Big Buffness

Male

18

Mississippi, United States

Marketing Director

Feb, 2007

I started when i was about 11. my best friends (since we were 3 and 4) house was getting remodeled so he had to stay in a hotel. well we were at the hotel the next day and his dad, jimbo, decided he wanted to go to the gym. at that time i didnt even know what a gym was! but it sounded interesting! for about a year my friend and i only did the treadmil! we didnt know anything about working out! basically we thought we were big shots because we drank speed stack and ran on the treadmil!well as the next summer rolled around i became interested in aerobics.. i took all the classes and ran with the instructor after class. for that whole summer, i did nothing but aerobics and ending up losing weight. my friend to this day still ask how i lost all my weight. i tell him aerobics. he refuses to do a class.. its to girly he says. but nevertheless, it got me started for what is now my dream, bodybuilding! see when i would get tired or winded during the class (member i was FAT!) the instructor tought me to not quit! and that motivation comes in handy when ur lifting. always push out that last rep!! always make it count! well this year, 2007, is my year! in about feburary, i met a very special person.. a very influencial person, she was female bodybuilder. kathy bertram. need i say more? soon to be well known in the bodybuilding world, soon to be ranked at the top along with greats such as iris kyle and others. so heres the story. im working one day (oh ya, since i did all those aerobic classes, the people at lifestyle saw that i was dedicated, responsible, and respectible so i was recommended to work there, at age 15! it pays to be good!) and this bodybuilder chick walks in. to intimidated to say anything, i jus stare. well after a couple weeks, i man up and go and talk to her. we talk and she hooks me up with a little workout schedule. well after we talked i feel so stupid! this is the nicest person ive ever met! well we started a friendship since then. i thought hmmmm..... maybe i can do bodybuilding. well being the cocky person that i am... i decided, without thought, to tel everyone that i was going to do bodybuilding! well now that ive told everyone, I HAVE TO DO IT. i told her about it adn shes been on me every second! making sure my workouts are good, diet, ect. now im in this world where working out is my life. im at the gym 24/7! it helps that i work there also! but if i have one thing to say its to always keep your dream alive. because right now, im living it. being freinds with all the guys at the gym is truely amazing. all my gym buddies are older than me, adults. and its awsome that i have friends that actually look to me for advice, or jus someone to talk to, and their in there 20's and 30's! most kids go to the movies and eat popcorn and a soda, i have protein bars and a muscle milk! some of my school friends say i need to get a life outside the gym.. simply i say.. "THIS IS THE LIFE!"

I love this sport simply because of WRESTLING! im a wrestling fan through and through. but unlike most hardcore redneck wrestling fans, i look past the story lines, i like the part that these huge men can pick one another up and throw each other through a table and yet come back the next week and do it all again. its wrestling that tought me to never give up on a dream, to never trade ur passion for glory, even thought it may sound dumb, thats how i feel. bodybuilding i think will put me ahead of the game in becoming a professional wrestler. also, big arms gets u BIG respect among other people. i love this sport because u are always going foward.. getting better and better each year!

i stay motivated by BLASING my routein song for next years Battle Of Biloxi, Ladies and Gentlemen, by Saliva. also i keep my goals in mind, my dreams, and my peers.

my accomplishments are, so far, becoming an aerobics instructor and marketing director at my gym! oh cough cough ya im 16! 3 paychecks every 2 weeks isnt a bad start! (i even have business cards!) and it all surrounds the gym! i love it!

A goal without a plan is simply a wish. Dream big! "Big Buffness"