A Personal Trainer here looking to join and support the rebellion

[deadliftnerd]

I was overweight most of my adolescent wife.  I weighed as much as 240lbs. I was called fat for as long as I could remember. I'm a computer geek that fell in love with Warcraft 2 then later got into magic the gathering.  I've met some of my best friends playing mtg.

 

I was pretty deep into mtg and computers.  I built so many computers and loved customizing everything.  I guess it sort of like building a deck in magic the gathering.  

 

I tried to mod everything. My ps1, ps2, xbox, xbox 360 etc.. I spray painted my computer case. I build and sold computers to friends. I was the first person in my school that hard a cd burner.  It was a scsi too.

 

After a family tragedy, I found myself as an obese high school junior. I played nothing but magic the gathering and starcraft.  I ate burger king and jack in the box.  

 

During the summer before my senior year, I was determined that I was going to make change.  I got my aunt to sign me up 24 hour fitness. When it came time to choose electives, I chose 6th period Football.  I signed up for hell week.

 

Imagine, an over weight kid that barely did nothing but play magic the gathering and real time strategy games was going to embark a journey where there was no turning back. Hell week broke me in half.  It destroyed me further when I found out hell week was 2 weeks. 

 

Did I mention I did a magic show? I was a magician.  I was pretty good with card manipulation.

I'd fill in more of the details...but I didn't want to make this post too long..

Fast forward 16 years later...

 

I'm a personal trainer, coaching others to get and stay in shape. Helping with nutrition and exercise. I'm passionate about the deadlift and have gotten into power lifting recently.  I'm a deadlift nerd.  I love exercise and nutrition science. I'm all about helping the Nerd Fitness Rebellion. I love helping people to that want help, especially from this community.

 

 

[chairohkey]

Welcome. Its always nice to have another powerlifter on the boards.

[deadliftnerd]

Welcome. Its always nice to have another powerlifter on the boards.

Love your brandon lilly quote.. that's freaking awesome. 

"Train like a strongman, diet like bodybuilder, mobilize like a weightlifter, and think like a powerlifter. - Brandon Lilly"

[Nightside]

Great story and an awesome achievement, welcome aboard.