Jebediah's Battle Log

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First my starting stats:

Age: 21

Height: 5'11"

Weight: 125lbs

(I have to measure and weigh myself here soon because it has been quite a while, those are just my best guesses as to what I am at now. Also possibly a before picture to help track progress.)

 

Starting this a little late as I am a few days behind my first workout, but better late than never. I finally broke down and started exercising the other day. I had been thinking about it for a long time but wasn't able to get started until I found this site. As soon as I found this site I began my journey. I have stopped drinking soda, keeping myself to water and natural fruit juices and the like. I also stopped eating fast food, Which was extremely difficult due to my schedule, but I have managed so far. Already I can feel my health getting better. I am able to wake up easier, I can go throughout my day without getting tired, overall just better.

 

Since Tuesday August 26 I have started doing a morning warm up that I found on here, it has really helped me with getting up in the mornings.

 

Also on Tuesday I did my first workout. I started with the Beginners Bodyweight Workout, which I was only able to get through two sets before I felt like puking. So I stopped after that and went to cool down. It was then that I realized how out of shape I really was. I knew I was out of shape, but that was a big eye opener.

 

Earlier Today (My today is August 28th-29th since I work nights) I did my second workout, I did the bodyweight workout, and I was able to get through a full two sets, and my last one I cut the reps in half because I didn't want to risk it. Good thing I did because by the end I was really dragging along. I made sure to keep as good form as I could, focusing on quality over quantity.

 

Right now my goal is to complete a full Beginner Bodyweight Workout with good form and minimum breaks. Hopefully by my next workout (Saturday 30th) I will be able to get through one full workout. Also to continue changing my diet to a more healthy and paleo friendly one. Speaking of which if you guys have any suggestions on recipes I would be glad to hear them.

 

My final goal is to complete the 300 challenge, it seems like a bit of a long shot, but I need to have something to push myself towards and right now that is what I am focusing on.

 

I am a little weary of weight training because I have scoliosis and don't know how my back will handle it, but I am hoping with stretching and taking it careful it will help strengthen my back (Maybe even correct my spine some?). I also have bad knees but I can already feel they are starting to get better just by working them and keeping them active. I have less pops and cracks in my joints than before too, starting to feel less like an old man and more my own age hahaha.

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It has been quite a while since my last update. Life got the best of me and I didn't have time to both work out and update this, so I chose the former. So onto what I have been up to.

 

I have made it to be able to do a full routine with minimal breaks. I can already feel myself improving, now the squats in my warm up don't burn my legs out, I am able to keep really good form on all of my exercises. Today I even threw in half of another rotation because I finished it too early and still wanted to get my full 45 minute workout.

 

I have been thinking of stepping up to the intermediate workout, but the thought of pull ups and chin ups is freightening. I am thinking of just modifying the beginners exercises to be a little more advanced, Adding the bar to the squats, weighted lunges, raising my feet on the pushups, that sort of stuff. Each time bumping up the difficulty of one workout or at least once I can do the modified one comfortably then add a new one.

 

As far as diet goes, I have completely cut out fast food and soda, I have cut out a lot of bread as well. Sugar is really difficult to cut out I have found. Almost everything has sugar in it nowadays. I have been eating fruits and veggies with each meal, but I am having a hard time to reach that 2700 calories a day. It seems like I physically can't eat enough to reach the 2700 calories a day I had set for myself. So I have just been eating as much as I can.

 

Overall I feel healthier, my joints have stopped cracking and popping from normal daily activities, I have a lot more energy, and I feel a lot happier.

 

Now to try to figure out my diet more and really get it going. More to come when I get a chance again.