First weigh-in/report

So this post will be a bit of a clusterfuck since it's to record two days of data.

Weigh-in #1:

Weight: 226lb
BMI - 29.8lbs (overweight like WHOA)
Body Fat% - 25.8

Well fuck, that's depressing. I was wearing gym clothes so I took off two pounds but still, fuck.

Strength Training Session #1

I started on a Wednesday so a Wednesday program is what I did for Starting Strength.

Squats 3x5 - 85lbs
Benchpress 3x5 - 65lbs
Deadlift 1x5 - 135lbs

The squats are about average for a newb. I'm not sure about the bench press, but my upper body strength has never been great. The deadlifts are about average as well. HOORAY FOR MEDIOCRITY! Ah hell, if I were strong and mighty I wouldn't be doing Starting Strength.

I also learned why there is only one set of deadlifts. One, you feel dead inside afterwards, and two, holy crap WHY? Honestly, anymore than one set and serious back problems could ensue. They aren't dangerous if you limit them to one set though (just don't overdo it people! Lifting under your potential is way better than over).

Running Session #1

So the run had a five minute warm-up walk, and alternated for 21 minutes between 60 seconds of jogging and 90 seconds of running. Then there was a five minute cooldown walk. Sounds easy right? Well for you readers of Facebook, you know that now my everything hurts. That was tough as hell. I powered through it though. I didn't quit once though my jogging was pretty weak by the end.

I shortchanged my run by a bit (distance wise) and I was going to do my cooldown walk around my house since the timer wasn't up yet. However, my dog Lily protested to me walking around the house without greeting her, so I just walked up and down my hallway. She was confused as hell.