Going to keep it brief... broke my leg and severely dislocated my ankle in January. Really vicious injury, required two surgeries, had me in a wheelchair for a while, then on crutches for a long time. Ligament damage and all that:
Back before the injury I was in great shape, had my gym routine blended nicely with work, also was biking between 10 and 20 miles every day for cardio, had me with the lean physique I like at 6'6, 230:
Now, after 6 months of inactivity, I'm Larry Holmes status at 6'6, 265:
Last two months I've been back in the gym, and on the exercise bike. About to take it up a notch now that I'm settling into a new routine, in a new city, at a new job. So I'm going to use this thread to keep myself accountable as I try to reach a personal goal of hitting the gym 4 times every week, upping my cardio significantly, and getting back down to 230. Any motivation and encouragement y'all can offer is appreciated. Also, any suggestions for new routines or exercises are welcome. Mobility is limited as I'm still rehabbing my ankle, so in terms of cardio I'm limited to the bike at the gym as well as my own bike. New city got a lot of steep hills, so this shyt been interesting so far.
Right now I'm doing a routine that alternates between heavy lifting and volume lifting every workout. But I'm always looking to switch things up and keep them fresh.
In terms of personal goals, I'm going to finish two books as well as reestablish my freelance writing and my admissions consulting business. So I'll be using this thread to hold myself accountable to those goals as well. Oh, and this inclination I have toward bourbon and scotch gotta go too. Need to cut my drink intake back to one day a week at most. Need to revamp my diet as well, and incorporate some fasting.
And so it begins: the year of Leaner, Stronger, Smarter...
Back before the injury I was in great shape, had my gym routine blended nicely with work, also was biking between 10 and 20 miles every day for cardio, had me with the lean physique I like at 6'6, 230:
Now, after 6 months of inactivity, I'm Larry Holmes status at 6'6, 265:
Last two months I've been back in the gym, and on the exercise bike. About to take it up a notch now that I'm settling into a new routine, in a new city, at a new job. So I'm going to use this thread to keep myself accountable as I try to reach a personal goal of hitting the gym 4 times every week, upping my cardio significantly, and getting back down to 230. Any motivation and encouragement y'all can offer is appreciated. Also, any suggestions for new routines or exercises are welcome. Mobility is limited as I'm still rehabbing my ankle, so in terms of cardio I'm limited to the bike at the gym as well as my own bike. New city got a lot of steep hills, so this shyt been interesting so far.
Right now I'm doing a routine that alternates between heavy lifting and volume lifting every workout. But I'm always looking to switch things up and keep them fresh.
In terms of personal goals, I'm going to finish two books as well as reestablish my freelance writing and my admissions consulting business. So I'll be using this thread to hold myself accountable to those goals as well. Oh, and this inclination I have toward bourbon and scotch gotta go too. Need to cut my drink intake back to one day a week at most. Need to revamp my diet as well, and incorporate some fasting.
And so it begins: the year of Leaner, Stronger, Smarter...
face 15 mins in. Regular yoga is dope tho. 
