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Tired after work--when to workout?

EricG301 Posts: 5 Joined: 2005/06/09	2005/09/06, 09:13 PM I joined this site in May, after graduating, looking for shed the pounds I gained in college. So far, so good, as I've dropped about twenty pounds...but I've got another 10 to go to be where I feel comfortable. Anyway, I just started my first "real job" last week, and I had planned on hitting the gym either right after work or after coming home for a bit. Work is wearing me out. My body is not used to this schedule. I did go the gym twice last week, but was so tired and unmotivated, that I rushed through my sets and ended up pulling a hamstring and a groin. Didn't warm up or stretch right, and I paid for it. Tonight I was supposed to do back and shoulders, but they're both sore and tight from sitting at my desk all day--and I was afraid of pulling something again. So, I need help coming up with a schedule/routine for getting in my workout four times a week. Will my body eventually adjust to the work schedule? I'm coming home so tired. I know that working out will GIVE me energy, but right now I don't have enough to get there...
mikencharleston Posts: 1,585 Joined: 2002/01/09	2005/09/06, 09:19 PM Hey Eric - unfortunately we like to eat and do stuff so that means we have to work. :) There's no easy answer but you just have to force yourself to get into a routine. Don't give up on the gym and if you're really into and staying in shape, the workouts will get better. I find if I don't work out, everything goes in slow motion. As for the warm up - try just doing light weight sets of your exercise until you feel loose and forget the stretching. -------------- Mike in Pensacola Now.
maxcdc Posts: 180 Joined: 2005/02/26	2005/09/07, 06:26 AM it s gonna take a while but i guess if that if you follow a schedule you ll be use ... so don t worry keep doin