Nerds who lift

LiftAllThePizzas
LiftAllThePizzas Posts: 17,857 Member
in Introduce Yourself
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:
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And here's my nerdcred: "my nintendo is bigger than yours"
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(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?
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  • Cranquistador
    Cranquistador Posts: 39,744 Member
    INNNNNNNNNNNNNN
  • justinproulx1
    justinproulx1 Posts: 335
    IN!!!!!
  • geekprincess858
    geekprincess858 Posts: 86
    Very cool! I am also a nerd who wants to be fit again. Feel free to add me ????????
  • randomtai
    randomtai Posts: 9,003 Member
    IN!
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  • LiftAllThePizzas
    LiftAllThePizzas Posts: 17,857 Member
    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
    silvergurl518 Posts: 4,123 Member
    i'm a nerdlete!!!
  • funforsports
    funforsports Posts: 2,656 Member
    I am nerdy and I lift.....I think that puts me in this group.
  • Cranquistador
    Cranquistador Posts: 39,744 Member
    Mmk if you insist:flowerforyou:

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

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  • Cranquistador
    Cranquistador Posts: 39,744 Member
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  • Slim_strategy
    Slim_strategy Posts: 199
    I'm a gamer nerd who just started lifting xD
  • Sarauk2sf
    Sarauk2sf Posts: 28,072 Member
    I lift a little and have been called a nerd on a number of occasions


    In fact...mah lifting sox!

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    Me lifting in them

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  • PetulantOne
    PetulantOne Posts: 2,131 Member
    I don't have pics handy, but.... IN!
  • _SABOTEUR_
    _SABOTEUR_ Posts: 6,833 Member
    Checking in.
  • BamaBreezeNSaltAire
    BamaBreezeNSaltAire Posts: 966 Member
    IN for nerds!!
  • MoreBean13
    MoreBean13 Posts: 8,701 Member
    I'm a chemical engineer lifter.

    I have no pictures or gifs.
  • lilawolf
    lilawolf Posts: 1,690 Member
    I'm a mechanical engineer and I do StrongLifts. BAM!
  • fitste13
    fitste13 Posts: 3 Member
    I guess I'm nerdy enough to qualify. First post!
  • Cranquistador
    Cranquistador Posts: 39,744 Member
    I'm a chemical engineer lifter.

    I have no pictures or gifs.
    fixit:angry:
  • moya_rargh
    moya_rargh Posts: 1,473 Member
    Employed in the video games industry.

    I lift.

    IN.
  • ILiftHeavyAcrylics
    ILiftHeavyAcrylics Posts: 27,732 Member
    These are old and my lifts (and form! lol) have greatly improved since then:

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

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  • kelly_e_montana
    kelly_e_montana Posts: 1,999 Member
    I lift a little and have been called a nerd on a number of occasions


    In fact...mah lifting sox!

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    Me lifting in them

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    Nothing to do with anything but I love your Chucks and your socks. I lift in stuff like this. very cool.
  • catfive1
    catfive1 Posts: 529 Member
    Never too old to start lifting. I started last year at age 53.
  • BusyRaeNOTBusty
    BusyRaeNOTBusty Posts: 7,166 Member
    How do I make lifting videos into gifs?? Maybe I'm not nerdy enough if I don't know how....
  • ILiftHeavyAcrylics
    ILiftHeavyAcrylics Posts: 27,732 Member
    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
    DymonNdaRgh40 Posts: 661 Member
    I am a coding nerd who lifts.

    Count me in!
  • handyrunner
    handyrunner Posts: 32,662 Member
    playing video games is what got me into this mess...but hey ive lifted off and on for years
  • Fullsterkur_woman
    Fullsterkur_woman Posts: 2,712 Member
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    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!:angry: )
  • Sarauk2sf
    Sarauk2sf Posts: 28,072 Member
    I lift a little and have been called a nerd on a number of occasions


    In fact...mah lifting sox!

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    Me lifting in them

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    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
    Achrya Posts: 16,913 Member
    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. :wink:

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    Nerdcred:

    Was repping batman before those movies

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    screen shots like this exist on my imgur

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  • MityMax96
    MityMax96 Posts: 5,778 Member
    I am a big nerd. :smile:

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