Need Help Losing Weight

by Benji5203 on Jul 11, 2008 2:39 AM EDT Comment 4 comments

I could really use some help on losing weight for football season. i'am 16 years old and im trying to get in shape for the up coming football season. I will be entering my junior year in high school and i want to play DT. im about 6'0 and weight about 325. We start on 8/12/08 and i would like to get in the 290's by then. I need to buil dmore stanmia for the long runs we do but this will be difficult because i'm a asmatic. If any1 can give me a workout plan, i am willing to listen,learn, and follow it.

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Hey! I’m asthmatic as well. Not to overplug here, but NROL has a couple of great fat-loss programs in it which are worth checking out.

That said, I wouldn’t worry about dropping enormous amounts of weight in the short time you have till FB season starts. Instead I’d try to mimic practice/play drills in your own workouts so that when the season starts your body is ready. Olympic lifts-if you know them-are fantastic—but ONLY if you’re familiar with them or have a one-on-one coach. They’re very easy to screw up.

Don’t get me started on the inanity of doing long runs to build skill in football. It may be a great way for the coaches to get a break but it’s an awful way to prep the players for a start-stop game like football. Still, if that’s what’s expected, do your best to build your wind, but at your weight, I’d stick with cycling for now; your joints will be getting plenty of pounding after the 12th.

Good luck and let us know how it goes for you!

by Andrew Heffernan on Jul 11, 2008 7:34 PM EDT reply actions

Hey Benji,
I’m not asthmatic, and I’m relatively new to distance (distance to me, anyway. I don’t aspire to any more than a 5k) running, so please take this with a grain of salt (and adjust it to meet your needs/ability), but I started out running with this “couch to 5K” training plan:

http://www.coolrunning.com/engine/2/2_3/181.shtml

I modified it mid-way because I was running on a sometimes crowded indoor track and it was annoying to the run-walk switches, but this plan got me up to 2 miles and I went from someone who hadn’t run a mile in years to running 5Ks.

Please check w/your Dr, though, because I really don’t know anything about asthma, and I’m far from a running expert. Just something that worked well for me.

"He’s in trouble. Whatever he throws me, I’m going to hit it."
-- Alex Cintron

by BrianS on Jul 15, 2008 7:57 AM EDT reply actions

Thanks for the help

I really appreciate the help. I have a question tho. Insted of running, couldnt i swim insted? I like swimming and it will take pressure off my joints.

FEAR THE NEVERMORE DEFENSE!!!!!!!!!!!!

by Benji5203 on Jul 15, 2008 3:53 PM EDT reply actions

Swimming's Great...

...and it’s also terrific for asthmatics: the moist air can be therapeutic on the old lungs. That said, remember SAID: Specific Adaptation to Imposed Demands. Swimming may trim you up a bit but it won’t directly make you a better runner, which is what you’re aiming for with FB. Let us know how it all goes—Andrew

by Andrew Heffernan on Jul 21, 2008 6:00 PM EDT reply actions