 2016-01-18T19:10:37+00:00

School, School. School

Knowledge will stay with you until you reach your death bed. Muscle may not.

MeatCurtainRod · 2016-01-18T17:56:04+00:00

Dude, just drop the gym. You have ONE job. That is to do well in school. Your entire future depends on how well you do in school. Literally. I'm not saying without school you fail, but with good grades and good connections, life is so much easier when all the doors you have to fly through are already open for you. You are fairly well off to be able to have a support network like you have.

Just so you know, lifting weights at 16 is potentially dangerous to your body, so it isn't a huge sacrifice to stop it for a short while.

yolosun · 2016-01-18T19:30:54+00:00

There's no excuses for not lifting mate. You're strapped for time? Then cut out the fluff in your routine. You could very well get by on as little as 30 minutes per session (compounds only with little rest) if that's what it comes down to.

Even if you want to spend all your free time studying you'll still need to exercise for health reasons. Work with what you've got.

MrFuckupKing · 2016-01-18T23:41:50+00:00

Do not sacrifice your health for money and do not sacrifice money for your health. You need both.

School (future money) , work (present money) and health (everything else)

Brazil is in trouble because the economy is tied to China. Any economy tied to commodities is in trouble.

I made my own weights and worked out at home while studying when I was you age. It actually helped my studies because it kept me alert. Sometimes it is possible to combine more than one thing you need to do for yourself at a time.

Always try to think outside the box by finding new solutions to old problems . This is called creative thinking and is one path to wealth.

If I was in Brazil I would be very concerned about having work.

Having money becomes even more important when people stop spending money because it makes acquiring it more difficult.

Find work. Lose the gym to save time and money. Study your ass off and workout at home. You could combine working out and studying with a study partner if you stay focused.

Never stop learning because things are changing so fast that you will always be behind anyway.

Considering Portuguese is Brazil's native language your writing skills in English are excellent in my opinion.

MattyAnon · 2016-01-18T17:17:27+00:00

Studies or gym? The answer is clear. Do both. Get second hand weights at home if you have to.

Weight training helps the mind more than anyone around you knows.

However... as said elsewhere... you're young. You've got hormones aplenty. You can survive without the gym if you must.

RedBigMan · 2016-01-18T16:51:58+00:00

As a 16 yo male you should be finding yourself a part time job and getting some experience in real work environments. It could also help you find something you want to do for the rest of your life.

Just make sure if you want to drop the gym temporarily you find a job with decent amount of physical activity. This could be anything from stocking shelves to shipping/receiving or some construction related stuff like various trades (Plumber, Carpenter, Electrician, HVAC apprenticeships are always good to look into).

This will help two fold... First it'll give you exercise so you don't put on pounds of fat sitting around doing nothing. Secondly it will bring some money in that you should be saving for the future whether that future requires you to go to college/university or start your own business or whatever...

Title	Help making some life choices
Author	brunomarini13
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Date	January 18, 2016 3:22 PM UTC (10 years ago)
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