I knew the day of reckoning was coming. I am 39, travel alot, eat fast food and rarely workout. I have been getting by because over the last 7 years, I used to exercise rather frequently. The past two years- nada. I weigh 195 lbs and have a 5'10" frame. I can barely run a mile in 16 minutes, can barely do 34 push ups and 40 situps. It used to not be this way.
When I was 22 years old (17 years ago) coming out of Officer Candidate School, I was in the best shape of my life. Back then, I ran a mile and a half in 9 minutes, could do 100 push ups and 120 sit ups in two minutes. I think back to what changed then and now and back then, I worked out twice a day, six days a week for 16 weeks. We got up at 5:00 am to do morning PT, which consisted of calistenics and running two miles and came back at lunch and ran another four. On Saturday, it was "Sports Day" which was a mandatory two - three hours of basketball, sprint relays, tug o war. Oh I forgot, we mixed in swimming at lunches where we did not run four miles. After about 8 weeks, I got used to the routine and did not mind it, but the first few weeks were hell.
What the hell happened? Age, kids, laziness. I dont know, but it is going to stop and today is the day it stops. I have made a commitment to workout everyday, rain or shine for the next 30 days. On "rest days" I am going to swim. In 30 days, here is my goal:
a) Get that mile time down to 9 minutes
b) Be able to do 60 pushups in 2 minutes
c) Be able to do 80 situps in 2 minutes
d) 16 pullups
How do I make this work? I am getting up, every morning at 5am for treadmill runs, situps and light plyometrics. In the evening, I am going to run 2 miles.
The schedule does not change when I travel as I am going to have to fit this in. To make sure I do this, I set up this blog where I will document my progress and weight. To make things more interesting, I am taking photos.
For supplements, I am using creatine and amino acids. This is my last shot at glory. Wish me luck.
Today I did the following
10 lame pushups
30 situps
ran a mile
Tomorrow I will be up bright and early at 5am and I am going to hit the treadmill for interval work, followed by plyometrics, pull ups, light bench, leg press and dips.
Wish my fat arse luck!
When I was 22 years old (17 years ago) coming out of Officer Candidate School, I was in the best shape of my life. Back then, I ran a mile and a half in 9 minutes, could do 100 push ups and 120 sit ups in two minutes. I think back to what changed then and now and back then, I worked out twice a day, six days a week for 16 weeks. We got up at 5:00 am to do morning PT, which consisted of calistenics and running two miles and came back at lunch and ran another four. On Saturday, it was "Sports Day" which was a mandatory two - three hours of basketball, sprint relays, tug o war. Oh I forgot, we mixed in swimming at lunches where we did not run four miles. After about 8 weeks, I got used to the routine and did not mind it, but the first few weeks were hell.
What the hell happened? Age, kids, laziness. I dont know, but it is going to stop and today is the day it stops. I have made a commitment to workout everyday, rain or shine for the next 30 days. On "rest days" I am going to swim. In 30 days, here is my goal:
a) Get that mile time down to 9 minutes
b) Be able to do 60 pushups in 2 minutes
c) Be able to do 80 situps in 2 minutes
d) 16 pullups
How do I make this work? I am getting up, every morning at 5am for treadmill runs, situps and light plyometrics. In the evening, I am going to run 2 miles.
The schedule does not change when I travel as I am going to have to fit this in. To make sure I do this, I set up this blog where I will document my progress and weight. To make things more interesting, I am taking photos.
For supplements, I am using creatine and amino acids. This is my last shot at glory. Wish me luck.
Today I did the following
10 lame pushups
30 situps
ran a mile
Tomorrow I will be up bright and early at 5am and I am going to hit the treadmill for interval work, followed by plyometrics, pull ups, light bench, leg press and dips.
Wish my fat arse luck!
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