Benjsec Posted February 27, 2012 Report Share Posted February 27, 2012 Hi!I'm (yet another) newbie from the UK. I'm 27 and an Electronics Engineer based in Leicester in the Midlands, and decided it was about time I started to get into shape!I did do some exercise back in 2010 when I joined the TA, but was (very mildly) injured in training about a year ago which stopped me running for a couple of months and things just slid from there. Roll on Christmas and I found that I was struggling to get into my 34" trousers - up from 30" about 2 years ago, and thought I should do something about it!I started off with running and starting strength and kept that up for about 5 weeks, but then based on what I read here I've moved to doing more bodyweight exercies, mostly due to lack of a rack or bench, and interval training; although I do still try to get in a 5k at the weekend! I think I'll be joining a gym very soon though, and hoping to take up Jui Jitsu later this year too. I've also started switching to mostly paleo - and think I might be in the low-carb flu stage, at least I hope so because that might explain why I had so little energy and enthusiasm for working out last week and why I feel so wooly now.So my goals are- Get bodyfat under 10% (currently about 21% down from 23% at the beginning of Feb if you believe my scales)- Enter (and complete) Warrior Dash in June- Run a half marathon in September- Be awesomeAnd one perhaps slightly less realistic goal- Be able to charge across a battlefield fighting off Orcs and Zombies in full chain and plate with a damsel-in-distress over one shoulder. (Yes, I LARP, sadly )I think that about covers it all for now.Ben Quote Level 2 Ranger Aspiring to awesomeness Link to comment
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