February: The Health Month

So I had looked at myself in the mirror the other day and thought to myself.
 ‘I really need to sort myself out. I've been meaning to for years but I just don’t know how.’

 Well now, I've come up with this plan. Let me get some details down first. I am a 25-year-old man, weigh roughly 140lbs and 5,8ft in height. When I was younger, I was a cross-country runner for both of my schools. I was the second faster student in my entire high school. I loved to run. For my final cross-country event at 16-years-old; which was near 10-12 miles long, I came 37th out of 1000 something. That was sadly 8 years ago now. And I've definitely let myself show it.

Not to say that I’m fat or anything, in fact I’m actually quite lucky. I've always had a very lean build. When I was younger I was nothing but skin and bone, but as the years have grown on me, I have actually managed to keep fat on and look healthier then I use too.

 Unfortunately, I now need to sort something out with this flabby belly. I have decided to use two very interesting apps on my iPhone to help me get the desired appearance that I want for my body, to be more specific, my upper body. I wish to get rid of my slightly hanging belly and also tone up my chest muscles so I don’t look like I have flat boobies. (tehehe…boobies) Most people would generally tell me to go to the gym and do some heavy lifting or weight training there.

Unfortunately, and this may be true with many people, I am very self-conscious about myself when I am at the gym. I remember once being on the press-bench with 10’s or 12’s dumbbells and finding myself surrounded by super ripped men who were crushing 30’s to 40’s in each arms. I felt so weak and awkward between them and it’s kind of been a sore topic for me ever since. Hence this different way of training. It’s always been a dream of mine to have the same kind of body that Tom Daley has. Then I can have my boyfriend drool over me instead of him. :P Just kidding of course.

The Apps I have decided to use are the Press-Ups and the Sit-Ups; two relatively cheap apps that monitor and guide you on a day-by-day schedule of exercise. I’m in the process of planning my way through a schedule which does include going to the local gym, but I will only be going there to do the majority of cardio work. I will be posting pictures on a 2-day delay whenever I do my exercises to see if I can visibly see the difference as I go on. Since this would, in theory, give me a clear line of change if I were to notice it. So then, let’s begin shall we.