OK so life-story short. I used to love working out. I got hurt and I never really got back into it as much. I messed my back up doing a deadlift with a little too much weight. A few months later, I started smoking, and stopped working out for a bit. About 3 or 4 months later, got back into it (while still smoking), stretched something in my sleep 3 weeks later after getting back some of my lost strength, and messed up my shoulder for a long time. Since then I've lost a lot of weight. I weigh roughly 170lbs whereas I used to weight 187lbs. Not to mention I haven't been eating a lot.
Starting monday I'm gonna be doing the following
1. Go complete cold turkey on cigarettes FIRST AND FOREMOST.
2. Start a cardio routine.
3. Get back into weightlifting with rippetoe's routine. Best routine I've ever done and back at my "prime" I got the greatest results while remaining proportional.
4. Eat much better.
5. Get my sleep cycle back on track.
My stats now are as follows:
Age: 21
Height: 5'11
Weight: 170lbs
Short-term goals:
Get my heart back to better health
Regain my lost strength. Size to me isn't a huge issue, but strength comes first.
Run a mile without getting so winded.
Feel better about myself and get my self-confidence back
I used to...
Bench press: 250lbs
Squat: 300lbs
Deadlift: 360lbs
Powerclean: 200lbs
Long-term goals:
Bench 300lbs
Squat 400lbs
Deadlift: 500lbs
Run 5 miles without getting winded
Sprint a mile (there was a time where I could ALMOST sprint a mile.. before I fainted)
Never smoke AGAIN
Be like a Greek God
My workout will be as followed:
Weightlifting in the mornin':
Switch routines every other day
Squat 3x5
Bench Press 3x5
Deadlift 1x5
Pull-up 2x8
Squat 3x5
Military Press 3x5
Powerclean 3x5
Dips 2x8
Cardio in the evenin':
1st week:
1/4 mile run (1 lap around a track)
40 yard sprint (20 yards forward, 20 yards back)
2nd week:
1/2 mile run (2 laps)
2 laps of a 40 yard sprint
and work my way up linearly.
I will start THIS Monday. I'm hoping you guys can cheer me on and keep me going. As far as my shoulder and back is concerned. It's back to normal.
Funny I was looking at my old log in my signature. I asked if I could reach 300-400-500 by the end of this year. I probably could have easily before the half year was over if it weren't for me injuring myself. It's not a realistic goal but I could possibly do it before Jan 1st 2009. If not, I'll still be working out, going for my long-term goals. Right now I just want to ease into it and not hurt myself and make sure my form is spot on as always. I'm pretty sure by the end of this year I'll be back to where I stopped my last log.
