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Hi, I haven't been to these forums for a while but I have kept a healthy lifestyle on shift. I also do a 4/4 rotating roster. I fit in workouts in the mornings after nights and in the evenings after days. That's 12 - 13 hours work, 1-2 hours workout shower then dinner then bed. To fit this is I cut out TV and internet. I work maintenance so my job is quite physical as well. There are days when I can't be bothered but I do it anyway. Over time its easier. I workout outside so I leave my clothes I change into for it out when I go to work. I don't go inside untill its done.

Murdoch University (Is in Western Australia)

Only advice, don't quit untill you have another job. If you don't have another job, have a bit of money squared away and take some time off. If study is truly a concern, can you do some of it on the bus?? i know its hard but if this is any consolation it doesn't really get much easier, days ge shorter but work hours grow longer. The more you get paid them more is expected of you (which isn't a bad thing) and my final most important bit of advice............. the grass isn't always greener, usually its the same shade of lime.

Hulloo, welcome to the club. why not is the best reason to do anything, never led me wrong. track your progress, take measurements, take photos so you don't loose heart. if there is anything you need to know, just ask the people here.

^^^^^^ all said above. could thow in some negatives. .. use a box or jump do whatever to get your chin over / chest to the bar and then very slowly lower yourself down, do as many reps as possible this way. You will improve quickly doing this just remembered, inverted rows will also help out.

My wife is doing Environmental science, via distance education as we live miles from a university. she is doing it full time, it is a lot of work, all day she studies then she works 3 nights a week. she is getting top grade through all the effort tho, am proud of her. so my tip, make sure you have the time, make sure you have the dedication, it will take up near all of your free time. If you go for it, best of luck I hope you achieve your goals.

try density training. if you can do five comfortably try dong 3 pullups every min on the min for 20 mins this will total 60. If this is a struggle drop back to 2 evrey min and dont progress untill that is easy. move up to 3 in 20 4 for 18 5 for 15 and so on never do this 2 days in a row. I found I got really quick improvement out of this.

Interval training?? Have the exact same stats as you, also working on this last bit. Am finding strength training and circuit training with little rest o be doing wonders. breakfast if I have time Ill have egs, bacon , asparagus mushroom or something similar. If I have no time I will have, barley ots with mixed berries thrown in.

dont know the mechanics of it all but. Chin up (palms facing away) works the back a bit more and is harder pull up (palms facing you) works the arms more Wide grip = back narrow grip = arms feel free to correct me. great exercise I use chin ups as a bit of a progress benchmark. i have gone from 2 - 3 dead hang chin ups 7 weeks ago to 11 dead hangs no rest.

Welcome to WA, Im up north and welcome to the boards.

Good stuff

Brilliant! now hungry

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I work a swinging roster four days, four off, four nights, four off. to transfer to nights I will stay up untill midnight the night before, wake up at 8 - 9ish have a very light breakfast no lunch and then aim for 2 - 3 hours sleep in the arvo. I wake up have dinner then go to work for 12 hours. My eating habits stay pretty much the same just reversed (just finnished night shift now and it took me 3 attempts to spell reversed correctly). I used to work 2 days then 2 nights then four off. finnishing at 630pm one day and starting work at 630pm the next night, I transitioned into this in the same way. only major tip I can giv eyou, BLACK out your bedroom windows (i use tinfoil) and invest in a few packets of ear plugs. As fr as holding water goes, I can't help you there. I drink a lot myself but have quite a physically demanding job so it balances out. hope this helps, any more questions just ask... I will try to provide better answers once i wake up this afternoon.

Congrats, on the weight loss so far and glad your into the exercising. Welcome.

Could try mixing up the abdominal exercises... instead of just crunches throw in some windmills, Russian twists (both weighted) leg raise, leg thrust etc and remember it doesn't have to be an isolated ab exercise to work on the stomach, many compound exercises will hit the area as well.

I have wanted to learn a martial art for a while now. I had hundreds of trainers living at my doorstep while I was living in the city yet I always put it off, next week, next week. Now i am in a pretty remote area yet have recently found out we have an instructor for Hapkido and taekwondo in town. I know little of each of these and could google the day away but I'd just like your opinions on them. Keep in Mind Hapkido is only taught once a week due to low class numbers while taekwondo is twice per week. The days don't conflict so if I hear nothing but positive things about each of them I may do both. While i am here and asking, does anyone know if it is possible to do an intensive krav Maga course?? one where I could book some holidays from work, stay near by and train in it every day?? Thanks for the help, you will have to excuse any spelling mistakes etc I have made, I have just come off a 12 hour night shift and am very tired. edit * JuJitsu may be starting up in the next 2 months would it be worth including in the mix??

For improving what you want to improve and having a group of people to offer advice and back up. Take on challenges, talk crap do as you feel. I believe the forum rules are stickied in this very forum. Hi and Welcome

Density training is a good way to get push ups, pull ups well anything to improve. Just don't do it 2 days in a row, it will hurt. eg (100 being the goal) 5 reps on the minute every minute for 20 mins. If that is easy do 7 for 15 mins , or 10 every min for 10 and so on. If you fail part of the way through any level though go back to the previous one the next time you do it.

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Hi, When I first started out with abdominal exercises (crunch has never been one of them) I had a bit of a bulge down the middle of my stomach during certain exercises (leg raises were a main one) It didn't strike me as anything to worry about as on feeling it and giving it a push during a leg raise it seemed like muscle. I didn't think of it again until I read your post. I have searched a little and managed to find This/ article. It seems if the tenting is uniform down the middle of his stomach it is just muscles strengthening, if it is in an isolated spot it could be a hernia. If anyone knows a little more about this i would love to find out as well.

Thats a lucky turn right there, even more motivation and from a man who knows a bit about fitness it seems. Good stuff.

Welcome from a fellow Aussie, work hard and post details often Ill keep looking in to see how you are going. Good luck.