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Originally posted by T[H]e [M]ayhem
What do you consider a calisthenic exercise I'm a newb on this. Also what do you consider a small meal? Also how many pushups/situps should I do?
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Calesthenics are like Side Straddle Hops (Jumping Jacks), Mountain Climbers, Ski-Jumpers, ect. Basically exercises that raise your heart rate. Cardiovascular endurance needs to be built before you can really start working out properly.
By small meals I mean spread your currant intake out over six meals (so each about half the size of what you eat now. If you are eating alot now, start cutting your intake down slowly untill you reach a reasonable level.
Start by doing pushup/situps so that by the end of three sets you are at muscle failure.
IE after three sets of 20 pushups each (spaced a minute apart) you cannot do another pushup.
If you can't do sets of ten, then start at ten and go to your knees when you reach muscle failure, but concentrate on good form (back straight, head up).
Feel free to ask any other questions you may have, this is the plan I used to put overweight soldiers on when I was an NCO, and I had very good luck with it.
Good luck.