Friday, December 13, 2013

Lest you think the fatty is idle...

New Workout Regimen

This fatty is still working. My next goal is to be under 200 lbs by the end of the year. 

It's getting colder outside. I hate the cold, so that means my workout needs to change.

I've started doing something I also don't like. Swimming.
I gotta tell you, swimming is an insane workout.  


I've plateaued a little in my weight loss, and I actually think it is because of the swimming.

The new workout looks like this:

Monday - Wednesday - Friday - Swimming

Tuesday - Thursday - Saturday - Running

I started out swimming and could only do about 32 laps - 1/2 a mile. After a few weeks now, today I swam 69 laps. That's over a mile. It took a little under an hour but it is a body-destroying workout.

I love running. Once I get past about a mile or so, everything gets smooth and I enjoy it. But it isn't a full-body workout. It works my legs and my core, but that's about it. It burns calories well, though.

Swimming, on the other hand, is different. I hate it. I can't get my breathing right and it exhausts every muscle in my body. It also burns calories well, but it also builds muscle a lot better than running.

I'm still above 210, but I think the plateau is due to the fact that I've never really worked out my upper body before. Even in the Army, I only worked upper body enough to pass the push-ups portion of the PT test.

Anyway, that's the new workout. Still moving, new goal. One-derland by New Years.