Job affecting workouts

[jkarvakko]

For the next 2 - 2 1/2 weeks I will be working a second job. I am working 15 - 17 hours a day right now. Should I still squeeze in a workout, or take the 2 weeks off? Anyone else have experience with this? I am also working weekends for 10-12 hours. I tried to workout a little Sunday, but I was too fatigued to really push myself.

[skarotum]

Nothing wrong with taking time off. You will likely come back stronger. Just make sure you come back. Sounds like you would just burn yourself out if you tried to keep working out steady anyway so it's better to de-load. Maybe do a full body workout or just something out of your norm once or twice if you have the energy. If not, don't worry about it.

[Anotherfling]

Keeping the lights on and food on the table has to come first, and 2 weeks shouldn't make a big difference overall.

If it where me, I would try and get some body weight work in, just doing some chin or pull ups, chair dips, one handed push ups, one legged squats, full body sit ups, and handstand push ups should take 20-30 mins max, and be a good way to get some work in at home in the morning or after work.

[ironwill2008]

Do something, even if it's only a few sets of this and a few sets of that. At times in the past, due to my work schedule, overtime, etc., I did 5 sets of squats one day, 5 sets of bench one day, and 5 sets of deadlifts one day. This might be the only training I got in, the entire week, but it was something and it kept my hand in the gym. Don't look for excuses to not train; find ways to keep at it.