Warning to my readers, I have the tendency to use bad language when I talk. It's not due to lack of education, it's just who I am. And since I want this blog to be an accurate reflection of me and my journey, I've decided to keep as unedited as possible. I'll do my best however, to find euphemisms as much as possible.So today I started the first part of my long journey toward marathondom (patent pending on that word). And naturally I had to include the mandatory first picture as well. I promised my wife I wouldn't do any topless photos for fear I might excite the ladies that read this blog.
I started my training with a bit of research and decided to go with a regimen I found online to start called couch to 5k. It's a plan that helps lard butts like me train to run 3 miles regularly in two months or so depending on how hard you want to push yourself. So the plan calls for doing a regimen of running and walking to help build up your stamina and tolerance. I started with a brisk 5 minute walk. I then ran for a minute and walked for 1 1/2 minutes off and on for about 20 minutes. I followed that with 5 more minutes of brisk walking. All told I did about 2 miles in distance and I was quite winded. The long hiatus from the gym definitely took its toll on me.
Here are a few tips for other husky gentlemen or full figured ladies that are interested in getting into the gym that worked for me today. One, if you feel nervous about people staring at you when you go into the gym to workout, I say fuck 'em. If they can't appreciate what it is you are trying to accomplish there, then they are probably an asshole and not worth your time or thoughts. Just go in like you belong there (which you do) and do what you came to do (workout). I find it also helps to have "F#*k 'em" music playing in your ear. For me it's anything AC/DC, but use what you see fit. Another thing that worked for me today was to not look at the clock during the running portion. No matter how much you stare at it, it's not going to count any faster. Instead try looking at the speed you're going or better yet watch the calorie count go up as you burn away more and more. Either way stay positive.
At the end of day one I weigh 278 pounds.
YEAH!!! Go Chris!!!! whooooooo!!!!! My F*#k em' music is Rage Against the Machine,... they would kick AC/DC's ass any day!!! haha!!
ReplyDeleteThat's exactly how I handle it at the pool. Tell 'em to "take a flying f*ck at a doughnut! Take a flying f*ck at the moon!" Ah, Vonnegut.
ReplyDeleteHey, Chris! This sounds like an awesome task, as well as an... awesome task (see what I did there? with the literal translation and then the slang?). I, too, am facing pending unemployment, sometime between June and September, and am thinking about getting in shape to walk the 3 day, 60 mile walk for Breast Cancer thing in the fall. Good luck to you, sir!
ReplyDeleteI had a friend that did the 3 day walk with his wife. He said it was tough but extremely rewarding and worth. You go girl! Rock that walk!
ReplyDeleteGood for you, Chris!! My fave workout music is Lords of Acid, Voodoo You. Good high tempo through most of it, and raunchy lyrics that make me feel like I have a naughty secret no one else in the gym knows. Good luck on your journey. I'll be following!!
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