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Greetings members:
I'm a brand new forum n00b.
Years ago, as a young man, I did a short stint with the militia. I would really like to finish out my working years in the CF in some sort of technical capacity. Particularly as an LCIS tech.
I'm very keen on joining up, but I have some concerns. Some of the concerns are heightened after reading though many of the threads here @ milnet, over the past few hours. I'm too darned fat, and I have 2 moderate bowel conditions. IBS (C) and severe sigmoid diverticulosis. It takes very little impact trauma (since I was a teenager) for me to develop painful, inflamed shin splints. (Bad ones that take days n' days to subside). I haven't been in reasonably good physical condition since 13 years.
That's the cons.
Now, some of the pros.
I quit smoking 7+ years ago, but gained almost 40 lbs shortly after I quit. I'm a bit of a propeller head (computer tech) and have spent far too much time being seated and not working my body's muscles. I love goodies. No drug nor alcoholic addictions - but I have a lot of trouble 'getting off the oreos'. :-[
I've started doing push-ups & sit-ups (including side-to-side oblique targeting). At present, I do 3 sets of 16 P-ups, and 3 sets of 25 S-ups.
I've been doing some hand and arm exercises with free-weights and hand grips.
I've started trying to strengthen/target my lower back with back extensions.
I've been doing some walking/marching. (Full military-style arm swinging) Recently, I've started trying to do a bit of jogging. The heaving chest and 'close-to-vomiting' I can/am willing to handle. It's the damn shin splints that are excruciating for me. I trained in Tae-Kwon-Do for a couple of years, when I was in my 20s. I had a terrible time with shin splints then too.
I don't earn a lot of money as I work part-time as a tech at London Drugs. Joining a gym is not really an option at this time, financially. I was out of the work force for almost a year and a half after my 'exit works' got really bad. My pooper is finally doing better, but I will have to contend with the conditions for the rest of my life.
Age: 40
Weight: 240 lbs
Height: 5' 10"
Married: Yes, thank God for a good wife.
Education: College Diploma in Computer Technical/Networking & Programming. :
I want to serve Canada. I've been interested in the military since I was a child. I should have remained in the militia and gone on to FT Reserve service or even reg force, but decided to pursue a music career instead. (Youth is wasted on the young, you know) I came close 'twice' to finally making it into the 'big leagues' in Canadian country music as a guitarist. At age 31, I opted out for an education, in what I believed then, to be a viable career path, and got my fat rump educated with a GED and got into college as a 'mature' student.
I've never been guilty of being an over achiever, but neither was I ever a quitter. I've not ever been one of the first in line, but neither was I the last. I have always striven to be in the top 20 percent, of whatever environment that I was operating within.
Weight can be shaved off with exercise and dietary adjustments. (F***, more going hungry . . .DOH!! . . LOL)
However, chronic shin splints and sick 'exit works' are my serious concern. Am I an idiot who's going through some sort of midlife 'I wanna be tough' crisis, or is this something that I can actually attain to?
No smart-*** remarks, please. I would prefer to hear from others in my general age group or from those whom have experience with these types of medical concerns. Advice from ranking NCOMs, etc., will be greatly appreciated.
Hooah! (No, I'm not an American) and God bless Canada! God bless the CF!
I'm a brand new forum n00b.
Years ago, as a young man, I did a short stint with the militia. I would really like to finish out my working years in the CF in some sort of technical capacity. Particularly as an LCIS tech.
I'm very keen on joining up, but I have some concerns. Some of the concerns are heightened after reading though many of the threads here @ milnet, over the past few hours. I'm too darned fat, and I have 2 moderate bowel conditions. IBS (C) and severe sigmoid diverticulosis. It takes very little impact trauma (since I was a teenager) for me to develop painful, inflamed shin splints. (Bad ones that take days n' days to subside). I haven't been in reasonably good physical condition since 13 years.
That's the cons.
Now, some of the pros.
I quit smoking 7+ years ago, but gained almost 40 lbs shortly after I quit. I'm a bit of a propeller head (computer tech) and have spent far too much time being seated and not working my body's muscles. I love goodies. No drug nor alcoholic addictions - but I have a lot of trouble 'getting off the oreos'. :-[
I've started doing push-ups & sit-ups (including side-to-side oblique targeting). At present, I do 3 sets of 16 P-ups, and 3 sets of 25 S-ups.
I've been doing some hand and arm exercises with free-weights and hand grips.
I've started trying to strengthen/target my lower back with back extensions.
I've been doing some walking/marching. (Full military-style arm swinging) Recently, I've started trying to do a bit of jogging. The heaving chest and 'close-to-vomiting' I can/am willing to handle. It's the damn shin splints that are excruciating for me. I trained in Tae-Kwon-Do for a couple of years, when I was in my 20s. I had a terrible time with shin splints then too.
I don't earn a lot of money as I work part-time as a tech at London Drugs. Joining a gym is not really an option at this time, financially. I was out of the work force for almost a year and a half after my 'exit works' got really bad. My pooper is finally doing better, but I will have to contend with the conditions for the rest of my life.
Age: 40
Weight: 240 lbs
Height: 5' 10"
Married: Yes, thank God for a good wife.
Education: College Diploma in Computer Technical/Networking & Programming. :
I want to serve Canada. I've been interested in the military since I was a child. I should have remained in the militia and gone on to FT Reserve service or even reg force, but decided to pursue a music career instead. (Youth is wasted on the young, you know) I came close 'twice' to finally making it into the 'big leagues' in Canadian country music as a guitarist. At age 31, I opted out for an education, in what I believed then, to be a viable career path, and got my fat rump educated with a GED and got into college as a 'mature' student.
I've never been guilty of being an over achiever, but neither was I ever a quitter. I've not ever been one of the first in line, but neither was I the last. I have always striven to be in the top 20 percent, of whatever environment that I was operating within.
Weight can be shaved off with exercise and dietary adjustments. (F***, more going hungry . . .DOH!! . . LOL)
However, chronic shin splints and sick 'exit works' are my serious concern. Am I an idiot who's going through some sort of midlife 'I wanna be tough' crisis, or is this something that I can actually attain to?
No smart-*** remarks, please. I would prefer to hear from others in my general age group or from those whom have experience with these types of medical concerns. Advice from ranking NCOMs, etc., will be greatly appreciated.
Hooah! (No, I'm not an American) and God bless Canada! God bless the CF!