Quote (prednam @ Jun 14 2014 12:57pm)
im not sure about strengthening lungs to avoid asthma attacks, ive been under the impression that exercise may even aggravate or trigger attacks. As far as i know, asthmatic attacks respond mainly to medication only (i could be wrong though). Usually people take one or two puffs before doing sports to avoid attacks.
im a lazy reader so i didnt exactly catch your physique goals. Are you aiming for mere healthy/fit, athletic, gymnast-like, greek god?

At the moment I just want to be healthy/fit, but once I reach that goal I'm definitely going to aim to bulk up a bit and then just get as toned as possible.. I don't want to be too big though

Quote (Jaypee @ Jun 14 2014 12:23pm)
1. Hard to tell, improvement will come with consistency. I would try sets 15, 20 or 25 depending on how long you can last and vary the hand positions (wide, narrow, etc.)
2. Then do moderate intensity cardio, could be jogging, taking bike rides. If you can handle it, I'd do HIIT (high intensity interval training, but I'm not sure considering your asthma - maybe later): basically it's running fast over a short period of time (~1 min) and then go slower to rest for the same duration, or a shorter interval (30 secs when you get used to it).
3. Less calories on non workout days (~500 less).
Thank you again for awesome info ^^ I'll probably end up using my bike for cardio until I can get some running shoes, I wear skater shoes a lot so it would suck to run in.