Advice for summer analysts
Getting ready to start as a summer analyst at a BB in NYC and am definitely nervous like everyone else. I grew up in a small town and also go to school in a pretty small town, so this will be a big adjustment regarding location and of course the job. I knew what to hours to expect going into recruiting but actually being in the office and experiencing it is a different ball game. Analysts, associates, etc that have gone through this already, what did you guys do to adjust and then stay healthy mentally and physically during the summer especially if you were in a "sweatier" group. I know there's a ton of unwritten rules about things you can and can't do as a SA/Analyst (looked down upon to workout mid-day during lunch break or leave early to workout even if you aren't doing anything in office, etc), so any advice or tips&tricks would be much appreciated. In the end, it's only about 2 months but I'm hoping to prevent my health from hitting an all-time low by squeezing in whatever exercise and other wellbeing stuff I can.
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Totally hear you. Working out late at night (my firm has a gym in building) was completely acceptable and encouraged with the analysts I reported to. Note that by the time I went to the gym at night, I had A.) done all the work requested of me and B.) checked to see if there is any other work I could do or help out on. I worked out 1-2 times a week during my BB internship - the way I kept fit was focusing on diet. Diet is 90% and gym is 10% during this time. Ya, wouldn’t workout mid-day as an intern. Others may have differing opinions about that, but it’s an internship and better to play safe than sorry. Being present during the day and ready to help in any capacity imo made a difference.
What did you use to stay awake during these workouts or do you just have to accept you're not getting in a good one and make the best of it because you're so tired?
Recommend hitting the slopes (especially the really powdered ones) before a late night workout to keep awake
Energy comes from what you eat, so for being a gym person, eating consistent with spreading out your meals throughout the day is optimal. Having fruit or high carb meal before good lift or cardio will help a ton. Also, if you eat clean foods throughout the day, you should be energized to work by 5pm. I think if you work out past 6-7pm, I def see the struggle as your energy levels are now way below than earlier in the day. Energy drinks do help with that, but I don't think it's a long-term thing to do or be sustainable drinking high caffeine at night.
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