Day 2, Cardio.

Tonight is cardio night boys and girls. Let the fun begin. Try not to think of cardio as such a bad thing. Try to have fun while you do it, because if you are pessimistic about the whole ordeal, then you will have that much worse of a bad time. Trust me. After about 2 weeks of doing cardio at my house, I am going to start rotating in days where I go to the racquetball club, and play some ball. Racquetball is probably one of the best ways to burn calories while having a blast. I change my shirt after every game I play because it is always drenched in sweat, always. Even when I was a little skinny guy back in the day, I still could sweat with the best of them. Sweating is one of the best parts of working out. There is something about breaking a good sweat on the racquetball court that I love.

The very first thing I'm going to do tonight is stretch a little bit. Stretch my legs the most because I'm going to be using them the most. My calves will also receive a good stretch. Get nice a limber before jumping on the treadmill.

So like I said in the previous post, the next thing I'm going to do tonight is hop on the ol' treadmill and start a nice walk/jog pace for about 20-25 minutes. Really make sure you get in some good warming up time on the treadmill before we get into the exercises.

To start a 'knee up', put both your hands in the air, then in one motion lift your right knee and touch it with your left elbow immediately followed by your left knee and right elbow. Do this for a good 30-45 seconds.

When 30-45 seconds is up, immediately follow with some running in place. Nothing crazy, just a nice jog/run pace to start with. I know it seems a little "wussy" for me to be running in place, but I find the results to be anything but.

After I run in place for 30 seconds, I immediately go to jump roping. I am going to jump rope at an easy pace. I am not going to try to set the world record for jump roping. I just want to do them good enough to feel a great burn in my whole body. (which I did) The burn felt great and I'm ready To repeat the last two exercises.

When I'm done repeating said exercises I'll throw the rope down and get in a ready position. The 'ready position' (see picture) in this case, is like this: right leg in front of the left leg, knees bent, back straight raise your right leg and do a front kick and bring your leg back to its original spot. Thats 1 rep. Do 30-45 seconds worth of reps.

After I do that, I immediately go into knee thrusts, they are like 'knee ups (see above paragraph) but you start from the ready position when you do Knee thrusts. You would start standing upward doing 'knee ups'. Get the difference? If not, hit me up and I'll give you better details. Ok so, Knee thrusts, they are great. They are like sit-ups standing up. They work nicely.

Next I go to side kick, just like front kicks, except you are kick to the side. Keeping your arms up in the ready position (see picture). When you do sidekicks, focus on really working your side abdominals. They are a great workout for that area. Abs are so incredibly key in racquetball. They stronger the abs, the harder you will hit the ball. I'ts all about abs, legs and back in a racquetball swing. I don't swing with my arm when I play racquetball, my arm just follows as my body whips it around and I snap my wrist at the very end. Thats a full blown racquetball forehand, in a nutshell.

Remember, I am doing these at a very low impact pace. I am not trying to over exert myself in any ways shape or form. I just want to get a nice sweat and get my heart rate going at a pace it hasn't been at in years. That, along with my new eating habits are they keys to helping me lose the most weight.

After I am done repeating the front kicks, knee thrusts and side kicks 3 x, I am ready to stretch it out. Let your body stretch and your heart continue to pump while you stretch, aiding to your losing even more weight. When your heart rate has gone down, and you are done stretching, you are done with cardio for today. Cardio is going to be like this every other day for the next 6 days or so. I will take a day off for rest. Racquetball will also be incorporated into my cardio routine at some point, but right now I'm starting out slowly and doing these exercises mentioned. Well, I am going to get ready for bed. I did have some pretzels, and a banana to snack on as well as ate some rotisserie chicken, same as I had last night. was very delicious. What did you have? Let me know. Comment me if you are actually reading this. I would like to say hello.

See ya tomorrow, bright and early. Later. Feesh

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Day 2...a little sore this morning.

So, needless to say I was sore as hell this morning. I had forgotten what a workout doing push-ups could be. I'm not going to dwell on my being sore though, because this was the first workout and it's probably going to just get worse over the course of the next two weeks. Oh well. If you are in the same situation as me, you should take some time and stretch it out in the morning. I just did some light stretching as soon as I peeled myself out of bed. It makes you feel a little better, and it gets your heart going early a bit, which is never bad. I had some water after I stretched and I grubbed 2 pieces of toast and a banana for breakfast. I would probably eat more, but I just don't have the biggest appetite in the morning, so I don't fight it too much. I do however make sure I eat something in the morning to 'break the fast' between last nights dinner and todays breakfast. Get it? Alrighty then. For lunch I made myself a sandwich, because they are delicious and they don't ever get old to me. If they don't have the same appeal to you as they have for me, try something else. If however, you can take a little repetitious eating, then by all means join me. I go light on the mayo, and thats about it. Add all the veggies and condiments at your hearts desire. Mind you, don't put a block of cheese, and a stack of bologna on your sandwich. Turkey, a little ham, chicken and so on. You get the drift, just nothing fatty. So thats what I've eaten so far today, and I'm really not hungry at all at the moment. I'm sure when 3 o'clock rolls around at it's usual time, I will start to encounter some hunger issues. Until then I'm good.
Today is cardio day. I will start after work but before I eat dinner. That is just the way I do things. I am going to start by taking a mild jog on my treadmill. I purchased one last year around christmas time on ebay, and unfortunately I am barely starting to get any use out of it. Better late than never I guess. If you don't have a treadmill, I really would recommend you getting one. They are sort of big and bulky, but mind folds up to save space. They make all kinds. Here is a link to Ebays treadmills, they have great deals year around. After I lightly jog for about 20-25 minutes. I am going to do some low impact exercises that are easy to do, but gets your heart-a-pumpin. It will be nice and easy, your soreness will probably subside for a few while your body is pumpin, but probably come back as you cool down. Be aware that being sore is a good thing, and if you feel this way it means you actually succeeded in working yourself out properly. If you don't feel sore, you are a either a finely oiled machine that is way too advanced for this workout, or you didn't do the exercises right or to your maximum potential. If you are on either side of the 'not sore' spectrum, find ways to fix this issue. Ok folks, until tonight.


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Choose your weapon.

So I have come to the conclusion that the quickest and most efficient way to shed those tough first few pounds, is to incorporate the resistance band, and or some light weight dumbbells. They are both relatively inexpensive but can melt those pounds 'like butta'. So, I am obviously going to have to give you an example of a workout using these tools. I have a 'circuit' regimen that I used to use back in the day when I played competitive racquetball tournaments. It incorporates legs, biceps, chest, back, triceps and stretching. You can do all of these exercises from the comfort of your own living room and it should only take about 25-30 mins to complete said workout. So, before you decide you don't want to join me on this realize that it's really not all that hardcore to start with. I will be giving you step by step instructions on how exactly to perform these exercises in order to get best results. Also, I will be posting what exactly I am eating every single day, so that you can mimic my results. Mind you, I am not going to take any supplements right away, just a daily vitamin to start with. I dont want to get all crazy right away. I plan on fully committing to this plan, and whoever is down to join me, I would LOVE for you to comment me and I will help you through the entire process. I have done this before from scratch, and I fully intend on doing it again, but helping others along the way. We are not only going to improve ourselves physically, but mentally as well. We are going to practive having patience when it comes to 'instant gratification' and hunger pangs. I plan on starting this journey on Monday the 3rd of December. There will be no looking back from that point. I have already started saying no to many junk foods across the board. On this diet there will be no Fast food, No soda (or diet soda) and a little sugar. I am not going to tell you to starve yourself, or to not eat with the family at holiday. I am going to urge you to watch your portion size on these days. This is a time when eating becomes a social 'fun' thing to do, and not a way to energize your body. Be careful around this time of year as its known for being a time of 'porking'. This is Fecious, signing off.

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