Howdy!

Tomorrow morning will be day one. Day one of a change. Besides trying to lose 20-25 pounds, my main goal is to become heathier, get rid of my beer gut and FEEL BETTER! I want to make it clear that I am not trying to train for any kinds of competition, but strickly for personal pleasure/satisfaction. I work a 8-4 job Monday through Friday so I plan on working out BEFORE work. This will allow me to start the morning off right. I may do a few evening workouts, but the plan is to get a good 45 minutes in before I get to the office. I plan to work out 5 days a week, Monday through Friday with the weekend off to recover, etc. I'm not fat by no means, simply because I am pretty tall. I would like to gain some muscle; lost it all after I stopped lifting/training in college. Along with training/lifting I will be eating healthy, small but solid meals 5-6 times a day (I found this works great for me).

My goal with this log is to keep me going with it and obviously track my progress. Honestly, motivation right now is VERY bad. I don't want to really do this, but it needs to be done and there is no negatives with doing such a hobby. I have completely quit Diablo II and online gambling. I sit at a desk 8+ hours a day then I was going home and sitting at my home office for 3+ more hours! That is not a good recipe for a heathy living style. I want to totally eliminate the computer once I arrive home so my time spent at the computer will be at the office and at the office only. I'm very athletic, but again, at this point in my life (26 years old) I don't have much desire to want to get fit, I'd rather go drink beer 3-4 days/week. When I was in college chasing women around it was priority to look good and feel good. Now, since I'm engaged and comfortable with a sexy women I just let myself go (not that bad, but still pretty sloppy) and I want to get back into form before we have kids and to also show her the man she started dating almost 5 years ago. Also, I know the feeling of looking good after training for so many months. I want that feeling again and to take my shirt off without feeling self conscious!

Current Stats:
Height: 6 foot 8
Weight: 270-275 pounds
Last time @ gym: AT LEAST 1 year, maybe 2

Weight Goal:
250 pounds
Ending time: AT LEAST 5 months before I take a 2 week break

* Stats don't really tell the story here. Just something for you guys to understand I guess. The main factor is my weight.

I'm going to train the way I am most comfortable with and again, it's nothing too crazy, just a good way to get started:

Monday: Walk/Jog for 15 minutes | Chest/Back
Tuesday: Walk/Jog for 15 minutes | Triceps/Biceps/Shoulders
Wednesday: Walk/Jog for 15 minutes | Legs/Abs
Thursday: Walk/Jog for 15 minutes | Chest/Back
Friday: Walk/Jog for 15 minutes | Triceps/Biceps/Shoulders

I like to use both BB's and DB's when training. I've found that doing DB's actually helps increase your bench and other BB exercises. DB's also help me with form because my arms are so long. I will be doing 3 exercises per body part, per day. I will be more detailed during my daily logs with what exercises I've done, along with how many reps and the weight.

Feel free to track if you'd like. I will be updating this log every morning around 7-8a, M thru F. Thanks for looking and wish me luck!

Good luck brother Remember key is consistency. Also I didn't know you were 6'8, jesus christ

Post some pics to help tracking your progress, would be nice to see

Yeah, I will get some pictures eventually if that becomes something multiple people would like to see.

Appreciate the support man

Day 1 - Chest/Back

Date: 8/13/2014
Time: 5:00-6:00a
Weight: 271lbs

Chest 1:
BB Bench Press
135lb x 10
135lb x 8
135lb x 6

Back 1:
DB Back Flys (laying down on stomach)
15lb x 10
20lb x 8
20lb x 6

Chest 2:
DB Incline Press
40lb x 10
40lb x 8
40lb x 6

Back 2:
BB Straight-Leg Pull Ups (lean over, pull and straighten back)
55lb x 10
55lb x 8
55lb x 6

Chest 3:
Machine Crossovers (sitting down)
50lb x 10
50lb x 8
50lb x 6

Back 3:
Machine Double Arm X-Cross (grab w/ both hands and pull to opp. side of body standing)
50lb x 10
50lb x 8
50lb x 6

Walk/Jog:
5 minutes after workout

Result Summary:
Wow. The weights I chose were easy, but I didn't want to go too crazy on the first day in years. I'm super excited though and feel great...well besides shaky and sweating. Very happy with day 1. The gym was clear, nobody around but one guy walking on a treadmill. This is going to take some getting used to, getting up that early, but I was in bed by 10p so I didn't feel that bad. Other than that, very simple lift and just happy to finally start back up. Oh and don't mind my terminology, I'm not the best with exercise names.

Sneak-peak Picture:


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This post was edited by zteehs1 on Aug 13 2014 05:38am

I wanna see that shirtless body man. Mmm thinking about u now hehe

LOL

you dont have to limit yourself to one strict lifestyle dude, put the work in at the gym in the mornings (a solid effort) and then come home and game for a bit and have a beer. the two aspects can coexist quite easily in one life, and no you wont destroy your progress with a few beers every week, as long as you are actually doing work

Easy killer...


Yeah and I understand that, but a good point for others reading. I actually want to limit my lifestyle for once. I don't want to be spending an additional 3+ hours on the computer at home! Although I would rather do that, I need to do this. It's the best thing for me.

Oh and drinking dat beer, NOT stopping that. I've had 1 beer per day the last two days. I plan on only drinking heavily 1 day/week and at max 2 days/week. Cheers!

GL

Day 2 - Biceps/Triceps/Shoulders

Date: 8/14/2014
Time: 5:00-6:00a

Bicep 1:
DB Curls (standing)
35lb x 10
35lb x 8
35lb x 6

Tricep 1:
DB Overhead Extends (behind head with 1x DB)
50lb x 10
50lb x 8
50lb x 6

Shoulder 1:
DB Overhead Press (sitting down)
35lb x 10
35lb x 8
35lb x 6

Bicep 2:
BB Curls (standing up)
40lb x 10
40lb x 8
40lb x 6

Tricep 2:
Machine Push Downs (standing up)
60lb x 10
60lb x 8
60lb x 6

Shoulder 2:
DB Side Extends (standing up)
12lb x 10
12lb x 8
12lb x 6

Combined:
DB Curls (biceps) -> DB Overhead (shoulders) -> DB Overhead Extends (triceps)
25lb x 5
25lb x 5
25lb x 5

Walk/Jog:
6 minute fast paced walk after workout

Result Summary:
Today was a little bit of a struggle getting out of bed. Although once a I get up I feel good, just seeing 5:00a when it's completely dark out...very tough. As for the workout, very easy and quick. Went through everything pretty fast. Again, I didn't want to go too hard on the first bi/tri/shoulder day. I know for a fact I'll be tender tomorrow. But, overall, good workout and I am happy. Not looking forward to tomorrow morning...LEGS.

Thanks for following!

Day 3 - Legs

Date: 8/14/2014
Time: 6:00-6:40a

Legs 1:
BB Squat (regular squat)
135lb x 10
135lb x 8
135lb x 6

Legs 2:
Machine Leg Extends (sitting down)
25lb x 10
25lb x 8
25lb x 6

Legs 3:
Machine Calf Raises (sitting down)
25lb x 10
25lb x 8
25lb x 6

Walk/Jog:
Fast paced walk for 6-7 minutes (.5 miles)

Result Summary:
Today was rough. I'm just happy I got out of bed. I went drinking/playing poker last night (7-9:30p), had about 5-6 beers, but still was able to get into bed by 10p. I didn't need to go into work early so I set my alarm for 6a. Sore? Oh yeah. Getting out of bed was rough, but once I got to the gym I pounded out some leg exercises. I didn't do any abs...slacked on that. This is the first time I did legs in AT LEAST 4 years. When I lifted about 2-3 years ago I never did legs. I haven't been on a leg regimen since college, 5 years ago. So, it was nice (I guess) doing some squats and whatnot. I didn't want to go hard AT ALL here. As I sit here right now, it's hard getting up...real hard. But, overall, I'm happy I was able to get out of bed and get a little leg day in before the weekend. Excited for a whole week next week. Time to recover!

Thanks for following!