Sunday, November 27, 2016

Burpee challenge

In my attempt to get fitter I have set myself a new target: Be able to do 50 6-stroke burps by Christmas (yes, 2016, of course).

As of today I managed to do 14 in one setting. This is not very impressive in my own opinion and I have let myself sink into too bad shape.

I believe this is a great exercise and done right has very low potential for injury. Please see video below for how to do this exercise correctly. Please note the low impact in all the movements and that the hands actually come down on the ground quite close to each other to avoid shock to shoulders etc.




I am for now skipping the jump (as I am too heavy), but hope to add that in the future.

The plan until Christmas is to do burpees in one or more sessions for three days, allow one day of rest  (from burpees) and gradually increase the amount I can do.


Saturday, November 26, 2016

Time to shape up!

I got a wake up call when I stepped on the scale this morning: 106.3 kg!

I have many things to blame for this, not least bad discipline when it comes to eating properly and exercising regularly. It is time for this to change and it starts today with at least some moderate physical activity in form of an hour or two of gardening, a 3 km walk with the dog and a few kilometers on the rowing machine planned.

I am quite large by nature (and lot of proper training in my youth), but should not be this heavy, since I do not aim to build a lot of muscle. First target is to get out of the deciton club (i.e. the the club for those who weigh more than 100 kg). If I could get down to 96 kg I would be very happy, so that would be my stretch (or rather "lean") target.

As I have a sporting background with a lot of training, I do see the risk of the strong will taking over and getting me into a tough training regime immediately, resulting in injuries. For example: If I would today go for 10 km run (in reality it would be a jog), I am sure I could do it, but my knees would pay a heavy price over the next few days, resulting in less training over time.

I will keep you posted on what will hopefully be a successful journey to lower weight levels.