timmoon

Awesome! I like that you do lifting meets. I remember doing 5k races and stuff and even though I didn't win medals it was so motivating and really helped me to push myself during workouts.

Thanks! I love to lift and my favorite activity is hiking. My goal is to get back into military-Tim shape (100+ push ups in 2min, 115+ situps in 2min, and 2-mile run in ~12:30). If I didn't travel for work I would start krav maga and crossfit. Until then...I do workouts in my hotel room, hotel gym, or in the hotel area. heh A really good fitness hacking book I've been reading lately is The 4-Hour Body. I've been following the slow-carb diet and using the cold therapy principles, along with PAGG (a supplement stack). Generally though I try to steer clear of supplements. They can easily become a crutch.

Hello! And thanks!

If this ends up happening, I hope I'll be in town when it does!

I've been wanting to do Krav Maga for a while but I travel for work so it's impossible to go to a school. Anyone know of any decent videos for the basics?

I've been reading NerdFitness for about 5 or 6 months now, maybe longer...? For some reason, I just now remembered to register for the forums. So here I am! Up until my second year of college I was always in great shape, very athletic and even had a six pack. No more. I guess my freshman 15 was collecting interest and grew to the sophomore 50. A variety of rationalizations (read - excuses) and bad economy induced instability kept me from taking real action. There are no excuses now, I'm back on the right path. I'm here to make friends, learn some new stuff and enjoy a community of like-minded people. If you're at all interested, I'm on twitter - @TimDMoon. There are a lot of badass stories that Steve has shared on twitter and I love the motivation. So, thank you! I'm happy to enlist in the rebellion!

To reduce your shin splints, check to see if you raise or lift your toes during the forward part of your stride when jogging/running (as your leg straightens out and your foot hits the ground). You can also strengthen the tibialis anterior (the muscle that usually hurts during shin splints) by practicing barefoot walking on your heels in your house. I did this to strengthen my calves for snowboarding and it's a trick both snowboarders and skiers use. As always, stretch and maybe add 20 minutes of ice to your shins.