Update: new pics are me about 80% through my 2nd bulking phase ever...I'm not sure how long I want to keep this up before my adipocytes decide to divide and I'm stuck with some extra fat tissue. I just still have plenty of abs showing, so some would say I haven't bulked enough :)

Time I filled this out more: I'm a 1st year masters grad student in exercise physiology at UT, did my undergrad at PSU with a B.S. in nutritional sciences and a B.S. in kinesiology, workout everyday (there are weeks when I need a day off break or if I missed meals/sleep I don't work out everyday then).

I'm not a total body builder; I just try to stay as healthy as possible and make gains where I can while maintaining or gaining various forms of fitness (weights, aerobic boring, high intensity, sprinting, flexibility). I don't know everything about working out and exercise/nutrition, but I probably know more than most and am pretty good at sorting out truth from fiction. I am not certified as anything yet, but most certifications require little formal education except the major ones like ACSM. There is no box on this site that says "I ride my bike to and from campus 4 times a day and do not consider this part of my cardio," ie I have a lot of non-exercise physical activity in my life that lets me workout less than someone else I'm sure.

Not quite sure whether I want to do research/teaching as a Ph.D., stop at a masters and get certified as an exercise physiologist, go back to school and get my M.S./R.D. credential (ugh another 2-3 yrs), or go to professional school like chiropractic/physical therapy/medical school.
Update: planning to do M.Ed. in ex physio and get my R.D. in the next 3 years and do sports nutrition professionally.

've never been in a relationship but would like to be. I used to be ready but got tired of being let down. I'm ready to try again if I find a nice candidate! Hookups suck because they're way too impersonal, more risky, and it's just usually a bad experience through the awkwardness of not having a connection and him not knowing what you like if you're more complicated than other people. You usually find things when you stop looking for them. Life is too short to try to please everyone.

I'm kind of a loner. I like my space because I like to do what I want. I've played World of Warcraft for 4.5 years, but I quit for good in July and never looked back. I was a loner online too, a rebel for my own cause, and leader of guilds like Rainbow Alliance, just to shove it down the homophobic teenagers' throats. The next new MMORPG is Aion, but I lack the funds for a new computer (a gaming one). Alas! After seeing Zombieland, I'm kind of like that kid, except I'm not quite as much of a spaz. I also do not like horror movies, but my friend made me see it.

I'm into good looking white guys who are in great shape. Looking for more, I dunno, I'd probably want someone who was either like me or who challenged me in ways to be a better person. I used to hold ideals of what I was looking for, but after purchasing 6 months on match.com and then having to cash in on their "find love in 6 months or get 6 months free" guarantee, I decided to screw it. Sure, maybe my brother can find a compatible person online, but I tend to think people are much pickier online than they are in person, myself included.

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