I have tinkered with weight training since I was a teenager, after buying my first Weider home gym set from a friend. However, my first real experience training began in 2000 when another good friend purchased a gym (Universal Health Club, started by former Mr. O competitor Roy Calendar). I've trained off and on for the past 10 years, making good gains when I've stuck with it. I picked up the weights again about a year ago, then weighing 167, dropping to 156, and now am at 183 (muscle does have memory!).

Obviously I love the way it makes me feel and look, but I also have a very demanding/time consuming/stressful job (don't we all?), and I find weight training is the only thing that keeps me sane and lets me work that stress out of my system.