Hi all.
Today is day 1 for me. I borrowed a 10 lb. sledge from my grandfather. I did 12 minutes - 7 reps - shovel, chop, and churn. I am quite out of shape other than some biking to and from work.
My goal is to lose 25 lbs. and get a just bit of tone.
If anyone has some words of advice, I'd appreciate.
Thanks!
Day 1!
Welcome! Wow, a sledge from your grandfather -- a sledge with history, that's presumably been used to actually do something useful. That should make the "role playing" even easier to buy into.
My standard advice for newbies is: be very careful to do the movements slowly and carefully while you're getting familiar wit them. Stick with low rep sets for as long as you can resist them temptation to go hight. Focus on on carving out the regular time for shovelglove rather than particular movements or actual exertion. It's ok if some of your workouts aren't as strenuous as others -- just focus on keeping the externals of the habit going. If anything hurts, stop immediately and take the next day off. Injury and discomfort are not a sign of hard core-ness, but the mother of all excuses to quite altogether. Avoid them at all costs. Lastly, remember that the point here is not to reach some weight or performance goal, but to create a regular habit that can last for decades or even a lifetime. Never risk that long term goal for the sake of temporary progress (the two big dangers are overdoing it and making all kinds of weirdo exceptions to your routine -- keep it regular and moderate).
Reinhard
My standard advice for newbies is: be very careful to do the movements slowly and carefully while you're getting familiar wit them. Stick with low rep sets for as long as you can resist them temptation to go hight. Focus on on carving out the regular time for shovelglove rather than particular movements or actual exertion. It's ok if some of your workouts aren't as strenuous as others -- just focus on keeping the externals of the habit going. If anything hurts, stop immediately and take the next day off. Injury and discomfort are not a sign of hard core-ness, but the mother of all excuses to quite altogether. Avoid them at all costs. Lastly, remember that the point here is not to reach some weight or performance goal, but to create a regular habit that can last for decades or even a lifetime. Never risk that long term goal for the sake of temporary progress (the two big dangers are overdoing it and making all kinds of weirdo exceptions to your routine -- keep it regular and moderate).
Reinhard