Hello enthusiasts.
I am 28 1/2 yrs old, 6'8", 198lbs, skinny with some gross fat areas (mostly lower abs), and ready to attempt working out again.
I have had some health problems since late May 2010 that really threw a wrench in things. I started randomly feeling like I was going to faint all the time. I was later put on a benzo which ended up making things worse down the road b/c those lose their effects and I found myself on a slightly high dose and it not working. I then had to go through a year and 4 months of horrible withdrawal. I am two months out from my last dose of that horrible med.
Back in high school I was a middle distance runner and 6'7" 195 lbs. A few years later I would bulk up to 215, grew another inch, all while working all day in the Navy, and running, playing basketball, and lifting during my free time.
I never put my whole focus into basketball b/c of side interests. I really do miss how I looked a little later when I was 210 and very energetic at 25 yrs olds. I was able to play with Div. 1 college players no problem. I put half my time into lifting during that time also and had became fond of it.
My health issues have really let things deteriorate. I finally got a real diagnosis the other day: Small Fiber Neuropathy. I went from being able to run a hard 3 miles and an hour and a half in the gym in 2010, to wanting to call an ambulance if I run a half a mile now b/c of dizzyness and getting near faint. Doing some occasional pushups and other movements isn't that bad. I went from being ripped and some ok muscles, to a much less attractive body. I'll get a camera soon to get a past/present comparison.
I think I should be able to handle lifting again if I ease into it. Haven't lifted seriously for four years. I have been disabled and living like a hermit for long enough now. Time to get a gym membership and get back into it.
Once I feel I have a decent enough base, I will consider a 1st cycle. $9k in the bank and get $842 a month, with all the free time in the world. Should be able to get big.
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Originally Posted by SkinnyManJuice
