Working 9-5 and getting into shape?

CommonFable · 2018-12-18T18:55:16+00:00

You stay in shape through eating correctly and working out.

None of this “counting steps” and “standing desk” corporate bullshit. The standing desk is good for posture, but that’s it.

rpsheepdog · 2018-12-18T19:18:22+00:00

Lift before work

wellhellothere45 · 2018-12-18T19:33:56+00:00

I work 9-10 hours a day and go to the gym for 60 mins a day. Aside from posture at work - there’s no reason you can’t be supremely fit on that. If you eat properly and not a SAD, and you workout properly and not a lazy bum.

HardTruths83 · 2018-12-18T19:59:00+00:00

I work 7-3 and sit 90% of it....hell, I'm at work right now. I lift 4x a week and eat as much protein as I can. Results are coming steadily.

needz · 2018-12-18T20:09:05+00:00

Fuck off about standing. I work 7-4, lift&climb MWF, and run on my off days. Get to the gym.

kril89 · 2018-12-18T20:25:28+00:00

Yes, it's easy. Count your calories and know that you sit a lot. They make nice easy to use calculators on the internet.

Slim-Pickins- · 2018-12-18T20:31:49+00:00

I work in construction - so 10-12 hours/day. My job is very physical and most guys have decent fitness levels and don’t go to the gym, when in comparison to the average person who is inactive altogether. The reason I go to the gym is because I love it, it’s something to do that is directly contributing to living a longer better-quality life, and because if I lift weights my SMV is higher than if I don’t. Construction is mostly steady-state low intensity cardio with odd-object manipulation/ lifting over higher repetitions, so I balance that with low-rep higher-intensity weight training. I guess if you were to be more sedentary during the day, you would want to try and stand as frequently as possible, and when you go to the gym, incorporate workouts with a balance of volume AND intensity to get the benefits of both. I also find that construction (although exhausting) helps me recover from my workouts better, as improving your base-level conditioning improves recoverability from strength training, and that strength training allows me to perform better at my job.

liberty1127 · 2018-12-18T21:50:59+00:00

Dude I work anywhere from 8-16 hours any given day doing manual labor and still hit the gym. I got to work at 7am today and ill be leaving around 830pm and back at 5am. Still hitting the gym tonight.

SSJay2 · 2018-12-18T23:03:31+00:00

Workout during lunch and have a protein shake after. Eat a huge dinner when you get home. Not dealing with the after work rush to the gym is a big plus. If you have doubt, read all the IF literature.

clusterfarked · 2018-12-19T01:40:04+00:00

Crossfit before work for an hour every day, and ALWAYS remember that you cannot outtrain a bad diet

Title	Working 9-5 and getting into shape?
Author	wellhellothere45
Upvotes	3
Comments	24
Date	December 18, 2018 6:41 PM UTC (7 years ago)
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