Hey guys I'm new to the site. It seems like a pretty awesome site from what I have seen so far. I am trying to get back into working out my wife had some health problems while she was pregnant 5 years ago and haven't really worked out since. Now I am a whopping 265 and its past time for this to come off the right way. Currenlty travel with my job and stay in hotels mon-fri. I was thinking of getting some dumb bells and going from there any help would be appreciated and I am looking forward to getting to know you guys!
J Jones, Welcome to the site, can I say that you have come to the right place, and made the first great step in living a healthier life. The dumbbells are a great start, you should check out Craig Balentine’s Turbulence Training, the workouts are designed for use with Dumbbells and sometimes a ball and you can do them from home. If you purchase his plan it will also come with a nice nutrition guide that will help get you on track.
I also was very over weight when I found this website, the people hare are a wealth of information and will be a great help in motivating you to your goals.
Good luck!
Adam
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Originally Posted by j.jones
Hey guys I'm new to the site. It seems like a pretty awesome site from what I have seen so far. I am trying to get back into working out my wife had some health problems while she was pregnant 5 years ago and haven't really worked out since. Now I am a whopping 265 and its past time for this to come off the right way. Currenlty travel with my job and stay in hotels mon-fri. I was thinking of getting some dumb bells and going from there any help would be appreciated and I am looking forward to getting to know you guys!
Welcome JJ. Congrats on the decision to take it off!
This is a great place to get info and motivation.
For effective weight loss..Exercise = 20% & Diet = 80%..or there abouts.
Eating on the road like that makes it tough to keep a healthy diet but it is not impossible. I don't travel nearly that much but when I do I try to purchase healthy snacks/vegs/fruit/cottage cheese/etc.. and use the fridge in the room.
How's your diet? That's the tough part. But the part that will yield the greatest results.
welcome J Jones, I'm fairly new to this great site too! I agree with Adam ,Craig Ballantyne has some good bodyweight hotel workouts on youtube. Just search for cbathletics and you'll find him.
think real hard about where you're at and where you want to be. how much time you're willing to put in. what equipment do you have to work with. are their any distractions that you have to deal with? how bad do you really want to achieve whatever goals that you want to do?
be sure to check out the "living large" forum if you're trying to lose weight. There are a lot of people with good stories and encouragement.
hey guys thanks for the feedback, I checked out the hotel room workout and I'm starting with that. I am also going to order the turbulance training book. As far as the nutrition I am going to start buying some groceries for the room instead of eating out all the time. The goal I would like to achieve is to be down to 200 lbs by beach time next year. I appreciate the tips and welcome more!!!
one other question about the hotel room workout should that be daily or every other day??
If you put together a total body routine, go for every other day.
If you do an upper/lower routine, you can do them back to back with a rest day every third day.
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one other question about the hotel room workout should that be daily or every other day??
Like Mahler said, if you do full-body routines, you can go every other day. And because virtually every hotel has a gym with treadmills, you can do some interval training on the non-lifting days. Interval training is a great way to boost your metabolism and burn calories outside of your workout times.
Here's the routine: warm up at a comfortable pace for 4-5 minutes. Next, for 1 minute, push yourself to go as fast as you can, then coast for 2 minutes. Repeat this cycle 4 or 5 times, then cool down for 5 minutes. The beauty of this is that it is self-regulating. Your fast interval doesn't have to be a sprint - if the best you can do is speed walking, that's fine.
think real hard about where you're at and where you want to be. how much time you're willing to put in. what equipment do you have to work with. are their any distractions that you have to deal with? how bad do you really want to achieve whatever goals that you want to do?
All important things to consider at the begining. Set lots of goals along the way. Don't just focus on the longterm goal, set your short term goals week to week. The long term goal can seem overwhelming and out of reach at times. However if you set weekly/monthly short term goals that are reasonable/achievable, than you can keep motivation up and moving in the right direction. Remember if you begin a journey staring too far out in front of you you're sure to trip along the way. Keep your focus on one step at a time and you'll be there before you know it.
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