Eric Michael VanDyke

Male

21

Cicero, New York, United States

Landscaper

Apr, 2003

I started working out when I was training for football when I was in the 9th grade. I was about 6'2" like I am now but only weighed 170 lbs. Once I started lifting my weight went up and I've ben hooked on it ever since. Everytime I work out I notice something different about myself and I'm able to watch my progress. I truly is a way of life and I can't picture my life without bodybuilding.

I love bodybuilding because it gives you a chance to better yourself as a person. It ups your confidence level and makes you feel good about yourself. Everything about it is why I love it. It's a challenge in life that you have to overcome. I love the challenge of tring to get bigger and more shredded. The drive and determination to better your physique in return I feel it betters youself as a human. I'll take bodybuilding with me for the rest of my life and I only plan on getting better and better.

I stay motivated with help from my father, who has been into bodybuilding all of his life. He has been a great motivator from the start. He's taught me everything I know about weight training. I also get help from all of my friends who are also into it. I train with I.F.B.B. professional bodybuilder Jeremy Freeman at Well Rounded Health and Fitness. My girlfriend Alyssa also keeps me motivated by supporting everything I do with Bodybuilding and being there when I need her.

-Going from 170 lbs in 2003 to 220 lbs in 2007. -May 12, 2007 U.S.B.F. Liberty State Naturals Bodybuilding -Going from 230 lbs in 2008 to 270 lbs in 2009

"The best activitities for your health are pumping and humping." -Arnold