DaemonCorax Posted June 7, 2018 Report Share Posted June 7, 2018 Hey all - I was on NF 5 years ago during a difficult time in my life. I didn't join because I was out of shape per se. I joined because I had gotten into power lifting and wanted advice and support. But also my home situation was rough, and getting our of it resulted in me basically road biking myself into the ground. My weight went from 5'7" 144 while lifting to 128 riding 35 mi/day and living off coffee, beer, and pizza 4 months later. Many years, a new relationship, and a new sport (rock climbing! big walls!) later, I'm back. While I never got into the ugly details here, I loved that the forums gave me a social outlet to nerd out about lifting and riding and not be judged. I am in better shape than I have ever been now, and would love to lend a hand to other folks who are just getting going, have stalled out, or need a nerdy virtual hug of some kind. I still love my road bike, but I now clock in somewhere between 135 and 140. I put on 10 lbs of muscle and can still see my abs and hip bones so I'm guessing I'm 15-17% bf. I do IF to allow me to have long hard days outside. I cook. I still love beer and coffee. Thanks guys. 1 Quote Previous Challenge: DaemonCorax starts 8 weeks of stronglifts (2022 Level 1 Hunter: STR 23; STA 29; DEX 11; CON 14; WIS 22; CHA 4.) When in doubt, pick up heavy things. Link to comment
WhiteGhost Posted June 8, 2018 Report Share Posted June 8, 2018 Hi, welcome back. Paging @Sloth the Enduring for fellow cyclist and @Mad Hatter for rock climbing stuffs Quote HUNTER OF ALL THINGS SHINY Intro Thread Challenge Log Bodyweight Exercise Library Recipe Book Shuffle Club Level 2 Ninja Strength: 13 Intelligence: 14 Wisdom: 6 Dexterity:14 Constitution: 12 Charisma: 11 Link to comment
Mad Hatter Posted June 8, 2018 Report Share Posted June 8, 2018 Ohai, welcome back! Nice to see fellow climbers, even if I'm a lazy boulderer myself Are you challenging somewhere? Quote Link to comment
Sloth the Enduring Posted June 8, 2018 Report Share Posted June 8, 2018 Welcome back. Yeah, it's hard to keep weight on when you're riding a lot. Especially on a limited diet like that. Quote “We might as well start where we are, use what we have and do what we can." – Caitlin Rivers Sloth: The Man with the Hammer battle log Link to comment
DaemonCorax Posted June 8, 2018 Author Report Share Posted June 8, 2018 I'm not challenging this time around. I just climbed my first ever bigwall It's time to pick out some new goals besides the ever generic "get stronger, better, faster." I'm thinking maybe a handstand challenge or something. Quote Previous Challenge: DaemonCorax starts 8 weeks of stronglifts (2022 Level 1 Hunter: STR 23; STA 29; DEX 11; CON 14; WIS 22; CHA 4.) When in doubt, pick up heavy things. Link to comment
WhiteGhost Posted June 9, 2018 Report Share Posted June 9, 2018 6 hours ago, alexc said: I'm thinking maybe a handstand challenge or something. Handstands, you say? There are a bunch of us working on handstand and other hand balancing things. In fact, there is even a crow PVP going on this challenge 1 1 Quote HUNTER OF ALL THINGS SHINY Intro Thread Challenge Log Bodyweight Exercise Library Recipe Book Shuffle Club Level 2 Ninja Strength: 13 Intelligence: 14 Wisdom: 6 Dexterity:14 Constitution: 12 Charisma: 11 Link to comment
Mad Hatter Posted June 9, 2018 Report Share Posted June 9, 2018 9 hours ago, alexc said: I'm thinking maybe a handstand challenge Do it do it do it do it do it do it 1 Quote Link to comment
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