This is a time-lapse video of my circuit training workout. In real time, this routine takes about 20-25 minutes, and I do it twice, followed by a 10 minute ab routine and sometimes 20-30 minutes of additional cardio.
“A real decision is measured by the fact that you’ve taken a new action. If there’s no action, you haven’t truly decided.”- Tony Robbins
Today marks a year and a half since I started concerning myself with getting healthy.
Here is my weight trend for the past year and a half. I started at 203 lbs, was 149.2 at my lowest (in May, 2010), and have now been holding steady at around 160 lbs for several months while still building muscle and shedding fat.
“I fear not the man who has practiced 10,000 kicks once, but I fear the man who has practiced one kick 10,000 times.”
- Bruce Lee
Just burned 1300 calories in 2 hours, with circuit training, abs exercises, and Golds Cardio Workout for Wii. Woo woo woo, you know it.
Well, I am finished my eight weeks of personal training, and the results are in. Some significant improvements in a couple areas, but overall no dramatic changes. But I have learned a lot and will incorporate what I’ve learned into my future workouts.
Here are the results:
Weight: 160.9 – pretty much the same
Height: 5’9″
BMI: 24.25
Waist circumference: 83 cm (32.7 inches) – down 2 cm
Heart rate: 52 bpm
Blood pressure: 120 systolic, 80 Diastolic
Skin folds: sum of 5 measurements is 69.0, which works out to 13.8% body fat, down about 2%
Pushups: 54 – big improvement!
Partial curl up: 25 (the most allowed)
Grip strength: 45 right hand, 39 left hand – not much change
Sit and reach: 121 cm – big improvement, but still pretty shitty.
Vertical jump: 31 cm. – even worse than the first time 
Back extension: 180 seconds (the max allowed)
I haven’t posted in quite some time, but I am still here and doing well. I took things a little easy over the summer, but am back to working hard again. I am currently about 161 lbs, with about 16% body fat.
I have just started meeting with a personal trainer twice a week for 8 weeks. Had a fitness assessment a few days ago, and the results were pretty much what I expected – great shape cardio wise, but I need some work on my strength and flexibility.
Here are some of my results:
Weight: 161 lbs
Height: 5’9″
BMI: 24.25
Waist circumference: 85 cm (33.5 inches)
Heart rate: 60 bpm
Blood pressure: 117 systolic, 72 Diastolic
Skin folds: sum of 5 measurements is 80.0, which works out to 16% body fat.
Pushups: 32
Partial curl up: 25 (the most allowed)
Grip strength: 45 right hand, 35 left hand
Sit and reach: 11.5 cm (pretty pathetic – my flexibility sucks)
Vertical jump: 36 cm. – I need to work on this too!
Back extension: 180 seconds (the max allowed)
Yesterday marked the one year anniversary of my commitment to get into better shape. It took me about 8 months to lose 50 lbs, and I have kept it off since then. The past month has been a little hectic due to moving, and I have slacked off a bit but am getting back into the game and plan to be in much better shape still another year from now.
