Introduce Yourself

[Swole Manlet]

Welcome Dirk and Gotta get fit.

[lowery]

Hello to all. My name is David and I found this site by accident. I’m glad I did though. Im not looking to be a bodybuilder, but I want to have a better physique. I love doing Brazilian Jiu-Jitus and have been doing it for 6 years now. I’m 36 years old and at one point 188lbs and it was fat. My weight now is 150lbs at 5’8. I hope to find lots of information here that is helpful and informative. My biggest thing is proper form. I really know nothing about weight lifting. I go to the gym and I have a routine that I follow and change up, but I’m not sure it’s a good one and I know my form is all wrong. Proper form to weight ratio is something that I hope to learn on here. So let the adventure begin.

[BendtheBar]

Originally Posted by lowery

Hello to all. My name is David and I found this site by accident. I’m glad I did though. Im not looking to be a bodybuilder, but I want to have a better physique. I love doing Brazilian Jiu-Jitus and have been doing it for 6 years now. I’m 36 years old and at one point 188lbs and it was fat. My weight now is 150lbs at 5’8. I hope to find lots of information here that is helpful and informative. My biggest thing is proper form. I really know nothing about weight lifting. I go to the gym and I have a routine that I follow and change up, but I’m not sure it’s a good one and I know my form is all wrong. Proper form to weight ratio is something that I hope to learn on here. So let the adventure begin.

Welcome to the forum. We're here to help. We have a lot of seasoned lifters here who can provide you with solid advice. make yourself at home and if you have any specific questions don't hesitate to start some threads.

[5kgLifter]

Originally Posted by lowery

Hello to all. My name is David and I found this site by accident. I’m glad I did though. Im not looking to be a bodybuilder, but I want to have a better physique. I love doing Brazilian Jiu-Jitus and have been doing it for 6 years now. I’m 36 years old and at one point 188lbs and it was fat. My weight now is 150lbs at 5’8. I hope to find lots of information here that is helpful and informative. My biggest thing is proper form. I really know nothing about weight lifting. I go to the gym and I have a routine that I follow and change up, but I’m not sure it’s a good one and I know my form is all wrong. Proper form to weight ratio is something that I hope to learn on here. So let the adventure begin.

Hi David

[elijah]

Hello everyone,

I'm Elijah and I powerlift/strength train. Love this forum and the REAL info I get out of it. It's truly a breath of fresh air from real people's advice on routines to nutrition. I lifted routinely for a year in 1997 and did a meet in Seattle before I stopped lifting. I was 18 in the 165 weight class and benched 180 and deadlifted 405. I just started lifting again seriously about 7 months ago. I've been 165-170 lbs for the last 14 years and now finally weigh 185 after this 7 months of powerlifting and stuffing myself consistently with whole foods and protein. For the first 6 months I followed Grimwood Strength Systems powerlifting routine. I'm now in my 3rd week of 5-3-1. I started out with bodyweight of 165 and 14% body fat with maxes of 235/185/275. I now weigh 185 and 15% body fat with maxes of 325/235/375. The absolute key for me has been to just stick with it, stay consistent. I anticipate repeating the 5-3-1 until I'm not getting any gains in strength. Thanks again for a great forum with great info.

Elijah

[BendtheBar]

Welcome to the forum Elijah.

The absolute key for me has been to just stick with it, stay consistent.

That's the way to do it. Great dedication.

Stick around and make yourself at home.

[5kgLifter]

Originally Posted by elijah

Hello everyone,

I'm Elijah and I powerlift/strength train. Love this forum and the REAL info I get out of it. It's truly a breath of fresh air from real people's advice on routines to nutrition. I lifted routinely for a year in 1997 and did a meet in Seattle before I stopped lifting. I was 18 in the 165 weight class and benched 180 and deadlifted 405. I just started lifting again seriously about 7 months ago. I've been 165-170 lbs for the last 14 years and now finally weigh 185 after this 7 months of powerlifting and stuffing myself consistently with whole foods and protein. For the first 6 months I followed Grimwood Strength Systems powerlifting routine. I'm now in my 3rd week of 5-3-1. I started out with bodyweight of 165 and 14% body fat with maxes of 235/185/275. I now weigh 185 and 15% body fat with maxes of 325/235/375. The absolute key for me has been to just stick with it, stay consistent. I anticipate repeating the 5-3-1 until I'm not getting any gains in strength. Thanks again for a great forum with great info.

Elijah

Hi Elijah

[wannabesquatter]

Hello all name is Dave. I am 37 years old and want to start lifting. I want and am ready for a life change.

[mratter]

Mratter here. Just joined and thought I would say hello.

[fatcar]

I am fatcar or Justin. I joined because I need to lose some pounds and would like to do so in a healthy way. This site looked pretty good to me so I thought I would give it a go.