David Mary
Level 5 Valued Member
Good evening strongfirst members. In the interest of good etiquette, I would like my first post to be an introduction so you have a sense of who I am, and in the hope of meeting some of you.
I got my feet wet with physical culture as a teenager in a karate mcdojo and then sampled a number of clubs and styles since. No martial arts rankings of any note, the perennial beginner, if you will, but along the way I learned a lot about strength and conditioning. In my early twenties I became a very active member of the now-defunct BodyWeightCulture forum, and briefly administrated PhysicalCulture.forumotion.ca for the handful of BodyWeightculture members who wanted to continue posting training logs. During that era I introduced myself to kettlebells and then barbells, and for a few years I trained pretty regularly, though mostly autoreg, and not so much following any programs to the letter. As a result, I got in great shape for an average guy, but am nowhere near elite as far as dedicated trainees go.
At some point I got away from serious training for the most part, though I do have a squat rack and 60 lb kettlebell next to my computer, and a 45, 80 and 105 up at the shop. To get there I have a sixteen or so minute bike, down a hill, up a hill, down a hill, up a hill. Been a commuting cyclist for the entirety of my adult life, instead of driving a car, and always loaded with a backpack of stuff, so I am in good shape for my age. And I keep playing with the aforementioned tools, but kind of sporadically, and it's been a while since I really took advantage of progressive resistance training, rather than so much maintenance.
I'm just past my thirties, doing what I love for a living, and having a little more money than when I was younger and I can eat as much as I want now, and lo and behold some of it wants to stay with me longer than I would like, in places I don't want it. So I want to get more serious about my training again, and rebuild good habits, and get back to the lean body that I am used to having. More strength is a goal too; I have yet to perform a TGU with my 48 kg bell, but I feel like a little training will get me there. Maybe some day when I can justify the ridiculous cost of importing a Rogue Kettlebell into Canada I will also grab one of their 124 or 150 pounders. Playing with a big bell always makes the less big bells feel even less less big. Pardon my erudition.
Any that's why I'm here, in a nutshell; to share and grow in the love of strength and conditioning with a like minded community of others motivated to make the most of their corporeal vehicle while still tethered to this world. Thanks for checking out my intro, and if there is anything you think I should know about etiquette here regarding training logs, or just the overall strongfirst culture, I'm all ears.
Yours in the journey to being stronger tomorrow than yesterday,
David
I got my feet wet with physical culture as a teenager in a karate mcdojo and then sampled a number of clubs and styles since. No martial arts rankings of any note, the perennial beginner, if you will, but along the way I learned a lot about strength and conditioning. In my early twenties I became a very active member of the now-defunct BodyWeightCulture forum, and briefly administrated PhysicalCulture.forumotion.ca for the handful of BodyWeightculture members who wanted to continue posting training logs. During that era I introduced myself to kettlebells and then barbells, and for a few years I trained pretty regularly, though mostly autoreg, and not so much following any programs to the letter. As a result, I got in great shape for an average guy, but am nowhere near elite as far as dedicated trainees go.
At some point I got away from serious training for the most part, though I do have a squat rack and 60 lb kettlebell next to my computer, and a 45, 80 and 105 up at the shop. To get there I have a sixteen or so minute bike, down a hill, up a hill, down a hill, up a hill. Been a commuting cyclist for the entirety of my adult life, instead of driving a car, and always loaded with a backpack of stuff, so I am in good shape for my age. And I keep playing with the aforementioned tools, but kind of sporadically, and it's been a while since I really took advantage of progressive resistance training, rather than so much maintenance.
I'm just past my thirties, doing what I love for a living, and having a little more money than when I was younger and I can eat as much as I want now, and lo and behold some of it wants to stay with me longer than I would like, in places I don't want it. So I want to get more serious about my training again, and rebuild good habits, and get back to the lean body that I am used to having. More strength is a goal too; I have yet to perform a TGU with my 48 kg bell, but I feel like a little training will get me there. Maybe some day when I can justify the ridiculous cost of importing a Rogue Kettlebell into Canada I will also grab one of their 124 or 150 pounders. Playing with a big bell always makes the less big bells feel even less less big. Pardon my erudition.
Any that's why I'm here, in a nutshell; to share and grow in the love of strength and conditioning with a like minded community of others motivated to make the most of their corporeal vehicle while still tethered to this world. Thanks for checking out my intro, and if there is anything you think I should know about etiquette here regarding training logs, or just the overall strongfirst culture, I'm all ears.
Yours in the journey to being stronger tomorrow than yesterday,
David
