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09-08-2003, 01:29 PM
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pushing your body
Has any of you ever questioned the limitations of your body? Is there a limit of consecutive hours worked, or worked in a week?
In recent weeks i've logged more hours at a time, than i ever had in my life and i know physically I could handle smaller gradual increments.
Recently i witnessed a UFC winner who's everyday routine consisented of: 2 hours kickboxing, 2 hours boxing, 2 hours wrestling, 2 hours Jui Jitsu + weight lifting.
Are these demands reaching toward a pinnacle that would cap off, or is this mind over matter, aspiring toward infinite knowledge? And if the former is true, what would the limit be.....25/30/35 hours worked, 4 days without any sleep?
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09-08-2003, 05:04 PM
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last summer i worked two full time jobs...i NEVER EVER recommend this to anyone. i would wake up at 5:30ish am and get ready for work and left around 6:15ish to get there at 7am and be on time. i worked til 3:30 and then with about a half hour break to change, i would head over to applebees to serve. every shift i worked at that store (i have since transferred) i closed. during the week we close at midnight so it would be close to 1 before we would get out of there. then i would drive the 30-35 min drive home, change and get into bed around 1:30-2:00 am to wake back up at 5:30 to start it all over again.
i would sleep at the day job whenever possible. we had morning meetings that i would get about 10 min of sleep and then i would sleep on my 1/2 hr lunch break and my two 15 min breaks. i learned to drive half awake - this is VERY bad!! i even got pulled over one night because i really did fall full asleep behind the wheel and was swerving and the officer thought i was drunk. opps...
i personally think that serving is one of the most demanding jobs ever. i got home last night and wanted to cry b/c my back hurt so bad.
so...as a result of not sleeping like i should have been, i ended up getting really really sick. the week where i worked 101 hours is the week i decided that it wasnt healthy anymore. i told my one job that i "picked up a class" so i could come in at 10 instead of 7.
so yeah...i definately think there are limitations for your body. you just need to know when to quit!!
***dances an overworked summer dance***
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09-08-2003, 07:27 PM
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I don't know - I've pushed myself pretty hard in both summers and during school semesters, and it just gets to be too much at times.
First semester senior year, I was working 30 hours, taking four classes, plus I was president of my chapter.
Summer after freshman year, I worked around 60-70 hours a week - and when I wasn't working, I was getting up early to work out and get myself in shape.
In both cases, by the end of the semester/summer I was completely drained. I thrive on being busy, but at the same time, there's a limit.
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09-08-2003, 08:20 PM
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But couldn't you argue that your body would react to the routine and wouldn't get sick anymore? I know that happened to me a few times but during a tough workload (51 hours in 3 days) i was functioning fine. It wasn't until i slept 10 hours the day after i felt like shit.
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09-08-2003, 08:28 PM
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But couldn't you argue that your body would react to the routine and wouldn't get sick anymore? I know that happened to me a few times but during a tough workload (51 hours in 3 days) i was functioning fine. It wasn't until i slept 10 hours the day after i felt like shit.
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True...a break from sleep/work routine will affect your body, whether it's more or less sleep.
I just find that I get to the point where I crash - and it takes me a while to get back to normal.
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09-08-2003, 09:05 PM
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I'm too blessed to be stressed...
That's why you all are young!!!
And the aged, like me, cain't get around as fast as we use to...
No actually, that's why you see folks droppin' off like flies with heart attacks--'cuz not everybody is built the same...
Some folks can handle the pressure, others cannot and dropout. In the long run, will it truly matter? I dunno. But, to you all, I would say, does it make you happier? Is it getting you where you need to go in life? Basically, is it worth it?
There is this whole area in the National Institutes of Health call the National Institute of Environmental Health. It is dedicated to understanding the genetic discrepancies that would cause one to be able to "burn candles on both ends" whereas another person could not... And there are these little discrepancies observed within populations... Whether they mean anything is still debatable (sp.)...
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09-08-2003, 10:46 PM
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When you work 120 hours in one week come talk to me. That was my all-time high. My favorite was working 3 days straight until my contacts burned. In school you'd know who'd been staying up if you looked at the tissues on the table...usually they were blue from what they were sniffing.
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09-08-2003, 10:56 PM
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One summer I worked 2 full time jobs. The first one was an overnight job at a dorm desk, Mon-Fri from 12a - 8a. It was temp position - pretty laid back, and really the only thing I had to do was stay awake. Then during the day I would go to work at Eckerds, which often entailed unloading the semi trucks that made deliveries. The schedule there always changed, so it was impossible to get on a solid routine and get some much needed sleep. I went 4 days once without sleep, and the result of that was spilliing a tote full of drain cleaner on myself. Fortunately the next day was one of only a couple that summer that I had off from both jobs, and was able to get some rest. When the overnight job finally came to an end, I was so relieved. I swore I would never get myself into that situation again.
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09-08-2003, 11:51 PM
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I don't know about the rest of you, but when i consider the gains made from the sacrifices i have few regrets. I geuss it is mind over matter.
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09-09-2003, 03:22 AM
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I've gone multiple days without sleep quite a few times before, whether it was due to school, work, or other issues - 72 hours is about the max before you start to randomly shut down. As long as you take precautions - hydrate, keep long-term energy supplies high, avoid short-term solutions like caffeine and sugar - you can work at a relatively effective level.
Much of it is mental, and also quite a bit is preparation, at least in my experience. As far as working, I've done 25 consecutive days, but have never even neared Rudey's 120 hours - I think the most I've ever logged was around 80 between the lab and bartending.
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09-09-2003, 06:14 AM
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I don't know about the rest of you, but when i consider the gains made from the sacrifices i have few regrets. I geuss it is mind over matter.
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True - I wouldn't give up the summer I worked all those hours because it kind of taught me what a REAL workweek was (although my dad's been putting in 70+ hour work weeks for years, I didn't realize what it took till I tried).
With the money I made it helped out big time paying for school, and that's what matters - all those hours working summers and during school helped me pay the way through to get my degrees.
When I look at friends who seriously slacked, lost scholarships and forced their parents to pay more than they should have had to, I would go back and work all those hours again.
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09-09-2003, 09:31 AM
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I admire all of y'all who have worked really hard.
I was taking 15 hours and working 50+ hour weeks at my full time, as well as working as a promoter during my junior year. I barely had time to think, it seemed. During that time I didn't mind much, but after I lost my full time job it seemed like an entire year had just disappeared. Now that I am out of school, my 40 hr/week job is a breeze! I actually have time for a social life as well as the gym. Works out okay to me!
I think hard work really builds character and I feel sorry for the people who have gone through life being pampered by mommy and daddy.
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09-09-2003, 09:43 AM
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This past school year, I had to deal with the wonders of "One Hell" (first year of law school). I took 16 hours each semester, but the workload was about 60 hours a week when you considered classes and homework and legal writing assignments.
I had two weeks off to recover from the semester and the 2 week finals period. I started working at a law office one week into this break.
After that "break" I started summer school full time - 6 hours. And I kept my job in the afternoons. I also commute an hour to school and back.
After summer school ended, I continued to work. One day my body said "no, you're not getting up. Sorry."
I spent 3 days in bed. I went to the doctor and had all sorts of tests done and all they could say was "you're exhausted."
We have a 4 week break in between summer school and the fall semester. I don't even feel like I've had any time off. It's early Sept. and I'm already burned out.
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09-09-2003, 12:34 PM
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When you work 120 hours in one week come talk to me. That was my all-time high. -Rudey
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does 101 get close? that was my all time high!!! ugh!! thank goodness i plan on never doing that again!!
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09-09-2003, 12:50 PM
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does 101 get close? that was my all time high!!! ugh!! thank goodness i plan on never doing that again!!
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omg!!! i didnt dance!! see...i am overworked by this stressful week recruitment week!!!!
***dances a dance to remember***
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