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Weight: 239.4 lbs
Height: 6'0
So I'm really out of shape after I graduated high school and being out of sports. Looking for any helpful tips or suggestions regarding diet, work-out plans, etc. Thanks in advance.
Grow one more foot and you won't have to worry about losing weight.
Swimming is good, just do laps till your tired. Finding a pool can be a bitch though.
Running is great, especially uphill. Don't be lazy though, when your heart rate acclimates to your jogging/running/walking, you will not burn much energy as you were before. To stop this from happening I will tell you a beautiful trick, do this as follows:
1. Run, as fast as you humanly can, for thirty seconds straight.
2. Jog, for 30 seconds straight.
3. Repeat step 1, then step 2.
On your first time do this for a total of about five minutes, as there is no need to be balls out crazy about it. At the end of your first week, start adding more seconds to steps 1 & 2 (about ten seconds every three days should do it).
Weightlifting will make you lose a shit ton of weight, but for the love of god use free weights and have someone teach you form. I don't recommend machines just because a lot of your muscles in the surrounding area the machines focus on will not develop as well as they should, and this will lead to problems.
Resistance training is, imo, way better than constant weight-training to just lose weight. Also, do any exercise that has the word "Hindu" in it.
I'm 6'3", 230lbs. I should follow my own advice lol.