FT Questions....

[kingkahjj]

No worries, man.

Glad you figured out the answer to your question. (I think if go back and re-read it, you'll see that you were basically asking something akin to, "What will happen if I don't have a caloric surplus but I do have a caloric surplus?... " )

Well, from what you've written there, two things jump out at me.

Sorry if this is pretentious, but I'm going by what I see.

1.) You seem to be personable and like people, so working in a service industry might be down your alley, i.e., in the health and fitness arena. This could be as a personal training, coach, gym owner, etc. I'd say health education, but it sounds like you're more of a "meathead" (like me) vs. someone interested in health and wellness of your average person.

2.) I get the sense from the above and the way in which you've phrased your questions (first impressions here) that academia might not be for you, i.e., the pursuit of knowledge for it's own sake might not be entirely satisfying. Folks well suited for that tend to be sticklers for grammar and clarity of expression, whereas I'm not getting that from your inquiries. I AM getting a sense you have a lot of passion for learning, though, so gaining at least an undergraduate degree Exercise Science at a program where one or two of the professors have an interest in strength and conditioning, muscle growth, resistance training adaptations, etc. would be something I'd look into. You might be able to work in a lab and see if you'd have interest in getting a practitioner-based Master's degree.

You'd not necessarily need this level of education, but doing so gives you a path, helps establish connections and looks good for marketing purposes, not to mention *ideally* helps with your level of understanding of human physiology and thus the quality of education you could provide for clients (of whatever ilk).

Another way to get insight into this is to imagine - without limits - how an ideal work day would look to you. Then, find someone (or several people) doing that and contact that person, to see what paths they took to get to where they are.

-S

thanks for the response Scott, it's greatly appreciated.