Frostillicus's fitness and lack there of

[schro]

Hey Frost, holding yourself accountable has been key to me getting back on the straight & narrow. I'm on here often enough that it's a definite reminder to do what you gotta do to get back into shape. I'm here for ya if you want to PM me.

Although you probably have a good idea of the food basics, one thing that worked for me in the past is avoiding eating after 6pm. I know that is really hard with some people's schedule, but serious evening eating wrecks havoc on any diet plans.

Good luck to ya.
Schro

[frostillicus123]

Day one.... still the old year but i didn't do the gym.... my excuse.... i was going to be awake at 7 am to work out... than go to work at 11:00 am get off at 8:00 PM and go back to work 10:00 PM - 4AM almost 24 ohurs awake on the frist day i worked out in a while... so jan 2nd it the due date fellas if i don't go i never will and failed miserably.

I am aware that working muscles does increase testostrone, however i don't want to add any weight positive or negitive.

[Razor X]

I am going to start tomorrow, and work out everyday before work for 2 hours, doing just cardio. 

Two hours might be a little much to start off with.  Be sure not to set the bar too high, because you might lose your motivation quickly if you make things too difficult for yourself.   Keep your cardio workouts short and intense -- that will burn more calories than longer, less intense workouts.  And be sure to give yourself a day off during the week to rest up.  I like take Wednesdays off.  That way I have two days of working out, one day of rest, and then two more days of working out.

[Robmeister]

Yeah....you might try gradually working up to longer more intense cardio workouts.  I don't think I've ever spent 2 hours at the gym in ANY capacity.  Right now, I'm only at 15-20 minutes of weights and 25-30 minutes of pretty low-intensity cardio.  I'm at the gym an hour TOPS, but get in a good workout for where my body is at. 

I concur with Razor.  Starting out at 2 hours may be too aggressive right now.  It's hard enough just to SHOW UP at the gym on a regular basis.....let alone staying there for that long.

Since it's been a long time since you've excercised, you'll be surprised how a 20- to 25-minute slow-jog on the treadmill will be quite enough to start with....your calves, quads, glutes and even obliques will actually be SORE from your first several workouts at that level.....believe me, I just went through it.

Just my $0.02 worth

[Robmeister]

Got this off of a website.  It's good for all of us:

"Changing your body can be a long and arduous task. It certainly doesn't happen spontaneously nor do great things happen without a plan and a lot of patience and faith in your process. Just like many other things in life, it is consistency and unwavering devotion to your lifestyle that will make the changes on your body that you want. Every time you look into the mirror, you are, in essence, looking at the aggregate of your lifestyle over time. In other words, for good or bad, your body is made up of more than proteins, minerals and water. Your body is slowly formed and shaped daily by your lifestyle habits. Nothing happens quickly or over night with your body. So if you want what you have already, keep doing what you are doing. If you want your body to change, you must do something different and you must keep doing it...no matter what."

[SLYinKC]

Robmeister,  That's some great advice.  I need to paste that on my bathroom mirror.

[frostillicus123]

that's awesome rob... and as for 2 hours of cardio i was exagerating, might be more like 45. I'm a work horse and after about 5 minutes i'm exhausted but i get a second wind and can go forever.