So sitting on a desk for 14-16 hours a day is not really helping......I need to adapt my life around it and there is a bit of tummy starting to appear.
I am sure many of you might have run into this problem if not already having it right this second. I want to go to a gym but was wondering which is the best time to.
Mornings ?? wake up early to excersice, have an active working morning but risk being tired in the afternoon ??
Lunch breaks ? still risk being tired in the afternoons !!!
Evenings , after work ? Where i might be too bored and lazy to go anyways
So just wanted to hear your intake on this.
cheers
This might not be possible for your schedule--but I was working 100 hour weeks in Iraq in an office environment (headquarters), and it seemed the best time for me would be a quick, but intense 30 to 45-minute lifting routine around 2 pm, an hour after lunch when the food in me starts to make me tired. I don't know if you can get away for that, but coming back around 3 pm from an intense workout energizes the hell out of me--then around 5-6 when I know whether or not I have to stay late, I will drink an energy drink followed by coffee to keep me going into the late hours of the night. To counter this I only drink 1 coffee/energy drink in the morning followed by a lot of water all day until my workout to stay hydrated, since energy drinks/coffee will dehydrate you.
Also, avoid dairy and deep-fried foods at all costs.
If possible (though highly doubtful for most), if you can sneak away to the gym at 3:30 for an hour, it is usually empty and you can try to fit in a more intense workout in a shorter time... it wakes you up to last the rest of the evening from what I've experienced. If not just try to go in the morning, the first 2 weeks feel impossible waking up so early, but once you've gotten into a rhythm it gets easier.
If you can do it in the early to late afternoon that is obviously optimal. You wake yourself up and get blood pumping which lets you concentrate better, however, I know my schedule will not allow me to do this. Early morning workouts work fairly well for me. It wakes me up and allows me to get some great work done early in the morning. I would suggest doing a quick 15 min cardio workout either directly before or an hour after lunch. This will wake you up for the rest of the afternoon. I strongly disagree with night workouts. You will not get a good nights sleep and potentially have trouble falling asleep since you are pumped up. Even late afternoon workouts can do this to you. So if you wanna try and get 4-6 hours of good sleep, do the workout in the morning or early afternoon. Good luck getting rid of that gut man.
I do agree that probably either early in the morning or in the afternoons would be ideal, though god knows how can i get away from my desk. I have read about these intense "lunch hour" fitness programs for busy banking / city people, i guess at my current level of fitness i won't be ready for them though. I just joined the gym and went there yesterday though and hopefully I can be there daily for the first 2 weeks , then I can afford going 2 to 3 times a week once my body settles into excersice rythm (given that my flair for working out does not die out, always find it pretty hard to keep the motivation). Good thing is they have a nice size swimming pool, which i think is way better than cardio......though coming back and eating a salad will not quiet do it for me in terms of getting full......the illustrous formula of food that makes you full but not fat , any suggestions ?
I'm going to try going before lunch today... seems like you would be least likely to lose motivation. At the end of a long day, you just want to go home and waking up early is too hard.
Losing weight is 90% diet and 10% exercise, a hard workout may only burn 400-500 calories so watch what you eat and workout when you can. Concentrate on lean proteins, fibrous vegetables, and try to keep you main carbohydrate intakes near your workout times. Protein and fiber takes longer to digest so you will feel full longer and they are typically less calorie dense. Swimming is an excellent option for maximizing your time, you will do a lot more swimming for 30 minutes than running for the same period. Mix in some free weights once or twice a week and you should be fine.
thx judowned.......on a lighter note, this paragraph felt like i am watching one of these instructional videos that might be named "how to become leaner in 10 minutes" loool just messing with ya man
The key to the lunch workout is to bring some sort of energy bar / fruit to work with you so that you can eat it a little bit before you work out. Eat a salad with some sort of nuts and or protein after. As stated above, you have to be extremely efficient with your time during the lunch hour - the gym is crowded, you only have an hour, and you're probably a little hungry. All of these things work against you. My advice is to either swim, mix intense cardio with free-weights, or play squash / competitive pick-up basketball game.
In other words, your lunch workout can't be one of the workouts where you take laps around the free weights section socializing and looking at yourself in the mirror. In and out.
wait... gyms are crowded during the lunch hour? damn maybe i should go at like an off lunch hour 11 am or like 2 pm
The gym isn't as crowded at lunchtime as early evening, but still more crowded compared to an off hour such as 10 am, 2 pm, 3 pm, 8 pm, etc.
In my experiences you can deal with it. It isn't unbearable like the 5-7 pm time slot is.
Mi Hombre,
Go after you get off work, whenever that may be.
Make sure your stomach has at least a little bit in it, get into the gym, and by the time you get out and get your last meal in you, you'll be ready for bed and truly delight in your sleep. Also, working your ass off in the morning will make those late afternoon hours seem like an eternity. If you go after you get off of work, you will have something to look forward to the entire day, which always helps in a "14-16" hour environment
Segment your lifestyle rather than trying to intermingle things into it like the lunch/workout, keep it simple, my friend, work, eat, workout, sleep, that way you can focus on the activity at hand more effectively.
Also, although the foxxies won't be in the gym showing off their curves, the gym will be nice an empty for you to get in and get out in the evening pm hours.
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went to the gym at lunch and there were maybe 4 people there
Best time to sneak out to the gym? (Originally Posted: 02/26/2007)
I'm interning at a top tier BB this summer and I want to do as well as possible and get an offer out of it, but I also want to try to go to the gym at least 4 times a week, while having as much face time with my associate/VP as possible.
What's the best time of day to sneak out to a nearby gym for about 90 mins and then head back to the office to continue work?
i wouldnt sneak out to go to the gym as a summer
wake up early and go before work if you are really dedicated
forget the gym as a summer
I'd rather not get an offer than miss the gym. It's that important to me.
seriously, my banking career will come and go but lifting is for life.
what do you have for measurements?
You might be able to in the early evening, but probably not for 90+ mins. I'd limit that to about 60 if I were you.
Ditto on the going before work comment, as a summer you're trying to prove yourself as a banker, not a dumbbell jockey
how about afternoon? seems like it could be a quiet time then.
I go in the mornings, most guys in the office do that. A few sneak out right before dinner, but only if you have nothing to do and you let everyone know. The only way to guaruntee gym time is to go before work (or after, I guess...).
fuck, I have have to rethink my career plans.
you might really want to cut the time of your workout down.
If you figure getting to the gym, working out, and showering and getting dressed, that all together should be about an hour.
Trust me, doing it in the morning will get old because you are often tired. So go the mornings when you get a reasonable amount of sleep and try for dinner time the other nights.
Realistically, it ain't gonna happen everyday. If you can do 3-4 times a week, you will be doing well.
why not just become a bodybuilder
I know very few summer analysts who went to the gym at my BB. A couple of the summer associates did. I know one or two people that worked out in the morning and others that worked out on the weekends before coming in. The best time to duck out is actually late at night around 9pm when all of the senior people have usually left and only if you don't have a lot of work to do. If you have a lot of work to do, then no gym.
Yeah, weekends and mornings. And the NYSC near me is 24 hours during the week and great weekend hours.
while on this topic, what's the best time of the day for face time?
at my bank its between 11am and 11:15 am, but it varies with bank and group. have a friend at GS who says its usually between 12:15 and 12:35am, but his group is really laid back.
i'd just just go in the mornings if you're that dedicated.
As a summer: dont workout
Fulltime: get to work 90 minutes early, finish a ton of work. Then workout over lunch (crush a meal in 5 minutes).
As a summer I'd work out on weekends.
Work Being Right + Face-time = Full-time Offer
Full-time Offer = Work out all you want senior year
Random question but when do you analysts find time for the gym? (Originally Posted: 12/27/2014)
I'm trying to find time between CFA II studying and long hours, but I can't find the time. So, I was curious - when do you guys find time for the gym? I feel that if I go late, I end up too tired to go back to work, and I just can't wake up early enough to get to the gym since I'm already getting to work around 7:30am. Are weekends the only time for me?
Thx guys for all the advice. I am trying to loose weight first before toning up, the problem is......i like food and cooking. I am not obese but i think i am a good 7-8 kgs overweight.
I am quiet tired (lazy) after a work day actually, so i thought its would be good to go to workout during lunch , refresh me a bit and also kill the boredom of looking at those "%"%"^ excel sheets, but seriously its good to know your intake on all this.
I think tomorow during lunch i will go swimming for 30 minutes
That's not a random question, it's been asked a million times here. Also, what do you want us to tell you? You already say you have time in the early morning and evening but don't like going at either time. We can't create more time for you. So either sack up and go when you have time or quit whining.
Honestly, this is so stupid.
"Guys, I really like hamburgers but they make me fat. What should I do?"
This is basically what, 3/4 of the posts on here are like. Either simple questions to answer or self affirming questions. Kills me.
Try to go after work and use a pre-workout supplement with some caffeine in it to get you a nice energy boost so you can log in some hours of work afterwards. Funnily enough, I find that a good workout will leave me with more energy than I started with.
pullup/dip bar and some kettlebells I see no point in going to a gym if you're training for specific goals or trying to get very big.
What did I just read
I completely disagree with this... You do not need to be an athlete or bodybuilder to strive for a healthy lifestyle.
Can't go then.
Going before work is honestly incredible. It took me about three weeks or so to get accustomed to the new routine, but it's a great way to ensure you start your day off well. You just have to have the discipline to avoid skipping any days or telling yourself "I'll sleep in just this one time".
I agree on this. I went before work for quite some time, but it gets tough if you have multiple 3/4/5am projects. And to re-adjust after this or even pull through is quite tough.
mens health has some high intensity circuit workouts (spartacus maybe?) that take only like 20-30 mins tops. there's a free app for iphone with a few of them. basically it's 6 exercises you do for 1 minute each and you do that 3 times. that's 18 minutes total leaving a few minutes for warm up & cool down stretches. if you can't find 30 minutes in your day, you're not trying hard enough. on days where you're not circuit training, go for a run, you can knock out a 5k in 20-30 minutes and get all the cardio benefits you need from running.
To be fair, if you really want to be efficient, you can look at stuff like reverse pyramid training or kettlebell swings for cardio or tabata for that matter.
I try to go twice before work during the week and usually once on the weekend. If I'm not severely hungover, I try to go a second time on the weekend, but it rarely happens. I work IBD hours, so it is tough for me as well. I get up at 7.30-7.45 if I don't work out and 6.30 if I'm working out. If I am in bed later than 1.30 (so less than 5hrs of sleep) I usually skip the morning work out and try to do it on the next day. It's hard in the beginning, but once it becomes a routine, it is doable.
If you have trouble waking up in the morning, put your alarm away from the bed so you have to get up and walk to the desk / or somewhere else to turn it off. Simple but effective..
youre in ibd and get to wake up at 745!!!
youre in ibd and get to wake up at 745!!!
Sack up and workout in the morning. You'll feel energized when you get to work, and you'll already have accomplished more before 7:30 am than most people do all day (work aside). Commit to going to bed an hour earlier (if you have time to workout in the evenings then you should be able to do this) and wake up an hour earlier. Find a gym on the way to work, shoot for a 45 minute workout, and you should have no problem getting to your desk by 7:30.
I've been using a program called Athlean X. It has a few different programs but the one that I do is only body weight exercises. Designed by a top notch physical therapist who worked with a number of professional teams. Each workout is about 25minutes and is in circuits. New workout each day posted online and it hits all the major muscle groups. Again, no equipment needed and you can do it in your home.
I've really enjoyed it as the program philosophy is why work out at a low tempo for 2hours when you can do the same amount of work for 20minutes and go on with your day.
On early morning workouts, I used a preworkout called Alarm. HIGH caffeine content but woke me up and made it nearly impossible not to work out. (If you use it, start with a low dose until you assess your tolerance).
I've been using a program called Athlean X. It has a few different programs but the one that I do is only body weight exercises. Designed by a top notch physical therapist who worked with a number of professional teams. Each workout is about 25minutes and is in circuits. New workout each day posted online and it hits all the major muscle groups. Again, no equipment needed and you can do it in your home.
I've really enjoyed it as the program philosophy is why work out at a low tempo for 2hours when you can do the same amount of work for 20minutes and go on with your day.
On early morning workouts, I used a preworkout called Alarm. HIGH caffeine content but woke me up and made it nearly impossible not to work out. (If you use it, start with a low dose until you assess your tolerance).
time of the day for gym (Originally Posted: 04/26/2007)
just wondering all the bankers out there, what time of the day do you fit gym in? morning's reserved for that precious few minutes of sleeping i'm guessing?
I posted this article a while back, but it might help you a bit in terms of finding the right time, being flexible and what to focus on.
http://www.bankonbanking.com/2009/06/23/a-banker%E2%80%99s-diet-the-rig…
and
http://www.bankonbanking.com/2009/06/02/life-outside-the-cube-%E2%80%93…
no, morning is the way to go. During my summer, I would just wake up early and go work out. Depends on your group culture, but I wouldn't be doing experiments during my first year. Just sick it up, wake up early once or twice during the week and work out both weekend days
The morning is the only time you actually own... You have to get it out of the way then.
You should definitely try to get some gym time in before work. It gets you in gear from the start, you don't feel guilty about missing yet another day, and you have the evening for whatever else it is you like to do. Just go to bed earlier.
And you have the evening for whatever else it is you like to do? Have the evening? Are you serious?
Most analysts I know have decent luck slipping out around 6-8pm. I try to avoid going to the gym around that time so as to give them time working out without feeling like their staffer is watching them take time away. It's funny how that works.
I laughed at "just go to sleep earlier."
Good one.
yeah either right before or after dinner is the usual time. a few people tried the morning, and after a week or two, didn't want to be waking up that early.
remember that if your gym is at or near work (as most BBs have a corporate gym), then working out in th emorning means getting dressed, going to work out, then getting dressed again....unless of course you splurge for a membership near your apartment as well.
Who needs it, just have a cold one after work
Yeah, with freeing up my evening, I can go to my knitting club on Thursdays. I've joined a bridge club on Wednesdays... and on Tuesday... CANASTA!
you forgot lawn-bowling.
I tried going in the mornings but it is damn hard to get up at 6 when you go to bed at 1. The best time is probably right before dinner, when you're waiting for your order to arrive.
I get up at 7:00, no need to allow myself 2.5+ hours to work out and get ready for work. Also...even by your math you're still getting 5 hours of sleep. The last time I got 5 hours of sleep during a weekday was probably 4 or 5 weeks ago. My average is in bed by 2-4, but I'm still usually ok in the mornings to get up for the gym.
What are gym fees costing everyone?
free
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