Welcome

Oh, hello. This must be our introduction. I'm Dubsy. Nice to meet you, take a seat. This will just take 18...weeks.

This is my workout blog. Here, you will find daily updates on the status of my exercise program, eating habits, and progression.

A few basics about me: I'm a college student on the west coast who gave up organized sports some five years ago. Since then, with the exception of the occasional pick up game or impulsive run, I haven't done any serious physical activity. And it shows. I went from about 5'10", 180 lbs as a high school sophomore to 6'1", 222 lbs now. This is unacceptable. My body fat is at 22%, which is just on the border between "ok" and too much. Why haven't I tackled it earlier? Honestly, I got complacent. I didn't feel motivated to workout because I knew my metabolism was at its all time peak. Additionally, and I know how ridiculous this sounds, I looked fine in clothes. But once it got to a point where my belly and love handles were distinguishable even through t-shirts or sweaters, I realized that it had gone too far.

So, I'm taking measures to stop this spiral and revert it back in the opposite direction. Enter this workout plan, the U.S. Navy SEAL Workout. I have two friends that swear by it, and say that they saw results quickly and only kept on improving. Why this plan as opposed to others? It's both highly intensive, and doesn't require a tremendous amount of machinery. I am not a gym rat--even in my more athletic days, I didn't lift many weights, and instead relied on calisthenics. However, there is a gym at school and an open pool, meaning that I can easily find pullup bars, treadmills and swimming lanes.

In addition to the workout plan, I am reforming my eating and drinking habits. No more soda or similarly sugary drinks--water, for the most part, will be my beverage of choice. I am also quite an eater, as I can down more food than just about anyone of my friends. But, at the same time, I routinely eat only one meal a day, just because I get busy and literally forget to have lunch, for example. Neither one of these two habits is acceptable. So, I will both tone down my eating--and eat well, too--and schedule meals on a more frequent basis. I don't eat breakfast too often, but this will change.

So, how will this blog work? The basic format will be a daily post chronicling the day's events, both from an exercise and nutrition standpoint. Every Monday, I'll weigh myself to see if any progress has been made. I may also post an end-of-the-week wrap up on Sunday, just to talk about how the previous seven days felt. Otherwise, it's free flowing.

The work starts now.