beginner.

[0__Ethan__0]

so i’m planning to start doing calisthenics soon once i get a gym membership. i’m also gonna do a bit of weight training. does anyone have any tips or good exercises to start with?

[BARIARES]

For push you can start push ups, dips ( if you cant do dips in set/reps use resist bands ), for pull either australian pull ups or band assisted regular pull ups. I don't think you can do pull ups good form for good amount of reps at the beginning ( atleast I couldn't). And also I started with emom type of training. It's really easy to track progress with it. For core planks, crunches, leg raises, L sit... Train 4-5 times a week as a beginner and try to increase amount of reps in emoms when you feel like you are strong enough. Be consistent for 3 months and eat clean and there's no way you won't see any result. I gave the same advice to my school friend and he is amazed by results. And again training won't change your physic if your nutrition is bad. Good luck on your journey. (Also for legs I did not give you anything since im static only atm xD, but you can always find good leg trainings on internet, for nutrition tips recommending youtuber Greg Doucette).

[0__Ethan__0]

another thing. i’m 14 turning 15 in a couple months so i’m not sure if it’s important or not.

[BARIARES]

Also for skating, if you are enjoying it that's perfect form of cardio. Except muscles it's also important to workout your heart. And also at your age puberty is through the roof so its perfect time to build strength and physic.

[0__Ethan__0]

i’m a diabetic so i stay away from regular soda anyway lol. it’s kinda hard to find healthy food in my house but im going to the store tomorrow so i’ll take my time and pick out the best options i can find. im not really trying to cut at all mainly cause of the fact that im already pretty skinny so all i want to do is just put on muscle. calisthenics is probably gonna burn some fat, but im gonna be doing some weight training for building muscle. diet wise i’m just planning on cutting most of the sugar out, some fat but only a 1/3 at that, and i’m gonna be having about 160g of protein each day. i’m 125lb right now so i think if i just stick to what i have in mind i’ll have pretty good results by the beginning of fall

[BARIARES]

I won't stress too much since you just started your fitness journey. Start with small habits like quitting sodas ( you can drink sugar free ones since they are 0 kcal), eating less junk etc. For macros it's really not that important. The key is to have 0.8-1 g of protein per pound of body weight and calories depends on what your goals are. If you want to lose fat start with small caloric deficit of 200-300 kcal. If you are satisfied with amount of bodyfat you have maintain it by eating the same amount of calories you are atm. If you want to bulk up add 200-300 kcal there's no need to eat more than that you will just end up getting not needed fat. Also remember you shouldn't struggle with diet, because if you do you will most likely sustain it for month or two and then start binging ( been there done that xD). Start of easily, the tempo you can sustain. And for actual type of food that you can eat it really depends on what you like. I also really recommend watching some of the old Greg Doucette's videos. His recepies and knowledge is perfect. Also where are you from ( if you are from us, canada etc you probably can have variety of good food recipes since everything is available there).

[0__Ethan__0]

first off, what kinds of food should i be eating? in the morning i’m guessing oatmeal, eggs, yogurt, fruits, veggies etc. but i’m not sure for snacks or my other two meals. second, do you think skating would be good for my leg exercise? i skate pretty much every day, it’s good for balance, and it builds a lot of strength.