How can someone keep up with the BBing lifestyle? (Your struggles and suggestions)

[Vision]

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"What's YOUR routine, and how do you hold yourself accountable?!?!"

Many of us have busy hectic schedules, whether it's work, family, multi jobs, or even school..With this said how do you make the time to keep your promise to the grind, how do you juggle meal preps (do you even meal prep or eat on the lamb),do you have a partner that helps you with your goals, prepping, training, eating, are you drained after work and what pushes you through the doors of the gym?

What's your biggest struggle in this lifestyle? What motivates you,how do you keep the passion and dedication on fire?

Share your stories with the brotherhood.. Give some tips if you have any, or suggestions on how to simplify things in order to save time that creates more time for the grind!

Are you a college student and train religiously tell us how you keep up with the lifestyle? Do you walk away from parting and is it difficult for you? Give some of the other young guys some of your great ideas for improved nutrition, supplementation, time management...
(Share meal ideas too) meals on the go, or cheap eats that meet your daily macro's!

[docgreen77]

I’m gonna follow this. Because my current situation is in turmoil


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[Vision]

I’m gonna follow this. Because my current situation is in turmoil


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25+ years and I'm having new issues.. we all need to step back and re check things.. love to hear some feedback.. I love sharing & LEARNING!!!!!!!!!

[docgreen77]

25+ years and I'm having new issues.. we all need to step back and re check things.. love to hear some feedback.. I love sharing & LEARNING!!!!!!!!!

I really haven’t been hitting it hard until the last 3 yrs. I started lifting early in high school to put on size for football. I guess I over done it over my soph summer. I ended up putting on 20 lbs and went from a wide receiver to a fullback/tight end. Every lift went way up and I fell in love with lifting. Got back into it to loose some weight and get my strength back. Started aas about 3 yrs ago. Recent promotion has sabotaged the shit out of everything. I just have to stop and make myself go to the gym. Set a certain time down and stick with it. My wife meal preps because of her job. She got me a meal prep bag. I’ve had it for 3 months now. I have never used it.


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[Charger69]

I really haven’t been hitting it hard until the last 3 yrs. I started lifting early in high school to put on size for football. I guess I over done it over my soph summer. I ended up putting on 20 lbs and went from a wide receiver to a fullback/tight end. Every lift went way up and I fell in love with lifting. Got back into it to loose some weight and get my strength back. Started aas about 3 yrs ago. Recent promotion has sabotaged the shit out of everything. I just have to stop and make myself go to the gym. Set a certain time down and stick with it. My wife meal preps because of her job. She got me a meal prep bag. I’ve had it for 3 months now. I have never used it.


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I am religious at going to the gym 2x day. It gets hectic, but I am good if I get into a routine. With my workouts and food. I started competing at 46 (5 years ago). The first year was all natural. I am fine as long as you don’t fuck with my schedule. Sometimes shit happens and my day off is my day on to make up. I have not missed a workout in well over a year.
The only way that I can stay on my diet is to cook all of my meals on the weekend. I eat so often that I need to have it prepared. No cooking during the week.
Up at 3 am, workout and at work by 6.
I am also taking classes so my afternoons are come home, go to the gym, do homework, and do administrative work for the day that I did not get completed.
Try to be in bed by 10.

This does take a toll on family life. I will not go out to eat because of my diet. My wife may want to go somewhere however if it interferes with my workout, I will not go.
Obviously, this sometimes causes tension and makes her dislike me competing.
I just cannot go halfway, it’s all the way in or all the way out.
The people that competed at a younger age usually have a different outlook, probably because they have been there and done that. I’m still in the doing stage.


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[T42]

Nice I like this thread. Life has curveballs all the time, it is interesting to me as well to see how people adapt to the bullshit. ​

[Vision]

Nice I like this thread. Life has curveballs all the time, it is interesting to me as well to see how people adapt to the bullshit. ​

Yes I really like this thread, and it speaks volumes with the truth and reality of life and I greatly appreciate everyone's input because we can all take a little bit of something away from this..

[HalleHood]

Will be following this. Sometimes I wonder if I am spending too much time st gym and less with family

[Charger69]

Will be following this. Sometimes I wonder if I am spending too much time st gym and less with family

If you refuse to miss a workout and you compete.... the answer is probably yes.


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[Dnewell2004]

Don't mean to bring this back but I struggle too. Can't go to the gym til the kids go to bed. If they're good it's 845 when I get there and it isn't bad. If they're assholes its 945-10pm. Get in, try to get workout done by 11:15. That's hard if the wife is working out too cause we gotta load and unload weights if we only have 1 rack. Cardio is a no go if we both workout. Get home and hopefully can wind down quick from the pre(need to try non stim)since I have to be up for work at 5am. I rely on my physical job to provide my cardio for the week.

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[Vision]

Don't mean to bring this back but I struggle too. Can't go to the gym til the kids go to bed. If they're good it's 845 when I get there and it isn't bad. If they're assholes its 945-10pm. Get in, try to get workout done by 11:15. That's hard if the wife is working out too cause we gotta load and unload weights if we only have 1 rack. Cardio is a no go if we both workout. Get home and hopefully can wind down quick from the pre(need to try non stim)since I have to be up for work at 5am. I rely on my physical job to provide my cardio for the week.

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No worries about bringing this back up its here for people to talk about that's what it was intended for..
I see that you are stuck in the rat race with daily life and it can be pretty hectic.. from an alternate perspective it may sound bizarre but I can still tell you at the same time that you're being pretty successful with your training because you do make your sessions,you're finding the time to do it and at the end of the day that is what makes the success.. it may not be the ideal times that you want but you're still getting it done..
Although replacing cardio can be pretty difficult, I will definitely argue with people if they try saying that some jobs are nowhere near equivalent.. in essence they may not be equivalent however I agree with you that some jobs can be extremely taxing, I know firsthand, being out there in the field I can tell you for certain that some jobs are not for the weak and they can be your cardio, maybe not the gold standard of what we really need but it will work..

[Herc]

The wife and I built a gym at the house. I work too many hours to get everything done around our house and make it to the gym. We buy homes and remodel them while we live in them, but both of us have full time jobs. I work 55-65 hours a week before working on the house. We usually own a home for about 3 years while we upgrade and remodel, then sell it for another one (at a substantial profit of course). We always set up an expansive gym at our house. We food prep on Sundays and she cooks breakfast every morning. Usually we get about 4.5-5 hours of sleep per night. We usually train about 5-6 days a week. Its tough and there aren't enough hours in the day, we don't have kids... just a couple German Shepherds so that helps. Sometimes our bodies just say no and we need to shut it down for a night, it happens I'm 40 years old now. Luckily my wife and I do pretty much everything together, so there isn't any animosity towards each other for not spending time together. We also find time to go out with friends when the opportunities arise, life is too short not to enjoy it! There has to be balance. A cheat meal and some alcoholic beverages isn't going to ruin your physique. My old trainer when I used to compete (who was a pro) always said "you can't get fat in a day."

[Vision]

The wife and I built a gym at the house. I work too many hours to get everything done around our house and make it to the gym. We buy homes and remodel them while we live in them, but both of us have full time jobs. I work 55-65 hours a week before working on the house. We usually own a home for about 3 years while we upgrade and remodel, then sell it for another one (at a substantial profit of course). We always set up an expansive gym at our house. We food prep on Sundays and she cooks breakfast every morning. Usually we get about 4.5-5 hours of sleep per night. We usually train about 5-6 days a week. Its tough and there aren't enough hours in the day, we don't have kids... just a couple German Shepherds so that helps. Sometimes our bodies just say no and we need to shut it down for a night, it happens I'm 40 years old now. Luckily my wife and I do pretty much everything together, so there isn't any animosity towards each other for not spending time together. We also find time to go out with friends when the opportunities arise, life is too short not to enjoy it! There has to be balance. A cheat meal and some alcoholic beverages isn't going to ruin your physique. My old trainer when I used to compete (who was a pro) always said "you can't get fat in a day."
I love sitting back and drinking a coffee and reading about other couples and people in the grind.. great story man.. you guys sound very passionate for everything that you apply yourselves too..

[Ironmind83]

I've noticed this time around a big difference in my gains/results. One of the big factors is that I started logging everything. Not just every AAS and supplements but every meal and total calories. This in itself showed me what is too much and what is going to keep my scale moving up. I had a preplanned progressive overload cycle written on for my training. Every rep and set is documented. How I felt and feel after is documented. Whether its mild left knee pain or lethargy/emotional or no appetite. That's shown me my sweet spot and to know if I'm over training. Another huge factor was realistic and specific goals. Not just I want to get bigger or I want to squat more. I started at 186 and set the goal of 200 pounds. I can full ass to ankles squat 275 and I want to squat 315. Setting specific goals not only had me reach them in less then half the time I anticipated but it made it possible to set new goals mid cycle. After 3 years away from the gym I started training 7 months ago. By writing things down you get to see your progress every week instead of just looking in the mirror and guessing. It keeps me honest and it keeps me motivated. 7 months ago when I started this journey I was 165 pounds and could maybe on a good day squat 205 for 1 rep. Now,because of this forum and having a strategy that holds me accountable I weighed in at 207 today and just hit 405 for my squat. That's 42 pounds gained and 200 pounds added to my squat lol. I know the majority of people here could blow me put of the water in terms of muscle mass and weight lifted but for me it's awesome. I'm only saying all this to validate documenting everything and what it can do for you. It's hard as hell for me to leave a piece of paper in my notebook blank bc I didn't feel like eating again or bc I was too tired to do that extra set I was supposed to do. I couldn't handle it. I felt like I'd need to write a excuse to the book why I was being a bitch lol. This for me has been the single most important thing for me.

[Koolio]

I have found over 40+ years of the lifestyle is that it is a lifestyle and relationships are hard to maintain...women want a good looking guy that has a good build but they don't realize that the lifestyle does not match their fantasy lifestyle of partying non stop...also, women have an inferiority complex...at first they are flattered by all of the attention the relationship gets but soon realize that attention is based on the guy and not them...how often do you see good looking women with losers?...women are conditioned to think they must run the show and should get all the attention...it is a conundrum!

[Rydog6178]

Interesting topic as I am finding myself in a possible dilemma down the rd. Has anyone had a relationship with someone that has competed? Has that lifestyle put a strain in your relationship? My gf is thinking of competing i am all for it, but currently she is on military deployment and plans to compete when she returns as she is working with a coach out there. I fear that when she returns, there wont be much time with her or not much fun like going out and having fun. I feel this lifestyle is a selfish lifestyle bc its controlling, its about yourself and messes with your head most of the time. I don't know if I should say something to her or if I will sound like a psycho if I do. Myself currently dieting I feel like its effecting my parenting with my kids.

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