Me too, I use to work in a bakery and they made all the bread for a major fast food chain, and so, the plant ran around the clock 7 days a week and sometimes I had to work like 13-14 hours around peak periods. And so, when you work like that for 3-4 days a week you need 1-2 days just to get back to normal (sleep). I use to feel sorry for my buds because they had GF/babies and so when they got home they had to say up to watch the kids as the GF went to work.
Anyhow, around this time I found Joe Defranco (and through him I found Charlie) and started doing Westside, and so, the gym work was ok, I was able to manage, but there would have been no way I could have done high speed runs, AND lift weights, AND tempo, AND med ball work, while working 12+ hour shits, especially since most of the time I worked at night.
Anyhow, I don’t know why they work people like this (hire more people or something), it’s why I quit. I was only 25 and would get home and see bags under my eyes. Cops, nurses and other people work shifts like this…