Right - what should I be doing?

MrBecky

Hello, I'm new to this group. I've basically read too much about how good lifting heavy stuff is not to give it a go.

But - I'm not particularly fit. I always hated sports and PE lessons at school and consequently have always been far too inactive.
I'm really not that strong, I can't do even one proper push up or sit-up. I'm working at the push ups.

I'm not gonna lie, lifting heavy weights really scares me! I think it's the only thing that will really change my body though. I've tried running/jogging and it's not for me. It really hurts my knees, and I've just had nearly a two week period of not being able to do much exercise due to the latest bout of bad-knee-itis.

I'd need to do something with dumbells rather than a barbell as I don't have a lot of space/money.

Can I even start anything ike this yet or should I try to get to a certain level of fitness first?
What equipment would I need to buy?
What would I do, how many times a week?
I'm already eating 1850ish calories a day - would I need to up this?

Sorry for my barrage of noob questions.

Porcelaine22

bump, I have similar questions!

SideSteel

If space and money are both concerns you could consider looking into You Are Your Own Gym which is a body-weight training program.

Google that and start there. You should be able to do well for a while on that program.

Regarding your caloric intake, that's going to depend on how things go as you start that program. I would leave your intake as is for a while after beginning the program so you can monitor how your weight changes. You may get an initial stall in weight due to fluid fluctuations when you begin training.

MrBecky

Thank you!

I have downloaded this on my Kindle and will have a read :-)

SideSteel

Good luck. I'm locking this thread now for administrative purposes.