tomclark1219 Posted February 9, 2013 Report Share Posted February 9, 2013 Hello Fellow Rebels, My name is Tom. I've been reading Nerd Fitness for several months now (since my wife heard Steve on the Smart Passive Income podcast). I'm a 27 year old chemist living in Missouri. I'm 5'9", 296lbs, 40% body fat. I started lifting free weights when I was 13-14, took some time off in college, but have been back at it for about a year. I've got a good base of strength, I've completed several 5k races, and three triathlons. Even with all the endurance training I never really lost any body fat, which is why I'm back to strength training and clean eating. I enjoy video games (mostly shooters, with the occasional RPG thrown in), Comic books (Green Lantern is probably my fav), sci-fi/fantasy novels (Just finished Wheel of Time, which I started reading more than half of my life ago), Star Wars, working out, and woodworking. Goals that I'm working towards:Full on Paleo Diet by May (One month stages: Feb - no dairy, March - no potatoes, April - no grains)Body fat in the mid-30% range by AprilSize 38 pants by JulyComplete Tough Mudder Kansas City in September (this is a scary goal for me, I want to blog my progress towards this to stay motivated for such a far away goal). I haven't had much support in my fitness goals since high school (other than my wife) so I'd like to be part of a community that can help keep me motivated and I can motivate in return. TLDR version: I'm a fat but active nerd that wants to lower his body fat percentage through a paleo diet and lifting heavy things and celebrate by running ten miles through a mud covered obstacle course. Quote -Tom"Time to nut up or shut up!" - Tallahassee from Zombieland. Link to comment
sumdawgtwigg Posted February 9, 2013 Report Share Posted February 9, 2013 You'll find a ton of support here! Welcome to the rebellion! Quote "It's always the ones that don't do anything that try to bring you down" - Henry Rollins "There is no meantime, there is only now" - The Ditty Bops Trail Blazing Elf Ranger Sumdawgtwigg Level 3 STR-3 DEX-4 STA-4 CON-3 WIS-5 CHA-2 Fitocracy My Game Blog DO IT CHALLENGE! Link to comment
Laureleye Posted February 9, 2013 Report Share Posted February 9, 2013 A great sounding plan. Welcome to NF. Quote The hardest part of the workout is lacing up your shoes'"10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Current Challenge |INTJ | MFP | FitBit Link to comment
theBeardedDog Posted July 31, 2013 Report Share Posted July 31, 2013 Hi Tom! I found this site through SPI Podcast too! How did you meet your goals? Do you have more goals for the current six week challenge? -Anton Quote Link to comment
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