And so I have finally decided to get fit...

[turkey73]

After an approximate 10 years of general self abuse I have decided that I really need to get fit and go beyond my usual exercise regime of smoke inhalation, pint lifting, and the obligatory mouse click/remote control browsing...

This life changing decision being brought on by the fact that the wife is heavily pregnant and I feel that I should really try and be active if only so that my child doesnt also get the idea that being a fat slob is the way to be in life...

I have joined a gym and recently took up Kung Fu in order to try and sort this all out. So please do help me out a bit here and rate the following which is will either kill or cure me...

gym exercises:-
10mins cycling
15mins xtrainer
10mins rowing machine
various weight machines doing 8reps of highweights, 3 sets of each
back on xtrainer for 10mins
(overall about a 2hour workout)

The Kung Fu lessons are 1.5hrs each and involve quite a bit of light hand sparring which I have found to be rather good for cardio and when up against the much higher grades rather good for adrenaline too

My current aim is to be at the gym Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays and doing Kung Fu on the Tuesdays and Thursdays

I have been doing the Kung Fu now for about 1year and have got to 2nd cup (Blue Sash) and have been at the gym for about a month. I seem to have lost about 1.5stone already but my diet and smoking is my weakness at the moment (why oh why does the work canteen have to keep assailing my nostrils with the glories of the bacon butty in a morning!).

Thanks to other threads here I have ordered some Sina Cordifolia to try and help me shift off some of the final flab (I am still at about 22% body fat) help me out a bit please, is there anything else I can be doing to get rid of the extra flab and get some good muscle definition? Any improvements that could be made on this programme?

 

[turkey73]

My metabolism has definatly slowed down over time (I used to be able to eat/drink/smoke however much I liked and retain a six pack now I just have to look at a snickers and my belly burts the belt), not just my age but also the extreme laziness. The xtrainer seems to give me a better overall cardio workout than the bike so I may just up my gym time on that from the current 15mins then 10mins after the weights to a 30mins then 15mins.

Not too sure on the climbing though, its not a fear of heights or falling, its the landing that gives me the jitters

 

[turkey73]

Mind saying where you got it from?

its currently in transit (hopefully at my house now) from www.affordablesupplements.co.uk

although from that other thread it appears that www.myprotein.co.uk should also be a good place to purchase it..

(many thanks to those other posters in that thread, hope you get your referral fees )

Unless you wanna be skinnyfat of course

hmm, dont wanna end up looking like a stick with a central bulge - thats for sure, at least at the moment the moob overhang matches up with the belly size

 

[turkey73]

Ive read through GordyR's sticky, its very informative. I agree I am taking a bit of a mixed approach hence the reason I have been asking for a bit of assistance in trying to find my way.

From the looks of things if I up my cardio and retain a certain amount of the heavy weight training then I should be losing the weight a bit faster (so it seemed to me anyway). tbh Im one of those people who has tried and failed miserably in the past but now thanks to circumstances I have more patience and drive in order to meet my goals and will work very hard to achieve them.

 

[turkey73]

Thanks all. From what has been said here there is no overall clear direction other than keep doing what I am doing (as it seems to be working ), a good mix of heavy weights and cardio. I am certainly feeling better for it overall, but after a gym session the only feeling I get is that a nice soft duvet is my bestest friend...

I cant report on whether the Sida Cordifolia works or not just yet I have had it at dosage only once, I wouldnt ever rely on it alone in order to get my weight loss. For myself it does seem to slightly reduce appetite which is a nice help for me keeping my snacking down and also seems to give me a bit of an energy boost. Whether or not it is speeding my metabolism up and burning away my fat is a different matter, some will claim it works others will say its all psychosomatic. I reserve my judgement and know that I have had far worse things in my system than that stuff.

Currently at 5'11, 89Kg, and around 23%fat... whether your interested or not I will be updating my progress just dont expect it every week because I dont expect quick turnaround on this...