Monday, January 31, 2011

It starts...

Day One

Where I stand:
Resting Heart Rate: 78 bpm
Height: Still 6'8"
Weight: 320.5 lbs
Waist (at navel): 52"
Hips: 50"
Chest 54"
Left/Right Thigh (at midpoint): 26.75"/27.25"
Left/Right Bicep (at midpoint): 17"/17"


So that's where it all begins.  Heart rate is what I expected.  It's not good, but not horrible. It turns out that I am not as heavy as I previously thought.  I was guessing 330 at least.  So that is encouraging by itself, but not so much when you read past that.  Basically, my body fat percentage is WAY too high.  Then again, that would be the point of all this.  I need to be healthier, and this is where I start. 

What I did:
Activity:
-Basketball - full court - ~1 hour actual play time.
-P90 Sculpt 1-2 - weight/resistance training - 33 minutes

What I learned:
I feel awesome.  Not sore (I am sure I will be tomorrow) and not that exhausted.  I did, however, confirm just how out of shape I am cardiovascularly when I was running up and down the basketball court.  Really need to work on getting my form back for jumpshots, missed way too many open looks.  As far as what I learned from P90, I need to work on strength in my chest more than anything.  Fat boy still has trouble with push-ups when the set is more than about 8.  I hate that, but it's the situation.  I did all that I could and then supplemented with resisted bench presses.  I think I am gonna work on doing push-ups every day.  I have to fix that sooner rather than later just for my own sanity.

4 comments:

  1. Good job on Day 1!! And if all you want is to lose 20 pounds in 10 months, that is sooo easy. You can do it.

    Did you measure your RHR in the morning? It's lowest then, right after you wake up. Try that tomorrow if you didn't today.

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  2. Yes, resting heart rate was taken this morning upon waking and before getting out of bed. I actually thought I was a good bit heavier than that. As I said earlier, as soon as I hit <300 I will establish a new goal, so it's just a starting point.

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  3. some "gadgets" i recommend

    polar f4 or f6 heart rate monitor... Dicks sells them. the f4 is reasonably priced under 100$ and is what i have......you can see how many calorie you are burning and it tells you how much time you spent in your Target HR zone.

    when i get some extra funds (hello OT) i want to buy a withings scale..........its a wifi scale with built in impedence testing so you can see how your bodyfat composition is changing. also if you REALLY wanna stay accountable it can tweet or post your weight to facebook hehehe

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  4. Went pretty hard for day 1. Don't kill yourself right off the bat, but keep it up! Where did you play ball? Hopefully I'll talk to you tomorrow night. KEEP IT UP!

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