Newborn and fitness advice

[BaldZues]

Hey guys what is some advice you can give to keep a training schedule and a newborn? So my other two kids are older so it hasn’t affected my training. I just had my third at the end of October. I haven’t trained since because I’m trying to adjust and creat a new training schedule that will have a good balance of family and training. Im trying to wake up early to go to the gym to not leave my wife with all the duty's of getting our older kids ready and take care of the baby. I feel like im leaving her hanging if i leave to go to the gym. Waking up early is so hard now because with the newborn we take shifts because this baby doesn’t like sleeping when the sun goes down. Also when i had my other two kids 10 years ago I wasn’t into training as hard as i am now so its a new thing i need to learn. Whats some advice from some of the fathers out ther

 

[Spaceman Spiff]

Congrats brother, IDK how people with kids stay in shape, full time job, etc. its really remarkable

 

[BaldZues]

Congrats brother, IDK how people with kids stay in shape, full time job, etc. its really remarkable

Well I didn’t start training hard until my kids were older so it wouldn’t affect our time together. Id rather not lose the progress I’ve made past few years and tuen try to chase them back. Im realizing its hard with a newborn. It makes sense how i got fat with my other kids

 

[goonr]

Whats some advice from some of the fathers out ther

Get one of these


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[BaldZues]

Get one of these


View: https://youtube.com/shorts/ZvHAobIn8T4?feature=shared

This actually doesn’t look bad

 

[Fattyone]

I’ve got a 9 and 12 year old now and my wife is due December 26th. My current plan is to switch to a 3 day full body and just try and keep intensity as high as I can. After she’s a couple months old, or when ever we kinda get into a routine and get better at this shit (lol) I’m gonna try and add a 4th day and get back to a PPL (I think).

I’ve got a pretty good size home gym so we’ve bought an extra baby holder swingy thing? Idk what they’re called. And a play area thing with sides and it’s elevated a little to keep in the gym.

If it wasn’t for the home gym I’m not sure I’d be able to keep working out at this point.

 

[goonr]

This actually doesn’t look bad

Try it, it can save your life

 

[BaldZues]

I’ve got a 9 and 12 year old now and my wife is due December 26th. My current plan is to switch to a 3 day full body and just try and keep intensity as high as I can. After she’s a couple months old, or when ever we kinda get into a routine and get better at this shit (lol) I’m gonna try and add a 4th day and get back to a PPL (I think).

I’ve got a pretty good size home gym so we’ve bought an extra baby holder swingy thing? Idk what they’re called. And a play area thing with sides and it’s elevated a little to keep in the gym.

If it wasn’t for the home gym I’m not sure I’d be able to keep working out at this point.

Yeah im leaning towards getting some more weights and just doing home workouts until things level out. I had a whole plan that worked in my head to keep training but I'm realizing those plans are probably going to just stay as an idea. Id probably be ok with just a squat rack and a few more plates. I’m just upset because i had these ideas to that worked great in my head and i was training real hard for a few years and i feel im back tracking

 

[Fattyone]

Yeah im leaning towards getting some more weights and just doing home workouts until things level out. I had a whole plan that worked in my head to keep training but I'm realizing those plans are probably going to just stay as an idea. Id probably be ok with just a squat rack and a few more plates. I’m just upset because i had these ideas to that worked great in my head and i was training real hard for a few years and i feel im back tracking

It was definitely a tough pill to swallow for me, going from a super bad ass commercial gym to a home gym. I’ve got more than I NEED, but still so much I want. The mental aspect of getting the same intensity at home vs commercial gym is a tough one for me.

I will say though, after doing this for a couple years now there’s no way I could go back. Like can’t even fathom it from a time perspective. It’s like that one crazy chick you can’t stop thinking about. Never again, but damn the memories haha

 

[Ryu82]

I switched from training in the evening to training during my lunch hour during the week (which I extended to 1.5-2 hours via negotiation with my employer by starting my day an hour earlier)

Honestly I prefer it. Less people in the gym and more energy.

 

[BaldZues]

It was definitely a tough pill to swallow for me, going from a super bad ass commercial gym to a home gym. I’ve got more than I NEED, but still so much I want. The mental aspect of getting the same intensity at home vs commercial gym is a tough one for me.

I will say though, after doing this for a couple years now there’s no way I could go back. Like can’t even fathom it from a time perspective. It’s like that one crazy chick you can’t stop thinking about. Never again, but damn the memories haha

I have dumbbells and a bench id probably need to buy some more plates and figure out a better way to do squats. My obstacle is when at home I don’t have the same motivation to work out like i do at a gym. I seem not to work out as hard

 

[Trainedbytylerlofthouse19]

First off start the newborn on light cable work then progressively move onto heavy compound lifts.......
Just kidding

I get up at 5am so I can go to gym and get that out the way so I'm home, I do one school run as it's walking distance, my wife does the other drop in the car. I work at home, she does part time. We again share the school pick up it works out great

Obviously when they were new born I'd go gym at 6pm rather than morning as it was quietest time of the day for us. Make sure she knows how serious you are, I was eating out of tupperware while she was squeezing both mine out... Sacrifice my friend sacrifice

 

[MindlessWork]

Why not a rucksack for the little one to ride in on your back when you are doing some cardio? It's like a little extra weight on your back.

Congrats on the newest addition to your family brother!

 

[GetBig4Life]

Hey guys what is some advice you can give to keep a training schedule and a newborn? So my other two kids are older so it hasn’t affected my training. I just had my third at the end of October. I haven’t trained since because I’m trying to adjust and creat a new training schedule that will have a good balance of family and training. Im trying to wake up early to go to the gym to not leave my wife with all the duty's of getting our older kids ready and take care of the baby. I feel like im leaving her hanging if i leave to go to the gym. Waking up early is so hard now because with the newborn we take shifts because this baby doesn’t like sleeping when the sun goes down. Also when i had my other two kids 10 years ago I wasn’t into training as hard as i am now so its a new thing i need to learn. Whats some advice from some of the fathers out ther

Man I have a 17 month old, and my newest daughter was just born last week. I can definitely relate to feeling like you're abandoning your Woman by going to the gym, which is why I cancelled my membership and bought me some free weights, dumbbells, a bar and plates for the house. If it wasn't for that, I believe I would have switched to calisthenics and nothing but tbh. Idk what your guys routine/schedule is at home for the kids, or if you can find the time to take a small nap after work, but that's how I do it. Bedtime is 7:30-8 every night for our 17 month old, so I usually hit my workout after laying her down until around 10 or 11, depending on the day. It gets to be exhausting after a few days into the week since I wake for work at 4:30, but luckily my Woman sees the exhaustion and takes full responsibility and lets me squeeze in an hour or 2 nap after work. Most of the time the newborn sleeps on my chest for that nap anyhow, so it gives her a break to a point as well, or 1 on 1 time with the oldest so she doesn't feel less loved, ya know?

 

[cwat22]

Hey guys what is some advice you can give to keep a training schedule and a newborn? So my other two kids are older so it hasn’t affected my training. I just had my third at the end of October. I haven’t trained since because I’m trying to adjust and creat a new training schedule that will have a good balance of family and training. Im trying to wake up early to go to the gym to not leave my wife with all the duty's of getting our older kids ready and take care of the baby. I feel like im leaving her hanging if i leave to go to the gym. Waking up early is so hard now because with the newborn we take shifts because this baby doesn’t like sleeping when the sun goes down. Also when i had my other two kids 10 years ago I wasn’t into training as hard as i am now so its a new thing i need to learn. Whats some advice from some of the fathers out ther

I have twins.

Literally just go whenever you can.

Find a gym with a creche and use it.

If my gym back then had a creche it would of changed my life so much lol.

 

[Rush]

Take every chance to go.
Go there to train and be back with your kids as soon as possible, means no shit-chat or something that costs time.
Talk to your wife, I mean, she knows you, make a plan together and be ready to change it accordingly if you are needed.
That's for the social part.

Training wise,I could recommend full body workouts with clustersets to accumulate quality stimulus in minimal time. Might be very strange in the beginning, but I liked it. Used this method wile I working full-time and finishing my masters degree, worked decently once you get the feeling for it.

All the best for you and your family

 

[trtbuilder]

So heres my take:

One of the most important things you can do for your sanity when you have a newborn is to have some small amount of time for yourself.

If yours is the gym, work that out with your wife.

Make sure you give her an equal amount of time to get away, even if it's just to go to a coffee shop and decompress for an hour.

Do this and you'll have time to work out and a wife who doesn't resent you for it.

 

[roofer22]

My kids are in their 20's now but I remember I would get up super early to get my lifts in. This was before going to work as a roofer for the day. It definity sucked but I made sure to get it in. After work was family time.

 

[jJjburton]

Man I have a 17 month old, and my newest daughter was just born last week. I can definitely relate to feeling like you're abandoning your Woman by going to the gym, which is why I cancelled my membership and bought me some free weights, dumbbells, a bar and plates for the house. If it wasn't for that, I believe I would have switched to calisthenics and nothing but tbh. Idk what your guys routine/schedule is at home for the kids, or if you can find the time to take a small nap after work, but that's how I do it. Bedtime is 7:30-8 every night for our 17 month old, so I usually hit my workout after laying her down until around 10 or 11, depending on the day. It gets to be exhausting after a few days into the week since I wake for work at 4:30, but luckily my Woman sees the exhaustion and takes full responsibility and lets me squeeze in an hour or 2 nap after work. Most of the time the newborn sleeps on my chest for that nap anyhow, so it gives her a break to a point as well, or 1 on 1 time with the oldest so she doesn't feel less loved, ya know?

I know skin on skin contact like this is very comforting, for a child, when laying ontop which sure you know.

 

[RaddishPork]

Personally I use the newborn time for a bit of a deload and cruise. My next son is due any day now. I’ll cut back to 3-4x a week and up the intensity each session. I started lifting more on weekends so I can go when the family is napping. As someone mentioned above, mom will 100% resent you for having “me time” while she’s stuck at home with multiple kids.

I missed a lot of my first sons infancy because I was working 2 jobs and lifting a lot. Between my schedule and the sleep deprivation, I don’t have very many memories of him being tiny and nice. It definitely sucks when his mom asks “do you remember when…” and I don’t remember what she’s talking about.

My new mindset is that the gym will be there forever. My kids only grow up once. Ultimately i have to sacrifice one of the following:

Work time
Family time
Gym time
Rest / Lazy time

It’s not realistic to think I can go 100% in every category