Not to derail the RV derailment, but I started to lift because I am painfully tall (as in, I am now 6’10" — I was 1 inch too tall for the Army and had to get a waiver — 6’11 if I don’t squat for 3 days) and weighed like 100lbs in junior high.
I was 6’1" at age 13. They were checking for giagantism, but I was just a bean pole.
For whatever reason in I wanted to play football, and the coach put me me on a massive eat-everything-deadlift, squat, pullup (with rings), and spring workout. Gained 30 lbs in a summer, just eating fucking everything.
Never amounted to shit as a football player (although I blocked kicks like a madman — I can just slap that shit out of the air), but I really, really liked lifting weights.
I lift weights because it was part of the rehab process after I had rotator cuff surgery in the Army. I was a distance runner in college and still enjoyed running after college, but was told not to run for at least 6 weeks after surgery by the physical therapists. During 30 days of convalescence leave, I got pretty damn bored, so I used bands and light weights often to strengthen the rotator cuff and kill some boredom. As I got some of my strength back, I began enjoying the strength training, so I continue doing it to this day.
I’ve usually had physically challenging jobs, plus the years of competitive distance running lead to some strength imbalances and injuries. I currently have one injury that is slowly healing, which is a lot better than carrying around 3-5 injuries at a time like I was in my mid to late 20s. When I was running a lot, I couldn’t even jump high enough to touch a 10-foot basketball hoop at 155 lbs. I’m 187 lbs. and I can easily grab the rim now and one of my goals is to dunk a basketball.
Basically, I love pushing myself physically in some manner every day, so I have become addicted to increasing strength, speed, and power.
[quote]gonepostal wrote:
I lift weights so I can blend in on TN and read RV’s moronic post for enjoyment…seriously RV how fat are you? Don’t forget the shoe when you check.[/quote]
[quote]roguevampire wrote:
how does a person be a level 4 with only 60 posts? Just curious.[/quote]
It’s a penis-size thing.
Send a moderator a picture of your erect penis next to a shoe, and if it is long enough, you get promoted up levels.
It’s why I’m a level 4 with just a few posts. [/quote]
Ha ha. Never heard that one before. I am assuming the dollar bill test would be a better gauge since they are all the same size. I’m referring to U.S. currency of course.
[quote]roguevampire wrote:
how does a person be a level 4 with only 60 posts? Just curious.[/quote]
It’s a penis-size thing.
Send a moderator a picture of your erect penis next to a shoe, and if it is long enough, you get promoted up levels.
It’s why I’m a level 4 with just a few posts. [/quote]
Ha ha. Never heard that one before. I am assuming the dollar bill test would be a better gauge since they are all the same size. I’m referring to U.S. currency of course. [/quote]
The shoe reference is an inside joke regarding a guy who poised with a shoe about a decade ago.
