Matt Votta

Male

18

Student/Hockey Player

2007

There are many reasons why i started to work out. It all started the summer before i went into high school. When i was young i loved to eat and i still love to eat today i dont know what i would do with out all this lovely food haha, but a couple of years ago i didnt know when to say no or what was the right things to eat personally i just didnt care what i ate i loved food. I would eat so much food espcially being that im italian food was always apart of me. After 8th grade i realized i had blown up i got so chubby/fat whatever it might have been i was just not looking good and i wasn't so healthy keep in mind i played sports all my life i probably was the most active kid and just because i ate so much i got fat. That summer before highschool i new i wasnt going to feel comfortable going to school like that, i had to do something about it. so almost everyday i started to go running and start slow by doing alot of push ups and sit ups i really pushed myself i lost 20 pounds that summer i went from 160 to 140 in one summer. i was very proud of myself and it was such a great accomplishment. I first started bodybuilding soon after with my neighbor he was 3 years older than me and he got a increadble workout set. we would workout almost everyday and thats where my love for working out came in.

I love bodybuilding/working out because its just simply amazing how good it feels to be in great shape. I love pushing myself in and out of the gym to be the best. "The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather a lack of will."

EVERYDAY FOR ME IS SIMPLE I WANT TO REACH MY GOALS OF BEING BIGGER FASTER AND STRONGER. The way i stay motivated is i just love the gym atmosphere. its a great feeling being in the gym, and being able to push myself to the abs limit