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#1 Postby compassionate1 » Thu Jan 18, 2007 3:52 pm

Hello everybody.

I was a Ovo-Lacto Veg for 10 years (in truth, I was about 95% vegan for the last 3 or 4 years, but it would sound weird if I went around saying that) and I've been vegan for a bit less than a year.

Around the time I went vegan, I also started getting into exercise, mostly biking. However, I started adding some push-ups, crunches, and some other stuff to morning routine. This led me to start adding dumbbell exercises and the like, which is particularly good because I live in the midwest where you can't really do much outside exercise from November to March.

Long story short, I've started getting more and more interested in lifting and bodybuilding and finding this site has been awesome. Finding people who are interested in this stuff and who I can learn from is great, but everyone being Vegan just makes it outstanding.

Anyway, just wanted to say hello to everyone. :smt039
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#2 Postby robert » Thu Jan 18, 2007 4:02 pm

Welcome! Great to have you here! In fact, I think we have about half a dozen other members in your area, or at least in your state :)

Thanks for posting an intro, I know I've seen you on here and was hoping I'd get the chance to welcome you officially.

You'll have a lot of fun here and learn a bunch of stuff along the way as well. I'm sure you'll have lots to share with us too.

All the best and welcome aboard!

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#3 Postby Odidnetne » Thu Jan 18, 2007 4:12 pm

Awesome. Yeah Rob's right, the Illonois (spelling?) area is growing pretty well, now to get some Pennsylvanians on here....
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#4 Postby lelle » Thu Jan 18, 2007 4:52 pm

hey, welcome 8)
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#5 Postby JW » Thu Jan 18, 2007 5:49 pm

Welcome to the Forum!!! :D
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#6 Postby SeaSiren » Thu Jan 18, 2007 6:07 pm

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#7 Postby compassionate1 » Thu Jan 18, 2007 11:00 pm

robert wrote:Thanks for posting an intro, I know I've seen you on here and was hoping I'd get the chance to welcome you officially.

You'll have a lot of fun here and learn a bunch of stuff along the way as well. I'm sure you'll have lots to share with us too.


Thanks Robert. I'm really glad to have found your site. For some reason I get giddy about the idea of Vegan Bodybuilding. Such a contrast to the stereotypical skinny vegan. Thank you for having a meeting place for Vegan Bodybuilding.

It's great learning from those of you have been at this for some time. I'm really amazed by some of the brilliant physiques I've seen around here.

Thanks also SeaSiren, JW, lelle, and odidnetne for the welcomes.
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#8 Postby CollegeB » Thu Jan 18, 2007 11:47 pm

Greetings!
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#9 Postby cubby2112 » Fri Jan 19, 2007 12:50 am

Yes, welcome. I am also one of the new people from the Illinois area.
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#10 Postby Tigress » Fri Jan 19, 2007 1:06 am

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#11 Postby offense74 » Fri Jan 19, 2007 3:49 am

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Re: Hola from C1

#12 Postby flanders77 » Fri Jan 19, 2007 6:13 am

compassionate1 wrote:finding this site has been awesome. Finding people who are interested in this stuff and who I can learn from is great, but everyone being Vegan just makes it outstanding.


You are so right!
Welcome aboard. I hope you will find everything you are looking for!
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#13 Postby Last of the Sane » Fri Jan 19, 2007 7:13 am

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#14 Postby LizWorld » Fri Jan 19, 2007 7:26 am

Big welcome from another newbie :supz:
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#15 Postby Richard » Fri Jan 19, 2007 9:11 am

Yo, welcome to the forum
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