New baby, when the hell do I get to the gym

[The MN Bulk]

I am the proud dad of a 7 week old baby boy. The problem is that I am also a fat ass that hasn't been to the gym in 7 weeks. I work full time so that eats up most of my day and I've been averaging like 4 hours of sleep. Any advice from you all with kids? This is really starting to piss me off!

 

[Y_lifter]

Assuming the normal man/wife arrangement...
Make an arrangement with the Baby's Mamma(sorry) so you take care of it during the evening.
She agree's to take care and get up in the mornings.

Find a gym with early hours or 24/7
Get your lazy ass out of bed at say 05:00 am and go to the Gym
Shower there and go to work after..

I get 2 or more hours, M-F at the Gym this way and these hours are when both the baby and mamma are probably asleep.

She probably get the baby up and dressed in the morning anyway, right ?
She get the evening when you get home to relax as you take over.

 

[DrBones]

or....
Find a gym that has child minding..
I'm not sure what the minimum age is for those places.. but I think most fitness worlds have them...
Ryan

 

[JOKER47]

or....
Find a gym that has child minding..
I'm not sure what the minimum age is for those places.. but I think most fitness worlds have them...
Ryan

I believe I have heard 6 months, generally. My wife and I are lookng into the same thing for this September.

By the way, congratulations, The MN Bulk.


Joker

 

[The MN Bulk]

Assuming the normal man/wife arrangement...
Make an arrangement with the Baby's Mamma(sorry) so you take care of it during the evening.
She agree's to take care and get up in the mornings.

That is the current arrangement however the baby sleeps in our room and wakes me up regardless. He generally has a long period during the night where he cries no matter what we do. I think I will just start going to bed at like 10 until he wakes up and leave then. It is a 24/7 place so WTF.

 

[The MN Bulk]

I believe I have heard 6 months, generally. My wife and I are lookng into the same thing for this September.

By the way, congratulations, The MN Bulk.


Joker

The place that I go it is 3 months.

Thanks Joker!

 

[Y_lifter]

7 Weeks old..

Sugguestion #2
Get that kid, if you can, into his own room ASAP....

 

[JOKER47]

7 Weeks old..

Sugguestion #2
Get that kid, if you can, into his own room ASAP....

I strongly second that. The sooner you get him into his own room, the sooner he will start sleeping through the night.



Joker

 

[greenday]

I would head to the gym, as soon as you got the baby to sleep. Make some sort of agreement with your wife, so she won't be pissed when you leave. Also try to join a 24 hour gym in your area, you can sometimes sneak in an hour on off peak hours. You won't have a fixed time each day, but its better than staying home and getting fat.

 

[Y_lifter]

For me, I don't feel guilty being away from my Wife and Daugher in the Early Morning because they are still asleep.

In the evening is when I spend time with them..

 

[DeathB4Dishonor]

I am the proud dad of a 7 week old baby boy. The problem is that I am also a fat ass that hasn't been to the gym in 7 weeks. I work full time so that eats up most of my day and I've been averaging like 4 hours of sleep. Any advice from you all with kids? This is really starting to piss me off!

hey bro, im not trying to sound like a dickhead. but this is something you should really try to fix on your own. everybody has their problems and we all have busy lives, but now you want other people to find time for the gym for you? I think you should sit down and discuss this with your partner, and see if you can get an hour or two for the gym. if not, then fuck it take a little break and see if things change in the future.

 

[Charvelle]

Definately try to find a gym with very early or very late hours, if
not 24/7. That's about the only way. The older he gets the more
time you will want to hang out with him, and vice/versa.

 

[Doktor Bollix]

Any chance of working out at home? Buying a power rack and putting it the basement? (or whatever).

If not I reckon Y-Lifter has the best idea.

 

[alexsmom]

Can you workout on your lunch break? Trust me, I know it's hard but take it from a mom who used to work out religously everymorning for years and then WAMMO a little 7-pounder changes everything!! Plus my hubby started a new job where he leaves at 5am sometimes. Anyhow, we worked it out to where a couple times a week I go early in the morning and am home by 6am so he can leave for work. The rest of the week I workout at lunch. Even if you only have 30 minutes sometimes...a little is better than nothing at all. I try to think of it as a small sacrafice for a little while but as long as I get in 3 days a week I figure it's ok for now.

 

[MohawkMuscle]

Congrats!

I went to the gym about 1 week later.

My son is now 8 monthes old.

At our gym we have a daycare so we both came to the gym and leave him in the day care for 1 hour. He sleeps most of the time anyways...

Now he is a regular there.

 

[nikkita]

a baby can definitively represents a change in lifestyle... I would suggest to make arrangement with your wife and try several alternatives to see what may work best for both

 

[argent]

I've seen a few new mother bring their babies to the gym with them. The keep them in the travel basket thingy next to the treadmill or bike. Keep in mind they were nowhere near free weights, and it was earlyt in the morning, so less crowded.

 

[George Spellwin]

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[AFeedz]

If you're feeling like a fat ass, have you been slacking in regards to your diet as well? Because I know eating really well can help me feel slightly less guilty about taking a few days off from the gym. Plus, at least if you know you're eating the best you can, you won't be giving yourself even more work to do when you get back to the gym.

Also, it's not the same as a gym but maybe until the baby is old enough to stay in daycare or something you could invest in just enough equipment for your house that you wouldn't feel like a fat ass til you got back to the gym. Better than nothing.

 

[cryptosporidium]

the child is in 3rd grade by now, ffs.

 

[shirlene29]

heh, interesting timing on the bump to this thread tho