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Working bodybuilders

© Matt Danielson

When you read about the pros in the Bodybuilder Magazines, you have guys talking about how they make their living in different more or less weird ways ... As, the majority of interviewed people say, how could they possibly hold a normal 9-5 job? Well, for one thing, that's kind of tragic - It's my personal belief that some honest work would do some of these guys good! But apart from that, it's a slap in the face to the rest of us, who have a family, with bills to pay, and still struggle to get in better shape. Would you walk up to your boss and say: "Look dude, I feel like my cubicle is holding me back from getting those awesome, striated quads, so I was planning to take the rest of the week off. Oh, and is it Ok if I only drop in on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons in the future as well?". Odds are he'd chase you all the way out on the street with a club.

A heartening fact is that the current Mr.Olympia, Ronnie Coleman, is a full-time police officer with bad shift-hours. So much for the pompous Mr.Olympia wannabes that claim they can't hold a normal job. The conclusion is obvious: If you WANT it bad enough, you WILL succeed. It CAN be done. There's no such thing as "not enough time"!
Speaking for myself, I'm a 9-5 guy, working long hours at a high-tech company like everyone else in Silicon Valley, with a family and a dog to take care of. In my spare time I'm working on my diet book, my freelance writing, and like most people would think - it IS nice to read a book or watch a movie once in a while! So how do one find ways to work out regularly, when there never seem to be enough time? Not to mention maintaining a DIET! I say - no problemo!

Consistent schedule
First of all, establish a pattern that will work in the long run! Getting your butt into the gym is the first and most important step on the road to physical excellence - if you don't go on a consistent basis, you'll never make any progress worth mentioning. Planning a gym-routine around EXCEPTIONS, as in trying to squeeze gym sessions in as other things drop out of your agenda is doomed to failure. I mean, hey, how often do you say the words: "Gee... Look, I got an hour and a half and nothing to do!"? About as often as a plumber's "first estimate" will end up less than the actual bill.

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