I had always been athletic - pretty fast and springy and played badminton to county level. But I was skinny and embarassingly weak.

After a few months at Uni I headed to the gym and got the trainer there to write me my first ever routine. I saw some gains but it took a while for me to get hooked... But once the bug bit, it bit hard and I don't think it ever plans on letting go.

Working out makes me feel ALIVE.

It fulfills the part of me that strives for perpetual self-improvement. Contentment and stagnation to me is the equivalent of DEATH.