ineedaminute
New Member
- Apr 18, 2026
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Hi, everyone!!
My name is Andrew! It's nice to meet you all.
New to this forum and kinda nervous to have my pictures out there, but it's probably the same thing as posting these to Instagram...
right?
My journey with working out has been an interesting one with a fuckton of bumps in the road.
The first picture is of me, a skinny little 19 year old back in spring of 2021, where I'd weighed about only 120 pounds and was struggling to keep a consistent workout routine and sleep schedule, as well as increase my caloric intake. The second picture is me today, having just turned 24 last week Monday--forty pound heavier at 160-165ish...with a consistent workout routine (despite setbacks from illnesses). I'd momentarily stopped working out from bad anxiety, and I started doing my calisthenics routine with a fifteen pound weighted vest again!
My next goal is to resume my kettlebell training (just bought a forty pound kettlebell) and my workout DVDs (anyone familiar with RushFit by Georges St. Pierre?), my only issue is that I'm gonna figure out how to force myself to workout after a long day at my job! I work at a lumber yard and I can't tell you the number of contractors that stop in and are flabbergasted that my 5'2" self can pick up solid core doors, compound buckets, bags of cement...it makes my day being able to pleasantly surprise people!!
My other goals with fitness and bodybuilding are to get more weightlifting in and get myself through the door of an MMA gym...I workout mostly at home because I'm genuinely a nervous wreck in my day to day life. I'd love to make new friends on here and find ways to improve/modify/enhance my workouts. Trying to hit 170 by the end of summer!
It's been wonderful introducing myself to you all!
