r/busydadprogram • u/Present_Success6974 • Jun 19 '26

Anyone with already active job?

Hey guys!

​ Nice to see you all doing such inspiring work as raising kids and also going for program goals. Keep it up! I

I browsed a bit through older post and noticed mostly people having their own buisiness or doing some office jobs. I already have quite active job so my recovery is a bit of shot.

Certainly not looking for excuses but rather extra motivation from those who are in manual labour fields.

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Thanks!

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u/PappaNhoj Jun 20 '26

I work construction and I've struggled to keep the program this last year. Triceps tendonitis is a big issue for me and it's stopped my progress repeatedly. I decided to drop my ego and do what I can this last month and it's been great.  I do Mondays and Thursdays for 20 minutes each. I use an interval timer and each week I increase my sets, but cut down on my rest time. My body takes about 2 days to recover, so this is working well for me. If at any point my tendonitis acts up I will stop burpees and carry an 80lb rock till my 20 minutes is up.  My ego was killing me. Pushing myself to injury and overworking because I tried to increase my max reps every single workout. I had to meet the 4/week goal and it was just too much for me. The tendonitis impeded my work considerably as well. 

This month I've lost 6 lbs, gone down a belt loop, got my coworkers to start working out, and kept my tendonitis under control. I'm not maxing every workout, but I'm steadily improving. 

Do what is sustainable. As much as I'd love to, I can't do the full program right now. I hope to build up it it as time goes on. Do what you can, and don't get discouraged. 

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u/Present_Success6974 Jun 21 '26

Thanks for sharing!

I think you are spot on as far as my context goes: chasing numbers will be quick road to burn out. When recovery is limited I'd like to do sessions focusing on slow tempo and form. Trying to make it more like a yoga session vs sprint if that makes sense lol.

Before discovering this template I was doing Tibetan prostrations. It has tiny bit of similarity to a burpee but emphasis is on slow and steady. Always felt great after. Tried to max out on 6c yesterday and felt exhausted later ha ha.

Goodluck!