Nerds who lift

LiftAllThePizzas

Like many others, when I first signed up on MFP and wanted to get back into shape, I thought heavy lifting was just for [jock/meathead/stereotype] or people who were "naturally strong." But then reading in the fitness and exercise forums here, I noticed quite a lot of geeky and/or smart people who were posting about lifting heavy and strength training with barbells and such.

So I tried it and got hooked. A year later at 44 I'm still enjoying it, and now I'm stronger and healthier than I was at 34. For example here's me squatting 275 lbs.:happy:


And here's my nerdcred: "my nintendo is bigger than yours"

(This was at E3 2001.)

Any other nerdy/geeky lifters out there, care to check in and show the newbies that we can lift too?

Cranquistador

INNNNNNNNNNNNNN

justinproulx1

IN!!!!!

geekprincess858

Very cool! I am also a nerd who wants to be fit again. Feel free to add me ????????

randomtai

IN!

LiftAllThePizzas

Any other nerdy/geeky lifters out there, care to check in and show the newbies that we can lift too?

This means feel free to post your own pics of your own lifts and/or your own nerdcred! :bigsmile:

silvergurl518

i'm a nerdlete!!!

funforsports

I am nerdy and I lift.....I think that puts me in this group.

Cranquistador

Mmk if you insist:flowerforyou:

(and it is a one rep loop so no form critiques thanks)

Cranquistador

Slim_strategy

I'm a gamer nerd who just started lifting xD

Sarauk2sf

I lift a little and have been called a nerd on a number of occasions


In fact...mah lifting sox!




Me lifting in them

PetulantOne

I don't have pics handy, but.... IN!

_SABOTEUR_

Checking in.

BamaBreezeNSaltAire

IN for nerds!!

MoreBean13

I'm a chemical engineer lifter.

I have no pictures or gifs.

lilawolf

I'm a mechanical engineer and I do StrongLifts. BAM!

fitste13

I guess I'm nerdy enough to qualify. First post!

Cranquistador

I'm a chemical engineer lifter.

I have no pictures or gifs.

fixit

moya_rargh

Employed in the video games industry.

I lift.

IN.

ILiftHeavyAcrylics

These are old and my lifts (and form! lol) have greatly improved since then:






For nerdcred-- here's a painting I did last year of a submarine in the shape of a beluga whale.

kelly_e_montana

I lift a little and have been called a nerd on a number of occasions


In fact...mah lifting sox!




Me lifting in them

Nothing to do with anything but I love your Chucks and your socks. I lift in stuff like this. very cool.

catfive1

Never too old to start lifting. I started last year at age 53.

BusyRaeNOTBusty

How do I make lifting videos into gifs?? Maybe I'm not nerdy enough if I don't know how....

ILiftHeavyAcrylics

How do I make lifting videos into gifs?? Maybe I'm not nerdy enough if I don't know how....

I used this: https://imgflip.com/gifgenerator

DymonNdaRgh40

I am a coding nerd who lifts.

Count me in!

handyrunner

playing video games is what got me into this mess...but hey ive lifted off and on for years

Fullsterkur_woman

I did vector calculus just for fun.

Also, physics, astronomy, linguistics and various languages. I'm also a sysadmin (no I won't fix your computer, dammit! )

Sarauk2sf

I lift a little and have been called a nerd on a number of occasions


In fact...mah lifting sox!




Me lifting in them

Nothing to do with anything but I love your Chucks and your socks. I lift in stuff like this. very cool.

Thank you. I was looking for long socks for my first meet for deadlifts as you need to lift in a singlet, saw them and had to get them.

Achrya

old pictures, of me slightly fatter and making awful faces. Also tiny bar and no rack, because I'm squatting like no weight at all. We all gotta start somewhere.






Nerdcred:

Was repping batman before those movies



screen shots like this exist on my imgur

MityMax96

I am a big nerd.