Nerd Fitness: Make Sure You’re Here for the Right Reasons

Posted at June 24, 2009

This past week was the busiest week in the history of Nerd Fitness!

This makes me happy; not because the numbers are up, but because there are more people interested with getting in shape.  With traffic increasing and new people stumbling across the site each day, I just want to make sure everybody is here for the right reasons.

First and foremost: I’m no bodybuilder.  I have no desire to be a bodybuilder.  I don’t even want to look like a bodybuilder!  I don’t have extensive knowledge of every supplement out there, and I don’t have time to spend three hours in the gym every day.  There are certainly plenty of sites out there dedicated to bodybuilders and how to become one; if that’s your passion you can find all the information you need there.  Some of the posts here might help you, but most will be too basic for you and you’ll want to find more hardcore instruction elsewhere (which is fine).

If you want to get skinny quick or get huge quick, this isn’t the site for you. Any site that promises fast results for only five payments of $59.99 is only after your money and will make these promises to get you to impulse-buy their product.  Life doesn’t work this way, and neither does fitness.  There’s no miracle plan: it takes hard work, strong will, and determination.

If you want controversial diet suggestions, three- hour gym routines, and advice on which crazy supplements will cut corners for you, this site isn’t for you. I don’t take a lot of supplements, I try to get in and out of the gym as quickly as possible, and I won’t promote a diet or practice unless it’s something I’ve actually done myself or has been proven by scientific research.

I have a full time job, I have a great group of friends, I have a lot of hobbies and passions, and I have this blog.  I’m really just a guy who wants to stay in shape and help others do the same.

Let me tell you what Nerd Fitness is:

There’s a lot of bad fitness sites out there, and a lot of sites that are only after your wallet.  Most of them look like terrible infomercials with unrealistic promises and “buy now!” schemes, followed by endless “but wait there’s more” pop up windows.  They drive me nuts, and make me think that the site could care less about me as a person.  I won’t make these promises because I know fitness isn’t an overnight success.   I take a lot of pride in being honest and having integrity; I won’t compromise either on this site because it’s not worth it to me.

What do you get out of this site? What do you want to get out of this site? Shoot me an email at steve@nerdfitness.com and let me know how I can help you.  As traffic picks up, it will certainly take longer to get back to my readers (due to also having the full time job), but I promise I’ll respond as quickly as possible with the level of attention you deserve.

Thanks for reading!

-Steve

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  • Dino
    Oh and maybe you could add some before and after pics? Those are always a testament to the effectiveness of your routine and philosophy :)
  • Sure thing Dino. I'll get some pictures of myself up there hopefully this week.

    -Steve
  • Dino
    What's your opinion on crossfit, gym jones, and p90x?? From what I see they only get you really cut and gives you crazy endurance, but do you really think you can do these type of work outs and still gain muscle? I'm a pretty skinny guy and want to gain more muscle, but feel like all the cardio from these programs get me just leaner. Also, do you think you can add a technique to measure body fat? Or is that only done at a clinic?? Great blog btw :)
  • Hey Dino,

    Thanks for the kind words! If you're a skinny guy and want to build more muscle, cardio is your enemy. Programs like p90x are designed for the 95% of people out there trying to lose weight. As a skinny guy, you should cut back on cardio almost completely, and instead run sprints on days when you're not exercising. 20 minutes of sprints (jog for 90 seconds, sprint for 30, jog for 90, sprint for 30). For you to gain muscle as a skinny guy, concentrate on compound exercises (incline dumbbell lift, bench press, pull ups, dead lifts, squats) and just eat. Eat all day long (lots of protein and carbs).

    You'll put on a little bit of fat with the muscle, but that can be shed after you get to your desired weight (which is where you keep eating the same, maybe cut out some of your carbs, and even increase the number of sprints). Shoot me an email at stevek@nerdfitness.com if you need more advice and I can tell you what my exact routines have been to go from 162 lbs to now 185, and decrease my body fat from 11% down to 9% and continuing to drop.

    As far as a technique to measure your body fat, go to this site and buy one of these: http://www.accumeasurefitness.com/products/fitn... they are the best tool (other than expensive scientific testing) to get your body fat, and it's only 20 bucks. It's extremely accurate and very easy. I have one and love it.

    -Steve
  • Hahahaha Jordan, we'll get you a lady. You just need to lay off the 2000 calorie firehouse subs and 3 mcdonald's burgers and you'll be fighting them off with a stick.

    S
  • Jordan
    I'm here for the chicks obv...
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