N0rdicNinja Posted September 10, 2020 Report Share Posted September 10, 2020 Hello everyone! I'll make an attempt at brevity but... well you know how it goes with introduction threads sometimes. 😅 I stumbled upon this site in search of like minded individuals to both learn from and help out. I've been on my fitness journey for some time already, but have few like-minded individuals to do it with. Which is why I largely stopped using the public gym and started building out a home gym. Difficult to find people to talk D&D and Warhammer with in the typical gym environment... Timing couldn't have been better given recent worldwide pandemics. So my journey into fitness actually started due to health reasons. When I was 20 years old I had to get my gal bladder removed, which is a fairly mundane and normal procedure, but not on people that young. In the post-op the surgeon gave it to me straight, said "don't plan for retirement, you wont reach it at this rate." Pretty sure he's not supposed to speak like that... but I'm glad he did. As it shoved me in a very positive direction. Here's what I would of looked like around that time: Was hovering around 300lbs at that time and could barely accomplish most basic movements. But I persisted, and while there's been plenty of ups and downs along the way, 15 years later I'm still just as driven to keep pushing and improving. I look forward to participating in the community here! I want to learn from all the people who've had success and contribute to the success of others where I can. And hopefully talk about tabletop from time to time! 😉 3 Quote Link to comment
Caius Posted September 10, 2020 Report Share Posted September 10, 2020 Great work already! And with CT whispering in your ear, there are more success stories to come. 😁 I'm sure there will be plenty of people around to talk DnD with. Welcome to NF! 1 Quote Salus populi suprema lex esto Follow my Battle Log, Character, and Challenge Link to comment
N0rdicNinja Posted September 10, 2020 Author Report Share Posted September 10, 2020 26 minutes ago, Caius said: Great work already! And with CJ whispering in your ear, there are more success stories to come. 😁 I'm sure there will be plenty of people around to talk DnD with. Welcome to NF! He stares me down every time I squat! 2 Quote Link to comment
Caius Posted September 10, 2020 Report Share Posted September 10, 2020 haha - nice ! Oh loong Johnson. I just realized I typo'd his name ... Caius has the sads now. 😢 Also, had to go rewatch his 10 commandments. 1 Quote Salus populi suprema lex esto Follow my Battle Log, Character, and Challenge Link to comment
Harriet Posted September 11, 2020 Report Share Posted September 11, 2020 Welcome and---are both those pictures you? Props for your commitment! 2 Quote Let cheese and oxen and mead crowd out our secret desires for power and domination - Harriet the Viking Just be bold, fluid and unapologetic, not small, hairy and indecisive - Harriet the Artist You can absorb me! - Harriet the Contextless Guru Link to comment
N0rdicNinja Posted September 12, 2020 Author Report Share Posted September 12, 2020 Many thanks! Indeed they are, they're about 15 years apart, but they're both of me. 1 Quote Link to comment
Elastigirl Posted September 12, 2020 Report Share Posted September 12, 2020 Welcome. And you've obviously worked hard to be where you are, so congrats on that! 1 Quote Wisdom 22.5 Dexterity 13 Charisma 15 Strength 21 Constitution-13 "Love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your strength, and with all your mind' Luke 10; 27 Link to comment
N0rdicNinja Posted September 13, 2020 Author Report Share Posted September 13, 2020 Thanks so much! I hope to be able to encourage others to achieve the same. Especially when you focus on the long term and less on what you can accomplish as quick as possible. 3 Quote Link to comment
Renate Posted September 13, 2020 Report Share Posted September 13, 2020 Good for you N0rdicNinja 🔥 And I love the home gym initiative. Welcome to NF! C.J. is awesome, yes Quite a good idea to have him staring down at you in the gym. I guess C.J.'s are like that. One with last name Ortiz also knows how to make you forget your excuses 1 Quote Level ☆ human [uncategorizable] STR 2 | DEX 3 | CON 3 | STA 3 | WIS 6 | CHA 6 Link to comment
N0rdicNinja Posted September 14, 2020 Author Report Share Posted September 14, 2020 Much appreciated, thankfully I started working on the home gym like 6 months before everything shut down, so I already had it well under way. No regrets there for sure!! Quote Link to comment
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