FloppyJ's Log - 45yo gets fit - bodyweight exercises+

FloppyJ's Log - 45yo gets fit - bodyweight exercises+

Stats – 45 years old, 5’10”, ~162 pounds, stickman legs and arms, increasingly pudge center

Activity level – extremely low, desk job with long hours, no sports in years, have not exercised regularly in over five years with exception of some really light core stuff I did a couple years ago to help with lower back pain

Diet – not good, bad habit of often skipping breakfast and only eating two meals per day, not eating a well balanced diet, too much junk and processed foods

Sleep – generally get to bed too late, sleep often interupted by young kids during night and they often have me up for the day way early in the morning

Goals – look better, feel better, tone up first, possibly put on some muscle later

Tools at my disposal – my body for bodyweight stuff, doorway chinup bar, couple kettlebells, hyper bench, elliptical, wife’s bike is on a bicycle trainer which I could use, flat/incline/decline bench with leg extension/curl attachment just showed up in the last few days as well

Working out at home is much more likely to happen than ever taking advantage of a gym. Minimal room to add much to a home gym without a creating some space in the garage (which is not insulated and has to deal with Canadian winters)

Plan – bodyweight exercises as a starting point, improve flexibility/mobility, eat better, get more sleep

Wife has just started working out and dieting as of late and keeps adding to the list of tools at our disposal, which should help.

03 February 2016 at 06:21 PM
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