Construction Work-Bodybuilding?

**BigMatt** · 10-24-2006, 02:35 PM

Is it possible to do both??

Im thinking about going to school to lean a Trade work in Construction Field.
The thing is i want to work in something that will not fried me up and so i can pursuit Bodybuilding and Still Compete in the future... I think these kinda work would go againts making gains and to be againts Bodybuilding in general...

My Choices are:

-Carpenter 26.11$ Hour rate-You work Outside,Buildind wood structure,Even in the winter.

-Electrician 27.41$ Hour rate-You mostly work inside,No heavy lifting,You drill holes tru wood and pass wire trought them.

-Painter 24.27$ Hour Rate-You Work inside everytime,NO Heavy working,you paint gypse walls and thats about it.

-Plumber 27.41$ Hour Rate-You work Outside and Inside,Heavy lifting Pipes and install/cut piping tru different environnement.

Thats what i think about it.

We all know that if you work like a madman you will not be able to workout afterwards,you feel tired dand just want to go to sleep...

Anyone working on these fields?

**gixxerboy1** · 10-24-2006, 02:39 PM

Unless you have a shot at making a career out of body building, i would rethink what your doing. Going to school and finding a job for the rest of your life just because it fits into a workout schedule isnt a good idea.

**Sepsis** · 10-24-2006, 03:03 PM

i did it and it worked out just fine for me. the only problem is eating every two hours when you are outside working.

**Grappler13** · 10-24-2006, 03:22 PM

No Flame but........

-Electrician 27.41$ Hour rate-You mostly work inside,No heavy lifting,You drill holes tru wood and pass wire trought them.

HA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Electrician is more like $50-100/hr and as far as the heavy lifting goes.........Romex is very very heavy and BX cable is so heavy that it requires machines to pull it. Also, you're on a ladder bent backwards half the day and then you get to prep boxes. Go shake hands with a framer/electrician/plumber and you'll immediately see who's been lifting and pulling.

As far as a career goes, the local Electrician union is a great place to start (I've done most, actually ALL of the trades you listed) and I think that elctrician is the best career bet. Great upward mobility and most people are afraid of getting shocked. Oh My! But do not delude yourself as to the ease of the trade. Wiring houses is not physically easy. Framing is heavy lifting but you're not going to make any cash and you will eventually fall off a wall or roof because some meth head you're working wiht spaces for a minute. Painting, if you're actually good pays $85/hr (that's what I charge) and plumbing sucks......it is mind numbing but a necessary and important trade nonetheless.

Good luck. I vote for electricity!

**ACE24** · 10-24-2006, 03:32 PM

I was a carpenter for 15 years, my training suffered dramatically. The older I got the harder is was to get motivated to train in the evening. Pounding nails is very hard on the body, I would give it a second thought.

**stayinstacked** · 10-24-2006, 03:42 PM

I knew a guy who did construction work and was ****ing huge!! Like 270 lbs shredded. I guess he made it work for him

**PROTEINSHAKE** · 10-24-2006, 03:48 PM

i would do the electrician thing personally...there is a better upside to it than the others once you learn the trade & its always in high demand & you can start your own electrical company more easily.its mostly knowledge of electricity that people will be paying you for...

**ACE24** · 10-24-2006, 04:37 PM

Yeah but a good carpenter knows the electrician's job, the hvac's job, the plumber's job and so on down the line. In the midwest here there is a high demand for good carpenters and there is the potential to make a decent wage. As of right now, I am a project manager for a custom home builder, our lead carpenters are making over 30.00 per hour, plus benefits and company vehicle.

**poloblue** · 10-24-2006, 05:14 PM

big matt if your young enough to go back to school, why in the world do you want to work in construction!! if going back to school, then go and learn a career where you can work inside an office.. construction is some hard shit.. not everybody makes it. the first couple of years you are going to make peanuts for cash.. it takes alot of years to be able to make the kind of money you mentioned. why the hell do you want to eat your lunch on a dirty floor with some drunk or some meth head, when you could be eating lunch with a bunch of fine as women.. in the summer is to damm hot and in the winter is to damm cold to be working outside..

**dedic8ed1** · 10-24-2006, 05:35 PM

I know this cat at my gym that has done concrete for the better part of 10 years and is a bodybuilder and has won shows while working full time as a concrete finisher.If anyone has done concrete before you know that this job kicks your butt and takes alot out of you.So I guess it all depends how important bodybuilding is and how much of your life your willing to sacrifice to be competive.Good luck

**PROTEINSHAKE** · 10-24-2006, 08:15 PM

Originally Posted by ACE24

Yeah but a good carpenter knows the electrician's job, the hvac's job, the plumber's job and so on down the line. In the midwest here there is a high demand for good carpenters and there is the potential to make a decent wage. As of right now, I am a project manager for a custom home builder, our lead carpenters are making over 30.00 per hour, plus benefits and company vehicle.

i can definitley see your point. depending on where you are located & the growth in your area....carpentry & project supers could be a very lucrative job. My father owns a structural contracting company & does about 8digits a year...(thats about 10mil for you math challenged)

**IronReload04** · 10-24-2006, 08:19 PM

from what i hear, the first several years of going into being an electrician is extremely laborous-until you actually become an electrician

**kloter1** · 10-24-2006, 08:34 PM

I installed window sills for new homes for about 2 months. Pretty easy work being outside was fine but bringing food with you and not being able to take breaks when i wanted sucked. It can be done but its going to take alot out of you.

**cfiler** · 10-24-2006, 10:03 PM

Personally I'd go for the electri, but that's because that sort of thing interests me, and I don't like working outside much.

Plumber would be bottom of the list. Painter would be my second choice.

Do you want to work in construction? What type of education do you have for the work? How long do you have to apprentice for each field before you can become licensed. I'm not too sure how it works in your country, but in canada, you need to be a journeyman for afew years, before you become fully licensed.

**Haro3** · 10-24-2006, 10:09 PM

electrician hands down. i hated being on a later all day and it got boring drilling through floor joists all day but id rather run wire and hammer in lil staples all day and tie in boxes/panels than ever frame another house. framing sucked, if you're working for a strict boss theirs no way your going to get to eat every couple hours. i barely got to eat and i worked for my gfs dad! framing is fast work, and hard on you. im only 20 and i went home dead every day. in the sun all day on a sub floor SUX. not to mention i couldnt imagine doing it as i got older. and i love carpentry and labor intensive work! and im very good at it but once i did it for a job i hated it. ill keep it as a hobby. painting seems easy but tedious, plumbing doesnt seem to bad if your plumbing new houses its easy but i cant imagine working on an older house thats full of bad plumbing that would suck. so i'd have to say if your set on one of those eletrician is the way to go.

**Carlos_E** · 10-24-2006, 11:09 PM

Originally Posted by stayinstacked

I knew a guy who did construction work and was ****ing huge!! Like 270 lbs shredded. I guess he made it work for him

Same here. I met an Italian guy, 5"9" 260 with abs. He works construction and thinks he's too small to compete.

**auslifta** · 10-25-2006, 12:53 AM

im an electrician/data tech. im on 30per hour plus car.heaps of different fields to specialise in.you are always up and down ladders, but terminating data is very easy.if id have the choice again id pick it every time

**T3/T4 GSR** · 10-25-2006, 01:00 AM

Originally Posted by Carlos_E

Same here. I met an Italian guy, 5"9" 260 with abs. He works construction and thinks he's too small to compete.

More proof us guineas have the best genetics

**Carlos_E** · 10-25-2006, 03:52 AM

Originally Posted by T3/T4 GSR

More proof us guineas have the best genetics

..and great asses to.

**PrairieDawg** · 10-25-2006, 01:14 PM

well its good to see welding isnt on that list. all that shit you breath in all day and labour like work sometimes makes it hard to train. You can make up to $200/hr with your own welding truck on the oil fields around here though.

**Haro3** · 10-25-2006, 03:40 PM

Originally Posted by PrairieDawg

well its good to see welding isnt on that list. all that shit you breath in all day and labour like work sometimes makes it hard to train. You can make up to $200/hr with your own welding truck on the oil fields around here though.

welding sucks. something i love doing as a hobby, but i can only imagine doing it allllllllllll day.

**BigMatt** · 10-25-2006, 06:46 PM

Probaly going between Electricity and Painting,Painting is sooooo easy... You dont lift anything... You NEVER work outside,always inside in the heat...