Hello

[Dean]

I am new and have said hello to a few of you. I am a beginner and am not anywhere near being in the same league as the people I have seen so far. I grew up athletic and played sports but got really out of shape in my mid to late 20's. I have wanted to get back into shape for years and half ass tried but now I am finally getting serious about it! My wife and I have worked out about 4 days a week (shooting for 5) for the past 2 months. I lost 35 lbs over the last year and am finally trying to put on some muscle, so please be kind to this beginner. My goal is not to get as big as most of the guys here, but to add enough size to have really nice muscle definition. Any constructive suggestions will be greatly appreciated. This pic is obviously not to show off, but I am taking getting in shape very seriously and figured I might as well let people know who they are talking to when I pick their brains for help and suggestions. Sorry the pic is a little blurry, I will take better ones as I progress.

 

[George Spellwin]

Congrats on all your progress! Please read this article.

http://www.elitefitness.com/articledata/hit.html

Thanks for supporting Elite!

 

[bouncer]

Welcome to elitefitness. I've no critizime (sp'ing). Only good things to say, you lean so any training is going to show very quick. You'll find you have some of the best brains in training, supplements, nutrition etc... on this board.
Lots of good member's here. Have a look for chesty's pix on the chat board, he was built pretty much like you and you should see his recent photos, and all drug free too.
As I'm in Ireland I can't order George's protein and other supplements, but there's enough guys here who sing his praises. So there's something else you might find interesting here.
If your going to use the chatboard bewarned, it get's a little crazy !, take things said there with a large pinch of salt.
Finally I think everyone here on elitefitness have made improvements to their bodies and lifestyles with the advice and tons of info on e/f.com.
Welcome again.
Bouncer

 

[velvett]

Howdy!

 

[maxellyz]

Welcome to the boards and good luck with ure training...

 

[Dean]

Thanks everyone

Hello again to all of you.

Wow, George,,, looks like incredible info. I just started reading it.

 

[Bigsatan13]

Nice job! Where did you get those underpants?

 

[Dean]

underpants

Satan
We have a 4yo and a 7yo,,,,,,,,,,, my 4yo and I wear scooby doo and superman all the time

Dean

 

[Big Brother Val]

Dean... there are advantages and disadvantages to being lean like you are. I'm the same way. It's harder to put on mass.. but easier to keep off fat. If you look at my pics, you can tell I have a small frame. It's taken a long time to put on the size that I have... and I'm still not nearly big enough.

You'll find plenty of great resources here.

I'm sure you'll like it.