Holy crap I wrote 100 posts on this thing!
Two years ago, after reading Tim Ferris’s “4 Hour Workweek,” I bought the domain NerdFitness.com. It took me forever to finally take that catchy, clever domain and turn it into a legitimate site, but I did it! There’s a right way to approach fitness (healthy diet, enjoyable exercise) and there’s a wrong way (tons of supplements, paying ridiculous amounts of money expensive trendy infomercial equipment). I went through a lot of the wrong ways to get there the right way, and I want to make sure you don’t have to do the same.
I know how you feel: searching the internet for reliable fitness advice is like finding a needle in a haystack. The only sites I found were ones begging me to buy their product, telling me I could gain 60 lbs of muscle in two months (if I paid four payments of $99.99)! I’ve tried all kinds of different “get fit quick” schemes, and NONE of them worked. After getting certified as a personal trainer last year, I wanted to create a place where people could get legitimate information on being healthy and actually have fun with it. You won’t find any quick-fitness schemes on here, because I know none of them work and I won’t waste your time.
The most important thing I want people to take away from this website is that you are responsible for yourself. You and only you are accountable for your actions: not your genetics, your job, your wife, global warming, or the economy. It’s your life, and you’re more than entitled to live it exactly how you want, but don’t go blaming ANYBODY when things aren’t going your way. Solutions, not excuses! Can’t afford a gym membership because of the economy? Go to a park and do pull ups on monkey bars at your kid’s school. Don’t have time to exercise? Bull****. If you want it bad enough, you will find a way. People that shut their mouths and “play the hand they’re dealt” go on to do great things. I want to be inspired by those people, and I want to inspire others that have the power to become those people.
Now, doing this stuff all on your own sucks. You’re probably surrounded by friends who eat like crap and do nothing, co-workers who get mad at you for not eating birthday cake for the third time this week, and we all have that inner-sloth just begging us to go back to bed, skip today’s workout, and swing through Burger King on the way home from work. That’s why this site exists, to help people stay on the path and stay motivated.
I can’t wait until Nerd Fitness is fully realized as a living, breathing tribe of ridiculously strong, intelligent people all helping each become better versions of themselves. I’m certainly not the world’s best expert on health and fitness, but I have a real passion for helping people improve their lives, I great grasp of what this community can become, and I know how we can get there. Unfortunately, I have a full-time job and normal life to live, so NerdFitness 2.0 (and ultimately 3.0) has taken longer than expected. Please know that I have a plan, and the wheels are in motion.
Until then, I hope you guys will keep reading every day, because I will continue writing every day. All I ask is that you email me at [email protected] and let me know how I can help.
Thanks for your support, now let’s get after it.
-Steve
Here’s a look back at some of the most read posts over the past 5 months:
