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Personal Info And Background:

Real Name:	Steve
Sex:	Male
Age:	24
Location:	New Kensington, Pennsylvania, United States
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When I Started:	Aug, 2004
How I Started:	I used to do alot of isometrics and self-resistance excerices ( pushups-situps-pullups-running ect..) to begin with but it never was really enough..Finally after having watched both my brothers and my cousin over the years i finally broke down and started using free weights with my other cousin.. hah it was some pretty low caliber balls to the wall lifting we used a lead pipe that was just barely long enough to bench with as our bar with scotch tape wrapped around it for handholds and old cement weights that were falling apart along with a pretty beat bench that was also held up by an iron rod..hah those were the days but slowly but surely i was getting stronger...what really boosted my morale was returning to an old job after having not worked there for about a year and everyone complimenting me on how much muscle i had put on.
Why I Love It:	I used to be a sorta..skinny chubby dude...really nothing to me and i always saw myself as "the hero" someone who can "save" people or "help" if anyone was ever in need...and not that being in shape is a prerequisite for that or anything because it really isn't..In my mind though it was and always will be..I like to believe that i'm the guy that can go the extra mile in a bad situation. I love feeling good about myself about my accomplishment in lifting and just living healthy. I love knowing in my mind even if i don't utilize myself to my fullest potential for whatever reason that "that" option is always there for me to exploit because i know i'm capable of it...I considered for a long time becoming a professional bodyguard and fitness would only compliment that..I believe that if i can achieve my peek potential the ideal physique that i desire that I will be able to achieve any goal that i set..its gone far beyond a habit its become part of my life....Theres a certain drive..an edge that people gain when they really dedicate themselves to physical fitness..its that piece of your heart thats missing your whole life until you finally get into that situation where your mind tells you that you can't go on but your heart screams out to it in defiance..Thats truly what i love about it..definitely..ha.
How I Stay Motivated:	..well.. other people are a good motivator i see other peoples physiques others accomplishments and not out of jealousy or envy but more as curiosity and personal drive and reaffirmation in my own mind that i'm capable of such things also and that i can achieve the same if i put my mind to it.. haha you knew it was coming women are definitely a great motivator for me...i feel that if i expect a lady to be attractive to me i'd also like to be attractive to her..so what better way! Than to put in hard time in the gym...Sadly though its not always about looks..hard to find a lady with a good personality to go with the looks...if only there were a gym where we could work on our personalities too hah.
BB Accomplishments:	really..i can't say i'm anything special as far as out of the ordinary but i will say to myself i have achieved things that i never believed i would..i really was a fragile person in my youth that really never understood what it was like to push it that extra rep or two so to speak and i've found that mentally and physically in the gym. Reaching 250 bench was a huge goal for me something that seemed mountainous for me when i was younger and a beginner.. Squatting close to 300 i would say was a really awesome feeling too...mentally anyway...damn that was alot of weight back then...i've messed up my knee since then though and squatting has all but become obsolete due to it. My greatest accomplishment of all those though would have to be me looking into the mirror and actually being satisfied with the way i looked..theres nothing else like it than the accomplishment of becoming something that you believed was light years away from possible...yet.. still have that drive that tells me to never stop.
Forum Signature:	Mind and body must coexist as one in order to obliterate all obstacles. In order to train your body you must first train your mind. Lord I have found your strength your path now keep it lit for me as i walk through shadow.
Last Updated: Aug 24, 2009 8:47pm