One day a week at the gym

ShiraDarling
ShiraDarling Posts: 232 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
I work a labour job (construction) for 14 hrs a day, 6 days a week- this doesn't leave me much time to do anything after work, besides cook dinner and get to bed. (I also commute 2hrs a day for work.) anyways- I love working out but with this schedule the only day I can go to the gym is on Sunday- my day off. Should I just do a full body workout then? Will I even see results? I eat clean already, and only have a bit of weight to lose. I mainly would like to tone, get some muscle. How long should I work out for? Before I started this job I was at the gym 5 days a week.
I need some advice from people that have found themselves in the same situation!! Thanks!!

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  • ShiraDarling
    ShiraDarling Posts: 232 Member
    Anyone?
  • MVY_
    MVY_ Posts: 253 Member
    If you want to get tone. Do strength training. I'm sure when you get home you do have sometime to yourself. Squeeze it in. No excuses. :)
  • bonjalandoni
    bonjalandoni Posts: 136 Member
    If you only have one day at the gym do a full body. During the weekdays supplement this by doing body weight exercises at home like squats, push-ups, dips, pull-ups and planks. Google some good home body weight exercise program. Good luck.
  • Shaky44
    Shaky44 Posts: 214 Member
    How physically demanding is your construction job and what kinds of muscles are you working there? If you're working 80+ hours a week at a physically demanding job, it might not be a bad idea to give your body a break on Sunday.
  • JobyHux
    JobyHux Posts: 178 Member
    Chet Yorton was a natural BodyBuilder, he'd only workout a few times a month. He beat Arnold Schwarzenegger in a competition... if that says anything
  • angie007az
    angie007az Posts: 406 Member
    If you only have one day at the gym do a full body. During the weekdays supplement this by doing body weight exercises at home like squats, push-ups, dips, pull-ups and planks. Google some good home body weight exercise program. Good luck.

    ^^ What he said.
    I just purchased a Bowflex but still waiting for it to arrive. I have a treadmill and I use that, dumb bells and my kettle bells. Anything you can do on your own at home will help.
  • ShiraDarling
    ShiraDarling Posts: 232 Member
    Not really.. I am up at 4:20am- home from work at 7pm, play with my dog, cook dinner, sleeping by 8:30pm.
  • ShiraDarling
    ShiraDarling Posts: 232 Member
    Thank you to everyone for the input, although it will only be once a week, I'm going to do full body work outs and hopefully will see some results. Also to answer someone's question about how labour intensive my job actually is- I'm on my feet all day, lots of walking, lots of lifting. I break out in a full on sweat a few times a day- and I consider myself fairly fit.

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