BodyWizard
Registered User
I've been here a few years now, and this board has meant a lot to me.
My internet connection will be off soon (currently running an overpayment with them, thankfully). As I have so much respect for the board, and for the people here, I could not just disappear. I want to say goodbye.
I have not been around much lately, as I've been looking for work this last year, taking what jobs I can get, and trying to rebuild my bodywork practice. I've been getting great response from my clients, and I'm getting busier, but I still have to hustle for lawn-mowing jobs, and knock on doors, looking for something steady. I've been able to make as much as $800 some months, but my mortgage payment is $1000. Needless to say, I'm in trouble. I may not be able to talk/work my way out of foreclosure at this point. I have no family, most of my friends are in no better shape, so I really have no idea what happens next. Miracles are always possible, but hard to count on. I was retired for 17 years, and here I am, a week shy of 58, and the job market, as they say, is not good.
I am eating (still plenty in the freezer - if I can find a place to put the freezer). I am healthy. My sleep, my appetite, and so my fitness have suffered, but I'd still put money on me in a contest with anybody else my age. I'm in surprisingly good spirits; I guess I've survived so much by now, I figure I'll get through this, too. And, if not, perhaps a nice nap.
I will not name people. It would take too long, I'd leave somebody out, I'd start to repeat myself. No fun for anybody. Anabolic Minds has truly been an online home to me. You are a most wonderful collection of characters; if it truly takes all kinds, then I've no doubt one of each kind can be found here. You are a rare bunch: don't hesitate to stick your head up & remember that this is a great place, these are great people.
I have learned so much from my fellow bodyfreaks here: every aspect of physiology, nutrition, body chemistry (only to start the list); supplement fans; "supplement" fans; soldiers, doctors, engineers, storytellers, law-enforcement, stockbrokers, EMTs, musicians, martial artists; guys in fat suits, trolls, scammers & children; husbands, mothers, brothers, daughters, fathers, sisters, sons, comrades, lovers, athletes. Looking for strength, for release, for discipline, a sense of purpose, girls...a sense of who you are. Who we are.
It's a hard thing, alotta times, for men to talk about what they're going through. takes a very strong man to do so without breaking. There are very many men of exactly that toughness, that rootedness, that (dare I say it?) compassion. To each of you, thank you. You've made it easier for me, have carried me at times - even if you never felt the weight.
I do not understand the PubMed wizards, but I respect their efforts, and all the goodies they dig up. Your efforts have not been wasted.
I lift in a vacuum: no-one I know, lifts (tho some claim otherwise). Without the not-really-endless discussions of form, personal experiences, routines and rehabilitations, my understanding of 'The Lift' would be much poorer, I would have injured myself far more,, and not gotten nearly as much out of my own pursuits. There's no way to thank you guys for all that. All I can do is keep lifting, and pass it along when I can.
The women here are way more than special: they are delightful! Thanks to each of you for putting us with us XY types.
Okay, I will name 2 names.
Cosmo, O Fighting Clown, thanks for the excellent playground! I'm sure that I will be back, and that AM will still be here. Thanks for everything, I know you've worked very hard for a long time.
Brian, I hardly know what to say - but I suspect you don't need to hear it. Thanks for you.
I will be around as long as I can - but when I go dark, remember me (a little).
I left a note.
My internet connection will be off soon (currently running an overpayment with them, thankfully). As I have so much respect for the board, and for the people here, I could not just disappear. I want to say goodbye.
I have not been around much lately, as I've been looking for work this last year, taking what jobs I can get, and trying to rebuild my bodywork practice. I've been getting great response from my clients, and I'm getting busier, but I still have to hustle for lawn-mowing jobs, and knock on doors, looking for something steady. I've been able to make as much as $800 some months, but my mortgage payment is $1000. Needless to say, I'm in trouble. I may not be able to talk/work my way out of foreclosure at this point. I have no family, most of my friends are in no better shape, so I really have no idea what happens next. Miracles are always possible, but hard to count on. I was retired for 17 years, and here I am, a week shy of 58, and the job market, as they say, is not good.
I am eating (still plenty in the freezer - if I can find a place to put the freezer). I am healthy. My sleep, my appetite, and so my fitness have suffered, but I'd still put money on me in a contest with anybody else my age. I'm in surprisingly good spirits; I guess I've survived so much by now, I figure I'll get through this, too. And, if not, perhaps a nice nap.
I will not name people. It would take too long, I'd leave somebody out, I'd start to repeat myself. No fun for anybody. Anabolic Minds has truly been an online home to me. You are a most wonderful collection of characters; if it truly takes all kinds, then I've no doubt one of each kind can be found here. You are a rare bunch: don't hesitate to stick your head up & remember that this is a great place, these are great people.
I have learned so much from my fellow bodyfreaks here: every aspect of physiology, nutrition, body chemistry (only to start the list); supplement fans; "supplement" fans; soldiers, doctors, engineers, storytellers, law-enforcement, stockbrokers, EMTs, musicians, martial artists; guys in fat suits, trolls, scammers & children; husbands, mothers, brothers, daughters, fathers, sisters, sons, comrades, lovers, athletes. Looking for strength, for release, for discipline, a sense of purpose, girls...a sense of who you are. Who we are.
It's a hard thing, alotta times, for men to talk about what they're going through. takes a very strong man to do so without breaking. There are very many men of exactly that toughness, that rootedness, that (dare I say it?) compassion. To each of you, thank you. You've made it easier for me, have carried me at times - even if you never felt the weight.
I do not understand the PubMed wizards, but I respect their efforts, and all the goodies they dig up. Your efforts have not been wasted.
I lift in a vacuum: no-one I know, lifts (tho some claim otherwise). Without the not-really-endless discussions of form, personal experiences, routines and rehabilitations, my understanding of 'The Lift' would be much poorer, I would have injured myself far more,, and not gotten nearly as much out of my own pursuits. There's no way to thank you guys for all that. All I can do is keep lifting, and pass it along when I can.
The women here are way more than special: they are delightful! Thanks to each of you for putting us with us XY types.
Okay, I will name 2 names.
Cosmo, O Fighting Clown, thanks for the excellent playground! I'm sure that I will be back, and that AM will still be here. Thanks for everything, I know you've worked very hard for a long time.
Brian, I hardly know what to say - but I suspect you don't need to hear it. Thanks for you.
I will be around as long as I can - but when I go dark, remember me (a little).
I left a note.
