WhenWorldIsMine Posted February 5, 2012 Report Share Posted February 5, 2012 Hi Everybody!I stumbled across Nerd Fitness toward the tail-end of last year. At the time I was mid-way through the hundredpushups.com programme, specifically week 5, day 1 and I had hit a major plateau. I was stuck there for a whole month! (Previously, I felt awesome as this was the first time I'd stuck with any sort of exercise programme beyond 3 weeks!) So, being a true nerd, I went online in search of a solution. I found a blog post about a failed attempt at the final chalenge. A big deal was made of the Nerd Fitness T-shirt which led me to Steve's blog.I was awestruck! Finally a fitness site directed not at meatheads but rather toward people like me. As I said, I consider myself a proper nerd. I'm a sci-fi nut, I enjoy the Mass Effect video game series, and I'm mostly a bag of bones. All my life I associated sport and fitness in general with the kids who gave me a hard time growing up so I tended to avoid it. Then I find Nerd Fitness which said I had nothing to fear and gave the encouragement to quit dreaming and do something.So, I did. After reading a few of Steve's articles, I re-evaluated everything. I wasn't eating enough, so I got back into cooking and started building up on the amount I had at mealtimes. I wasn't doing regular exercise so I went out and started running. You get the idea.Now, I run three or more times a week. I run a 5k most Saturdays (those in the UK check out parkrun). I've done a 10K trail race up and down a mountain. Oh, and now I can do 5 pull-ups! Starting tomorrow I'm doing the Rebel Strength Guide workouts. In April I'm planning to race another 10K (not up a mountain this time) and in July a sprint triathlon. I even ordered the T-shirt, which I'm told comes with the responsibility of photographing myself doing an adventure in it!Thanks Steve for bringing us Nerd Fitness! I look forward to getting to know the folks here. I wish everyone luck in levelling-up your lives!!Pete Quote Link to comment
Timmy M Posted February 5, 2012 Report Share Posted February 5, 2012 yay more brits! i've heard of parkrun and my aunt does them but there's none in o so sunny scunny (snowy scunny right now) good luck with it all my wo/man Quote Link to comment
Rosie Posted February 5, 2012 Report Share Posted February 5, 2012 Hello fellow Brit! Quote [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Twitter Blog Attributes: Strength (STR): 3 Dexterity (DEX): 1 Stamina (STA): 4 Constitution (CON): 2 Wisdom (WIS): 3 Charisma (CHA): 2 Link to comment
Sven Posted February 5, 2012 Report Share Posted February 5, 2012 Welcome, Pete!Your story about being skinny and loving Mass Effect sounds just like mine, same as stepping up your running and doing a tri this year..Good luck for your goals and have a nice time here Quote Svane Krios, Level 1 Drell AssassinSTR 1 | DEX 3 | STA 2 | CON 2 | WIS 4 | CHA 3Intro - Fitocracy - Lift - 2013 Goals - Life GoalsChallenges: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 (current)"Amonkira. Lord of Hunters. Grant that my arms be steady, my mind be clear, and my feet swift.And should the worst come to pass, grant me forgiveness." Link to comment
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