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Many of us don`t have the luxury of being able to focus all
of our attention on bodybuilding. Unless your getting paid
by a sponsor or making some serious cash doing bodybuilding
shows, you almost have to have a stable job to afford the
necessities that are needed to having a good body. Assuming
most of us work the typical eight hour job, how do we achieve
balance between work, bodybuilding, and all the other things
we deal with on a daily basis. This article was written for
the bodybuilders who want to bodybuild as well as work a full
time job.
When we come home from work, most of us feel to tired to even
cook dinner, let alone exercise. Not only do we have to motivate
ourselves to put down the remote and hop on the treadmill,
but we also have to sacrafice some things for the sake of
bodybuilding. We have to develop a balance between our jobs,
bodybuilding, family, and our social life. Who wouldn`t rather
go to a club with a group of friends instead of going to the
gym putting yourself through an hour of torture? This is when
dedication becomes very important.
When we bodybuild we already create a bit of discipline for
ourselves so making sacrafices is just a part of the game.
It`s going to become tougher to maintain that discipline when
working a job full time because of all the added stress a
job can do to you. You have to be able to persevere through
all the obstacles. Once you do that, you will feel on top
of the world once you achieve your fitness goals. Just don`t
get cocky and have to restart the process all over again.
Set yourself up with a goal to improve on the goal you just
met and never become satisfied.
So how can you accomplish any of your fitness goals when your
locked up a job eight to ten hours a day? It`s very simple!
Get organized. Write down everything you can do to achieve
your goals. You also need to write down everything that gets
in your way of achieving those goals and always look for a
way forward. If your job is manual labor where it is physically
demanding then you should consider work as part of your training
routine. That way you kill two birds with one stone so to
speak. Find out how many calories you`ve burnt throughout
the day working and replenish your glycogen stores during
and after work. Then you can exercise some of the muscle groups
you didn`t hit at work and you will feel good about yourself
for making an attempt to better yourself.
You are going to have days where you feel overworked, stressed,
and feel that everything in the world is coming down on you.
These are the days when you should treat yourself to something
out of the ordinary like a cheat meal or consider going out
to the club with a group of friends. Just keep everything
in moderation. You can can accomplish anything you want in
life if you stick to your plan of attack and stay focused.
Good Luck.
Zach Bashore
September 28, 2005
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