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CoastieAd · May 27th, 2005, 02:04 AM

Hey guys names Adam, 19 year old male oringinally from Pennsylvania but I moved out to the West Coast laste year and been here since. Lived in CA for awhile but now stuck here in Oregon. Active duty Coastguard and also take part time college along with workout 6 days a week so I'm a rather busy guy most of the time. 155, 6 foot and your typical ecto. Strength goes up but mass doesnt. I'm rather happy with the weight I put up, but not with the weight I put on. Been lifting since gradeschool but never really been extremely knowlegible about it all. Just now really delving into the depths and learning a lot of stuff from places like this that I never really thought existed. In the process of giving my workout routine a facelift and been checking out the ones posted throughout the site (I'll let you know when I get it all together in the blog.) Right now its a 6 day a week thing, and basically one body part for each day. It's not bad but could be a lot better. Look forward to seeing you's around in the posts. Later.

Adam

**engr** · May 27th, 2005, 06:35 AM

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Originally Posted by CoastieAd

Hey guys names Adam, 19 year old male oringinally from Pennsylvania but I moved out to the West Coast laste year and been here since. Lived in CA for awhile but now stuck here in Oregon. Active duty Coastguard and also take part time college along with workout 6 days a week so I'm a rather busy guy most of the time. 155, 6 foot and your typical ecto. Strength goes up but mass doesnt. I'm rather happy with the weight I put up, but not with the weight I put on. Been lifting since gradeschool but never really been extremely knowlegible about it all. Just now really delving into the depths and learning a lot of stuff from places like this that I never really thought existed. In the process of giving my workout routine a facelift and been checking out the ones posted throughout the site (I'll let you know when I get it all together in the blog.) Right now its a 6 day a week thing, and basically one body part for each day. It's not bad but could be a lot better. Look forward to seeing you's around in the posts. Later.

Adam

Welcome Adam!

You will find what you are looking for here. The knowledge of the group here is astounding! Good luck with your efforts and don't be shy!

**Old_Fart2** · May 27th, 2005, 08:12 AM

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Originally Posted by engr

Welcome Adam!

You will find what you are looking for here. The knowledge of the group here is astounding! Good luck with your efforts and don't be shy!

Astounding? Well, as my philosophy has always been: If you can't dazzle 'em with brilliance, then baffle 'em with bullsh*t!

Anyway, welcaome, again, Adam. Don't throw away Arnold's book. I'm sure it's a wealth of information on the various exercises and if it inspires you, it's worth the price!

**Adonis** · May 27th, 2005, 08:47 AM

Welcome everyone, PM me if you need any help

**Manfred_Man** · May 27th, 2005, 10:53 AM

hey, CoastieAd! once again, welcome to the EF community!

as well, feel free to PM!

BigSloth · May 27th, 2005, 02:47 PM

Hello,I am a 28 year old guy who got sick and tired of being fat and lazy.
One thing i have to say is, I love this forum i have been a member for about 2 weeks and have learned many things, hopefull i will be able to contribute to the forum.

**Old_Fart2** · May 27th, 2005, 02:53 PM

Welcome, BigSloth!

Don't wait; just jump right in! Let us know what you're doing now, workouts and nutrition. Even start a Blog!

**Manfred_Man** · May 27th, 2005, 02:54 PM

hey! welcome to the EF community, BigSloth!

glad you're here, and i'm sure you'll be able to contribute here!

like everyone else, PM if you need anything!

opticnads · May 28th, 2005, 06:20 PM

I will introduce my self now. I am 6 foot 165 pounds. I started training last november. I worked out before but it was nothing like being in a gym with so many options to work out different body parts. Currently i am injured in my left shoulder area but definately improving. i plan on getting back in the gym in about a week and a half. Before my resting period I would literally work out everyday. wether it is something light or heavy but i just went almost everyday. ALl i can say is that ddoing that is a bad thing becuase my body as a whole felt so much better when i HAD to rest it for my shoulder.

Anyways I live in Miami FL. I plan on being a Firefighter and im happy that i know my shoulder is healing.

**Old_Fart2** · May 31st, 2005, 07:57 AM

Welcome to the Forum, Opticnads!

hope you can find some good info here to help you achieve your goals!

Humana · June 6th, 2005, 12:12 AM

Hey guys, just joined and i gotta say pleased to be here. i'm 26 and 6'1 weight 93kgs not sure what that is in pounds. started working out 2yrs ago and weighed 54kgs. after 2mnths gained 20 kgs and kept gaining slowly. My goal is to get stronger and fit. I don't have a set routine as I never had a trainer, just watched everyone else and learned. I hope to learn more about improving myself in this forum.

I come from NZ and have plans on being a policeman and reaching 100kgs.

**sohail** · June 6th, 2005, 03:20 AM

i will tell about myself, im 21yrs 5.8" 160 lbs.

**sohail** · June 6th, 2005, 03:22 AM

sory accidently clicked the post quick reply button.....so im form india and im pleased to be a member of EF all u guy out there have loads of knwledge about bodybuilding fitness health and nutrition. keep up the good work thnks

**Manfred_Man** · June 6th, 2005, 03:28 AM

welcome to the EF community, Humana!

we're pleased to have you here, too! just to let you know, 93 kg is about 205 pounds... i trust that you'll reach your target for health & fitness, and we'll try to help you along the way!

if you need any help, just PM any of us, or post it! don't forget to use the Search function if you're looking for a specific topic, too... and read the stickies at the top of the forum!

good to have you here!

**Manfred_Man** · June 6th, 2005, 03:30 AM

hey, sohail! good to hear from you! welcome to the EF community!

good to get to know more about you, and to read some of your posts already! look forward to hearing more from you!

**Old_Fart2** · June 6th, 2005, 07:30 AM

Wlecome Aboard, Sohail and Humana!

If you want some feedback (and have thick skin) post your current routine and lets us take a look at it. Not that we have all the answers, but you might pick up some good suggestions here and there.

In fact, a lot of us have started blogs of our workouts. It's a great tool for keeping yourself motivated, knowing that someone else is looking over your shoulder. Kind of like having a cyber workout partner.

Upheaval · June 8th, 2005, 03:30 PM

A month or so ago, I promised OF that I would introduce myself, so hear I be. I'm 30 years old, male, weigh about 170lbs right now, and try to keep myself active. I've been lifting since high school, not always very intelligently. But I like where I'm at right now. I've had a few health issues come up over the course of the past few years that have periodically prevented me from lifting or running or much of anything. And those involuntary hiatuses have really helped me to better appreciate the enjoyment I get out of being active.

Currently, I left every other day - whole body. On the days in between, I run for 20 to 30 minutes to keep the heart and other innards healthy. I take off from everything one day a week (to prevent myself from getting shin splints) and give myself an extra day or two of rest from the weights if I feel like I'm overtraining.

I'm big into stretching - doing it for 10 to 15 minutes before each lift workout. I figure that will help me out as I get older. I also try to do yoga once in a while to keep my back loose. I use spreadsheets to record my work-outs, diet, and body-weight/fat. Most of the reading I do these days is focused on nutrition (what to eat, when to eat) more than the actual work-outs. I'm a very disciplined person, to the point where I frequently find it more of a struggle to get myself to "give it a rest" than to "keep it up".

I'll be around.

**Old_Fart2** · June 8th, 2005, 04:09 PM

Nice to Have you hear, Upheavel!

You sound like the perfect candidate for a training blog: Training Blogs.

Click on start a new blog and have a blast!