Day - 2 aching!

Today is what is known as an epic fail I believe.

Shaun T and insanity have killed me! I have done elements of insanity before, not just all at once, and not after 7 weeks of no exercise. My thighs ache so much.

No exercise done.

Consoled myself with a pizza after a tough day at work.

Back on the wagon tomorrow.

Stats and measurements won't have changed.

Day 1 - Lets start!

I'm Tom, 31 years old, my nickname is The Bear. I work in the financial services industry in London, which means I don't have a particularly active job, save lifting a coffee cup, using a computer and talking. I drink, I smoke, I eat, and when I say eat, I mean I love food, I'm a good cook, enjoy cooking and more importantly love eating, particularly pizza.

I'm overweight at 16.5stone / 105kg / 231lbs, I'm 6ft or 184cm tall which gives me a BMI of 31 and puts me in the clinically obese range.

Nov-12

Jul-12

Is time for a change. 

My peak years of physical fitness were from the age of 15 to 19 when I was regularly training in Taekwondo, Ju Jitsu, Kung Fu and playing a lot of football. Since then my fitness and weight has fluctuated. I reached a peak weight of 18 stone at about the age of 23 following working in a bar that made great pizzas and generally drinking a lot, then down to about 13.5 stone at about the age of 25 following a good two years gym work and regular football, but still wasn't really watching what I was eating.

05

Aug-06

Jun-06

My gym regime back then was to try and fit as much into about two Hours as possible, cardio and weights, occasionally dabbling in a boxercise class.

For the last five years my exercise regime has been intermittent, regular football, a couple of expensive gym memberships, signing up for a marathon and an attempt at white collar boxing (see my other blog from 2012 following the boxing program), all separated by a few injuries. The reason I remain at this weight is down to being lazy, lack of discipline and motivation, I can't blame the injuries. 

I've recently had a minor operation to remove a fairly bad varicose vein, which then got infected, quite painful and made me really want to improve my health and fitness, however I was sidelined for seven weeks.

Now that I have recovered I'm starting training and I'm going to use this blog as my motivation and my record.

Target

I'm not going to use a BMI figure, or weight as my target as that will be difficult as I am muscly (underneath), have big thick bones, a huge chest, and legs to rival Roberto Carlos. Which means getting down to my apparent ideal weight of 13 stone is going to be difficult.

I'm going to aim for a healthy weight which I imagine will be about 14 stone, as I intend to build more muscle, and my other focus will be on muscle tone and general fitness, i.e. what I can achieve, how far I can run, how many burpees I can do etc. etc.

Method

- Running

- Cycling

- Shaun T's Insanity workout (lets see what this is all about)

- Boxing

- Skipping

- Swimming

- No Carbohydrates

Tracking / Time

Tracking - I will use this blog through photos, measurements and workouts completed to track my progress.

Time - not time constrained, this is for life, not just for Christmas, however, Insanity lasts 60 days, I intend to keep going after that.

Starting Position - 21 July 2013 (possibly hottest day of the year and all done outside, started Bradley Cooper Silver Lining Playbook style with a bin bag in between T shirts to sweat more and aid wait loss, that came off after 5 mins)

Weight - 16.5 stone / 231lbs / 105kg

Calf - 18in

Thigh - 27in

Waist - 42in ( i thought I was 36!? that's what size trousers I buy)

Chest - 44in

Forearm - 12.5in

Biceps - 14 - 16in (relaxed to tensed)

Neck - 17in

Workout

Skipping - 15 - 20 mins

Insanity Fit test - didn't count how many of each exercise I did and couldn't keep up all the way through.

Jog/Walk - 2.96m in 40 mins

Swim - 10 lengths in a small pool.

Result

Seriously dehydrated and feeling absolutely knackered, thighs hurt from all the Insanity jumps, lets see how I am tomorrow and continue.

Already feel better for starting.