I'm ramping up my weekly regimen, because since last year I've tried running for 40 minutes every morning that I could, and I haven't seen ANY results, even with a drastic change in diet. No improvement in stamina or weight or anything, except meatier legs. I gave up last November due to school and started running again in April, harder and faster, STILL with no results, even though I can run without breaks (which I never even saw myself doing a few years ago). I heard so much about how exercising in the morning is good for you and how your metabolism benefits so much.
Anyways, it's July, and even though I've made major achievements in running, especially for a guy of my size, I have got to ramp it up. I started last week with DDR, which I used for a lot of the weight 4 years ago, and Bas Rutten's MMA workout. I'm doing it four nights a week, with Thursdays and weekends used for rest. As well, I'm running every morning (usually every second day) so that I'm able to to give myself that extra push for weight loss.
My goal is 180 pounds. I got there quite easily right after high school, but the weight has gone up in 10's since then. So, that leaves me with ~60 pounds to go, since I am currently 242, down from 250. I think 180 is a good benchmark because I started feeling freakishly skinny under 190 pounds, and the fact that it's just under the "overweight" category for my height at 5'11".
As well, I just finished week one of "One Hundred Pushups" which prides itself on the fact you'll be able to do 100 pushups in no time. I figure if I do this pushup plan after my DRR/stretching/MMA, I'll have the perfect workout. And who cares if I do it at night? Any exercise is excellent exercise, no matter the time of day.
http://www.hundredpushups.com/index.html
I usually do pushups anyways, and on my initial test, I scored a 32, which isn't too bad because I'm still above 240 pounds. I tried to do them on my knuckles like I used to, but I just can't do it on a concrete floor. But I'll try to find a pad or something, because it really improves your fists.
Anyways, who else wants to do this 100 pushups program with me? We can post our results every MWF and keep ourselves motivated to finish.
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