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What stopped you from training after work or on weekends ?

• pa7ch 8y ago
  Since I didn't exercise as much I focused on physical activities that require less commitment like hiking, rock climbing gyms, and the occasional yoga class. I just found having a full time job made it hard to get in consistent workouts that weren't just showing up to a gym. I had a work schedule that was shifted late for commute reasons so I found it hard to hit class times consistently. If I didn't eat enough that day I could still go to a gym and do a light workout. If I messed up my eating schedule and had to go to a intense class, that just wouldn't work out since I couldn't eat too soon before class or go when I hadn't eaten enough. I looked at jiu jitsu gyms since that's a consistent experience I enjoy and there are lots of gyms. Its pricing is kinda steep if your not committed to going a lot. I find that more traditional martial arts gyms really vary for me depending on the culture and instructor and haven't tried to shop around for those as much.
• goldfeld 8y ago
  Speaking from experience, holding an office job (it's worse with programming, bad for the neck, wrists, eyes and spine) for 8+ hours a day and then managing a disciplined regimen (hours a day including stretching and relaxation, good sleep, eating well) to get really good at a body art of high performance is really tough. Result for me was the opposite, dropped the programmer job at the middle of this year to go back and focus completely on my physical training and run some side projects with very reduced hours and ample time for rest when training gets gruesome.