[quote]Mike__Madden wrote:
[quote]Chris Colucci wrote:
[quote]Mike__Madden wrote:
I know it sounds dumb that I can’t find time for meals but it’s the truth. I don’t know how much money I could possibly spend on food and protein, I’ll be broke in no time.[/quote]
I’m confused. Is it a time issue or a money issue?
If it’s a time issue, that’s the easiest to solve - prepping food beforehand (lots of cooking/packing one day a week, toss it in the fridge or freezer), calorie-dense meals for on-the-go (shakes you know, but sandwiches are underestimated), getting up a whole 10 or 15 minutes earlier to have a real breakfast. If school starts at 7:30, and it takes you 45 minutes to get ready, you know you need to wake up by 6:15/6:20 to stagger downstairs, scramble some eggs, pop some toast, and chow down before hitting the showers.
If it’s a money issue, that takes a little more planning, but it’s obviously doable. If I have $200 in my pocket, I’m not going to blow it all on freaking whey protein. The other day, I bought 10 pounds of frozen chicken breasts for $21. I can find 36 eggs for $4. There have been tons of threads with college students asking how to shop for food on a limited budget.
Also…
[quote]flipcollar wrote:
Spend your accupuncturist money on food. problem solved.[/quote]
Funny but true, unless they’re a family friend or something and seeing you for free.
That’s fine. So have the big dinner of whatever’s served and enjoy it. You can still be responsible for your own breakfast and lunch. I’ll bet that the overwhelming majority of people here, regardless of age, don’t eat the same as everyone who lives in their house.[/quote]
More of a money thing. If I got a job then shit would be ridiculous. I get home at 3, lift for 2 hours, get the homework and dinner done then bed. The best way I think I could make money is carpeting with a family friend, he calls sometimes on weekends and I got 100 bucks over the weekend. Thankfully my mom pays for acupuncture since it’s 15 bucks each time. But yeah I gotta hit the acme soon and stock up on chicken and eggs and mark it as mine so nobody else takes it. But shit dude powerlifting is expensive lol gotta love it though
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I wanted to leave this thread alone, but I really can’t let this go.
Your goal is something on the extreme end of human accomplishment. Billions of people have walked this earth, and less than 20 have done what you want to do. That’s pretty extraordinary.
Your means of getting there, along with your dedication, seem to be quite ordinary. You can’t get a job around lifting, eating dinner, going to school and doing homework? Those are your only responsibilities, and you can’t fit work in there too? And you want to be one of the strongest men on Earth? Those responsibilities you listed are ones EVERY high school lifter has. Plenty have jobs. Look up the sacrifices great lifters (and really men in any other field) made early on in life to get to where they are now. Matt Kroc’s a great example, read up on him. Greatness requires dedication and sacrifice. If getting a job means ‘shit would be ridiculous,’ then it sounds like shit NEEDS to get ridiculous.
“Everybody wants to be a bodybuilder, don’t nobody wanna lift no heavy ass weights” - Ronnie