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Re: I work out! (well not yet... but I need to)
I start my new job as an Ironworker in June. I needed to bulk up and get into the shape necessary to do that kind of work.
Besides that... I had been meaning to anyway. I used to be a varsity swimmer in High School and College. I was in great shape back then. In the past year I've quit smoking, started eating vegetarian and just wanted to be in better shape in general. I'm not getting any younger... in fact... I'm damn near 30. If I don't start doing something about my health now, it's only going to get harder as I get older.
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In that picture I weighed 150lbs. The previous year I weighed 135. That extra 15 was nothing but neglect and fat. I watched my uncles on both sides of my family go from slim and muscular to blobs of goo in a matter of a few years and I have no intention of being like that. The difference between them and me is that I'm taking action against my weight at the first sign of it... and I'm not letting up.
It's true that as of today I weigh 175... but visually I've slimmed down a lot and that weight gain is 100% attributed to muscle weight vs fat loss. I'm damn proud of myself so far and I'm not slowing down.
My biggest obstacle was support. I must have tried things like p90x and other various workouts a dozen times... but I always quit because nobody was there to motivate me when I couldn't motivate myself.
At the start, I signed up for the gym because my neighbor and friend Eloi (L for short) encouraged me to come with him. For 2 weeks he dragged me out of my house at all hours to go with him 4 days a week and I hated him for it. After that 2 weeks, he got a job offer in NY and moved. Stuck with a gym membership and nobody to go with, I slacked off on it until Wendy signed up with me to help motivate me and herself at the same time. 4 months later it's a complete 180. Now it's hard for her to get me to leave the gym. It's always "1 more set!" or "Oh wait! I need to do abs!". Its almost an addiction all its own to replace cigarettes.
If any of you guys want to start going to the gym but lack the motivation or support like I did, I'd be happy to help you out in any way I can. Obviously I can't go to your house and drag you out of bed like L did to me, but if you're ever faltering in your resolve and need someone else to tell you to go, just give me a call on my cell phone. I'm awake every day between 9:00am and 2:00am and I'll be happy to yell at you until you get off your ass and go. Seriously, let me know.
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I got permission to post them to show our joint progress.
I start my new job as an Ironworker in June. I needed to bulk up and get into the shape necessary to do that kind of work.
Besides that... I had been meaning to anyway. I used to be a varsity swimmer in High School and College. I was in great shape back then. In the past year I've quit smoking, started eating vegetarian and just wanted to be in better shape in general. I'm not getting any younger... in fact... I'm damn near 30. If I don't start doing something about my health now, it's only going to get harder as I get older.
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It's true that as of today I weigh 175... but visually I've slimmed down a lot and that weight gain is 100% attributed to muscle weight vs fat loss. I'm damn proud of myself so far and I'm not slowing down.
My biggest obstacle was support. I must have tried things like p90x and other various workouts a dozen times... but I always quit because nobody was there to motivate me when I couldn't motivate myself.
At the start, I signed up for the gym because my neighbor and friend Eloi (L for short) encouraged me to come with him. For 2 weeks he dragged me out of my house at all hours to go with him 4 days a week and I hated him for it. After that 2 weeks, he got a job offer in NY and moved. Stuck with a gym membership and nobody to go with, I slacked off on it until Wendy signed up with me to help motivate me and herself at the same time. 4 months later it's a complete 180. Now it's hard for her to get me to leave the gym. It's always "1 more set!" or "Oh wait! I need to do abs!". Its almost an addiction all its own to replace cigarettes.
If any of you guys want to start going to the gym but lack the motivation or support like I did, I'd be happy to help you out in any way I can. Obviously I can't go to your house and drag you out of bed like L did to me, but if you're ever faltering in your resolve and need someone else to tell you to go, just give me a call on my cell phone. I'm awake every day between 9:00am and 2:00am and I'll be happy to yell at you until you get off your ass and go. Seriously, let me know.
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Wendy's before and After shots: Not a word, Etra... not a word.
I got permission to post them to show our joint progress.
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