Wearing Weighted Vests

[infectiousdisease101]

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Just out of curiosity and I am fairly certain this is rarely if at all brought up, are residents allowed to wear weighted vests, ankle, and wrist weights while doing their job? It's hard to hit the gym while doing residency, so it would be a nice way to kill two birds with one stone. Even doing paperwork or getting up to walk around would be a stain and allow you to maintain or get in shape while doing an 80-hour shift.

 

[LucidSplash]

Just out of curiosity and I am fairly certain this is rarely if at all brought up, are residents allowed to wear weighted vests, ankle, and wrist weights while doing their job? It's hard to hit the gym while doing residency, so it would be a nice way to kill two birds with one stone. Even doing paperwork or getting up to walk around would be a stain and allow you to maintain or get in shape while doing an 80-hour shift.

This sounds like torture. It would likely be perceived as weird. And exhausting on top of an already physically demanding job.

 

[AdmiralChz]

Just out of curiosity and I am fairly certain this is rarely if at all brought up, are residents allowed to wear weighted vests, ankle, and wrist weights while doing their job? It's hard to hit the gym while doing residency, so it would be a nice way to kill two birds with one stone. Even doing paperwork or getting up to walk around would be a stain and allow you to maintain or get in shape while doing an 80-hour shift.

Do you even lift, bro? 80 hour shifts...?!

Usually one wants to avoid standing out during residency - put your nose to the grindstone and work. I suppose you could but be prepared to be asked (and possibly mocked) by your patients, coresidents, attendings, hospital workers, etc...

I had plenty of time to work out in residency, but it is very specialty-dependent. Don’t work out while on the job like this - you need to be focused on breaking a mental sweat instead, like White Goodman.

 

[Gastrapathy]

In IR.

 

[infectiousdisease101]

I don't mean do it the full 80 hours. It is a nice way to get some exercise doing even the most basic tasks and I wanted some thoughts on it. Besides, given the adrenaline, you would not be as physically exhausted.

Give me some credit it wasn't another post about the "unsafe" hours of residency and keep the roasting to a minimum, please. 🙁🙂

 

[J ROD]

If you can do it where it is not noticeable then go for it. If folks can tell you are trying to get "a work out" and are weighted down...that is just weird. Patients will think you are nuts and probably most of your fellow staff.

 

[Psai]

Only when youre using fluoro

 

[Perrotfish]

Just out of curiosity and I am fairly certain this is rarely if at all brought up, are residents allowed to wear weighted vests, ankle, and wrist weights while doing their job? It's hard to hit the gym while doing residency, so it would be a nice way to kill two birds with one stone. Even doing paperwork or getting up to walk around would be a stain and allow you to maintain or get in shape while doing an 80-hour shift.

1). This is a great way to exhaust yourself in a job where you are already exhausted.

2). This is a great way to get yourself labeled as a nut job, if people figure out you are doing this.

3). This is a great way to cause a lockdown in the hospital and get yourself arrested, if someone sees the vest and misinterprets what it is.

4). This is an absolutely terrible way to get a work out. Think of someone 20/50/whatever pounds heavier than you. Are they getting a great workout just by being alive?

The way to stay in shape during residency is to suck it up and go to the gym.

 

[Mad Jack]

Goku stahp

 

[Apollyon]

Think of someone 20/50/whatever pounds heavier than you. Are they getting a great workout just by being alive?

Not a "great" workout, but, if the fat person is still walking, they have a very buff physique under all the adipose. Carrying all the extra fat means the framework has to be stronger. Since the bones don't appreciably change, it's gotta be the musculature.

 

[Mad Jack]

Not a "great" workout, but, if the fat person is still walking, they have a very buff physique under all the adipose. Carrying all the extra fat means the framework has to be stronger. Since the bones don't appreciably change, it's gotta be the musculature.

Yeah, plus it just burns more calories. Weighted exercise isn't perfect, but that is largely due to the MSK injuries that can come from poorly balanced equipment or posture.

 

[DocVapor]

Jesus 3/4 of the hospital rooms I go into (outside of the OR) are over 9,000! Degrees. I sweat bad enough as it is in there, I can't imagine being in there with a weighted vest on too.

 

[TraumaLlamaMD]

Start by taking the stairs, every time. See how much energy you still have at the end of the day and go from there.

 

[BusinessAndMedicine]

I don't mean do it the full 80 hours. It is a nice way to get some exercise doing even the most basic tasks and I wanted some thoughts on it. Besides, given the adrenaline, you would not be as physically exhausted.

Give me some credit it wasn't another post about the "unsafe" hours of residency and keep the roasting to a minimum, please. 🙁🙂

Adrenaline lol

 

[evilbooyaa]

Start by taking the stairs, every time. See how much energy you still have at the end of the day and go from there.

My program director when I was an intern took the stairs, 6 to 11 flights up every time. Expected whole team to come with him. I get SOB just thinking about it.

Luckily he only rounded with the whole team about once a week. God help me if I had the first patient on the 12th floor. Presenting while being completely out of breath is not fun.

 

[AdmiralChz]

My program director when I was an intern took the stairs, 6 to 11 flights up every time. Expected whole team to come with him. I get SOB just thinking about it.

Luckily he only rounded with the whole team about once a week. God help me if I had the first patient on the 12th floor. Presenting while being completely out of breath is not fun.

Reverse gravity rounds! Happened to me as a 3rd year student, my attending who asked who was more SOB me or my patient with acute pneumonia.

 

[WingedOx]

Just buy some kettlebells on craigslist and do like 15-20 min a day after work... geez.

Hell, one of the guys in my class brought one of those doorway chin up bars to use on call in the resident room. You don't need to look like a weirdo to stay in shape.

 

[Crayola227]

instead of a weighted vest, try a weighted codpiece

I'm betting it's one spot you can put some extra weight that no one will notice

 

[Keona]

You could put weights in your white coat... or fleece jacket pockets. A weighted vest would look strange, however I know people that wear them for various reasons. Some people do fishing vests because they like the pockets, they have nice non-wrinkled, clean ones, you could put small amounts of weights in them. You could just tell everyone you need all the pockets. You are going to be thought of as slightly strange, I think most MDs are though for one thing or another. The patients would all describe you as that one doctor that sometimes wears a vest. If you don't want that description then I wouldn't wear one.

 

[Keona]

old thread discussing vests... Wearing a vest under the coats for pockets

 

[DoubleBogey]

Just respond to every rapid response and perform all the codes like a BEAST, don’t let anyone sub for you...wear your workout clothes under your white coat so you’re EXTRA prepared bro