Approaching the big 3-0, and I’ve decided it’s time to get serious again about training. I had previously lifted 1996-2002, but after college it sort of just fell apart. At my peak I had even put up some pretty respectable numbers, 235 Bench, 350 Squat, and 450 Deadlift. I’m 5’11”, and my normal training weight was between 180-190 with a 32” waist. I was never super-lean, but nothing to complain about either… Today I’m sporting a 36” waist at about 210, and maybe could pull off a 185 bench. Eight years of computer programming and Mountain Dew have taken their toll…
To be honest, I have never completely stopped lifting. I probably started up an “exercise program” no less than a dozen times, but none were successful. I still have my weight bench from high school, and I’m on my second exercise bike. I think I could “honestly” claim that I’ve tried enough things to say “when diet and exercise aren’t enough” take pharmaceutical X. But the simple fact is that I haven’t tried the right way, or hard enough. Lifting is not easy, and it takes discipline to do it for any length of time. For someone in my line of work, exercise will always be something that happens deliberately. That doesn’t make it less important, just harder.
The concept of lifting is really quite simple. All you need is:
- Set workout times and a place to workout
- Understanding the lifts and what lifts you will be doing
- A way of recording/tracking progress
- A diet / supplementation plan
- Desire and Determination
The primary purpose of this blog will be record my progress. I am going to be detailing my exercises, diet, and any useful knowledge I learn along the way. Hopefully this will serve as a motivating tool as well…any little bit counts!
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