Anyone else NOT athlete BEFORE they started lifting?

[Bikini Mod]

I was and still am the clumsiest, non-athletic individual I know....

hehehehehehe

Thank GOD FOR WEIGHTS! No grace or athletisicm required, just a bit of discipline and knowledge.

 

[Deleted member 33117]

I was a martial artist since I was 12, other than that no. I was fat when I started lifting. Around 35% bf.

 

[jenscats5]

BBF -- If you were fat & that is you now in your avatar all I can say is WoW!! cuz you've done a great job.

 

[Deleted member 33117]

BBF -- If you were fat & that is you now in your avatar all I can say is WoW!! cuz you've done a great job.

Yes, that is me in my avatar. I've added a little size since I took that picture though. This was my millenium resolution. On January 1st 2000 I was over 30% bf with a 44" waist, and completely out of shape. Around a year later I had ripped down to 4% bf (obviously I don't try to stay that lean, and am higher than that in my avatar).

 

[MissChris]

Gymnastics throughout elementary and middle school, and one year on the high school team. Most of high school was spent running cross country and the 1 & 2 mile in track.

 

[jenscats5]

BBF -- Well done! You are proof that it can be done. Very inspirational. Lookin' good!

 

[superwife]

I did gymnastics when I was little and then I canoed and kayaked on and off through high school and college. Other than that I much prefer sitting at home reading. I used to work out only when my husband dragged me to the gym with him...

 

[Deleted member 33117]

Thanks Jenscat. Yes I believe in part I did this because I was ment to help other people lose weight, and with their diets. This is why I'm a nutritional science major now (was psychology previously). These days I spend alot of time giving people advice on their diets, routines etc. Not just bodybuilders, but people at the gym, overweight people I meet who are struggling with thier weight loss, etc. Yes, it can be done.

 

[RottenWillow]

I was always a tomboy. Tree climbing, biking, building treeshouses, and some organized sports too. Most of my friends were boys when I was little since I guess I just we just naturally gravitate towards those with similar interests to our own. That stopped around age 11 with the onset of boobies. My althetic endevors declined, but I did get into more individual sports like mountain biking. I tried track in 10th grade but just didnt have the explosiveness or the endurance to be as competitive as I wanted to be.

Also around that same time, between about 12 to 15, I developed an interest in bodybuilding, which is still my favorite individual sport. My stepdad has several hundred BB mags dating from about '78 to '93 and dozens of older books on the subject. When I started reading them I was captivated. Until jan of this year though I just played with the weights. I'm not going to call what I did bodybuilding. Nine months ago though I got serious.

 

[boscoe wilson]

I was in the army for 5 years, but after that, nothing for at least 2 years.