trendywendypdx Posted September 12, 2013 Report Share Posted September 12, 2013 Hello everyone! My friend pointed me to the nerdfitness site and I felt right at home! I've been lifting for quite a while, but go through periods of inconsistency with my diet and lifting. After dropping about 40lbs last year, slowly over about 6 months, things started to slide around vacation time in October. The vacation time mentality never really ended once we got home so thus began the slide. I started back up in earnest in January as I noticed my new clothes were getting a little tight. Things went really well up until about May. The weather got nice and another slide began. Then, in June, I got whooping cough. I became a couch potato for almost 3 months. For someone so active (previously I'd been lifting, hiking, urban hiking, and walking every day) it was really depressing, not to mention losing strength and stamina. I'm finally feeling well enough to be active again so I'm jumping right back in. I typically do a 4-5 day split lifting with some interval running and a daily walk of 3-5 miles. The split is usually Shoulders, Back/Biceps, Legs, Core, Chest/Triceps. I'm a huge fan of compound lifts. I love deadlifts and squats. I get my ideas for core training from Alwyn Cosgrove. He's such an inspiration. So, yeah, that's me in a nutshell! I thought I'd join the forum so I'd have some accountability. I also love learning new things about being fit and active. I look forward to meeting the rest of you! Quote level 6 ranger Current Challenge Fifth | Fourth | Third | Second | First Battle Log Link to comment
JessFit Posted September 12, 2013 Report Share Posted September 12, 2013 rock on! Welcome to NF, we are so happy you joined us. I've been a bum the past month, so I am with you on the getting back to it. It's hard, but it is good. Good luck with it Quote Warrior, Ravenclaw, book lover, history nerd, Red Sonja wannabe Current Challenge Battle Log Link to comment
Batwoman Posted September 12, 2013 Report Share Posted September 12, 2013 Welcome Wendy! ... I love alliteration. Quote I'm a time traveler, but I can only go one way and only a second at a time. Link to comment
trendywendypdx Posted September 12, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 12, 2013 Thank you both! (I love alliteration too ) I started a battle log! I think that's a good first step, right? Quote level 6 ranger Current Challenge Fifth | Fourth | Third | Second | First Battle Log Link to comment
Batwoman Posted September 12, 2013 Report Share Posted September 12, 2013 Yes! And I am following it because I am most interested in skull crushing. Quote I'm a time traveler, but I can only go one way and only a second at a time. Link to comment
JessFit Posted September 13, 2013 Report Share Posted September 13, 2013 Yes yes yes! I haven't started one yet and I've been slulking around these boards for a while, so thanks for motivating the scatterbrained people like me lol Quote Warrior, Ravenclaw, book lover, history nerd, Red Sonja wannabe Current Challenge Battle Log Link to comment
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