AlohaSAV Posted February 29, 2012 Report Share Posted February 29, 2012 Hi everyone!My name is Stephanie. I'm 29 years old, and I live in Hawaii with my husband and 2 awesome kids! I stumbled across NF when I googled something like "how to do one pull-up". (Yes, weakling here) One article led to another and I was blown away by the "How to NOT Suck At Working Out" article. I pretty much realized that I've been sucking for the last decade or so.. even under the direction of "certified personal trainers." What a waste!Anyway, I have a couple big things coming up for me towards the end of the year that I need to get into peak physical condition for: the firefighter CPAT test and our 10 year wedding anniversary party. I have TIME to train, but I what I need is direction! I feel like there's so much to learn! I don't necessarily need to lose weight, per se, but I do need to gain muscle. I've started the C25K program and hit the gym 3x/week (not touching any "machines" now that I know better!). I look forward to checking out the rest of the forums to hopefully gain a sense of direction.Thanks for having me, and I'll be posting away more soon! Quote Link to comment
theFrog Posted March 1, 2012 Report Share Posted March 1, 2012 Aloha, Steph!I lived in Hawaii for 10 years - just moved back to the mainland about a year and a half ago (hubby's in the Navy and we had to move ). I gotta say, I TOTALLY miss poke - there is NOWHERE out here to get decent poke and when I try to make it myself, it just doesn't come out the same. BooooooCongrats on your upcoming 10 year anniversary. HUGE milestone there And good luck with the training for your upcoming CPAT. We're rooting for ya! Quote [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] hobbit adventurer STR 3 | DEX 2 | STA 2 | CON 3 | WIS 2 | CHA 2 My Website | My Sep Challenge | My Fitness Pal Link to comment
Gainsdalf the Whey Posted March 1, 2012 Report Share Posted March 1, 2012 Welcome! I was in Maui in September for my honeymoon and my wife had to drag me away from going to a job fair while there.I did C25K last year and it worked great. Quote Massrandir, Barkûn, Swolórin, The Whey Pilgrim 500 / 330 / 625 Challenges: 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 31 32 34 35 36 39 41 42 45 46 47 48 49 Current Challenge "No citizen has a right to be an amateur in the matter of physical training. What a disgrace it is for a man to grow old without ever seeing the beauty and strength of which his body is capable. " ~ Socrates "Friends don't let friends squat high." ~ Chad Wesley Smith "It's a dangerous business, Brodo, squatting to the floor. You step into the rack, and if you don't keep your form, there's no knowing where you might be swept off to." ~ Gainsdalf Link to comment
AlohaSAV Posted March 2, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 2, 2012 Thanks for the welcomes Frog and Corey! Frog, haha, I don't think poke exists outside of Hawaii.. and I wouldn't even TRY to make poke by myself!! Good thing I live down the street from Tamura's! YES, 10 years is pretty huge for us. Since we were married so young (okay, well, *I* was young, 20, he was 27) people thought that we wouldn't last. Our 10yr-shindig is going to be a huge "BOOYAH!" to all those people! I'll need all the luck I can get on the CPAT.. I have a lot of time to train, so I should be good to go by then. Corey, Hawaii's a great place to live (especially with kids if you have any). There's the double-edged sword of lower pay and higher cost of living.. but you live in paradise, so it's about a wash... Quote Link to comment
SueK Posted March 3, 2012 Report Share Posted March 3, 2012 Welcome! I am new here too. My husband and I were married in Hawaii in 2000 and want desperately to go back. It's a long flight from Massachusetts. Quote Link to comment
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