Introduce yourself!

[JoeJustice]

If you're a new member to the forum, here's a place for you to introduce yourself and say hello.

-Joe

[Johnny]

Hello everybody, especially Joe...

My name is Johnny, I'm 31 years old male from Lebanon.
I'm an equity trader...

It's great to be here and to walk amongst the great people here...God bless you all.

All the best,

[truth42day]

Ah, it's good to be back, although I can't say I went to another site, just fell off w/a knee surgery, real shoulder & arm injury, coaching soccer & some personal issues (mid-life issues that I can honestly thank God I believe He's delivered me from, hallelujah)! I'm a father of four, married 19 years, live in upstate NY, work in insurance/claims, am an elder at church, a licensed minister and truly am blessed to be back here. I'll be starting G.U.T.S. tomorrow (albeit slowly), and look forward to really applying all the knowledge John's given (now for all the right reasons) as well as finally adding ISO's to the mix as at 51 I need to use those exercises that don't tear too too much.

[The Saint]

How's it going! I'm from Northern Ireland, but live in the Republic, in a beautiful place surrounded by mountains & overlooking a lough. I'm female, 42, a licensed minister and head teacher of a Christian school. I kickbox & windsurf, and have always been interested in keeping fit. I have 3 dogs, 2 black German Shepherds & a Collie, whom I love very much. I love this forum, it's been great getting feedback and ideas as well as encouragement and motivation. Yez all rock!

[JaradW]

Hi everyone! My name is Jarad. I'm currently a freshman student in college with the ROTC program ( have dreams of becoming an officer some day), so fitness is a major component of my life. Well, I hope to share and learn form everyone here on the forum. Thanks!

[cliffa74]

Ok, I'll take Joe's prompting and re-introduce myself.
I am 35 yo, married 10 years, expecting our first baby after many trials and tribs sometime in the next 2 weeks.
I am employed as a Physician Assistant, working in the infirmary at a large state prison. I am a youth minister as well...in my church, not at the prison. Though I suppose the point could be made...well anyway.
Started weight training in college, was never particularly good at it (training, not college...wait that's true too), but it helped maintain my weight and redistribute my bulk.
Lost ~50 pounds, was a wildly unsuccessful personal trainer, got married and gained most of the weight back. Went back to college as an older, wiser student and finally was accepted into the PA program at Wake Forest, then promptly herniated 2.5 discs in my back. (for those of you keeping score, that's L3-L4, L4-L5, and L5-S1.
After 6 months of my wife putting my shoes on for me, my weight training was severely compromised. That is to say, I couldn't.
Enter Transformetrics. Bought PYTP in `04, and have thoroughly enjoyed the ride. Now my back is strong, bendy, and 94% pain free! Also, I lost those 50 pounds again, plus 10 for good luck!
I have tried other workout schemes in the last 5 years, but I keep coming back here. And I hope to train my kids with Transformetrics, and my grandkids, and my great grandkids.

Have fun,
Cliff

[carolynd]

Hey everybody!

I'm Carolyn, a 51 yo female, married with 3 kids. I've been into exercise for 30+ years, starting with running during that craze in the late 70's-early 80's, until I injured my knee. Have tried several things since then, mostly doing The Firm workout videos (light free weights & aerobics) for 20 or so years. In recent years, have tried the exercise ball, yoga booty ballet (not for long), PACE workout from Dr. Al Sears and Minna Lessig workout videos. I don't know about Dr. Sears, keep getting junk email from him, but I did like the ideas in the PACE workout - short bursts of maximum intensity workouts using your choice of calisthenics (Hindu squats, jump squats, pull-ups, push-ups, crunches, etc.). And I liked Minna Lessig's workouts using light weights, but just wasn't getting the results I'd hoped for - leaner with more muscle tone. About 2 mo. ago, I started doing Peggy Brill's Core Program, a set of exercises to build up your core and help align your spine. (Peggy Brill is a physical therapist.) I did feel good and didn't have any back pain or anything while doing them, but still haven't got the muscle tone I want.

I discovered John and Wendie's "Miracle Seven" quite by accident last week while browsing through the library. I sat down and started reading it immediately and was intrigued, then started doing tiger moves the very next morning. I've done them for six days now and feel great, and I'm convinced this is what I've been looking for in a workout.

I could stay on this forum all day just looking at posts, but gotta go for now...

Blessings,
Carolyn

[moxie1]

Hi,

I'm Becki. Let's see.....I'm 34 years old and have been married for 13 years to my best friend, Mark. We live in Pennsylvania, and have a 9 month old and two miniature schnauzers. Our little guy is actually a foster child who came to us as a newborn right out of the hospital. We are in the process of adopting him, and are so thankful that the Lord has blessed our lives with him.

I was born with cystic fibrosis and have done aerobics for years to help stay healthy. I just bought the Miracle Seven book and am looking forward to positive changes from adding strength training to the mix.

i've only been on this forum for about a week, but I am so impressed with the friendliness and the openess. It is also refreshing to see the name of Jesus used other than as a cuss word.

[cboscari]

Hi everyone!
I am a 43 year old male, father of one. I am 6'0 and weigh about 205 pounds. People tell me I don't look fat, but I beg to differ. I have done martial arts and owned the book "Dynamic Tension" way back when, and had a friend whose father ordered the Atlas course at some point. With my time constraints, I looked on the web for information about DT, and came across this site from a book review of PYTP. It looked like what I wanted, a more modern treatment of the same principles, and more thorough . Plus everyone in the forum was really supportive.
Well, I'll keep it short. Seems like a very good group.
Chris

[Kelso]

Hi Everyone, Im Kelso, im 26 and from Scotland. I have been training seriously since age 12, trying a variety training methods to improve and help my all round athletic ability and my martial art and gymnastic training. Through gymnastics and martial arts i got into bodyweight training in a big way. Up until a year a go I would do 500 push ups a day, 500 sit ups, 500-1000 bodyweight squats in a single set, could do sets of 35 pull ups, was able to do 1 arm pull ups, 1 arm handstands and numerous other handbalancing feats, and quite a few feats on gymnastic rings. Just under a year ago I was training as a full time athlete and had been for some time, preparing to audition for Cirque Du Soliel as a handbalancer. Then my right shoulder blew out, and soon after both my knees. I was very ill for a time. I had numerous blood tests and such done from doctors but nothing was revealed. I basically went from being a professional circus athlete to being unable to even do a push up in a matter of weeks. I had not long finished a 1.5 year cycle of heavy weight lifting under a strength coach- Had the weightlifting caused me injury? Or was it simply my body burning out from years of very hard training? I dont know?
Ive seen doctors, physios, orthopedic surgeons, and others, had MRI'S for my injuries and whilst some have given me insights into structural issues at play none have been able yet to get me back to training fully- I am following rehab protocols however.
I found this site and the transformetrics way a few weeks ago when doing my own research into healing and way to rehab my body. At the minute a cant do push ups or pull ups without causing shoulder issues to worsen. But i bought the M7 and was so delighted to be able to do the 7 tiger moves without much pain. I am determined not only to get back to the level of health and strength i enjoyed previously, but surpass it. I feel Transformetrics can indeed take me on that journey.
Ive been able to do alot of work on my core in this time too, so have been focusing my energies on what I can do.
This time in my life has been a great spiritual and emotional journey as well as a physical one, when your entire life and what you love has been based on training, when its been your way of life for so long, and everything has flowed from it, when that is shaken, your whole world can be turned upside down. So i have also used this time to go deeper into my spiritual practices.

I want to Thank John for his work and for this site, and want to thank everyone else who contributes to this site also, it is an empowering and inspiring place.

[mikey]

Hi,

I'm Michael, a 33yo engineer from South Australia. A few years ago I decided I no longer wanted to be overweight and unfit and started bodyweight exercises, followed by free weight training. I had some moderate success, before laziness and ill health tripped me up, but I'm back at it again.

An operation caused me to take a break from weights so I started looking into alternatives. I was fortunate to come across this site and felt an instant attraction to the "mind-muscle" philosophy taught by John. The friendly and positive atmosphere on this forum was also welcome, and I look forward to learning together with you how to better treat and control my body. The fact that I can openly discuss my Christianity with others without abuse is also a blessing.

I have ordered M7 and IPR and am waiting impatiently for them to make their way across the Pacific so I can get started!

Cheers,

M.

[TejasT]

Hello all. What an incredibly positive and terrific community you are. I'm a 36 year old, husband and father of two, from Texas.

I just recently found you all, but have been prety much a bodyweight fanatic for a while now (I have Herschel Walker's old Basic Training book). I remember watching him when he was on the Dallas Cowboys -- seeing him in person was like watching Superman.

These days, I like to mix some weights with bodyweight exercises. I also do some running and martial arts (Yang style-Tai Chi and American Kickboxing).

To me, I've found that an equal balance of (1) Rest, (2) Nutrition, and (3) Exercise works best for me.

I look forward to joining in on some discussions.

Sincerely,
Chris

[natureman]

Hi all,
I am 26 years old, from southern germany.
i ve found out about the forum here from joe justice. i contacted him via youtube.
i have a background as being a dancer from the age of 5. i quit with dancing due to a knee injury. sounds funny but i then got into running, long distance up to marathon. now i am running only 4 times a week 5-8k.

i love to do my training which is nearly the same as in G.U.T.S., I recently found out.

I read the charles atlas course and "solitary fitness", too.

[Belipu]

female, names Bella, 30 years old, originally from Californis now NYC. You guys seem down to earth and I learn something new every time I read the posts here :)

[shamus23]

My name is James, I am 40 years old and live in Mississippi. Ive worked out and done martial arts all of my life. For years I did a Mentzer type weight routine, and while it worked to add mass it also wore my shoulders down. Ive transitioned to more bodyweight training, the only weight training I do now is farmer walks and some heavy club work
But something was missing. I still had pains in some areas, and my range of strength was limited. I stumbled upon Push Yourselfto Power, liked what I read about it and ordered it and the book on the seven tiger moves.


I can say that it is really a fun workout, despite not being the stamina yet to do the suggested amount of sets and repetitions. The style of this training really suits me, it requires a lot ofconcentration and body awareness, and allows me to work through a range of motion that nothing else does.I can already feel my shoulders stabilizing , which is something I didnt expect. .

[TripleB_TX]

Hello, My name is Aaron and I just attended the seminar here in El Paso, TX... Gotta say it was not only informative but enlightening on more planes than I expected which was a real eye opener. I had the pleasure of meeting Mr. Peterson while he was here and have only nice things to say. A little about me... I've trained with weights off and on since I was 14 a lot of the off times where due to other interests and dumb lifestyle decisions but I also injured my right rotator cuff in my early 20's during training and now it always gives me problems when I train causing me to fall off the wagon... now that I've discovered these techniques I am going to give them a shot and see how my body transforms. I am 6'2" and currently way 210 that is mostly flab, mostly around the ol' waist line.
I look forward to getting to know you all and getting back into shape once and for all.

God Bless Ya!

[Coach Scott]

Hey Everybody,
My name is Scott, and I am a Phy. Ed. teacher and football/wrestling coach. I have followed this website and forum for awhile. It is great stuff. I just ordered GUTS nad can't wait to implement it with my wrestlers. I also came to this website to find a quicker way to workout since a lot of my time is spent coaching. I have been doing isometrics I found in the Classics section. I also appreciate John and everyone who open shares their faith in Jesus Christ. Keep up the good work John!

[NWSS_H2O]

Hi Everyone,

Sorta of new to the forum. I have been following along for a long time and love all of the information, debates and outright support to each other of everyone else!

So, my story begins with the last couple of years. Prior to that I kept myself in some shape as I was a member of the Air National Guard but have been retired almost two years now. The two or three years before that it was be coming obvious that keeping the weight of and exercising was a problem. Combine that with a very sedentary job and you can see that getting fat was the easiest thing to do.

About November of last year I began to realize how bad it was. Short fleights of stairs would get me winded and my weight was out of control. It seemed that anything that didn't walk, wiggle, or crawl off my plate would get eaten and I love Ritz crakcers and peanut M&M's. Anyway, I read the article about Fast-5 and said that makes since. I have been using that for about 10 weeks now and the waist measured across the belly button has gone from 40 1/2 to 37 3/8. Many thanks to whoever posted that as it has put me back on track. Now I'm looking to get going on the next level which is consistent exercise!

Books that I have: Charles Atlas; PYTP; M7; IPR; and a couple of Brnarr McFadden books.

Anyeay, looking to learning lots more and enjoying the ride!

Scott

[Icarus67]

Hello All, I am a 40 yr. old high school teacher, living in the Midwest. I injured myself with weight training a few years ago and now I currently do some VRT moves and pushups/knee bends. John's first book was the first one I picked up after I decided to start working out again, and I still refer to it constantly. My main goal is to be in the best shape of my life for as long as possible.

[ecolesleigh]

REinvention at nearly 64...let's see if I can do it! Seeing the 'how' on this site, and hearing others on a similar journey, will help lots. Glad to have found you!...everyone!
Lesleigh

[Kestrel]

Hey,

I'm Marvin, 17 years and from Germany.
With my father being a soldier for 12 years and myself planning to follow his footsteps, I used to workout since I was 10 years old. The first exercise he ever teached me was the pull-up, followed by the military push-up.

Ignorant as I was, I decided to attend several gym memberships, which did next to nothing for me in terms
of functional strength and endurance. Now, I rediscovered BWE for me and it all comes back to what my father taught me several years ago.

I apologize in advance for any postings that might be hard to read, as English is a foreign language to me I
learned in school.

Greetings
Marvin/Kestrel

[hrerikl]

This post started as a response,to What Does Fit Really Look Like (http://www.transformetrics.com/forum/showthread.php?p=44120#post44120) , but I realize I took it in a different direction so I am posting it here. I would like to chime in with what fit looks like to me. I set a goal in January to be able to sleep in my Bed with my wife this year( my GERD/Heartburn is so bad that I usually go to bed in the recliner). This meant that if I didn't come up with another solution I was going to go ahead and schedule the surgery that I have been putting off for about 7 years. I take constant medication, and would regulary supplement that with Malox, etc. because I still had issues.

Well the changing my diet and getting back into an excercise routine, has made a tremendous difference. In December I weighed close to 230 lbs. I am around 6'1-6'2. and was stressing the limits of my 36" jeans. I lost around 15 pounds by making small diet changes and getting sick. I was in no better shape than when I weighed 230 apart from the fact that those 36" jeans were no longer tight on me. Then over the last month I have gotten back on a workout out routine. It didn't start with transformetrics, it started with something else that I find much easier to commit to. The deal is that the improvement I saw there made me start to crave the old Transformetrics routines I had started doing several years ago (I was on the old bronze bow forums).

I dug out pushing yourself to power, and Miracle 7 and have just added in some Tiger Stretch Squats (I think that is the third name I have done these by) and Pushups and I am working back into some bridging.

To start with I can only do about 75 squats and maybe a minute of briding with Cardio being my main limitation.

My morning workouts now look like :
1. Wake up and do the seven Tiger Moves.
2. Have some really light food and then hop on the treadmill with handweghts to watch a TV program.* ( 5 degree incline at a 3.5 mph walk for 30-45 minutes depending on length of TV program. I am doing 50 reps of various upper body excercise every two minutes and just pumping the rest of the time.

In the evening I do squats/ bridging/ pushups/ Whatever.


* I have realized that as part of becoming my own trainer I need a full body aerobic excercise that I enjoy that I can commit to no matter what (and yes I have a few TV shows that I do DVR and enjoy). I have committed that no matter what I feel like or how burnt out I am I will do #2 for at least a half hour 3 time a week. I have also realized that if I am doing number 2 the majority of the time I will want to be doing more. For Instance if I do a GUTS routine (just ordered), I will allow myself to skip the treadmill(my plan is to be regularly skipping the treadmill requirement). Although if I insist on watching television that day, I will likely do it too anyways.

Since making that much larger change to my diet and commiting to exercising, I have only lost about 2 pounds in the last month, but have started radically reshaping my body(the 7 tiger moves have been a big part of that). I have dropped down to comfortably wearing 34 inch pants and the pants I was wearing 3 weeks ago are falling off me. I have no heartburn issues when taking my medication(although I am only taking half my usual dose) and I am sleeping all night in my bed. I fully intend for the next prescription I fill to be my last and expect to be drug free by some time in July.

So while I am a long way from my ultimate fitness goals, to me at this point fit looks like:

1. I sleep soundly all nigth without pain, In my Bed.
2. I am healthy and alert all day at work without feeling like I am fighting through a fog.
3. I have increased felling of general health and feel like I am thriving and attacking life rather than just surviving.

Not only am I becoming functionally fit, but becoming fit is making me mutch more functional for almost all of lifes activities.

Thanks,

Erik

[Paul Smith]

Congrats on the improvements!!! Keep up the good work. :)

[talos1975]

Hi,

I'm Graham, 35 from Glasgow in Scotland. I recently got a Bullworker and have been using it for a few weeks, but in browsing the net for related and helpful stuff, I stumbled upon Transformetrics by accident. I've just ordered my first book and expect to order more if even a tenth of the reviews are true!

I'm a Church Minister in the east end of Glasgow, and love to share my faith in Christ with anyone who'll listen.

Anyway, just thought I'd say hello,

Graham

[BEAVIS]

hello to all. im 39 and gave up the iron game 5 years ago after having shoulder surgery. since then i have been doing basic pushups basic pullups to maintain what mass i payed for in blood, sweat, and injuries for 5 years. I found this site and it seems I have only glanced the tip of the iceberg when it comes to what can be done with one's own bodyweight. i look forward tp gaining some mass and losing some belly fat as I get older but feel younger.

[Bonomo]

Howdy all,
My name is Todd I'm an east coast based actor/stuntman as well as self defense instructor. Very into all types of physical culture. As far as training is concerned I am into (besides bodyweight and isometrics of course) strongman feats of strength (nail/steel bending, phone book tearing, etc.) and hand balancing. I am not particularly good at any of those things, but that's what I'm into lol.

[Paul_DuVall]

Greetings to everyone on this forum! My name is Paul and I am 19 years old. I currently live in Southeast Georgia about an hour north of Florida. I am working full time as the Radio Show Engineer for Sid Roth's It's Supernatural and Messianic Vision while studying online with Liberty University to get a business management degree.

My ultimate goal and dream is to eventually move to Israel as I am Jewish and I feel that is where God has called me. I want to be in the Israeli Special Forces. Thankfully, I believe the exercises I am learning through John Peterson's books will give me the edge physically that I will need to stay ahead of the game. These are very exciting times we are living in and I for one am very excited to see what God has in store for us!

Everyone be blessed in working towards your goals physically and spiritually!

Paul

[anatolia]

Hi everyone,

New here (needless to say) but already impressed with the quality of the forum. I'm browsing through the friendly and polite threads and especially looking at the honest natural weight-free physiques. Elsewhere, those pretending to be natural still look like steriod-freaks :)

I might have some questions for you later if I stick with my new pushups program. I'm 55 and I'm just starting after having stopped training for several years.

anatol

[Mason Black]

I've been on here for a few months now and never did this,,, Better late then never?

II'm Mason Huston 19 y/o male from Edmond Oklahoma.

I met John, Joe and Tim in El Paso early this year for a seminar John did with Mike Galiga

[judyj01]

Hey all, I just got on here yesterday for the first time. My brother is a member and he introduced me to all of this. I have been having ongoing health issues for awhile now, so i have been working on trying to find the right mix of exercise and rest. I look forward to seeing what this forum has as everyone seems to be really working together as a group to work towards their goals.

-Joe

[Nele]

Hello all,

My name is Nele. I'm a 28 year old woman from Belgium and blessed to be Jan's girlfriend.
As a new member, I look forward to share experiences and knowlegde regarding to Transformetrics. I am training for about one month now and really loving it. Without any pain or fatigue, I take care for my body and strenghten it at the same time.

I use Wendie Pett's book 'Every woman's guide to personal power' as an instrument almost on a daily basis. What a woman! John, thank you for inspiring her.

My last training toke place on August 22nd, and consisted of 100 push-ups, 100 furey squads, 100 half knee bends, 100 calf raises, 100 butt squeezes :smile-big: (Not even mentioning the training of my arms.) Believe it or not, I was able to walk the next day, without muscle pain. Just to say that this works in a healthy way.

Okay, enough about me, I am looking forward to learn from you guys and girls.

Take care.

Greetz,
Nele