How do i balance studying, lifting and Hobbies?

frogNews · 2017-11-12T15:34:36+00:00

The trick to high school, is to do the homework At school. You get more help from teachers and friends. When you go home, you can finish lift and Read at the same time, or recite and memorize stuff while you lift.

thesmithofwords · 2017-11-12T16:52:30+00:00

4 hours of studying per day? Thats ridiculous, no fucking way you are actually studying 4 full hours per day I think you are exaggerating. If you actually study that much you need to reduce that for your sanity's sake (doing things you enjoy like lifting will improve your mental state which will improve your marks), ever heard of the law of diminishing returns? I studied maybe 2-3 hours a week in high school and was top 5 in my graduating class, now I am about to finish a mechanical engineering degree. Learn to study effectively, quantity =/= quality.

GayLubeOil · 2017-11-12T23:34:16+00:00

Most men with serious careers lift before their workday. Lifting shouldn't interfere with anything if you know how to schedule correctly.

Also most people are beer drinking sportsball watching proles. Since lifting is pretty straightforward it's one of the few things that you can relate with Normies with.

AlphaGrad · 2017-11-12T16:47:37+00:00

Listen to audio books while lifting. And finish homework during school hours.

TomMorrow2 · 2017-11-12T15:31:58+00:00

Man 4 hours of study after 8 of school, 12 hour days, yikes. To redo when I was younger I would continue to lift as you are able to squeeze it in. However, studies are the priority and your job at the moment. Maybe try to do a short cardio (20 min fast run, bike, etc) to keep the chemicals flowing on the days you can't do your routine?

bubblemama3022 · 2017-11-12T18:31:11+00:00

One thing you need to understand is that once you are out if high school, none of those people's opinions matter anymore. So, is their respect or fear really that important in the long run? Seriously, I was not a popular kid by any stretch if the imagination, but one thing I noticed is that the girls and boys that were rude, or flat out mean are mostly still living with their parents and working at the local town Starbucks and we're all in our 30's now.

What is it that YOU want to do with your life? Is weightlifting important to that? Is studying this hard going to help you accomplish that goal? Sit down and take a good, hard look at your future. Are you planning on going the college route? If so, what major do you want to pursue? Are any of the things you doing in service to that goal? Are you working this hard because you are driven or because you are driven for the approval of others?

In the end, you are the only opinion that matters. People become indifferent to the individual out in the world. The only people that will honestly give a crap about how jacked you are is you and whoever your inner circle is. And be very selective of those people. Consider your time and energy as a precious commodity. Scientifically, you will be influenced by those you surround yourself with. You will pick up both their good and bad habits, and they yours. If you want to read more, hang out with someone who reads a lot. If you want to be more organized, hang out with someone that is an organizer.

I know that right now life seems impossible hard, even ducky at times. But it won't always be that way and I wish to God someone would have told me all of this stuff at your age. And I wish they would have told me that in the end, whatever decisions I made, everything would end up OK. You just have to decide the path you want to take after you're out of this place that obviously makes you hate the world and people around you. And you don't have much time left there. In the grand scheme of things, your high school life will be nothing more than a nostalgic place for you. Do you really want the people you attend school with to influence your behavior to the point that you are completely miserable living in the world you've crafted to gain their respect and approval? That's their world, not yours. And you're better than that weather you feel that way right now or not. I think you're going to do great things with your life. Take it slow. You're working harder than you need to for where you are in life. Enjoy life. Make memories. Branch outside of your school. Be a kid while you can.

MattyAnon · 2017-11-12T18:35:09+00:00

. Sometimes this takes over my gym time and i won't have enough time for gym?

Decide your own priorities, your own balance.

if i don't lift i get depressed af and i get angry very quickly P

so lifting is important to you. good.

i think that the only way for me to get respect is by lifitng and being the biggest swollest mf i can be

You don't need respect. You don't need the approval of others. And being swole isn't how you get it.

You SHOULD lift. Of course. But respect the respect of others isn't based on it.

i have NOTHING in comman with anyone and the gym is the only place where i have a comman goal with someone else and where i 'fit' in.

Tell us more about what's going on at you at school. Your escape is good, gym is good.... but that's not the problem here. The problem is that you are trying to escape something rather than trying to build something (ie yourself).

Why no friends?

ocsdoc · 2017-11-12T16:45:32+00:00

You have all the time in the world. Just wait until you have a job and enter the real world.

JizzCleaver · 2017-11-12T16:58:52+00:00

Lifting weights shouldn't take more than an hour assuming you don't do cardio

throwitdownman · 2017-11-12T17:10:21+00:00

Here’s the balance - you study your ass off, and spend breaks exercising/hobby-ing/eating with friends.

A good undergraduate degree opens a lot of opportunities - aim for a target school. Cram your SATs, ACTs, personal statements and get into a good uni.

As far as all those emotional things, it takes time for a brain to develop. In five years all those feelings were be resolved. That’s why there’s a juvenile system - kids‘ brains aren’t mature. Try your hardest to focus on school and tough it out.

Btw- if you actually study efficiently for 4 hours per day, pretty sure you’ll be in Harvard.

felix04490 · 2017-11-12T17:35:02+00:00

I just graduated last yr, I managed to work out consistently for the first few months of my last yr at school. However if this is ur final year ur last few months should be prioritised studying. You will get plenty of opportunities in the right uni/college if u make it. And it’s a lot more of a flexible timetable to manage ur shit, I can workout about 6x a wk now with university it’s still tough as but manageable. Sacrifice abit now for the future.

ScottDurden · 2017-11-12T18:00:13+00:00

It's really just time management.

If you're putting in 2 hours of studying & 1-2 hours in the gym you're going to be on top of everything & the remaining time in the day could be allotted out to reading or socializing.

Ratroo · 2017-11-12T18:11:44+00:00

When you sit down to study your ass doesn't leave the seat until your work is done. Then you lift. And then if you have time, you socialize or work on your hobbies.

psyfy · 2017-11-12T19:26:58+00:00

Everyone has time to lift if they discover the motivation and discipline to wake up at 5 am everyday.

drqxx · 2017-11-12T19:42:12+00:00

If it's important to you you'll find away if not you'll find an excuse.

esong_ninnur · 2017-11-12T20:38:41+00:00

Waking up early and going to bed on time could possibly alleviate these problems. You are basically giving yourself more time in the day to accomplish your goals. Waking up early and working out allows for nobody to stand in your way. Its just you vs the weights at the gym, surrounded by others that have the same mindset as yourself. Once you've worked out at 6am, go to school for 8 hours and do what you need to do the rest of the day. Now working out is off your list. Make sure you go to bed on time so you're not playing "shit my day is ruined" for 16 straight hours the next morning.

Unlucky_Leader · 2017-11-12T21:03:40+00:00

Every four hours of studying do one hour of hobby work. Also with lifting and depression: Not every day should be lifting do not underestimate the power of running.

greatslyfer · 2017-11-12T21:39:20+00:00

Think about it.

You only have ONE opportunity to do well in HIGH SCHOOL. Lifting can be postponed since it doesn't get taken away from you if you don't do it well for a year or more. Studying in highschool practically becomes unavailable after you're supposed to finish it, unless you opt to retake a year but I'm not that informed on that. Still, you don't wanna repeat a year, that shit is a bit embarrassing.

j0bby · 2017-11-12T21:55:45+00:00

17m.
Some of my friends go before school (ride bike to save time travelling).
This is something I'd personally like to start trying.
I go gym twice a week after school and find this is enough to make me feel good. More would definitely help with gains. Each visit I spend about 1hr lifting and prolly 20 mins changing and showering, practically no travel time since moving to the gym right next to my school.

Luckylancer96 · 2017-11-12T22:28:08+00:00

5x3 deadlift, squat and bench press. This is Starting strengt program's core. You are done in 1 hour. It focus on strenght rather than volume and exploding power.

I suggest this program. Always lift

Throwawaysteve123456 · 2017-11-13T00:50:05+00:00

Okay. TRP is filled with people who will say "lift before everything", and I question if they are living in their moms basement. At the end of the day, strike the right balance since studying that much in H/S is probably useless; only two types of people go to ivy leagues for undergrad: the rich with decent grades, or the extremely academically gifted, with a 99% average, that get full scholarships. Unless you're one of the top students in the country, I wouldn't go that overboard.

Then again, once you START your undergrad, your grades mean everything if you want to do anything meaningful like engineering, law, or medicine. So I would actually take a step back from studying in H/S, but don't get lazy, get a good base of muscle because when you start uni, you may need to take some time off during crunch time.

LordThunderbolt · 2017-11-13T01:14:53+00:00

4h of studying? Lol where? Dude you're not a medical student, stop it

DaddyIssues6 · 2017-11-13T05:35:01+00:00

Im not saying to abstain from studying for your high school education, but you don’t need to spend that much time. College is a different story.

7am-3pm of school. Gym from 5pm for 30minutes. 6pm to 10pm of studies (you don’t need 4 but ok) and you can squeeze in meals between that time. Save your hobbies for free time and weekends. You’re young and time is on your side.

DonElDoug · 2017-11-13T06:56:07+00:00

If you take notes during lesson and do homework at school you have so much time. Always ask for help if needed, that also reduces the time you put in.. Good luck

alphaperfect · 2017-11-12T21:06:06+00:00

LIFT, fuck studying

Title	How do i balance studying, lifting and Hobbies?
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Date	November 12, 2017 2:58 PM UTC (8 years ago)
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If it's important to you you'll find away if not you'll find an excuse.