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[quote="Catamount"]There are different kinds of fit. I was very small in High School but could whack the living hell out of a tennis ball and played all four years on the varsity. It's a great memory but I was far too small (much to my frustration) to compete in some of the more popular sports like football, basketball and baseball. It wasn't that I lacked skills, I just lacked physical maturity at that age. It eventually came along during my college years and I grew into a solid 6'00, 200-pound frame. I've read some of your posts, muslimmetalhead, and admire your commitment to improving yourself physically, but I would also add that you can't fight nature. If your body doesn't want to be big yet, don't obsess about it. Genetics counts at least as much - if not more - than the amount of time you spend in the gym.[/quote]
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<table border="0" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" width="100%" class="forumline"> <tr> <th class="thCornerL" width="22%" height="26">Author</th> <th class="thCornerR">Message</th> </tr> <tr> <td width="22%" align="left" valign="top" class="row1"><span class="name"><a name=""></a><b>DanRaccoon</b></span></td> <td class="row1" height="28" valign="top"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="100%"><img src="http://cdn.wrongplanet.net/modules/Forums/templates/subSilver/images/icon_minipost.gif" width="12" height="9" alt="Post" title="Post" border="0" /><span class="postdetails">Posted: Tue Jun 19, 2012 10:10 am<span class="gen"> </span> Post subject: </span></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><hr /></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><span class="postbody">At my heaviest I was 280lbs (20st) as a teenager, so no. <br /> <br />Now I'm at 198lbs, nearly at my 190lbs target <img src="modules/Forums/images/smiles/icon_biggrin.gif" alt="Very Happy" border="0" /></span></td> </tr> </table></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" height="1" class="spaceRow"><img src="modules/Forums/templates/subSilver/images/spacer.gif" alt="" width="1" height="1" /></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="22%" align="left" valign="top" class="row2"><span class="name"><a name=""></a><b>johnny77</b></span></td> <td class="row2" height="28" valign="top"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="100%"><img src="http://cdn.wrongplanet.net/modules/Forums/templates/subSilver/images/icon_minipost.gif" width="12" height="9" alt="Post" title="Post" border="0" /><span class="postdetails">Posted: Mon Jun 18, 2012 2:55 am<span class="gen"> </span> Post subject: </span></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><hr /></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><span class="postbody">I was fit when I was a teen I could run for 3 miles/4.8 km jog for 10 miles/16 km Even though I smoked. Ran cross country in school and boxed till the program was cut due to high insurance costs. I weighed 135lbs/61kg at 14 and 160lbs/72.5kg at 15 with all most identical outward measurements. Now I weigh 155lbs/70kg and am a lot softer than then. I can still can carry a 50lbs/22.6kg back pack for 25 miles/ 40km with no problem but cant run for more than .5 miles/.80 km with out being winded.</span></td> </tr> </table></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" height="1" class="spaceRow"><img src="modules/Forums/templates/subSilver/images/spacer.gif" alt="" width="1" height="1" /></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="22%" align="left" valign="top" class="row1"><span class="name"><a name=""></a><b>ADoyle90815</b></span></td> <td class="row1" height="28" valign="top"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="100%"><img src="http://cdn.wrongplanet.net/modules/Forums/templates/subSilver/images/icon_minipost.gif" width="12" height="9" alt="Post" title="Post" border="0" /><span class="postdetails">Posted: Tue Jun 12, 2012 5:09 pm<span class="gen"> </span> Post subject: </span></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><hr /></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><span class="postbody">When I was a teenager, I was about average when it came to fitness as I participated in the marching band, but in college, I took up rowing which really put me in the best shape of my life. I'm doing things now to improve my health such as eating healthier and getting regular exercise. One reason I'm doing what I can to get in better physical shape is that both sides of my family have high cholesterol, and both of my parents were always skinny. I'm sure that given my genetics, I'll probably be in the same situation as them, but right now, diet and exercise are keeping my cholesterol levels in the normal ranges.</span></td> </tr> </table></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" height="1" class="spaceRow"><img src="modules/Forums/templates/subSilver/images/spacer.gif" alt="" width="1" height="1" /></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="22%" align="left" valign="top" class="row2"><span class="name"><a name=""></a><b>muslimmetalhead</b></span></td> <td class="row2" height="28" valign="top"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="100%"><img src="http://cdn.wrongplanet.net/modules/Forums/templates/subSilver/images/icon_minipost.gif" width="12" height="9" alt="Post" title="Post" border="0" /><span class="postdetails">Posted: Tue Jun 12, 2012 2:56 pm<span class="gen"> </span> Post subject: </span></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><hr /></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><span class="postbody"></span><table width="90%" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="3" border="0" align="center"><tr> <td><span class="genmed"><b>ooOoOoOAnaOoOoOoo wrote:</b></span></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="quote">I had so much physical energy but virtually no focus so I spent hours dancing around.</td> </tr></table><span class="postbody"> <br /> <br />lol</span></td> </tr> </table></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" height="1" class="spaceRow"><img src="modules/Forums/templates/subSilver/images/spacer.gif" alt="" width="1" height="1" /></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="22%" align="left" valign="top" class="row1"><span class="name"><a name=""></a><b>ooOoOoOAnaOoOoOoo</b></span></td> <td class="row1" height="28" valign="top"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="100%"><img src="http://cdn.wrongplanet.net/modules/Forums/templates/subSilver/images/icon_minipost.gif" width="12" height="9" alt="Post" title="Post" border="0" /><span class="postdetails">Posted: Tue Jun 12, 2012 2:05 pm<span class="gen"> </span> Post subject: </span></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><hr /></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><span class="postbody">I had so much physical energy but virtually no focus so I spent hours dancing around.</span></td> </tr> </table></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" height="1" class="spaceRow"><img src="modules/Forums/templates/subSilver/images/spacer.gif" alt="" width="1" height="1" /></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="22%" align="left" valign="top" class="row2"><span class="name"><a name=""></a><b>NicoleG</b></span></td> <td class="row2" height="28" valign="top"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="100%"><img src="http://cdn.wrongplanet.net/modules/Forums/templates/subSilver/images/icon_minipost.gif" width="12" height="9" alt="Post" title="Post" border="0" /><span class="postdetails">Posted: Sat Jun 09, 2012 9:03 pm<span class="gen"> </span> Post subject: </span></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><hr /></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><span class="postbody"></span><table width="90%" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="3" border="0" align="center"><tr> <td><span class="genmed"><b>Shatbat wrote:</b></span></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="quote">I still remember that I used to think sports was something not worth doing, but an event in my life made me seek to be a more complete individual, so I began.</td> </tr></table><span class="postbody"> <br />I participated in team sports in junior high, but I was so happy when I realized I could do some other sports as an individual and not have to participate with a team. Bowling was one, and although I was on a team, it's still technically an individual sport. I didn't have to coordinate my efforts with others; just be able to get along with them when it's not my turn to go, which I can do that well enough.</span></td> </tr> </table></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" height="1" class="spaceRow"><img src="modules/Forums/templates/subSilver/images/spacer.gif" alt="" width="1" height="1" /></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="22%" align="left" valign="top" class="row1"><span class="name"><a name=""></a><b>Shatbat</b></span></td> <td class="row1" height="28" valign="top"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="100%"><img src="http://cdn.wrongplanet.net/modules/Forums/templates/subSilver/images/icon_minipost.gif" width="12" height="9" alt="Post" title="Post" border="0" /><span class="postdetails">Posted: Sat Jun 09, 2012 7:43 pm<span class="gen"> </span> Post subject: </span></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><hr /></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><span class="postbody">So to the topic, I was generally unfit on my early teenage years. I liked doing crunches and sit-ups at home, and coupled with a low amount of body fat I had a six pack outline that made me feel better about myself. When I was 15 I started doing pull-ups, and went from doing none to doing around 6. When I was 16 I started playing football and volleyball consistently, which gave me better stamina and reflexes. When I was 17 I started going to the gym, which gave me more strength and lean body mass. Now I'm more athletic than average, although I've been slacking off lately. I still remember that I used to think sports was something not worth doing, but an event in my life made me seek to be a more complete individual, so I began.</span></td> </tr> </table></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" height="1" class="spaceRow"><img src="modules/Forums/templates/subSilver/images/spacer.gif" alt="" width="1" height="1" /></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="22%" align="left" valign="top" class="row2"><span class="name"><a name=""></a><b>1000Knives</b></span></td> <td class="row2" height="28" valign="top"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="100%"><img src="http://cdn.wrongplanet.net/modules/Forums/templates/subSilver/images/icon_minipost.gif" width="12" height="9" alt="Post" title="Post" border="0" /><span class="postdetails">Posted: Sat Jun 09, 2012 6:58 pm<span class="gen"> </span> Post subject: </span></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><hr /></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><span class="postbody"></span><table width="90%" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="3" border="0" align="center"><tr> <td><span class="genmed"><b>redrobin62 wrote:</b></span></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="quote">When I was in elementary school I used to watch the kids participating in track and field. I never participated. I was obligated to but I think I got out of it probably because my slow, non-participatory perfomances got me an exemption. I was simply wasting the other students' time. <br /> <br />In HS, this trend continued. There were the obligatory dreaded gym classes (PE). The coaches didn't stress me because by that time I was already wearing coke bottle glasses, and because I was a little asthmatic, they pretty much left me alone. <br /> <br />I did get into gymnastics in the 11th and 12th grade, but by then it was too late to excel. It was something I would've had to have gotten into as a child to be any good. I'd gotten into it because it was similar to ballet. The ultra-nerd in me did want to be a ballet dancer, but coming from a ghetto neighbourhood, this was an impossibility. <br /> <br />Oh yes. So many dreams. So many hopes smashed.</td> </tr></table><span class="postbody"> <br /> <br />Well gymnastics is a bit harder to do when you're older, but ballet still could be a possibility. For me, I'm dealing with a similar scenario for figure skating, generally getting into it at my age as a male, you can't get far, but I'm managing to do quite well all things considered. <br />Most of what made me at the level I'm at now is rather obsessive reading and smart off ice practice. None of the bosu balls and crunches crap, I started doing squats, deadlifts and OL lifting, and that brought my strength up really well, as far as stroking power is concerned, not to sound too braggy, but my power is about as good as a fairly high level guy my age who's been skating basically his whole life. It's a little known secret that ballerinas, figure skaters, etc, all train with weights, mostly the basic compound movements. <br /> <br />Just saying, you don't gotta give up. I know guys and women who are 70 years old, and started ice dancing in their 50s or 60s. So for ballet, I'm assuming it's similar.</span></td> </tr> </table></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" height="1" class="spaceRow"><img src="modules/Forums/templates/subSilver/images/spacer.gif" alt="" width="1" height="1" /></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="22%" align="left" valign="top" class="row1"><span class="name"><a name=""></a><b>RockDrummer616</b></span></td> <td class="row1" height="28" valign="top"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="100%"><img src="http://cdn.wrongplanet.net/modules/Forums/templates/subSilver/images/icon_minipost.gif" width="12" height="9" alt="Post" title="Post" border="0" /><span class="postdetails">Posted: Sat Jun 09, 2012 6:07 pm<span class="gen"> </span> Post subject: </span></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><hr /></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><span class="postbody">I'm still fairly fit but not nearly what I used to be. In my freshman year of high school I ran a mile in under 6 minutes. I bet I couldn't even come close to that now, at least not without starting to train again.</span></td> </tr> </table></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" height="1" class="spaceRow"><img src="modules/Forums/templates/subSilver/images/spacer.gif" alt="" width="1" height="1" /></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="22%" align="left" valign="top" class="row2"><span class="name"><a name=""></a><b>redrobin62</b></span></td> <td class="row2" height="28" valign="top"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="100%"><img src="http://cdn.wrongplanet.net/modules/Forums/templates/subSilver/images/icon_minipost.gif" width="12" height="9" alt="Post" title="Post" border="0" /><span class="postdetails">Posted: Sat Jun 09, 2012 4:19 pm<span class="gen"> </span> Post subject: </span></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><hr /></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><span class="postbody">When I was in elementary school I used to watch the kids participating in track and field. I never participated. I was obligated to but I think I got out of it probably because my slow, non-participatory perfomances got me an exemption. I was simply wasting the other students' time. <br /> <br />In HS, this trend continued. There were the obligatory dreaded gym classes (PE). The coaches didn't stress me because by that time I was already wearing coke bottle glasses, and because I was a little asthmatic, they pretty much left me alone. <br /> <br />I did get into gymnastics in the 11th and 12th grade, but by then it was too late to excel. It was something I would've had to have gotten into as a child to be any good. I'd gotten into it because it was similar to ballet. The ultra-nerd in me did want to be a ballet dancer, but coming from a ghetto neighbourhood, this was an impossibility. <br /> <br />Oh yes. So many dreams. So many hopes smashed.</span></td> </tr> </table></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" height="1" class="spaceRow"><img src="modules/Forums/templates/subSilver/images/spacer.gif" alt="" width="1" height="1" /></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="22%" align="left" valign="top" class="row1"><span class="name"><a name=""></a><b>Gazelle</b></span></td> <td class="row1" height="28" valign="top"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="100%"><img src="http://cdn.wrongplanet.net/modules/Forums/templates/subSilver/images/icon_minipost.gif" width="12" height="9" alt="Post" title="Post" border="0" /><span class="postdetails">Posted: Wed May 30, 2012 7:44 pm<span class="gen"> </span> Post subject: </span></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><hr /></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><span class="postbody">Yes I swam and jogged in high school and exercised in college. My main hobby is exercise and I really rather enjoy it.</span></td> </tr> </table></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" height="1" class="spaceRow"><img src="modules/Forums/templates/subSilver/images/spacer.gif" alt="" width="1" height="1" /></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="22%" align="left" valign="top" class="row2"><span class="name"><a name=""></a><b>nick007</b></span></td> <td class="row2" height="28" valign="top"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="100%"><img src="http://cdn.wrongplanet.net/modules/Forums/templates/subSilver/images/icon_minipost.gif" width="12" height="9" alt="Post" title="Post" border="0" /><span class="postdetails">Posted: Wed May 30, 2012 3:28 pm<span class="gen"> </span> Post subject: </span></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><hr /></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><span class="postbody">I was skinny as a kid & teenager due to being an extremely picky eater(my family was worried I might have to be hospitalized & fed by IV tubes as an infant & baby because I refused to eat anything) & I was physically weak because I didn't exercise; I hated being outside for lots of reasons & I really needed to spend my time having fun in my room watching TV or playing video-games because I was extremely stressed out & overwhelmed from school stuff. I started getting more in shape when I started working in my early 20s but I started gaining a little weight because I ate junk-food & fast-food a lot & I was on psych meds. I became more physically unfit when I quit working because I wasn't as active & some of the meds I was on made me sleepy & very hungry. I'm a little overweight now & trying to be more active around the house.</span></td> </tr> </table></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" height="1" class="spaceRow"><img src="modules/Forums/templates/subSilver/images/spacer.gif" alt="" width="1" height="1" /></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="22%" align="left" valign="top" class="row1"><span class="name"><a name=""></a><b>NicoleG</b></span></td> <td class="row1" height="28" valign="top"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="100%"><img src="http://cdn.wrongplanet.net/modules/Forums/templates/subSilver/images/icon_minipost.gif" width="12" height="9" alt="Post" title="Post" border="0" /><span class="postdetails">Posted: Mon May 28, 2012 1:01 am<span class="gen"> </span> Post subject: </span></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><hr /></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><span class="postbody">I was a bean pole growing up, but still very athletic. When I was 18-19, my mom threatened to put me into therapy if I lost any more weight, but I ate all the time. I was just always active. It wasn't until I was 24 that I started gaining weight after taking on a full-time desk job and eating Toosie Roles all day long. It's been a slow gain, and I'm now to the point that I'm getting back into being active and losing the weight again - although perusing this forum for hours at a time isn't doing me any favors. <img src="modules/Forums/images/smiles/icon_rolleyes.gif" alt="Rolling Eyes" border="0" /></span></td> </tr> </table></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" height="1" class="spaceRow"><img src="modules/Forums/templates/subSilver/images/spacer.gif" alt="" width="1" height="1" /></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="22%" align="left" valign="top" class="row2"><span class="name"><a name=""></a><b>Kurgan</b></span></td> <td class="row2" height="28" valign="top"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="100%"><img src="http://cdn.wrongplanet.net/modules/Forums/templates/subSilver/images/icon_minipost.gif" width="12" height="9" alt="Post" title="Post" border="0" /><span class="postdetails">Posted: Sun May 27, 2012 6:31 pm<span class="gen"> </span> Post subject: </span></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><hr /></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><span class="postbody"></span><table width="90%" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="3" border="0" align="center"><tr> <td><span class="genmed"><b>Mummy_of_Peanut wrote:</b></span></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="quote">Any chance of keeping this thread on topic?</td> </tr></table><span class="postbody"> <br /> <br />Some people like beating a dead horse; if science says that the earth is spherical, these people say it's flat beause they perceive it as flat.</span></td> </tr> </table></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" height="1" class="spaceRow"><img src="modules/Forums/templates/subSilver/images/spacer.gif" alt="" width="1" height="1" /></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="22%" align="left" valign="top" class="row1"><span class="name"><a name=""></a><b>Mummy_of_Peanut</b></span></td> <td class="row1" height="28" valign="top"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="100%"><img src="http://cdn.wrongplanet.net/modules/Forums/templates/subSilver/images/icon_minipost.gif" width="12" height="9" alt="Post" title="Post" border="0" /><span class="postdetails">Posted: Sun May 27, 2012 5:15 pm<span class="gen"> </span> Post subject: </span></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><hr /></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><span class="postbody">Any chance of keeping this thread on topic?</span></td> </tr> </table></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" height="1" class="spaceRow"><img src="modules/Forums/templates/subSilver/images/spacer.gif" alt="" width="1" height="1" /></td> </tr> </table>
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