Training While Working Full Time - How Do You Do It?

[Steven Daniels]

Also, think about what you are training for: health, knowledge, competition, ect. I am not training for competition, so if I don't have time to train one week, I don't fret. I just make sure I don't miss a stretching day.

[bobby rivers]

You all gotta admit it still sucks though sometimes. But , ya gotta do what ya gotta do. I feel your pain brah. Keep chuggin.

Im just tryin to get good enough to supplement my income, then work part time. Then, if everything goes right, my gym. We'll see.

[Brian Morency]

[lates85]

i don't want to sound like a dick but i usually don't like rolling with people that head to the gym straight from work because....well....they reak of that work BO....make sure you at least axe your balls.

[Steven Daniels]

I work in an office setting, so I am in about the same shape at the end of the work day.

[Brian Beaumont AKA Thor]

I work 13 h nights run a moon and try to keep in competition shape. Mr coffee is my friend. Yes you can run on very little sleep but not forever. About 5 years ago my Doc told me I was going to die and it was all from running in the red too long. My body failed. Made some changes but old habbits die hard, me too

[Matt "Gumby" Glach]

i don't want to sound like a dick but i usually don't like rolling with people that head to the gym straight from work because....well....they reak of that work BO....make sure you at least axe your balls.

I shower before training 100% of the time, I'm very considerate when it comes to that because I hate rolling with stinky people.

For those of you who are saying just suck it up, please understand that I'm not complaining and I know plenty of people have much worse schedules than myself. I'm simply asking for advice because this is the best place to go to get some friendly advice about improving my jiu jitsu training right? At least it's supposed to be the best place... lately people seem to love to jump down the throat of the thread starter if they find ANYTHING off about the post. Again, I'm not bitching because I'm comfortable ignoring the unproductive comments, but I do notice it's getting worse and I hope we don't continue down that path.

Anyway, thanks for the advice guys, keep it comin!

[Matt Grubb]

You jsut have to use your passion to keep moving thru... I work a 60 - 70 hour a week job, on call 24 hours a day, have a 19 mth old child, and travel 10 hours to train at my closest 10th planet school as much as i can, as much as i get tired it's the missing out on time with my wife and kid thats does me in... but in saying that i find it hard to have a night off.

it's all about the drive, if you truely love this game you'll justify everything you have to do to get where you need to go.

as for lack of sleep, i've got no real answers, your body does adjust, but only for so long, just be mindful of it, you'll no the difference between being tired and your body reacting negatively.

[Tim Bruhn]

Matt, just saw your location Mt Gambier, thats where I was born, small world.

Anyway, yeah in regards to the sleep thing just think it takes time to adjust. I was always an afternoon gym guy then found there weren't enough hours in the day to get everything in so now I have a joyful alarm time of 4.50am and straight off to the gym before work.

Just takes sacrafice if it's what you really want and giving yourself time to adjust.

Eating clean, vitamins etc, play a huge part. You can get away not looking after yourself if you just doing the 9-5 job and thats it but put gym, bjj, walking your dogs and life shit on top of that and it takes routine, dedication and commitment.

I agree about people jumping on you about 'suck it up' and stuff to. It's not what you're looking for when all you did was ask for advice.

Give it a month or two IMO and it will get better. Still not going to be easy, but who wants easy really.

[Charlene]

i also work an 8am to 5pm job, sometimes i have to stay late. The answer is yes, you catch up on sleep during the weekends.