A weird one, I know, but it is a personal subject to me, and I think others can benefit from this!
Lets talk about Fitness! The stereotypes around us “gamers” in relation to physical health are quite negative, as i’m sure you all know. But in reality, we may fall ANYWHERE on the “Physical fitness” spectrum, and through our “git gud” attitudes, im sure we can help each-other improve our daily lives through motivation, encouragement, personal stories, and recommendations.
I, personally, am a “Nerd in Distress”. I have been physically inferior my entire life, and i have MANY natural obstacles to overcome if i ever want to be happy with how i look. But i’m TRYING! I will share my personal story down below, as i hope you all will also.
I want this thread to show our “FGC Spirit” in a real-world application! If you are unhappy with yourself, look here for motivation and help! If you are already “training”, share with us your accomplishments and downfalls! If you are already a Greek-God of muscles on top of muscles, help the rest of us out!
For some, this is a touchy subject, and for some, everything comes natural and easy! So lets get together and help each-other out! Ask questions about anything, or share any tips that may help others. Physical health IS emotional health… so you never know who you may inspire to live a better life
#My story:
Supposedly, when i was younger, i was an athletic star. I grew up taking Karate lessons, but i took them REALLY FAR. I have over a hundred trophies for winning tournaments all over the state. I used to do Hundreds of pushups, i could do the splits, and spent most of my time punching and kicking a bag.
But that ended at age 6 or 7. Now im almost 21, i have no memory of any of that, and every year in between i have been a physical mess.
As a “nerd”, i TRULY feel that most athleticism comes from being born with it. I have a lot of strange, natural things keeping my body from progressing. I Have glasses, I have a high metabolism, so food does NOT affect me in any way, good or bad, my joints are weak, and may just DECIDE to be hurting at any random day, and whenever i do see muscle progress, instead of my muscles “growing”, it just looks like skin is getting tighter on my already skinny-■■■ body. And now for the worst part… When i was born, i had a double-hernia that needed to be operated on, so i have a mesh inside my lower ab. This means any type of crunches that involve a “twist” are extremely, UNNATURALLY painful. And finally, My shoulders are prone to dislocate. Add on top of that the fact that one of them has been broken before, and now im stuck without the ability to do many shoulder related exercises.
I have researched for a while how to get passed this stuff, but i have not found any consistent information. I dont know how to explain all the issues i have with planning my fitness, but to sum it up short… A Gym is not an option that seems reasonable, and whatever help i could get from “supplements” involves careful math that i can NOT figure out without help.
So… with that, it seems everything is stacked against me… and i should just give up. I should accept the fact that athleticism is genetic, and that i will just never be able to reach those goals.
But i just cant give up. I give up too much already. I have had SO MAY THINGS in my life ruined by lack of motivation, lack of seeing progress, natural obstacles, luck ect… IM SO MAD AT HOW MANY THINGS I HAVE HAD TO QUIT ON. I NEED SOMETHING IN MY LIFE TO GO FOR! And physical fitness is the only thing i can see right now that involves challenges that ONLY MY WILL-POWER can solve. There may be things in my life that i CANT get passed, but if im faced with a situation that says “You can do this, but only if you have the will to”, i WILL do it. I HAVE to do it to prove to myself that i can. Physical fitness needs to be the “jumping point” in my life where i start looking at things from a different view, and start beating challenges no matter what it takes.
So, even though i am at so many disadvantages, and even though i have no plan, I am beginning my path to having a body that i could only dream of. I’m just “jumping in blind”. I am working on my body 1 step at a time, and facing the challenges as they come. No matter what. My goals are:
- Run faster and farther than i ever have before
- Get visible Abs
- Get visibly above-average biceps.
And i have NO PLAN to accomplish any of that
Im JUST DOING IT!
I am not following any “routine”, im just making it up as i go.
My current training involves traveling 4 miles every day on foot. Run / jog / walk or whatever i can manage. I am measuring my progress by time. I am on day4 (i know, not that impressive), and my curret 1 mile record is 9:00, and my current 4 mile record is 43:30.
After a week, i will analyze where i am, and make a decision about how to add some upper-body workouts in there. (Push-ups are a touchy subject. My bad joints means that: after doing 20 push-ups, instead of feeling my chest muscles working, all i feel is my wrists about to explode.)
As you can tell, im still low-low-low-low-tier when it comes to athletics, but IM TRYING! And every victory feels SO GOOD! I have not been disappointed in myself yet! I keep magically getting motivation when i least expect it, and i’m surprising myself every day!
So now i will contribute by giving a “tip” and asking a “question”.
#Tip:
If you want to start working out, but have NO CLUE where to start, do some running. I say that because, you see progress SO FAST. Literally, ONE DAY is all it takes. Run down your street, and remember where you stop. The next day, you will pass that point by a long way. Then the next day, you will go even further! Seeing that progress is SO MOTIVATING. its a great jump-start to get you in to the habit of “goal-reaching”.
#Question:
Can anyone help me with my joint issues? Does the pain go away? Can you strengthen your joints without damaging them? Are there workouts that DONT hurt your joints that im missing? Specifically:
How do i work out my upper body without stressing my wrists and shoulders?
@CStyles45 I know you work out. Care to share? Even if you dont have a super-sappy nerdy story like mine, i would like to get a different perspective on fitness.
If i can help even 1 person with this thread, it would be freakin’ awesome!