Lurker now messager

[Emz87]

Hi all, I've always been a lurker on these boards but thought it was time to come out of the woodwork, largely to seek some advice from so many knowledge members and hopefully to share some tips too

I'm 23 years old and in my first year of work after 5 years at Uni (law). I've been through the classic unhealthy Uni years (I put on 10kg - on a 5ft0 frame it was NOT a good look) then got my act together and ran my first full marathon last year. Now I'm enjoying this new world of weight training and really trying to start sculpting my body - with mixed results.

Looking forward to getting to know some people on here - I find it hard to talk about my fitness goals with my friends and flatmates because they don't really understand - especially my girlfriends who are the classic "walk on the treadmill reading a womens weekly" types

[Chillicat]

Hiya Emz - welcome! Nice to have you posting after lurking for a while, and nice to have another girl on board!

[morattigirl]

Hey Emz, Hey thats wicked on the marathon!! And yup awesome to gave another girlee on here :nod:

Fully know what ya mean re friends not understanding! I got a bunch of mates like that too (altho they don't walk on the treadmill lol) but you wanna talk to them about how your training going and it's over their heads whoosh lol

[TonganTerror]

Hey Emz, Hey thats wicked on the marathon!! And yup awesome to gave another girlee on here :nod:

Fully know what ya mean re friends not understanding! I got a bunch of mates like that too (altho they don't walk on the treadmill lol) but you wanna talk to them about how your training going and it's over their heads whoosh lol

Maybe time to look at your circle of friends instead of poker drinking boybuddies hang out with some of the 1000 plus gym members in our gym auw

[Emz87]

Nah my friends are supportive of course - you can't get through the emotional roller coaster of marathon training without your family and friends and they were the ones there on the day holding out my drink bottle/bananas (thank you for your congrats by the way!)

But trying to strike up a convo about the benefits of whey protein and interval training isn't really an option so it's great to chat with gals (and guys) who "get it"

[Phedder]

You'll certainly find plenty of like minded people here to discuss with, welcome

Great work on the marathon. If you've got the dedication to train for that then I'm sure you'll be right at home in the world of body sculpting.

[Sheta]

Hey Emz,

Welcome to the site. Hope you find some motivation, inspiration and some great info to help you get where you want to be!

[teamfatboy]

Welcome - and well done for doing a marathon :salute:

There are other "bodybuilders with a running problem" on here too - plus we totally get why discussing whey protein's important

[VampireChick]

Welcome Emz. You'll definitely find like-minded folks here I've often found this site quite motivating (when I'm not going through a lazy phase...like right now).

[bar-belle]

Hey there Emz there are some pretty helpful people on the forums and a wealth of information. Look forward to reading your journal and good luck with your training