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Quoted: Did a walk/run for 3.5 miles today...right around 40 minutes. Not a terrible start to the year. I definitely couldn't do that 365 days ago. Still no pushups for a while....but im definitely trying to do what i can Well done Macro. Anything is always better than nothing. |
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Quoted: oh my  I just started a round of p90x though, I'm only two weeks in and already looking at something else lol. I like burpees though, just can't seem to figure out a good atrength training plan to add to my running schedule. I can't stay consistent with it. |
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Quoted: I can 250 a week. I am all in on my health in 2025. Started making changes in 2024, but it is pedal to the metal this year. I will lose 20lbs I will reverse pre diabetes I will honor the body God gave me. YESSSSS I keep that in mind. God gave me a healthy body. What am I doing with it besides drinking too much and eating too much garbage? Do it to it! |
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It's been 3 solid months since I did a single pushup, and I can tell I'm a little out of practice. 5th set done at 2000hrs tonight. 250 on day 1. Might have one more set in me tonight before bed. Back to the office tomorrow and Friday and definitely not ready to return to work
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Quoted: Sept 2022 I was 255. I think I'm around 165 right now. 44 waist back to a 32. I'll be 40 next month. My goal right now is to build muscle. Without hurting myself. I worked 20 years in the grocery business, my knees and shoulders aren't the best. Any suggestions? Right now I'm alternating between a 20 minute body weight workout I found on youtube, a kettle bell upper body workout, and doing squats and lunges with anything heavy I can hold. I am pretty against joining a gym. I don't want to spend 4 hours a day working out either. Any suggestions? I don't want to look like Thor, but I don't want to look like a flabby middle aged guy either. Start out with as many push-ups as you can do, and add one per day until you hit 50, then start another set doing the afore mentioned program of as many as possible then adding one. My goal was 150 per day 7 days a week, and now that's my warmup before working out with weights for at least a half hour 5 days a week, but I always do the push-ups and usually 50-100 squats to get my heart rate up. Just doing the push-ups transformed my upper body very fast, and you can very them with doing some at an angle against your counter to work your traps, moving your hands in or out or even flipped backwards, it's a very versatile exercise, I'm going to start doing pull-ups now that I got a bar, I need to get my wings built back up lol. I used to be in really good shape but had a health problem for 15 years that finally got cleared up and now I'm back at it, but I never allowed myself to get terribly heavy. I got heavier than I wanted to be once, and I cut out all sugar and dropped 30 pounds in 45 days. You got this, and if you can't do push-ups regularly there's no shame in doing them on your knees, anything is better than nothing. |
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Quoted: Sept 2022 I was 255. I think I'm around 165 right now. 44 waist back to a 32. I'll be 40 next month. My goal right now is to build muscle. Without hurting myself. I worked 20 years in the grocery business, my knees and shoulders aren't the best. Any suggestions? Right now I'm alternating between a 20 minute body weight workout I found on youtube, a kettle bell upper body workout, and doing squats and lunges with anything heavy I can hold. I am pretty against joining a gym. I don't want to spend 4 hours a day working out either. Any suggestions? I don't want to look like Thor, but I don't want to look like a flabby middle aged guy either. If you're just starting, and you don't have much equipment, and you don't want to think too much, get some resistance bands and do p90x for the next 3 months. Modify as needed for pain / range of motion limitations. Insanity is all bodyweight and is not bad either. They aren't great programs for strength but they're pretty brainless for beginners - just follow the schedule, modify for pain, and get decent results. That could keep you occupied all year. Once you've built up a decent base then maybe you could consider getting adjustable dumbbells and a bench, or a squat rack + bar + bench, and doing a 5x5. |
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Quoted: Start out with as many push-ups as you can do, and add one per day until you hit 50, then start another set doing the afore mentioned program of as many as possible then adding one. My goal was 150 per day 7 days a week, and now that's my warmup before working out with weights for at least a half hour 5 days a week, but I always do the push-ups and usually 50-100 squats to get my heart rate up. Just doing the push-ups transformed my upper body very fast, and you can very them with doing some at an angle against your counter to work your traps, moving your hands in or out or even flipped backwards, it's a very versatile exercise, I'm going to start doing pull-ups now that I got a bar, I need to get my wings built back up lol. I used to be in really good shape but had a health problem for 15 years that finally got cleared up and now I'm back at it, but I never allowed myself to get terribly heavy. I got heavier than I wanted to be once, and I cut out all sugar and dropped 30 pounds in 45 days. You got this, and if you can't do push-ups regularly there's no shame in doing them on your knees, anything is better than nothing. Tell me (us) about the pull-up bar you got! |
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Quoted: I tell people who want to start slow to do 5 pushups today. 5 tomorrow. Finish the week out that way. Next week do 7 everyday. Do that for a couple weeks. Then do 10 a day after that. By February, 15/day. 20/day in March. Im following this. I did 5 the first day but today I couldn't even do 4. But, I am doing it the hard way-go down, arms out, arms in, go up, pause, go down, repeat. I've havent conditioned myself since college so this is going to be a long road... |
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Quoted: Im following this. I did 5 the first day but today I couldn't even do 4. But, I am doing it the hard way-go down, arms out, arms in, go up, pause, go down, repeat. I've havent conditioned myself since college so this is going to be a long road... Quoted: Quoted: I tell people who want to start slow to do 5 pushups today. 5 tomorrow. Finish the week out that way. Next week do 7 everyday. Do that for a couple weeks. Then do 10 a day after that. By February, 15/day. 20/day in March. Im following this. I did 5 the first day but today I couldn't even do 4. But, I am doing it the hard way-go down, arms out, arms in, go up, pause, go down, repeat. I've havent conditioned myself since college so this is going to be a long road... We look forward to seeing your progress 
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Quoted: I forgot I need to see if we have kettlebells at the gym. Thank you for the reminder. As far as a BMI calculator, I am unsure. I'm obese according to all the ones I've looked at as well. I use swings for warmups(4x15x30) before my weight training workout and then do rounds of the Armor Building Complex (Swing, 2 cleans, 1 overhead press, 3 rack squats and a swing down) as a HIIT finisher. 3 days of that and three days of 60 minute walks. For New Years I did a little over 3 miles in the woods. |
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Quoted: Kettlebells are a fun adjunct and will smoke you. The variety of movements and the dynamic rotational stuff keeps them interesting and tough. I use swings for warmups(4x15x30) before my weight training workout and then do rounds of the Armor Building Complex (Swing, 2 cleans, 1 overhead press, 3 rack squats and a swing down) as a HIIT finisher. 3 days of that and three days of 60 minute walks. For New Years I did a little over 3 miles in the woods. My wife and I were busy painting our old house so we can get it on market in the next 30 days. I would have loved to been in the forest those days
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Quoted: Start out with as many push-ups as you can do, and add one per day until you hit 50, then start another set doing the afore mentioned program of as many as possible then adding one. My goal was 150 per day 7 days a week, and now that's my warmup before working out with weights for at least a half hour 5 days a week, but I always do the push-ups and usually 50-100 squats to get my heart rate up. Just doing the push-ups transformed my upper body very fast, and you can very them with doing some at an angle against your counter to work your traps, moving your hands in or out or even flipped backwards, it's a very versatile exercise, I'm going to start doing pull-ups now that I got a bar, I need to get my wings built back up lol. I used to be in really good shape but had a health problem for 15 years that finally got cleared up and now I'm back at it, but I never allowed myself to get terribly heavy. I got heavier than I wanted to be once, and I cut out all sugar and dropped 30 pounds in 45 days. You got this, and if you can't do push-ups regularly there's no shame in doing them on your knees, anything is better than nothing. Serious question: Y'all do pushups every day? I used to work out in high school, and I always varied the muscle group each day. Upper body Monday Wednesday Friday and lower on Tuesday and Thursday. I was under the impression you had to let those muscles recover before working them again. When I do my kettle bell work outs now, I'm usually a little sore the next day. Same thing for the body weight workout I do. Should I be working out more often? |