Reason you started working out ?

FOLEYMSL · 02-23-2002, 03:39 PM

I lifted all through high school when I played football but, i stopped at graduation. Now I'm thirty and feeling fat. When I received a comment about my "Love handles" from a friend, I decided it was time to start lifting again. Now I do maining dumbell work and boy can see the results.

Orange357 · 02-23-2002, 04:31 PM

its funny how a lot of new lifters start because a want to attract opposite sex..then they find out ti does nothing for the personallity or ability to talk.

realdeal · 02-23-2002, 04:52 PM

I started weight training at home when i was 11yrs old, then when i was 14yrs old i joined my first gym and got hooked. i am now 18yrs old and do competitions. Everyone that i know never belive im 18, they always think im 24or25 because i am so big. I hope to make a career out of it and nobody is going to stop me.

hurtyhair4u · 02-25-2002, 02:05 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Orange357
its funny how a lot of new lifters start because a want to attract opposite sex..then they find out ti does nothing for the personallity or ability to talk.

But if you already have good personality and conversation skills it does boost your chances of a first encounter or even a nice glance

arbntmare · 02-26-2002, 07:35 PM

i was a fatty, my body fat composition was probably around 20%+ so i started going to the gym to lose weight and i lost around 25-30 lbs in like a month and half... then i decided to try that lifting thing and i fell in love with it, but i don't do it to be a body builder, i don't want that magazine look i just want the toned look

Mule · 02-26-2002, 10:37 PM

I have a really bad temper! It calms me!

Scotty the Body · 02-27-2002, 10:45 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Mule
I have a really bad temper! It calms me!

Be honest mule, you got tired of the other kids givin you wedgies and taking your lunch money!! hehehehe

Mule · 02-27-2002, 10:55 AM

Yes its true! But its a better excuse than being able to hold a critter down for better positioning.

**dg806** · 02-28-2002, 01:46 PM

Bought a new Cannondale Jekyll in August 2000. Found out how out of shape I had gotten. Started lifting again....lost 40 lbs in 4 months and like Scotty said...It's a way of life now. Couldn't imagine a week not lifting!

Nick6 · 02-28-2002, 02:40 PM

I started working out with the goal of getting stronger and hopefully avoiding any more serious injuries as a result of my main activity, mountain biking. My bro told me "you wear all that armor and protection, what you should do is put on some muscle, MUSCLE is the best protection you can wear."

That was WHY I started, but now that I've been working out regularly I think I'm hooked on that post workout buzz I get. I can get myself into a groove when I'm working out or running and I don't seem to get tired or bonk. My new goal is to try and maintain my basic "size" and get the muscle I DO have very toned, then concentrate on growing until I 'm satisfied.
My body has changed dramatically of late and I love the way I'm looking these days. Women I date notice and that's a plus too. While my friends grow older and softer, I get leaner and stronger.

Nick

Hawkens · 03-16-2002, 10:35 AM

I started Pumping Iron at 14 years old, I lived on a Air Force Base and not much else to do to break the boredom, but go to the local base Gym.

Once I entered High School sports amount other things changed my motivations.

blargh · 03-21-2002, 12:20 PM

I looked around one day and noticed that years of poor eating habits and no excercise had turned me into a fat slob who couldn't walk up a flight of stairs without huffing and puffing. That was five years ago, and I've been lifting ever since (with time out for a couple of injuries).

gmer2695 · 03-21-2002, 02:19 PM

My mother made a comment a couple of months ago about how I have the same little pot belly as my dad and that I will always have it. That gave me great motivation to get off my butt and start training. I've lost 20lbs and starting to fill out a little, now I can't stop.

fvital · 03-22-2002, 01:50 PM

To avoid having to spend the rest of my life taking medication to regulate my colesteral (sp?).

jonese · 03-22-2002, 05:42 PM

I guess my story is a pretty common one. I was always the skinny small kid in junior high and high school freshman years. The summer after my freshman year in high school I tried out for the football team and fell in love with being in shape...oh and being noticed by the opposite sex helped a little.

puregains · 03-23-2002, 05:23 AM

just got tired of this spare tyre , its going slowly , but surely

Tooolguy · 03-29-2002, 07:41 AM

I have fought with weight gain since I got out of High School. Alot of lessons learned, most the hard way. Bottom line, hard work and common sense.

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02-23-2002, 04:31 PM	#32
Orange357 Fck that Sht! Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Paper Street Posts: 131	its funny how a lot of new lifters start because a want to attract opposite sex..then they find out ti does nothing for the personallity or ability to talk.
	Canada=America Junior! How about that Canucks! Save me Jebas! The lesson is: never love anything. Even you? Especially me. I'm more of a well wisher- in that I don't wish you any specific harm.

02-23-2002, 04:52 PM	#33
realdeal Amateur Bodybuilder Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 367	I started weight training at home when i was 11yrs old, then when i was 14yrs old i joined my first gym and got hooked. i am now 18yrs old and do competitions. Everyone that i know never belive im 18, they always think im 24or25 because i am so big. I hope to make a career out of it and nobody is going to stop me.
	Keep Educating, KNOWLEDGE is the POWER

02-26-2002, 07:35 PM	#35
arbntmare StudentDentistTeethPuller Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Virginia Posts: 309	i was a fatty, my body fat composition was probably around 20%+ so i started going to the gym to lose weight and i lost around 25-30 lbs in like a month and half... then i decided to try that lifting thing and i fell in love with it, but i don't do it to be a body builder, i don't want that magazine look i just want the toned look
	No Pain, No Gain

02-26-2002, 10:37 PM	#36
Mule Great American Nightmare Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Wheeling Posts: 888	I have a really bad temper! It calms me!
	Im an Iron Addict!

02-23-2002, 03:39 PM	#31
FOLEYMSL Registered User Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: KANSAS CITY Posts: 31	I lifted all through high school when I played football but, i stopped at graduation. Now I'm thirty and feeling fat. When I received a comment about my "Love handles" from a friend, I decided it was time to start lifting again. Now I do maining dumbell work and boy can see the results.

02-27-2002, 10:55 AM	#38
Mule Great American Nightmare Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Wheeling Posts: 888	Yes its true! But its a better excuse than being able to hold a critter down for better positioning.
	Im an Iron Addict!

02-28-2002, 01:46 PM	#39
dg806 Guardian of The Homeland Super Moderator Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Charlotte NC Posts: 17,438	Bought a new Cannondale Jekyll in August 2000. Found out how out of shape I had gotten. Started lifting again....lost 40 lbs in 4 months and like Scotty said...It's a way of life now. Couldn't imagine a week not lifting!

02-28-2002, 02:40 PM	#40
Nick6 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 15	I started working out with the goal of getting stronger and hopefully avoiding any more serious injuries as a result of my main activity, mountain biking. My bro told me "you wear all that armor and protection, what you should do is put on some muscle, MUSCLE is the best protection you can wear." That was WHY I started, but now that I've been working out regularly I think I'm hooked on that post workout buzz I get. I can get myself into a groove when I'm working out or running and I don't seem to get tired or bonk. My new goal is to try and maintain my basic "size" and get the muscle I DO have very toned, then concentrate on growing until I 'm satisfied. My body has changed dramatically of late and I love the way I'm looking these days. Women I date notice and that's a plus too. While my friends grow older and softer, I get leaner and stronger. Nick

03-16-2002, 10:35 AM	#41
Hawkens Registered User Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Washington Posts: 25	I started Pumping Iron at 14 years old, I lived on a Air Force Base and not much else to do to break the boredom, but go to the local base Gym. Once I entered High School sports amount other things changed my motivations.

03-21-2002, 12:20 PM	#42
blargh Registered User Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Over here. Posts: 20	I looked around one day and noticed that years of poor eating habits and no excercise had turned me into a fat slob who couldn't walk up a flight of stairs without huffing and puffing. That was five years ago, and I've been lifting ever since (with time out for a couple of injuries).
	Lift heavy. Eat well. Rest. Repeat as necessary.

03-21-2002, 02:19 PM	#43
gmer2695 Junior Member Elite Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Lee's Summit, MO Posts: 29	My mother made a comment a couple of months ago about how I have the same little pot belly as my dad and that I will always have it. That gave me great motivation to get off my butt and start training. I've lost 20lbs and starting to fill out a little, now I can't stop.

03-22-2002, 01:50 PM	#44
fvital Registered User Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: southeast Posts: 19	To avoid having to spend the rest of my life taking medication to regulate my colesteral (sp?).

03-22-2002, 05:42 PM	#45
jonese Registered User Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: CA Posts: 9	I guess my story is a pretty common one. I was always the skinny small kid in junior high and high school freshman years. The summer after my freshman year in high school I tried out for the football team and fell in love with being in shape...oh and being noticed by the opposite sex helped a little.

03-23-2002, 05:23 AM	#46
puregains Registered User Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: UK Posts: 29	just got tired of this spare tyre , its going slowly , but surely

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03-29-2002, 07:41 AM	#47
Tooolguy Confident Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: New Mexico Posts: 37	Feel Better/ Look Better I have fought with weight gain since I got out of High School. Alot of lessons learned, most the hard way. Bottom line, hard work and common sense.

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