Lose the equipment… Body weight exercise is all it takes

July 30, 2008 By Leave a Comment

Let’s face it, when you’re overweight, your own body weight is plenty to heave around to get a solid workout.  So, this week I’m continuing to workout using Matt Furey’s combat conditioning and combat abs.   Although MF’s programs go into much more depth, they each have a core set of basic exercises that I pretty much stick to at this point.  Combat conditioning has “the royal court” and combat abs has the “magnificent seven”.  I’ll review his programs in more detail later for whoever might be interested.

One thing I’ve subbed in for MF’s pushup portion is a program I came across call “hundredpushups.com”.  When I was about 17 I could do around 40-50 pushups at once, but that’s about the last time I could do more than 20-ish.  Now it’s even worse than that.  So, I thought it might be kind of fun to try this program out –- six weeks to a hundred pushups.  It might take a few more weeks than that depending on if I need to repeat weeks (which I probably will!), so we’ll see…

Filed Under: Training Notes

How to lose 4 pounds and ½” off your waist in one week

July 28, 2008 By 1 Comment

Okay, good news to report on week 1.  My body was absolutely shocked that I exerted it, and it responded by dropping 4 pounds and a half inch from the waist.  As you’ve gathered, it’s time for the weekly weigh in…

Weight: 215 lbs.
Waist: 41 inches

How did I do it?  I started out nice and easy, leaning on a training program I’ve enjoyed in the past called combat conditioning by Matt Furey.  I literally only spent 5-7 minutes per workout before jumping in the shower (Monday – Friday).   I’ve experienced quick results in weight loss previously using combat conditioning, so I wasn’t surprised.  The progress won’t always come so easily, but the initial shock to the body sure did the trick this week.

Filed Under: Weigh-in

It’ll catch up with you eventually…

July 23, 2008 By Leave a Comment

One of my dad’s favorite sayings to me as I was growing up was “it’ll catch up with you eventually”. He was usually referring to me being able to eat mass quantities of food and stay super thin. It’s tough to believe it when you’re 18, 6’2” and 165 lbs.

A few years later, I got married at 21 and I was an inch taller at 6’3” and picked up five pounds with that inch to weigh in at 170 lbs. Still no fatness in sight. Two years later. Doing okay – maybe 175. Another two years – hitting 180, still not worried.

Well, I turned 30 in December and was getting dangerously close to 200 lbs. and concern started to hit. It’s like I broke a resistance level with a stock and BOOM! Upward and onward – soaring to 219. Not concerned any more. Panic is a better word.

You were right dad… it caught up with me.

Filed Under: Flashbacks

Officially overweight, but not quite obese

July 21, 2008 By 2 Comments

Okay, with much fear and trepidation, I faced my first appointment with humiliation… and stepped on the scale and busted out my wife’s sewing tape measure… drum roll please…

Weight: 219 lbs.
Waist: 41.5 inches

Holy crap!!! Just to put that in perspective, I’m 6’3” tall. But seriously, whoa! Just as recently as the beginning of the year, I was a “reasonable” 195 lbs. This is a record year for weight gain. Wow. Well, nowhere to go but down (I hope!).

Filed Under: Weigh-in

Time to lose weight and drop those pounds!

July 19, 2008 By 1 Comment

Well, I think I established enough of a case in my last post to prove to myself it’s time to get serious and do something about dropping these pounds.  I jokingly put on my Facebook profile last year that one of my hobbies was to see how long I could not exercise and stay under 200 lbs.  Unfortunately that day just came and left.  After years of staying on the right side of that line, I really busted through it in the past few months.

So, what am I going to do about it?  Blog.  Well, and exercise if I must… okay, and adjust my diet a bit… at some point.  The blog is just a way for me to have some accountability (and a good dose of public humiliation) to force me to keep at it.

I’ll post a weekly weigh-in and waist measurement to track progress.  As scary as it is to post those initial numbers it’s the only way to really get this going.  I’ll talk about and review some training programs, diets, and other fun stuff.  Any comments, ideas, and *encouragement* would be appreciated.

Filed Under: My Story
« Older Posts