Well the first session at the gym went ok - apparently I'm "by far not the worst" they've seen - somewhat encouraging.
My level of body fat (they say) is at 28% - it should be max 25, so there's a goal. They also want to "swap" fat for muscle, which sounds like a good idea, so the program they've put in place for me is a mix of bike, elliptical trainer and followed up with weights.
3x 15 reps of leg presses
3x 15 reps of lateral pull-downs
3x 15 reps of bench presses
3x 15 reps of lateral lifts
The really bad part of this is the very end bit, where I have to do push-ups. Now here's a not so secret secret from my past - I am complete RUBBISH at push-ups. Even when I was 18 I had trouble with them. Now I am a total hopeless case. After this first workout I could not even manage one proper push-up (embarrassing). I also have to do a "plank", which is basically seeing how long I can keep a straight body off the ground, leaning up on my elbows. During the test I managed 1 full minute (which was apparently good), but after the first workout I could only do 40 seconds.
Anyway, will see if over time I can improve the numbers.... I will be posting stuff on Runkeeper as well as I progress. The goal is three time per week to start.
I have told the wife that she will have to learn to cope when I'm all buff.
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