Hi! I hope this doesn't seem too unrealistic, but I potentially want to get a job, but it requires me to meet specific physical conditioning before I'm even considered.
I'm 6'3", and weighed about 205 pounds last week. My goal is to weigh 190lbs by mid Februrary. I have done sports from 5th grade, all the way through 12th grade my entire life. I'm in my early 30s right now, and with the exception of an occasional ~35 minute 5K that I occasionally run maybe 2 times a year (since leaving high school) I haven't really done much exercise. I'm not fat by any means, but I have maybe 15 years of beer and pizza fat. I'm fairly muscular, and last time I actually worked out, I could push ~1000lbs on the inclined leg press (ran track for 4 years).
My upper body however is just slightly above average.
My goals however aren't to increase muscle mass, but instead, reduce body fat percentage, make myself more lean, and tone up what muscles I do have. It's absolutey not for any aesthetic reasons (although I suppose that will happen regardless).
I'd really appreciate any advice on the best way for me to reach my goals.
I started about 4 days ago, and my regular workout and training routine essentially includes:
1 - 30 minutes of running / jogging the same distance, but each day trying to make it further and further running without stopping (I believe the current distance is 2.5 miles)
2 - Doing as many push-ups in 5 minutes as I possibly can, which inludes points of exhaustion where I have to stop, and then get back up and start again.
3 - Same as above, but instead with sit-ups.
4 - Although working at my job is like being on a cruiseship (food available ALL the time, every time), I've started immediately cutting back on food intake. I don't drink any sodas (always only drank diet anyway) and I'm cutting back on foods with a lot of sugar (other than fruit) and cutting back on carbs. (Dinner is only protein and a vegetable).
Some of the questions I have are:
1 - If I only give myself 1 day of rest for running, that should be good enough, right?
2 & 3 - Is it OK for me to do pushups and sit-ups EVERY SINGLE DAY? I know the body tears down the muscles, and then rebuilds them... but from what I understand, it's different than other musclies that, if I was weight training, I would rotate. Is it ok for me to do this EVERY SINGLE day? I remember when I was a kid and I ran track... the end of the 1st week of training, I would be totally encompassed in pain. But, by the end of the 2nd week, never had any more pain for the rest of the season, no matter how hard I pushed myself.
4 - As far as eating goes, I think I'm ok here. I am only consuming about 1,700 calories a day, but it's spread out throughout. The calories consist mostly of proteins and vegetables. My snacks are all fruit and nuts.
Is there anything else I should be doing or worrying about?
I stretch before and stretch after.
Any help or advice is really appreciated. Having a 1/3rd life crisis.
I'm 6'3", and weighed about 205 pounds last week. My goal is to weigh 190lbs by mid Februrary. I have done sports from 5th grade, all the way through 12th grade my entire life. I'm in my early 30s right now, and with the exception of an occasional ~35 minute 5K that I occasionally run maybe 2 times a year (since leaving high school) I haven't really done much exercise. I'm not fat by any means, but I have maybe 15 years of beer and pizza fat. I'm fairly muscular, and last time I actually worked out, I could push ~1000lbs on the inclined leg press (ran track for 4 years).
My upper body however is just slightly above average.
My goals however aren't to increase muscle mass, but instead, reduce body fat percentage, make myself more lean, and tone up what muscles I do have. It's absolutey not for any aesthetic reasons (although I suppose that will happen regardless).
I'd really appreciate any advice on the best way for me to reach my goals.
I started about 4 days ago, and my regular workout and training routine essentially includes:
1 - 30 minutes of running / jogging the same distance, but each day trying to make it further and further running without stopping (I believe the current distance is 2.5 miles)
2 - Doing as many push-ups in 5 minutes as I possibly can, which inludes points of exhaustion where I have to stop, and then get back up and start again.
3 - Same as above, but instead with sit-ups.
4 - Although working at my job is like being on a cruiseship (food available ALL the time, every time), I've started immediately cutting back on food intake. I don't drink any sodas (always only drank diet anyway) and I'm cutting back on foods with a lot of sugar (other than fruit) and cutting back on carbs. (Dinner is only protein and a vegetable).
Some of the questions I have are:
1 - If I only give myself 1 day of rest for running, that should be good enough, right?
2 & 3 - Is it OK for me to do pushups and sit-ups EVERY SINGLE DAY? I know the body tears down the muscles, and then rebuilds them... but from what I understand, it's different than other musclies that, if I was weight training, I would rotate. Is it ok for me to do this EVERY SINGLE day? I remember when I was a kid and I ran track... the end of the 1st week of training, I would be totally encompassed in pain. But, by the end of the 2nd week, never had any more pain for the rest of the season, no matter how hard I pushed myself.
4 - As far as eating goes, I think I'm ok here. I am only consuming about 1,700 calories a day, but it's spread out throughout. The calories consist mostly of proteins and vegetables. My snacks are all fruit and nuts.
Is there anything else I should be doing or worrying about?
I stretch before and stretch after.
Any help or advice is really appreciated. Having a 1/3rd life crisis.