Hey all,
Been a big guy all of my life. Even in high school and college playing soccer I was always the guy that didn't look like I belonged because of my belly. Fast forward a number of decades and I have a 6 and 4 year old with an out of shape dad who they just want to play with. I tend to be an all or nothing kind of guy so to motivate myself to make the healthy changes I need to be a good dad/husband/leader/servant I signed up for a Spartan race in August. Its a 5k race with 21 obstacles and for each obstacle you can't complete the penalty is 30 burpees. It's a long way for me to go because at this point, 6'1" and 300lbs, the furthest I run is to the bathroom or the kitchen from the living room.
Have any of you fine gents done something like this before or have any inspirational weight loss/life change stories? Posting mainly for accountability as the more people who know I plan on doing this more people will ask me about my training and progress. Also, anyone willing to be an accountability partner for me on this venture would be much appreciated. I'm wanting to get up and train in the morning at 5am PST and having someone to check in with right away would be a big help. If nothing else, wish me luck. Thanks gents!
Been a big guy all of my life. Even in high school and college playing soccer I was always the guy that didn't look like I belonged because of my belly. Fast forward a number of decades and I have a 6 and 4 year old with an out of shape dad who they just want to play with. I tend to be an all or nothing kind of guy so to motivate myself to make the healthy changes I need to be a good dad/husband/leader/servant I signed up for a Spartan race in August. Its a 5k race with 21 obstacles and for each obstacle you can't complete the penalty is 30 burpees. It's a long way for me to go because at this point, 6'1" and 300lbs, the furthest I run is to the bathroom or the kitchen from the living room.
Have any of you fine gents done something like this before or have any inspirational weight loss/life change stories? Posting mainly for accountability as the more people who know I plan on doing this more people will ask me about my training and progress. Also, anyone willing to be an accountability partner for me on this venture would be much appreciated. I'm wanting to get up and train in the morning at 5am PST and having someone to check in with right away would be a big help. If nothing else, wish me luck. Thanks gents!