Working out/Lifting during MS2-4

[BluntSurgeon]

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Hey guys, pretty simple question. I am wondering about your experiences with keeping a super regular workout schedule (lifting MWF and some cardio T/Th) through MS2-4.

It seems totally doable during MS2 if you're a time management god but how possible is it to workout regularly during your rotation and sub I years?

For some personal history, I finished MS1 and was able to workout MWF on just about all weeks, and that's me being worthless with time management. Seems like MS2 is going to be a little heavier so just wondering about your experiences. Thanks.


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[boylikestocook]

Good to know that u can keep up gym routine during MS-1. Hope that you can continue what u like to do , otherwise reduce your PROTEINNNNN if you work out less. Do not want to have that creatinine level too high.

 

[kdburton]

I worked out like 6d/week during MS3. The only time I wasn't able to keep that up was during my ortho sub-i at the beginning of this year (but I wasn't really eating and I was on my feet all day so I lost weight). You should have no problem as long as you don't spend like 2hrs at the gym when you go haha

 

[TarHeelEMT]

Hey guys, pretty simple question. I am wondering about your experiences with keeping a super regular workout schedule (lifting MWF and some cardio T/Th) through MS2-4.

It seems totally doable during MS2 if you're a time management god but how possible is it to workout regularly during your rotation and sub I years?

For some personal history, I finished MS1 and was able to workout MWF on just about all weeks, and that's me being worthless with time management. Seems like MS2 is going to be a little heavier so just wondering about your experiences. Thanks.


PROTEINNNNNNNNNNNNN

It depends on your school. I worked out probably six days a week during MS1. MS2... maybe once a week. Strangely, I've been able to get back into it with the regular working days of third year, working out 5-6 days a week.

 

[BluntSurgeon]

It depends on your school. I worked out probably six days a week during MS1. MS2... maybe once a week. Strangely, I've been able to get back into it with the regular working days of third year, working out 5-6 days a week.

Holy ****, what happened between MS1 and MS2? Was your MS2 schedule that much more hardcore than MS1?

 

[TarHeelEMT]

Holy ****, what happened between MS1 and MS2? Was your MS2 schedule that much more hardcore than MS1?

I was doing a lot of stuff. Our second year places a lot more of a time requirement on you than our first year does, plus I was taking an elective Spanish class that I didn't have to. Add a girlfriend into the mix (I was single during MS1), and you've got a formula for weight gain.

 

[avatarftw]

Hate to be a devil's advocate, but you don't necessarily have to gain weight. You could have just modified your eating habits. I.E, eat less when not working out.

I was doing a lot of stuff. Our second year places a lot more of a time requirement on you than our first year does, plus I was taking an elective Spanish class that I didn't have to. Add a girlfriend into the mix (I was single during MS1), and you've got a formula for weight gain.

 

[Marcus Brody]

Take a multi and lift heavy

 

[TarHeelEMT]

Hate to be a devil's advocate, but you don't necessarily have to gain weight. You could have just modified your eating habits. I.E, eat less when not working out.

That doesn't sound like fun.

 

[ArcGurren]

Yeah IMO the amount you eat contributes more to weight gain than working out. Just eat less. It's tempting but I was in a similar situation first year.

 

[avatarftw]

"If you're satisfied with the results, don't change anything."

That doesn't sound like fun.

 

[ToasterThief]

I worked out 9-10 times a week during 1st and 2nd year (ran the Philly/Boston marathons) and I'm still working out at least once a day 3rd year (just finished obgyn). If you're not finding the time to work out and have no other obligations, you need to work on your time management skills.

 

[avatarftw]

That's impressive. The only thing that gets me is the need to shower twice if you do a two-a-day and the extra time spent shopping for food, cooking, and eating.

How much time were you working out MS1 +2? A one hour run seems to take about 2 hours in total time because of cooking, showering, eating, etc...

I worked out 9-10 times a week during 1st and 2nd year (ran the Philly/Boston marathons) and I'm still working out at least once a day 3rd year (just finished obgyn). If you're not finding the time to work out and have no other obligations, you need to work on your time management skills.

 

[MilkmanAl]

9-10/week? Jesus... Anyway, regular exercise during M2 is no problem at all. M3, on the other hand, has been virtually impossible for me so far. My meals suck, and there's no way I have the time to both have a good, useful workout and get enough sleep to maintain myself. 14 hour days just don't allow it. Once I'm not on surgery (or gyn) any more, I'll have time again, but that's a solid 5-ish months of no formal exercise. Not cool.

 

[MossPoh]

I've found a little planning ahead goes a long way. We also have showers at our school, so if need be I can always do a ton of body weight stuff. I also have blast straps I can hang somewhere and do a variety of exercises. I've gotten to the point that I don't really give a damn if it looks goofy. I'm a lot bigger, stronger and faster than the people smirking at me for a reason.

9-10 is a bit much. I know some ultramarathoners that don't even run that much. Unless you are using steroids, you'd be overtraining like a mofo if it were weights.

 

[BlueElmo]

I have time for workouts maybe 1 or 2 times a week. Really sad, because I used to be a workout nut and worked out 5 times a week. I feel my muscles already deteriorating.🙁

 

[avatarftw]

He wasn't saying that he puts in 110+ miles a week, but that he worked out 9-10 times a week.

If he's only spending 40 minutes a pop, its actually not that bad. I don't know about ULTRAmarathoners, but elite marathoners do about 110 miles a week and daily cross training for their two-a-days. (weights, plyometrics, bike, etc)

Also, its not the amount of training that you do but the time it takes you. Elite marathoners can bang out "steady-run" (easy intensity) miles at about 5:30 minutes/mile pace. Fast college runners go at 6:00 minutes/mile.

Those 110 miles only take about 11 hours of actual running time @ 5:30 pace.

http://www.scrunners.org/calculator.php

I've found a little planning ahead goes a long way. We also have showers at our school, so if need be I can always do a ton of body weight stuff. I also have blast straps I can hang somewhere and do a variety of exercises. I've gotten to the point that I don't really give a damn if it looks goofy. I'm a lot bigger, stronger and faster than the people smirking at me for a reason.

9-10 is a bit much. I know some ultramarathoners that don't even run that much. Unless you are using steroids, you'd be overtraining like a mofo if it were weights.

 

[ToasterThief]

I should have clarified that I came in in fairly good shape from a D1 sports background. Decided I'd try marathoning during M1/M2. I managed to run 9.5 miles/day, M-F, with a long 19 mile run on Saturday morning. Woke up at 5:50, ran (took about 1:05, give or take), and I'd be on time to class for 8am. Fit in 3 one hour lifting sessions during the week and I was in good shape. Ran Philly fast enough to qualify for Boston, and I ran that in the spring. Recently I've decided to give road bike racing a try, so I've been biking. Still managed to fit in workouts on the bike trainer every day while on my first rotation, obgyn. Didn't quite make two-a-days (other than the weekend), but I figure I've got psych now and can make up for it. 🙂

It's definitely possible to work out for an hour each and every day. The people that say they "don't have time" are spending it on the couch. Everyone spends at least an hour a day relaxing, no matter what they're doing. You just have to figure out what you want to spend that hour doing. That's not to say there aren't tradeoffs. You may be functioning on 6 hours/night for a few days in a row, and if you're working out you'll take a bit of a hit in everything.

He wasn't saying that he puts in 110+ miles a week, but that he worked out 9-10 times a week.

If he's only spending 40 minutes a pop, its actually not that bad. I don't know about ULTRAmarathoners, but elite marathoners do about 110 miles a week and daily cross training for their two-a-days. (weights, plyometrics, bike, etc)

Also, its not the amount of training that you do but the time it takes you. Elite marathoners can bang out "steady-run" (easy intensity) miles at about 5:30 minutes/mile pace. Fast college runners go at 6:00 minutes/mile.

Those 110 miles only take about 11 hours of actual running time @ 5:30 pace.

http://www.scrunners.org/calculator.php

 

[avatarftw]

You're posts were/are pretty inspirational; I haven't been working out as much since medical school started but will try to up the intensity. However, it would be nice to be able to run @ 5 minute/mile pace for TEMPO runs like professional runners. Exams have you stressed, just up the pace from 5:30 to 5 minutes/mile to finish quicker. 😀

Doesn't biking take you a long time? On a calories burned per hour ratio I believe that biking is much less efficient than running since you have to spend time looking for a good place to bike. Conversely, you can run anywhere pretty much.

I should have clarified that I came in in fairly good shape from a D1 sports background. Decided I'd try marathoning during M1/M2. I managed to run 9.5 miles/day, M-F, with a long 19 mile run on Saturday morning. Woke up at 5:50, ran (took about 1:05, give or take), and I'd be on time to class for 8am. Fit in 3 one hour lifting sessions during the week and I was in good shape. Ran Philly fast enough to qualify for Boston, and I ran that in the spring. Recently I've decided to give road bike racing a try, so I've been biking. Still managed to fit in workouts on the bike trainer every day while on my first rotation, obgyn. Didn't quite make two-a-days (other than the weekend), but I figure I've got psych now and can make up for it. 🙂

It's definitely possible to work out for an hour each and every day. The people that say they "don't have time" are spending it on the couch. Everyone spends at least an hour a day relaxing, no matter what they're doing. You just have to figure out what you want to spend that hour doing. That's not to say there aren't tradeoffs. You may be functioning on 6 hours/night for a few days in a row, and if you're working out you'll take a bit of a hit in everything.