[dbrown26]

Most people have very different ideas and goals for fitness than a physical trainer. They come from the perspective of already having a minimum level of fitness, so a more rounded regime is necessary. For a bare beginner, the 100 pushup and 200 situp programs are great. They are compound movements, meaning they use lots of different muscles, rather than the typical machine workout you get with most trainers. I would only add a similar program to get you to 300 squats so that you get some lower body workout in as well, especially as your goal is a triathlon, requiring both running and cycling. The buildup should be about the same as the other exercises, so it should be as easy as multiplying the 100 pushup workout by 3. Good job for getting started and if you get really serious, I highly recommend looking up your local Crossfit affiliate (http://www.crossfit.com). They take it to the next level.

[nekopa]

At the moment I work out M-W-Sat. I start with about 15 minutes of loosening up (I still remember my old kung-fu warm-up routines) then I go for a 2 km run. When I get back I do the program for the push-ups and sit-ups together. Its varied and interesting enough that I have been able to keep on schedule so far (even whilst having a bad hangover a couple of times:) The main goal is to really make it a habit, something I will just do without thinking. I am trying to educate myself on different aspects (i.e. I have been reading up on nutrition recently to try to fix my diet) I will look into the crossfit site, but I am currently living in the Czech Republic, (and I don't speak Czech) I don't like gyms and machines, but depending on where my studies of fitness take me, I may well end up using them. But I like the idea of body weight exercising, especially as I have a lot of weight to throw around. Should be good for a while... Thanks for the well-wishes.

[huherto]

I've been doing crossfit for six months on my own. I got good results, but lately I am feeling it is getting harder to do it and i feel I am not improving as much. Today, I am planning to start with MMA training. It just feels like more fun, now that I've got a good general fitness base.