rotters - the new and long lasting me!

rotters · 22 Dec 2012 at 00:46

Ok I'm over 19 stone...I'm an intensive care nurse, I'm a light blue belt in ju jitsu, I'm a married man of 2 kids and have an excellent wife who happens to be a senior physio.

But I am lazy and a glutton! I admit it....but this going to change...I'm morbidly obese, I feel my chest tighten at times, I hate the stairs and my knees feel like they belong to a 50 year old but I'm only 35!

I'm awaiting the results of an MRI on my right knee, I think I've torn my meniscus and will need an arthroscopy to clean it up. But this isn't going to slow me down.

I need some help on sorting my gluttony, I'm very open about it, I snack when I'm bored, and finish the lot, nothing gets put back in the kitchen cupboard for later.

So.....that's me....I don't want to post pics but at over 19 stones and at 5 foot 9 inches you can get the picture.

I've decided to find a personal trainer in my area and get started. My wife and kids deserve a fitter family member.

So here it goes...wish me luck!

Ps anyone else here use a personal trainer?

rotters · 22 Dec 2012 at 23:56

ok first question...I need to be able to throw people for 4-5 hours with out many breaks in my next grading. I need stamina and buckets of it.

How do I improve stamina?

rotters · 16 Feb 2013 at 20:51

Ok so had an arthroscopy of my knee today...lots and lots of patella and meniscal shaving and shaved my synovial sack too, he told me I'm looking at a petal femoral joint replacement in the future...so I'm laid up for a week or so, then what? Any suggestions? I'm really frustrated and lack of movement is inhibiting my weight loss. Even thinking of wheel chair aerobics for a few days to get my heart rate up.

rotters · 2 Mar 2013 at 19:29

For a home weights situation with no spotter would you go low weight high reps or still go high weight?

rotters · 24 Apr 2013 at 14:32

really enjoying my training post knee surgery. its tough but im getting on with it!

Completed the following circuit x 4 rounds as quickly
as possible.

10 Squats
10 Push ups
10 Lunges (5 per leg)
10 Reverse Lunges (5 per leg)
10 Burpees

Workout 2

2 minute plank.

did that this morning.

Tonight ill do this....

‘Treble 8 with a Twist’

3 rounds for time

8 kettle bell swings
8 kettle bells cleans (right)
8 Kettle bell cleans (left)
8 kettle bell snatches (right)
8 kettle bell snatches (left)
8 kettle bells cleans (right)
8 kettle bells cleans (left)
8 kettle bell swings
10 Burpees

x3 rounds.

its an absolute burner using a 16kg KB. but im looking forward to it.

have lost a stone in 14 days. eating caveman style and doing kb and bw exercises. living the dream, feeling great.

rotters · 26 Apr 2013 at 14:18

Today did a long slow warm up and loads of stretching, feeling doms from a few says ago,

right today wasnt pretty. 18st 13 doing burpees! I did the 7 minute challenge, managed 74 which is P*** poor but better than anything ive achieved before. itll get better when I have recovered from my knee surgery which is still a little sore and im lighter.

did that this morning and this afternoon I feel great.