Hello to all,



Firstly, many thanks to all concerned for making this forum available. I appreciate it very much. I've read through quite a few of your posts, and hope to make equal contribution. That will be difficult, given the knowledge and wisdom you all show.

To tell you a little bit about myself, I'm 54 tears of age, around 6 feet tall, 166lbs, and thin as a broom stick. I've been quite seriously ill for the last 2 years or so, and have lost a lot of muscular bodyweight and strength. I'm recovering nicely now, and will be able to resume training very soon. My goal is to rebuild my physique and strength, then go on from there.

I like high intensity, for both skeletal muscle and cardio/vascular/pulmonary training. I'm looking forward to it eagerly.

I'll sign off now, before this post takes on the proportions of a novel.

Highest regards,

Steve H

Hi Steve

I'm sorry to hear you've been ill. I'm sure that you'll get back on track and muscle memory really does work - I've been there.

Best of luck and welcome.

Simon

Hi Steve, welcome mate

Steve - Welcome and look forward to your wisdom and progress.

KP

Hello fella,good to hear your on the mend!

Greetings! you sound like a well informed fella, look forward to hearing from you.

Welcome to the boards!

Welcome to esn steve!

....or as some like to call it 'home'

Hi mate, welcome aboard

Hello Mate. Welcome

Welcome Steve! When you get back to training, try and start a journal on here - it'll be great to see you make progress

Bonjour

Welcome to the best forum on t' net. Glad to hear that your are on the mend. I'm sure the return to training will aid your recovery.

Hey Steve welcome to ESN. Looking forward to your posts

Sentient Primate wrote:I've read through quite a few of your posts, and hope to make equal contribution. That will be difficult, given the knowledge and wisdom you all show.

Thanks, I can only assume you're referring to my posts mainly, as I am by far the wisest person here.

Welcome aboard - this is a great little place.

Welcome Steve!!!

Hello Everyone,



Thank you so much for the lovely warm welcome! You're support has given me confidence on my journey, even before my journey begins

Highest regards,

Steve H

Welcome aboard the boards!

If this is a return to training then I assume you've had to watch some hard work go down the pan while you were ill. Bummer! Best wishes for a triumphant return

Welcome aboard, at last I'm no longer the old git of the boards!

How about letting us hear a little about your training history etc

Resurrected wrote:Welcome aboard, at last I'm no longer the old git of the boards!

How about letting us hear a little about your training history etc

Darling you will always be the old git....it's a state of mind and why I love you so!

Hullo & welcome !

Hope that your road to recovery is pain and trouble free. Look forward to seeing you on the forum.

Hello all,

upright wrote:Welcome aboard the boards!

If this is a return to training then I assume you've had to watch some hard work go down the pan while you were ill. Bummer! Best wishes for a triumphant return

Thank you.

Yes, it is a return to training. I was quite strong and muscular at one point. Not huge, by any stretch of the imagination, but I had a respectable physique. I'll get it back. As Simon M pointed out, muscle memory is a real phenomenon.

Resurrected wrote:Welcome aboard, at last I'm no longer the old git of the boards!

How about letting us hear a little about your training history etc

It is true, I'm getting on a bit. But it is partly a state of mind, as young GymBunny pointed out.

My training history? There isn't much to tell. I started training at my local YMCA at the age of 18 years, when I returned to the UK from abroad. From that point on, I trained sporadically up to the time of my illness...one year here, six months there, and so on. I've always worked long hours, night work, shift work, and find this makes things rather awkward as far as training is concerned. This also plays havoc with diet and sleep...two very important aspects in the training equation, as you well know.

Be safe and well.

Highest regards,

Steve H

Steve - there are a few on here that work shifts so you're in good company

Hi Steve,

Sounds like you've got the hardest bit behind you by making a good recovery from your illness.

Welcome aboard.

ollie wrote:Steve - there are a few on here that work shifts so you're in good company

Coool - I'm good company

Steve, eat-eat-eat!!! I'm finding at the moment that with mytraining, strength is coming on in leaps and bounds but am really struggling to gain any mass- even fat. Seems that rather than build more muscle, if I eat more my body decides to poo more...

As you know sleep is key, can be hard woking nights so I advise some kind of trib supplemement, not sure if BSD ae bringing one in, but you can get some stuff that really woks from http://www.spots-nutrition.net. Mine arrived yesterday after a monh off and I already feel better today after a decent sleep as well.

ollie wrote:Steve - there are a few on here that work shifts so you're in good company

Yes Ollie, shift work, night work and long hours is the common trend in commerce and industry. This trend is set to continue. The key here is not allowing this to become an issue.

Highest regards,

Steve H