Hello All!
So I’m 6 weeks into F1 and H1 and figure it’s high time I introduce myself and make your acquaintances. I’m prone to prattle on so I’ll try to make this concise on where I’m at, why I’m here and where I want to go 
I’m a pretty tall guy at 6’5.5†and have I’d say a couple years of relatively consistent proportion-based “bodybuilding†under my belt (and I mean bodybuilding in the literal sense of effecting a change in ones physique rather than trying to become a roided out absurdity). As seems typical for people coming in from a “weight training†background, I got kitten-level strength and the mobility of an arthritic zombie by GST standards going into this.
So what brings me here? Few things.
On the pragmatic front, I’m a full-time grad student in a highly competitive program with a 6 year old son and a daughter due in August so my time is at a premium and I realistically don’t see myself being able to make or be able to put in my hours at the gym when you factor in the commute and all that. So in that regard, working out at home just makes more sense and I already have a chunk of equipment kicking around that I've collected over the years.
More importantly however, even though my previous focus was on physique based goals over strength (I was quite literally pant-splittingly obese less than a decade ago), I’ve always really admired and respected the strength, skill, and beauty of gymnastics and bodyweight movements. Way more so than seeing someone do equally impressive stuff with weights (and I’ve been fortunate enough to know one of Canada’s best lifters who competes at 181 and pulls well over 700). So while I’m not new to exercising - before settling on the physique oriented community I did, - I tried just about every diet and exercise regime under the sun – this style of training is a completely different animal than what I’m used to. I’m finding it interesting because it requires a completely different mindset. I’ve found the following two quotes extremely helpful in making the transition so I hope they may help someone else too:
“ Some quit due to slow progress. Never grasping the fact that slow progress… is progressâ€
“Nine out of ten of the dudes I’ve trained all seem to ask the wrong question: how long until I can move to the next step? Avoid this attitude. Try to be that one, rare trainee who asks the right question: how much longer can I keep working on the step I’m already doing, and keep gaining something from it?†<- In that regard, I think ABH may be the best exercise ever invented 
Unfortunately given my comically low level of strength and mobility, I won’t have very much to contribute to these forums except for a lot of questions and perhaps can chime in with some “unorthodox†thoughts on tracking/measuring body comp changes on the rare occasion they pop up on this forum. Regardless, I'm glad to make this journey with this fine community.
All the best!
