USNA_STEM_Prof
USN CDR / USNA PROF 2024 / NROTC 2005 / Prior E
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I'd have hit the gym. It sounds silly to say now, but growing up I was wary of being overweight like some family members, so I often under-nourished myself and would just run (albeit slowly). Plus, being a "smart" kid, I had this naive impression that I could figure out fitness, as if it was akin to solving a system of equations. No pain, no gain? Not for me! I'll figure this out without effort (sarcasm).All that have participated in a commissioning pathway feel free to add your wisdom. Thank you.
It wasn't until my senior year with two roommates that wanted to be SEALs that I began to really understand fitness and strength training, and even then it took several more years to truly fill out my 6'7" frame. I was about 200lbs back then. Now I'm about 240lbs and it isn't dad-bod, haha. Plus, I was afraid of activities I wasn't comfortable with and good at, and despite whatever stories I told myself, I knew I wasn't an athlete like many of my peers. But instead of shying away from it for years, I'd hit it head on and early.