Resolution!

[Aatrex]

I went to my parents house this past weekend and weighed 174.5(I'm 5'9"). Which is way more than I've ever weighed. I don't think I look fat, but the seeds are there in that I can't make out my stomach muscles. I don't care so much about the number as I do about the layer of fat that has started around my midsection. I have had a pretty high metabolism for most of my life so this gain was a shock to me. I guess drinking three or so regular beers right before bed is catching up to me

So I started running two days ago. I'm in horrible shape so that run lasted a quality ten minutes haha. I took my second run yesterday and actually felt really great and ran for about 20 minutes and did some push-ups and sit-ups afterwards.

Getting my endurance back will be nice, but I'd like to reap some 'visual' rewards from working out. Mainly upper body. Only problem is I don't have any exercise equipment nor the money to buy a club membership at the moment.

Is there an exercise regime that can be done in the house/outside etc that can fortify the upper body? I have stairs etc and don't have any limitations health wise as to what exercises I can do.

Also, if you have a high metabolism, do you need to watch your diet that much to burn fat/create muscle? I like everyone else love to eat, but if I burn enough normally, would I have to make diet sacrifices in order to shed pounds? Single living is hard to get good/conscientious meals in (at least for me).

Would appreciate any programs or advice.

Thanks

[Tadpole]

just do push ups. do them inclined and declined also. take weights (if you dont have any take some heavy shit) and put them on your back while you do push-ups. you can also do pull ups. you wont get huge and pumped from push ups but they will tone your upper body. you need weights and heavy resistance to get bigger.

kind of sucks without weights or anything.

[Mop]

you can do stuff with out weights to gain mass just we are so brainwashed np

Non weight stuff

ANy Plyometric movement, box jumps, bleachers ect will build mass and burn a crazy amount of fat - boxing too

Pusups, pullups, bench dips Lunges ( go from standard to jumping ) add weight to them as they get easier.

any core stuff.

Personaly non weight I would goto a track in the area.

1/4 mile jog
20 yard sprints - 40 yard sprints -100 yard sprints
Bleacher runs to the top. then 20 decline pushups, bench dips back down 20 incline push ups
10 yard skips followed by standing jump
40 yard backward jogs
more skips and jumps
more bleacher runs iwth push ups
laying pull ups off a bar for the back
1/4 mile jog

add more sets of lunges on steps , the pulls ups , aand ab stuff as it gets easier to do . this should burn fat and burn muscle rest time should be a 1:1 ratio - 20 sec sprint, 20 sec rest. 40 sec move 40 sec rest. but no more than a 90 sec rest... keep that HR elevated

[Aatrex]

Great thanks guys. I have some areas around the back of my house I can do those exercises off of.