Are you an athletic Geek?

I feel as if I'm one of very few geeks who are athletic. I exercise (weightlifting and running) daily for about two-three hours and I compete in wrestling tournaments on a weekly basis. So, do you consider yourself to be a geek who's also largely athletic?

asked May 18 '12 at 21:44

TheAnnoyingLife
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I would say yes to be healthy and the way I want to live requires some physical activity from doing soccer for my school in the fall or playing tennis in the spring. I do also like to lift weights while watching tldr.

answered May 18 '12 at 22:01

bobpopo23
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Cool. I'm not the only one.

(May 18 '12 at 22:02) TheAnnoyingLife

yeah I would not say I workout on a daily basis but I do like to lift weights every day.

(May 18 '12 at 22:04) bobpopo23

I'm on my High School's baseball team and I run bi-weekly. I want to start lifting weights, don't know where to start though.

answered May 18 '12 at 22:10

DJ Scooby Doo
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Start with whatever you're strong enough lift. The thing is you have lift every day (and I'd even recommend twice a day) to see progress to heavier weights in a reasonable amount of time. Once you start lifting every day and get used to it, weightlifting will not a be a burden for you at all.

Also, the amount of weight you're able to lift just depends on your body type. I'm about 250 pounds with 15% of that being body fat according to my athletic trainer at school, so I can obviously lift a lot of weight. You have to find weight that's just right for you.

(May 18 '12 at 22:13) TheAnnoyingLife

Yeah I mean we have weights in the weight and conditioning room, I just don't want to pull a muscle. I guess on Monday I'll try 10 pounds, simple enough.

(May 18 '12 at 22:15) DJ Scooby Doo

That's better than nothing!

(May 18 '12 at 22:25) TheAnnoyingLife

Played baseball since I was 4 and wrestled in high school too. I actually consider myself more of a sports guy than a computer geek, I'm really not all that knowledgeable. My major is Computer Science now but coming out of high school 3 years ago I knew next to nothing about computers, and I've always loved playing sports.

Now I'm in a laid-back 18-and-up softball league and I play pick-up football with friends every Thursday. Never been one to go running though. Just don't feel like it. Maybe that's why I didn't take my sports career past high school haha.

answered May 19 '12 at 00:35

sfrancis928
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I'm a big guy (250 pounds), so when I run I really have to force myself to get through it each time.

(May 19 '12 at 22:24) TheAnnoyingLife

Ha, good on ya man. I'm 6'2", 180lbs, so I've got no excuse. The weekly pick-up sports are working for me though, and they're way more fun. It's not like I'm not training for wrestling tournaments anymore haha.

(May 20 '12 at 01:03) sfrancis928

2	I don't play any sports, but often run. answered May 19 '12 at 10:25 cameronnnn 165●19●23●31

1	I sometimes run. Nothing else. Not much of a sports fan. answered May 19 '12 at 13:33 Curtis Coburn 651●41●48●58

1	I used to be but I couldn't run very fast. answered Jul 19 '12 at 13:15 ClosetFuturist 1.7k●6●14●27

0	Playing drums gives you a fairly good workout! answered Jul 19 '12 at 04:07 robey 16●7●7●13

0	I was! Played Baseball, basketball, American Football, waterpolo and swimming. These days I only watch sports on ESPN America. Yeah, I know... I'm bad... answered Jul 19 '12 at 04:31 TheDutchGuy 946●2●6●21

0	I used to play basketball and football, but anymore I just try to workout for an hour or two daily. Ran my first 5K(in a race) at the beginning of this month and plan to do more soon. answered Jul 19 '12 at 12:47 MagicTrax 376●1●5●11

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