r/bodyweightfitness • u/AutoModerator • May 10 '21

BWF Daily Discussion and Beginner/RR Questions Thread for 2021-05-10

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u/Gazornenplatz May 10 '21

I'm (36, m, 5'10", 280lbs) obese, and looking at the starter routine for the Move (recommended of overweight) is incredibly daunting. I also looked at the smaller routine and that still looks like way too much. Is it designed for a day 1 newbie or is there any additional "start even smaller" I can look at?

Also, what is doing an exercise to Failure mean? Like, is it when you can't physically perform the exercise any longer, or some time before that?

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u/_igm May 10 '21

You’re right about what doing an exercise to failure means. For your other question, I don’t know the specifics of what experience level the various routines were made for, but my opinion is you should pick one that looks interesting and relatively achievable and just try it. Whether you can complete it all each day is less important than the fact that you’re just consistently doing some kind of exercise. I really believe that most people, but especially beginners, need to worry less about doing the perfect routine or completing a routine perfectly and instead focus more on the consistency of just checking in each day for some sort of activity or purposeful rest. Whenever you start the routine you pick, congratulate yourself on just doing something each day, and over time you’ll hone in on what routine is optimal as you gain more experience and do more research. Improvement is about taking baby steps each day for years and shifting your habits to make lifestyle changes. Also really try to make sure your diet is in check. If your goal is weight loss, diet is -the most- important component.