Weak fatty beginner needs serious help

[FlyingDumbbell]

Okay so I know these beginner questions are probably really annoying but I hope you can forgive me for adding another one. I've been hit hard by paralysis by analysis and have started to break through and settled on working with rings as I really enjoy them and a bit of kettlebelling/sledgehammer swinging. Only problem is I'm pretty darn weak!

Can't do a single pullup or dip on regular straight bars and I couldn't even help myself in the basic support position on rings . I tried using a resistance band to keep me up but it was really sloppy so I pretty much figured I need to work on the ultra basic stuff before I get to even the regular basics! I'm really trying to work on my diet and may give the Warrior Diet (I know I know) a go because I kind of like the eating style but I am confused as all hell on how to train. Seems to me like getting good at even just basic pushups and rows on the rings at an appropriate heights would be the start but not sure if I should throw in some support holds on regular straight bars to try to build up that strength somewhere or if that's unnecessary. Also would it be appropriate to do a small basic ring routine and then finish off with a conditioning with kbells and such maybe 3 times a week?

Hope this post made sense. Thanks for all your help.

EDIT:
I'm about 5 '9 and weight 225lbs or so.

[admin]

Hey, it's not a problem at all. Beginner questions are great and it sounds like you have a lot of good ideas. For your needs, I think pushups and rows on the rings are a very good start. The pushups will help you develop support strength, too. And kettlebells and rings are a perfect combo. You can mix in kettlebell exercises with your ring training and even create a circuit. For example, you might do 5 pushups, 5 rows and then 20 swings in a circuit. You can repeat that for 10-20 minutes.
Assisted pullups with a squat are also good. Or a 1-leg squat if your pullups do not need very much assistance. This is a good move to combine with a vertical press, such as the kettlebell military press, jerks or clean and jerks.
And if you're not opposed to running, that's another thing you can throw in that will be helpful with weight loss. Just don't do 45 minute low intensity workouts. Keep it down to 15-20 minutes at most and throw in some ring work, kettlebells and other bodyweight exercises during the run. CrossFit's Helen workout is a good example. It's 3 rounds of: 400m Run, 21 kettlebell swings and 12 pullups.

I hope this helps,
Tyler

[FlyingDumbbell]

Sounds really good thank you for that! Do you recommend perhaps a Mon/Wed/Fri thing for now or perhaps maybe some CrossFit-ish like 2 days on 1 day off (okay I know they do it differently) type of stuff?

[admin]

I think Monday/Tuesday/Thursday/Friday is a good format for beginners. But MWF or something CrossFit-like is great too. If you had three people doing each of these, I don't think there would be a major difference between them after 6 months. The main thing is how well it fits into your schedule. A routine you can stick with is very important.

[FlyingDumbbell]

Mon/Tue and Thur/Fri sounds good actually. Maybe that will be a bit more manageable for a newbie if you will so I don't burn myself out. Thank you very much for all your help. Guess it'll be time to post a training log and a starting pic then in the log section!