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Getting back in shape. #1


digitalcat

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Some of you may know that I was a gymnast in my past life. Meaning, I was tortured by the best of the best of Russian coaches. At some point I had a really great body and since then I kinda let things go...

It got pretty bad, at some point my female friends were getting jealous of my boobs. Last week I joined a gym and trying to get back in shape. Another motivation was that during my last physical the Doc told me I had high cholesterol.

In the next few blogs I will go over the things I am doing to get back in form. I also plan to post the pics of the progress that will hopefully be visible.

The Goals:

I am not trying to look like Arnold in his late 20's, what I am trying to do is

1. loose the extra fat on my belly so I can have a flat stomach

2. build up my legs so that they don't look like sticks

3. build up my back muscles so that my posture improves and I have a nice V shape.

4. build up my neck so i look like less like a pencil neck computer programmer

I was raised to work out using mostly with my own weight: Pull-ups, push-ups, sit-ups, squats, dips etc. At this point my body isn't strong enough to do enough of heavy duty stuff to really make a difference in the overall before the muscles get too sore to really be useful in achieving my goals. I am starting with small weights and easy excersizes. The reason I am using smaller weights is to tone the muscles rather than to build mass using larger weights. In other words more repetitions with lighter weights than heavy lifting.

My work-outs are about one hour and this is what the breakdown has been so far:

10 minute set of stretching a must before any physical activity.

20 min cardio (biking, running, or climbing the stair monster)

15 minute stomach exercises broken down into 3 five minute segments (sit ups, leg lifts, crunches)

15 minute set of either legs, arms, back or shoulders. (sometimes a mix of them depending on the level of ADHD at the moment)

In the next one, I will cover specific exercises and what they are doing for my body.

I have some pics before and after (so far 3 gym trips), but I don't want to openly post them because the before part is well... not so pretty. So beware if you look... white flab galore!

http://picasaweb.google.com/vlad.ilin/BeforeAndAfterGym#

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Some of you may know that I was a gymnast in my past life. Meaning, I was tortured by the best of the best of Russian coaches. At some point I had a really great body and since then I kinda let things go...

It got pretty bad, at some point my female friends were getting jealous of my boobs. Last week I joined a gym and trying to get back in shape. Another motivation was that during my last physical the Doc told me I had high cholesterol.

In the next few blogs I will go over the things I am doing to get back in form. I also plan to post the pics of the progress that will hopefully be visible.

The Goals:

I am not trying to look like Arnold in his late 20's, what I am trying to do is

1. loose the extra fat on my belly so I can have a flat stomach

2. build up my legs so that they don't look like sticks

3. build up my back muscles so that my posture improves and I have a nice V shape.

4. build up my neck so i look like less like a pencil neck computer programmer

I was raised to work out using mostly with my own weight: Pull-ups, push-ups, sit-ups, squats, dips etc. At this point my body isn't strong enough to do enough of heavy duty stuff to really make a difference in the overall before the muscles get too sore to really be useful in achieving my goals. I am starting with small weights and easy excersizes. The reason I am using smaller weights is to tone the muscles rather than to build mass using larger weights. In other words more repetitions with lighter weights than heavy lifting.

My work-outs are about one hour and this is what the breakdown has been so far:

10 minute set of stretching a must before any physical activity.

20 min cardio (biking, running, or climbing the stair monster)

15 minute stomach exercises broken down into 3 five minute segments (sit ups, leg lifts, crunches)

15 minute set of either legs, arms, back or shoulders. (sometimes a mix of them depending on the level of ADHD at the moment)

In the next one, I will cover specific exercises and what they are doing for my body.

I have some pics before and after (so far 3 gym trips), but I don't want to openly post them because the before part is well... not so pretty. So beware if you look... white flab galore!

http://picasaweb.google.com/vlad.ilin/BeforeAndAfterGym#

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You're inspiring me DC ...

contest??? needing motivation!

My target is to lose 10% of my weight by April 30th

those bird legs (serious weights would do it --- and all the biking you can stand)

BTW- young man don't forget to streach before and after -- good for your core muscles too

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@Thanks MAY! :D

@Hyper I stopped drinking a while ago. I think the reason I am out of shape is because I work in front of a computer too much and eat tons of snacks. Vodka is more dietary but Def not too good for the liver.

@Danno - Sure Bring it ON. 10% is very doable. Take before and after shots! I am committed to at least 3 times a week at least 1 hour each session.

@carz - you got time, didn't you say you were going to get in shape b4 Thailand? Well 3 hours a week isn't too much is it?

@Don - Yes, yes I am and I absolutely agree every girl on TF should post a b4 and after shot. B4 taking off the brassier and after.

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yeah 10 % is a reasonable loss over a 4-6 week period for most anyone...

now about those shots 10% is not going to get me ripped -- ready for a poster DC

Beside May and your women looking in might lose their appetites if I were to post this poor form! ;)

---> mine will have to be a more gradual ramp up and more frequent (say 5 days) send you my

number and we will measure up on April 30th!

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That's the workout i'm pretty much doing now with back/biceps, shoulder/triceps and chest/legs on alternate days but situps and 30 min runs on all 3 days...

It's working a treat now and i've shed 5 kilo in 3 month... could be much better if i can control diet, but i'm f**king useless at that...

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agreed. i cant live without some sort of exercise every morning and I do a similar program as you are doing but I am not getting the same results. but I am also probably twice your age even though the woods are lovely dark and deep.

the thing i love about exercising here at my new place is the huge outdoor pool I dive into after the hour of heat in the non aircon gym. Bangkok is getting hotter as summer approaches and even at 7 am it is uncomfortable out there. but then that swim for 15 minutes cools me down, stretches out my back muscles and legs. its a great finale.

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