Nubbins McGee Posted January 7, 2015 Report Share Posted January 7, 2015 Introducing myself here: You would never hear me describe myself as "athletic" as I think that implies a level of dexterity and grace that I have never and will never possess. I am, however, very, very physical, and always have been. I participated in pretty hardcore endurance events for 35 years or so. I wrestled for 13 years, I was a boxer (on and off) for 20, I was a paratrooper in the Army, I've run nearly every obstacle race out there and several half marathons. I'm very much the guy who when someone says "That's the hardest/worst/most sucktastic thing you could ever do to yourself!" I'm the first person to sign up. Now days, I lift weights. I train six days a week, and recently switched from strong lifts to German volume training. I still do cardio (GVT has a lot of rest days and I can't sit still long enough to not do anything), but I'm constrained by a lifetime of injuries from the high impact stuff that I love, so I'm currently working towards a 1200 pound combined bench press/squat/deadlift which will break down somewhere along the lines of 300, 400, and 500 pounds, respectively. Except for my daily whey protein shake and the occasional chocolate milk for a recovery drink, I'm basically 100% paleo (for certain definitions of paleo) and have been for about three years. For me, it's what my body likes and performs well with. I'm not a zealot who thinks it's the only way to eat. To establish my nerd bona fides: Halloween '77 I went trick or treating as C-3PO, then came home, changed into a Darth Vader costume and trick or treated again! (I also saw Episode IV during it's original release run at a drive-in). What else? I played my first game of D&D around '80, and got my first computer (an Apple ][+ with 16k of RAM) in '82. I'm an OG nerd, for sure. Quote Did I offer advice in my post? Please keep the following in mind:I am not a doctor nor any other kind of medical professional.I am not a lawyer.I am not a mental health providerI am not a nutritionistYour mileage may varyI don't do anything in moderationI have lots of injuries & if you train like me, you probably will too. Link to comment
ShadowSilk Posted January 7, 2015 Report Share Posted January 7, 2015 Daaaang. Yep, that's old school. Quote SW (this time) -- 260 lbs GW (June 1) -- 220 lbs Link to comment
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