ChiefStrategist
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Background:
I was recently introduced to MMA by my friends, I have since become hooked on shows like TUF/UFC PPV's/Pride etc. I happened upon Sherdog by just browsing the internet. I have been letting my body rot in the past 13 years (I am 30 now). I am fat, out of shape, I smoke, and my diet is complete shit. I came to realization that now is the time to get myself on the right track or I will be a useless slob for the rest of my life. I have 2 children who I want to watch grow up and learn good habits. This being said, I don't plan to fight in any MMA matches, I think I am too far gone in the body rotting process, however I do want to be stronger, faster, feel better, look better, etc, etc. I am/was a good athlete, but the poor diet and smoking really did some damage to me. I still have some skills, but nothing remotely close to what I was 15 years ago, and what I could be.
I am 5'9 and weigh 212 pounds. I started light cardio and I hit the heavybag every day. I have done some pushups, jumprope, crunches, and other various excercise over the past week when i realized I needed to change. But again, years of letting my body go to shit have relegated my muscles to be sore after walking a mile, 25 Pushups, 10 minutes of crunches and other AB work, jump rope and hitting the bag. This really makes me feel worse, because it feels like I have no chance to succeed. I said my diet is freaking terrible and it's worse than I make it sound, believe me. I rarely eat breakfast, and fast food or other snacky type foods for lunch, and occasionally I'll eat a healthy dinner, but again it may be fast food or whatever is in the fridge.
I've been reading posts and articles from Sherdog and bodybuilding.com and there is a lot of good info out there, but it's hard to decipher the right path to take. I am aware there is no magic bullet or miracle supplement to get me to my goals, but I need a good diet plan, a good weight training/cardio plan, a good supplement plan, and most of all motivation. It's true that how you feel dictates how you live, and I need to change this ASAP.
This is going to be one of the most difficult, but most likely the most rewarding expeience of my life...but the sad fact is I need direction and help. So imagine you have this guy who's 5'9, 212 lbs, smokes, doesn't drink much alcohol (maybe a beer a month), low self esteem (Physically speaking), feels weak, with a defeated attitude asking you for guidence. Where do you begin?
GOALS:
Simply put, my goals are to be 210-215 LBS, but cut like a diamond and strong as an Ox. I realize that this may very well be out of my league at the moment, but I'll never say never. In order to achieve this the question is do I need to lose fat weight, then bulk back up? or stay with the 212 lbs I have now and just transform this into muscle and not fat?
I want to get into kickboxing, but I have no dreams of competetive kickboxing. I want it for the workout and to "feel" like a badass.
I would like the time frame to be a year or two, I'm not sure if this is manageable or not, but I have to start somewhere.
I want to do good cardio, yoga, weight training, kickboxing, and give it all my best.
HELP WANTED:
What diet plans would you recommend to someone in my position? Low Carb? High Protein? High Carb? etc? Like I said before I am someone who is dumb as shit when it comes to eating right, because I never did it. I am your clay...Mold me
What workout regimens or training would you suggest for someone in my position? Again, I never really liked the gym and know little if anything about it, so again I am at square one here?
Supplements? The general consensus I've read so far are no supplements save maybe Whey Protien, Multi-Vitamin, and Green Tea Extract? Again, there is so much conflicting info concerning these I just don't have enough info
Motivation? Up until about two weeks ago I've been very unmotivated and my health (both Mental and Physical) have been deteriorating because of it. Starting out there will be days I feel like complete shit and everything will hurt...how do you find the inner strength to keep marching on?
IN CONCLUSION:
I'm writing this because I need some help. Please don't flame me or anyone else trying to help. anything and everything will be taken into consideration. iIf it's too much to tackle I get it, but anything you have to add will be appreciated. Feel free to say as much or as little as you want, but remember I have minimal knowledge about most of the things you'll be saying so laymans terms are appreciated. Finally, I want to sincerely thank any and every person who takes time out of thier day to add something positive, whether it be advice or encouragement. It's easy to ignore posts like these because the task is so monumental.
Thank You,
The Chief Strategist
I was recently introduced to MMA by my friends, I have since become hooked on shows like TUF/UFC PPV's/Pride etc. I happened upon Sherdog by just browsing the internet. I have been letting my body rot in the past 13 years (I am 30 now). I am fat, out of shape, I smoke, and my diet is complete shit. I came to realization that now is the time to get myself on the right track or I will be a useless slob for the rest of my life. I have 2 children who I want to watch grow up and learn good habits. This being said, I don't plan to fight in any MMA matches, I think I am too far gone in the body rotting process, however I do want to be stronger, faster, feel better, look better, etc, etc. I am/was a good athlete, but the poor diet and smoking really did some damage to me. I still have some skills, but nothing remotely close to what I was 15 years ago, and what I could be.
I am 5'9 and weigh 212 pounds. I started light cardio and I hit the heavybag every day. I have done some pushups, jumprope, crunches, and other various excercise over the past week when i realized I needed to change. But again, years of letting my body go to shit have relegated my muscles to be sore after walking a mile, 25 Pushups, 10 minutes of crunches and other AB work, jump rope and hitting the bag. This really makes me feel worse, because it feels like I have no chance to succeed. I said my diet is freaking terrible and it's worse than I make it sound, believe me. I rarely eat breakfast, and fast food or other snacky type foods for lunch, and occasionally I'll eat a healthy dinner, but again it may be fast food or whatever is in the fridge.
I've been reading posts and articles from Sherdog and bodybuilding.com and there is a lot of good info out there, but it's hard to decipher the right path to take. I am aware there is no magic bullet or miracle supplement to get me to my goals, but I need a good diet plan, a good weight training/cardio plan, a good supplement plan, and most of all motivation. It's true that how you feel dictates how you live, and I need to change this ASAP.
This is going to be one of the most difficult, but most likely the most rewarding expeience of my life...but the sad fact is I need direction and help. So imagine you have this guy who's 5'9, 212 lbs, smokes, doesn't drink much alcohol (maybe a beer a month), low self esteem (Physically speaking), feels weak, with a defeated attitude asking you for guidence. Where do you begin?
GOALS:
Simply put, my goals are to be 210-215 LBS, but cut like a diamond and strong as an Ox. I realize that this may very well be out of my league at the moment, but I'll never say never. In order to achieve this the question is do I need to lose fat weight, then bulk back up? or stay with the 212 lbs I have now and just transform this into muscle and not fat?
I want to get into kickboxing, but I have no dreams of competetive kickboxing. I want it for the workout and to "feel" like a badass.
I would like the time frame to be a year or two, I'm not sure if this is manageable or not, but I have to start somewhere.
I want to do good cardio, yoga, weight training, kickboxing, and give it all my best.
HELP WANTED:
What diet plans would you recommend to someone in my position? Low Carb? High Protein? High Carb? etc? Like I said before I am someone who is dumb as shit when it comes to eating right, because I never did it. I am your clay...Mold me
What workout regimens or training would you suggest for someone in my position? Again, I never really liked the gym and know little if anything about it, so again I am at square one here?
Supplements? The general consensus I've read so far are no supplements save maybe Whey Protien, Multi-Vitamin, and Green Tea Extract? Again, there is so much conflicting info concerning these I just don't have enough info
Motivation? Up until about two weeks ago I've been very unmotivated and my health (both Mental and Physical) have been deteriorating because of it. Starting out there will be days I feel like complete shit and everything will hurt...how do you find the inner strength to keep marching on?
IN CONCLUSION:
I'm writing this because I need some help. Please don't flame me or anyone else trying to help. anything and everything will be taken into consideration. iIf it's too much to tackle I get it, but anything you have to add will be appreciated. Feel free to say as much or as little as you want, but remember I have minimal knowledge about most of the things you'll be saying so laymans terms are appreciated. Finally, I want to sincerely thank any and every person who takes time out of thier day to add something positive, whether it be advice or encouragement. It's easy to ignore posts like these because the task is so monumental.
Thank You,
The Chief Strategist