papermachesatan

I can't do any pull ups. I figure that I will be able to do some as soon as I finish shedding all the excess weight I have though. I'd like to start building up those muscles before hand though.

To explain what my goals are:

I've got at least a year and a half before I plan on shipping off to basic. I'm in college right now and do not plan on joining up until I graduate which will probably happen Fall 2007. I was pretty sedentary throughout middle and highschool. I did not participate in sports or any other consistent exercise. The end result was that I am overweight and not nearly as strong as I'd like to be.

I am making good progress though; I am down to 204 from being 255+. I had also been running 5 miles @ an 8:30 pace on the treadmill up until the past few weeks when I became completely swamped with school and work. I'm still dropping weight though through diet and walking around everywhere on campus with a 20-30 pound backpack.

The only really thing I haven't seriously worked on is my strength / muscular endurance. While I want to be able to do alot of pushups/situps for the PFT, I also have the present concern of needing to be able to physically overpower someone. I have a security job, which I will probably have until I graduate and join the Army, that occasionally requires me to detain someone, physically if neccessary.