I'm kind of a newbie to working out-- I sort of started last year but I was doing a lot of things wrong and then kinda stopped (not completely, just didn't do it as consistently), but now I'm trying to get back into it… I'm doing mostly calisthenics (sort of a prison workout) because they're free and I don't want to have to deal with gym people, I want to actually be strong and not just look it, and because when I was doing it before the progress I made stayed with me a lot longer.
So my current routine is this:
Tuesday and Saturday:
3 sets of 25 pushups, 1 set of however many I can do after that-- I've realized they're a lot harder if you're actually doing them properly.
4 sets of 5 pullups, 1 set of however many I can do after that… I'm getting a lot better at these.
4 sets of 25 squat jumps (there's this little bench in the park that I jump onto).
4 sets of 20 leg raises on the bar thingie
Sometimes i do dips, but they're hard so I often skip them.
3 sets of 30 of those things where you sit in the chair and push yourself up
And then in between all of these sets I do all of the outdoor gym equipment stuff that's more cardio-oriented like the swinger thingies and the twisty thingies and the whatchamacallits, so I'm never just standing around and I'm pretty much staying active for the full hour or so without resting for even a full minute (I do drink water and take about 20 second pauses or so at times)… if I'm tired I just take the cardio stuff a little easier, but I try not to stop for more than 30 seconds.
On Thursday I go swimming for an hour, mostly alternating between front stroke and back stroke or butterfly, and on Sunday I go hiking up a mountain for 4 hours (well, except today because I hurt my ankle).
I don't think I'm doing too much because even though I come away tired I always feel pretty fantastic at the end, and if something hurts I stop doing it… I am a little worried I might be missing something, but between the swimming hiking and workouts, I think I'm hitting most of it.
I've also been eating mostly chicken and sometimes tuna (I kind of hate tuna) with a LOT of eggs (I've been eating eggs in something pretty much every day) and fruit and veggies. I only eat chocolate once or twice a week and haven't had pizza, fried chicken, cake or ice cream in about a month. I've also cut out all juice and soda and only drink soy almond milk and water-- and I'm surprisingly not craving pop or juice at all.
I know it's important to be happy with who you are, but my goal is to shed most if not all of this annoying ring of fat that developed around my midsection a few years ago, as well as the fat under my chin that just won't leave… I'm not a big guy (I always used to just be thin and could eat whatever-- then I hit 30), so I feel like the double chin is really nasty.
Anyways, what's your routine and do you have any advice?
So my current routine is this:
Tuesday and Saturday:
3 sets of 25 pushups, 1 set of however many I can do after that-- I've realized they're a lot harder if you're actually doing them properly.
4 sets of 5 pullups, 1 set of however many I can do after that… I'm getting a lot better at these.
4 sets of 25 squat jumps (there's this little bench in the park that I jump onto).
4 sets of 20 leg raises on the bar thingie
Sometimes i do dips, but they're hard so I often skip them.
3 sets of 30 of those things where you sit in the chair and push yourself up
And then in between all of these sets I do all of the outdoor gym equipment stuff that's more cardio-oriented like the swinger thingies and the twisty thingies and the whatchamacallits, so I'm never just standing around and I'm pretty much staying active for the full hour or so without resting for even a full minute (I do drink water and take about 20 second pauses or so at times)… if I'm tired I just take the cardio stuff a little easier, but I try not to stop for more than 30 seconds.
On Thursday I go swimming for an hour, mostly alternating between front stroke and back stroke or butterfly, and on Sunday I go hiking up a mountain for 4 hours (well, except today because I hurt my ankle).
I don't think I'm doing too much because even though I come away tired I always feel pretty fantastic at the end, and if something hurts I stop doing it… I am a little worried I might be missing something, but between the swimming hiking and workouts, I think I'm hitting most of it.
I've also been eating mostly chicken and sometimes tuna (I kind of hate tuna) with a LOT of eggs (I've been eating eggs in something pretty much every day) and fruit and veggies. I only eat chocolate once or twice a week and haven't had pizza, fried chicken, cake or ice cream in about a month. I've also cut out all juice and soda and only drink soy almond milk and water-- and I'm surprisingly not craving pop or juice at all.
I know it's important to be happy with who you are, but my goal is to shed most if not all of this annoying ring of fat that developed around my midsection a few years ago, as well as the fat under my chin that just won't leave… I'm not a big guy (I always used to just be thin and could eat whatever-- then I hit 30), so I feel like the double chin is really nasty.
Anyways, what's your routine and do you have any advice?
