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Personal Info And Background:
Real Name:
Dave
Sex:
Male
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Location:
California, United States
Occupation:
RF Technician
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When I Started:
Oct, 1978
How I Started:
I began weight training in high school in an effort to be at my physical best for a future tour of duty within the U.S. Marine Corps. And, that tour just happen to extend a few 20 more character-building years until my official retirement from the Marine Corps all the while I continued to weight train around the mandatory Physical Training (PT) which is expected of all Marines. _____________
Now, after 30 years of coherent weight training...and quite a few injuries...I've never looked back and still loving it today! ;)
Why I Love It:
It loves back... Unconditionally!
How I Stay Motivated:
Intestinal Fortitude.
BB Accomplishments:
Taking a hard-gainer body type (Ectomorph) to its limits and transforming it into my own personal best.
Forum Signature:
"A healthy body is the foundation to a healthy soul!"
I would like to remain in as healthy of a condition and lifestyle as possible throughout the entirety of my life! While doing so, it will be challenged by an extremely long-term abuse of poor training techniques ("biomechanics & form") and other fitness principles ("over-training") lasting nearly 20 years. My past obsessions involving over-training now serve as an immensely strong standard of guideline to my 'now' more rational and balanced training principles & strategies. "Amazing...how that works!!"
These 'school of hard knocks' and injury-ridden experiences did chisel some muscle maturity, by default, into a physique of which I am proud to claim.
However, in doing so with partial regret, I'm somewhat limited now in various ways to what I'm able to do, and how often I can train. And, as challenging as it may turn to be, I now attempt to empower, guide and motivate as many of my fitness training clients & other interested gym patrons with the proper knowledge and experience of someone who's made some distantly 'far off & to the right' mistakes as could possibly be imagined. No doubt, it is difficult to do this sort of "confiding" into fitness clients - considering the position and title I hold as a Certified Personal Trainer and my club's Fitness Training Manager. Yet, sometimes it serves to be a "liberating experience" in voicing out these past training mistakes and physical injuries to factually illustrate through my poor example that... "The route of least resistance & path to greater success -- can be achieved with much lesser work, pain & injury if they follow some of the most basic fitness principles I've come to learn...
the hard way!" ;)
My brother-in-law served in the air force for 20+ years as well as my deceased brother in the army. I know what it takes and I am greatful for all who serve! Thanks again! Reba
