Is my work f~?!ing me up?

[wee man]

Just wonderin if any of you guys could help me out.IN the last few months of training i have picked up the following injuries:
groin strain
golfers elbow(forearm)
something going twang in my leg which nobody seems to know exactly what is wrong
Long head of the triceps strain
and after squatting today my teardrop started burning once i got home

Now,let me explain i trained 7 years with only 1 training injury which was quickly remedied.i then quit training for about 7 months,after a bike injury to my ankle(if i couldnt squat i decided then i wont train at all)
anyhows to get back into training i started training with Gavin Laird.who sorted out faults with my form and i was getting well back into it.then things started going tits up.myself,gavin and my physio's reckon its my job.i do 2 weeks days 2 weeks nights but on top of that i also do field service.so say right in the middle of nightshift i may get a call saying im going offshore in a days time,go offshore for like 2-3 days back onshore then straight back into nightshift for 2 days then back onto days.this to say the least mega disrupts my sleep and can put me off my eating,and as my physio puts it ,puts my body into alot of stress especially when still trying to get my training done,also i supose any consistency is out the window.
i was just wonderin if anyone else has had a job that fucked their training too,or if it could be any other factors im missing out on.
im currently thinking of ditching the field service bit(even tho it will cost me)so i thought id run past you guys here first

 

[Chip Bronson]

max rep has said this before and i agree 100% with him. it's just hard, if not nearly impossible, to sustain the workouts needed to build and maintain supraphysiological levels of muscle mass when you're doing 55-60 hours a week. this is definitely the case with me. sometimes i'll be doing back in the am (which i totally hate to do but i have to if i want to get the workout in and, hence, the workout, as well as the overall effect, suffers as a result) and other times i'll be doing legs at 10pm after being up for 17 hours. this, again, is not optimal since my body is getting ready to go to sleep at this time and not getting ready to handle maximal poundages for squats, etc.

what to do? depends on your individual priorities. hey i'd love to be 20lbs heavier with a few % points less bf. but that look is not going to pay my bills so i just try to keep things in perspective. i guess it just comes down to this: you gotta the best you can given your circumstances and just enjoy and be proud of the accomplishments you are able to make give those circumstances.

in your case, it sounds as if you may just need to back off a little bit. drop exercises that are causing the pain, drop some the weight used, etc. when you are in a better situation, since you already have a good foundation and the knowledge, you can up the ante once again.

 

[Pablo34]

I agree completely with what Chip says. As much as I hate missing meals and having fucked up workouts in the middle of the night, you have to do it to pay the bills. I already have quit jobs and had problems with supervisors about "going home right on time" because I needed to get in the gym at a certain time (imagine that, going home ON TIME is wrong for corporate America??!). I've also been harassed and limited on how and when I can eat at work. I have stooped to hiding in private bathrooms to slam a protein shake or sneak a bowl of tupperware as well as go outside in the parking lot and sit in my car to eat so that they cannot spy on me.

It is really hard, man, to get the results you want because we are all perfectionists on here in some way or another. Just try your best. I can only offer the advice of writing your workouts down ahead of time (poundages, reps, sets) so you can just go through your workout without having to 'think' and spend more time and energy than you need to. Also, protein powder is a must for the working guy. Blend protein powder with oatmeal, flax oil, maltodextrin, or tuna depending on what type of shake you need. If you need a disposable container (you don't wanna throw away tupperware), just buy a 24 pack of bottled water...drink the waters, save the bottles to make your shakes. That way you can slam the shake and pitch the bottle and get back to doing your work.

Your struggle is recognized on here, bro. Most of us don't have the luxuries of the IFBB pro and the upper class wealthy American.

 

[wic2111]

I fell your work situation Bro. I work 7 days on 2 days off 7 days on 5 dyas off. So during part certain part of that cycle my work out suffers heavy. I do pretty much what Chip said I lift a littler lighter when I feel like I am weak that day. I also have to work rotating shifts so my sleep schedule constating changing too. Its hard but like Chip is saying you gotta pay the bills. I am fortunate enough to work around a few huge fat chunkers wieghing like 350 at 5'5" so there never complain about me eating all the time. The only thing is that sucks is they are trying to push like double layer cheese cakes, greasy ass cheese burgers on me and shit. Its crazy but thats life ya know.