colrob1

can anyone please help with setting me out a routine for training around shift work .i do 3 x 12 hour shifts a week wed, thu,r fri for 4 weeks then change to sun, mon, tue for 4 weeks .
at the moment i have been training on every day of my 4 days off a week but feel i may be overtraining .i have recently carb cycled from 15st 5 to 13st 5 over about a 6 month period and am quite happy with the results .but feel i have lost a bit of muscle .
there is no way i can train on one of my work days .
thanks

Ollie B

I do 12 hour days Mon-Fri and train 4 times a week. Mon-Wed-Fri-Sat and during the week i train for 1.30hrs after work at 6.45pm. I cant see why you cant train on your work days.

How far is your gym from work?

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YoungGun

Im doing 1 week of 12 hour shifts during the day then i do 1 week of 12 hour night shifts, on days i train during my lunch hour and on nights i train in the after noon before work. I also prepare small snacks/meals to stop me eating **** on nights! Is this no possible for you to do at all?

crazycal1

imo you should train 2-3x a week max.
nite shifts wrecked me for growth.
working long hours is as bad for your training as partying.
rest=growth!

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colrob1

i cant train after the shifts because of a back injury i have l4/5 slipped disc and im absolutely f***ed after the 12 hours .im an engineer and im clambering around machinery all day so it takes it toll .

crazycal1

ohh snap!
i`m waiting for a fusion tho.take it easy with that bud..

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colrob1

ive been offered the same but am opting to go to france and have a redo laser discectomy later this year before i go down that route.check out the spinal foundation on the net .martin knight is one of the best surgeons in the world at this moment in time.how do you cope ?it can put a real strain on all areas of your life .the problem is most people cannot see the pain so they think there is fxxk all wring with you .i tell you what though mate it has made me stronger.i will never stop training as long as i can still get there .ha ha .