Landscaping & lifting

[seriouslifter]

Well I am working landscaping right now and I dont see how im going to get all my meals in. Basically I am having a breakfast then just wait for lunch and so on. I cant have breaks every 2-3 hours, all I can do is go drink my water and come back, whats that like 20 seconds. So im thinking about protein bars or protein RTD drinks. I know whole foods is better, but what can I do nothing. I want to clean bulk, how am i ever going to gain with so much calories burning while do hard labor work for like 9 hours a day or whatever. Help me, how do people cycle and do landscaping job? I dont want to waste it!

[Haro3]

well im a carpenter and i make it work....i take a lunch box with two made up shakes in there (2 scoops protein with 1/2 cup oats) so i eat breakfast before i leave around 630 then around 930 i'll have my cooler on the job site and just grab the shake stick it in my pouches and drink it while im working no different then someone drinkin a soda/gatorade etc in my oppinion although everyone seems to get pissy about it oh well fvck em then i eat lunch and around 230 3oclock i have my second shake.....it works out ok for me and i'd say carpentry is just as fast paced and labor intensive as landscaping. so might be an option

[seriouslifter]

well im a carpenter and i make it work....i take a lunch box with two made up shakes in there (2 scoops protein with 1/2 cup oats) so i eat breakfast before i leave around 630 then around 930 i'll have my cooler on the job site and just grab the shake stick it in my pouches and drink it while im working no different then someone drinkin a soda/gatorade etc in my oppinion although everyone seems to get pissy about it oh well fvck em then i eat lunch and around 230 3oclock i have my second shake.....it works out ok for me and i'd say carpentry is just as fast paced and labor intensive as landscaping. so might be an option

So Im going to make my own shakes put them in my cooler and drink them quickly when i go get my water? My shake would basically prob be like my breakfast, 2 scoops whey, oats and banana however my cals and macros will be.

[STYLE74]

Lawnboy is a landscaper and he get's his meals in, stop making excuses!! Pack your lunch and bring it with you.

[ChiTownTommy]

i have done landscaping for the past 5 summer, i always cut in the summmer thought so it helps. but i mean if you are cutting grass from job to job you got 10 or so mins, but if you doing hardscape are spring clean ups the guys in the crew aren't going to give you shit if you stop for 5 and eat a chicken breast real quick or have a couple bites of cottage cheese. were there is a will there is a way.

[perfectbeast2001]

I have done all kinds of work and eaten whole foods. Stop being lazy and go buy a cooler bag. Pre cook all your meals the night before and take them in tupperware in a cooler bag. Drinking protein shakes and eating Bars all day is not going to do you any good at all.

[daytrader]

I use to work at a restraunt that was so damn picky abuot EATING on the job.. If you wanted to go out and smoke every hour cool.. but God forbid you eat... So use to sneak into the bathroom stall and eat a protein bar

[Haro3]

I have done all kinds of work and eaten whole foods. Stop being lazy and go buy a cooler bag. Pre cook all your meals the night before and take them in tupperware in a cooler bag. Drinking protein shakes and eating Bars all day is not going to do you any good at all.

i dont think my protein/oats shakes hurt anything......yea might not be AS good as whole foods but its still better than nothing at all and i know i wouldnt be able to eat whole foods while framing....

ps. congrats on the show looked good!

[Haro3]

I use to work at a restraunt that was so damn picky abuot EATING on the job.. If you wanted to go out and smoke every hour cool.. but God forbid you eat... So use to sneak into the bathroom stall and eat a protein bar

did you dig that protein bar outta the toilet...? lol

[SpartanStrength]

^^^ HAHA aint that a bitch!?, i feel the same effin way! Its cool if everyone on the job smokes every hour (litterally), but when i take a same time break to shove a piece of chicken down my throat i'm frowned upon (usually only once, as opposed to multiple smoking breaks for others). Now at my job it's cool tho, i just with my boss when i gotta eat, i say hey i'm gunna take a cigarette break, and i go microwave a chicken breast and eat it in about 3 minutes, he doesnt mind at all.

[seriouslifter]

all i know is that i cant take a break to go eat while others are working. the break is lunch time, i can go get my water and drink it then come back. So basically im going to eat breakfast, then bring protein shakes already made, im sure its good for a few hours or half a day sitting. I cant eat whole foods, only obviously when its lunch time. Doesnt anyone understand?? So obviously RTD drinks are a waste of money and i will make my own.

[Pooks]

I drink the Premade drink XXL by ABB one pretty much every day while at work.

[seriouslifter]

I drink the Premade drink XXL by ABB one pretty much every day while at work.

I dont understand that 1 bottle contains so much calories and carbs. 215g carbs?? How could a body consume that? Am I having that whole body just in 1 meal thats crazy. How does this work? That drink looks interesting, they are all simple sugars soooo its not like oatmeal or whole wheat pasta. They have a bar also and thats over 500 cals. Drink is 1000 cals.

[ChiTownTommy]

all i know is that i cant take a break to go eat while others are working. the break is lunch time, i can go get my water and drink it then come back. So basically im going to eat breakfast, then bring protein shakes already made, im sure its good for a few hours or half a day sitting. I cant eat whole foods, only obviously when its lunch time. Doesnt anyone understand?? So obviously RTD drinks are a waste of money and i will make my own.

you don't tell them your going back to eat, maybe you go into the trailer to put more wire on the weed eater head or you got to take a piss just wonder off to the truck open your cooler and eat a piece of chicken i know i can eat a 8oz strip ina a good bit or two so less then a minute, i don't think anyone will really give you shit

[seriouslifter]

you don't tell them your going back to eat, maybe you go into the trailer to put more wire on the weed eater head or you got to take a piss just wonder off to the truck open your cooler and eat a piece of chicken i know i can eat a 8oz strip ina a good bit or two so less then a minute, i don't think anyone will really give you shit

I know what your saying, but its right out front. I am going to have to make my own protein shakes or get a mass gainer shake.

[Doc.Sust]

I know what your saying, but its right out front. I am going to have to make my own protein shakes or get a mass gainer shake.

see you answered your own question. this one isnt a real brain teaser.

[AandF6969]

Do people take smoke breaks at your job?

[RuhlFreak55]

i move furniture all summer and i never have a problem gettin all my meals....five minutes.....take a break get a shake....then get back to work

[number twelve]

i'll have my cooler on the job site and just grab the shake stick it in my pouches and drink it while im working no different then someone drinkin a soda/gatorade etc in my oppinion although everyone seems to get pissy about it oh well fvck em

i do carpentry during the summer, i have experienced the same thing. when im drinking a shake while working ppl give me shit even tho they are chugging gatorade/coffee/beer all day

[seriouslifter]

so are these abb xxl drinks, why is everyone saying so much sugar its bad?? Would you think it would really matter 53g of sugar throughout a half a day? Come on now and it packs 1000 calories in and Im bulking. If I made my own shakes there not going to equal 1000.

[Pooks]

I dont understand that 1 bottle contains so much calories and carbs. 215g carbs?? How could a body consume that? Am I having that whole body just in 1 meal thats crazy. How does this work? That drink looks interesting, they are all simple sugars soooo its not like oatmeal or whole wheat pasta. They have a bar also and thats over 500 cals. Drink is 1000 cals.

DONT drink it all at once..

THIS is what i do at work..

EAT before WORK.
START WORK
have 1/4 of that drink or a bar
Go to first break. EAT
have and 1/4 of that drink or a bar
Go to Lunch EAT
hae 1/4 of that drink or a bar
GO TO last BREAK
finish off that drink or bar
go home

U're active, u'll burn off that sugar.
The carbs are the second line of defence, and some of that will be used for muscle maintnace.
Third line is the protein, and that should be left over for muscle building.

I RIP OFF THE LABEL OF THAT XXL BOTTLE.. so its just a black bottle.
people actually think I'm drinkin whisky or something in it LOL

[seriouslifter]

DONT drink it all at once..

THIS is what i do at work..

EAT before WORK.
START WORK
have 1/4 of that drink or a bar
Go to first break. EAT
have and 1/4 of that drink or a bar
Go to Lunch EAT
hae 1/4 of that drink or a bar
GO TO last BREAK
finish off that drink or bar
go home

U're active, u'll burn off that sugar.
The carbs are the second line of defence, and some of that will be used for muscle maintnace.
Third line is the protein, and that should be left over for muscle building.

I RIP OFF THE LABEL OF THAT XXL BOTTLE.. so its just a black bottle.
people actually think I'm drinkin whisky or something in it LOL

The thing is what about the protein, only has I think 50g protein or less. Thats barely anything, i need to get my protein in. What about making my own shakes like 1 1/2 scoops of whey and 40g of carbs from oats. That barely has any sugar and cheap. But obviously has less calories. What do you think? These are also complex carbs.

[Haro3]

The thing is what about the protein, only has I think 50g protein or less. Thats barely anything, i need to get my protein in. What about making my own shakes like 1 1/2 scoops of whey and 40g of carbs from oats. That barely has any sugar and cheap. But obviously has less calories. What do you think? These are also complex carbs.

this is ALL u need

2 scoops whey
1 cup ground oats

= 56 protein 58 carbs 6 fat
540 calories

BOOM meal in a bottle! costs me .90$ per shake......ill take that any day!

[seriouslifter]

this is ALL u need

2 scoops whey
1 cup ground oats

= 56 protein 58 carbs 6 fat
540 calories

BOOM meal in a bottle! costs me .90$ per shake......ill take that any day!

very nice, where can i get cheap oats, i try to get them on sale at supermarket $1 for basically a 16oz can. I thought you could buy them online, is it the samething? Also the shake you just said to make, can that be digested in 1 sitting? I know depends on person. I want to bulk and that seems good and cheap. It is probably hard to get down not like drinking water, i need to get it down fast so i can get back to work.

[chest6]

I worked at a Lowes that was hugely understaffed so I would never get breaks. If I called to go to the bathroom more often than once every 3 hours or so, they'd get pissy. I'd stay out there on the register and pull out my bag of chicken and eat it while I checked out customers. There was a water jug with a heating thing on it so I used that for my oatmeal. I'd also bring baked sweet potatoes there and just eat them whole lol. Gotta do what u gotta do.

Manager saw me eating once and gave me some shit for it. I was ike "well I dont get breaks so I don't know what you expect me to do"

He shutup real quick...since wut they do is pretty illegal

[RuhlFreak55]

this is ALL u need

2 scoops whey
1 cup ground oats

= 56 protein 58 carbs 6 fat
540 calories

BOOM meal in a bottle! costs me .90$ per shake......ill take that any day!

have i ever told you you're the cheapest person i know?

[Logan13]

I worked at a Lowes that was hugely understaffed so I would never get breaks. If I called to go to the bathroom more often than once every 3 hours or so, they'd get pissy. I'd stay out there on the register and pull out my bag of chicken and eat it while I checked out customers. There was a water jug with a heating thing on it so I used that for my oatmeal. I'd also bring baked sweet potatoes there and just eat them whole lol. Gotta do what u gotta do.

Manager saw me eating once and gave me some shit for it. I was ike "well I dont get breaks so I don't know what you expect me to do"

He shutup real quick...since wut they do is pretty illegal

Your lucky that he didn't beat your ass for insubordination..........

[RuhlFreak55]

I worked at a Lowes that was hugely understaffed so I would never get breaks. If I called to go to the bathroom more often than once every 3 hours or so, they'd get pissy. I'd stay out there on the register and pull out my bag of chicken and eat it while I checked out customers. There was a water jug with a heating thing on it so I used that for my oatmeal. I'd also bring baked sweet potatoes there and just eat them whole lol. Gotta do what u gotta do.

Manager saw me eating once and gave me some shit for it. I was ike "well I dont get breaks so I don't know what you expect me to do"

He shutup real quick...since wut they do is pretty illegal

yea i was under the impression that the 10 o'clock and 3 o'clock breaks are pretty much mandatory

[Rye_guy]

yeah, Id be lyin if I said i dont have time to fit in my meals. where I work, paid 10 hours regardless a day, then the OT, but I really only work like 5 hours a day. meals fit in easy for me. all I do is eat at work. love bein a supervisor. lol

but there are always ways, brign a pack with you or a thermal lunch box to the job site itself.thats how I did it when I was workin as a drywaller. never near a place to get food, so I had to bring abox. doesnt take long to scarf your grub and get back to work. if you are dedicated to growing, you;ll find a way.

[seriouslifter]

yeah, Id be lyin if I said i dont have time to fit in my meals. where I work, paid 10 hours regardless a day, then the OT, but I really only work like 5 hours a day. meals fit in easy for me. all I do is eat at work. love bein a supervisor. lol

but there are always ways, brign a pack with you or a thermal lunch box to the job site itself.thats how I did it when I was workin as a drywaller. never near a place to get food, so I had to bring abox. doesnt take long to scarf your grub and get back to work. if you are dedicated to growing, you;ll find a way.

well pretty much it boils down to is that im going to make my own shakes besides obviously my lunch break. I will do like 2 scoops whey and 1 cup of oats or something along the lines. Cant eat whole foods, wont have enough time. Basically shake is like drinking water I can do it quick and get back to work.

[Rye_guy]

well pretty much it boils down to is that im going to make my own shakes besides obviously my lunch break. I will do like 2 scoops whey and 1 cup of oats or something along the lines. Cant eat whole foods, wont have enough time. Basically shake is like drinking water I can do it quick and get back to work.

well, I just though if you were to take a small toat or small cooler full of stuff you could say "grab a quick tuna sandwich" or whatever and power scarf while you work. I used to have my cooler with me at all times, full of water and food, every now and again, Id open it up and grab a snack. was quick and easy, especially if you dont have to go back to the truck or back to the lunch room or whatever...

[Pooks]

well pretty much it boils down to is that im going to make my own shakes besides obviously my lunch break. I will do like 2 scoops whey and 1 cup of oats or something along the lines. Cant eat whole foods, wont have enough time. Basically shake is like drinking water I can do it quick and get back to work.

Just don't throw up all the customer's lawn. hehe

[KingOfTheCastle]

Dont even get me started about this ****in lowes. lol. i work there too. HORRIBLE.

[RuhlFreak55]

Just don't throw up all the customer's lawn. hehe

why not? free fertilizer

[seriouslifter]

is 2 scoops of ON whey and 1 cup of oats too much for 1 meal? I will probably bring 2 extra shakes along with my whole meal lunch. The shakes will be basically the same, maybe some natty pb in 1 of them.