When I started my senior year of high school I weighed 270 pounds. I started doing pushups and situps for hours at a time and went down to 180 by graduation. When I joined the Air Force in November 1997 I felt weak and wanted to gain some muscle but I really didn't know how. I joined a gym in September 1998 and have lifted ever since.

I love challenging myself everyday in the gym either by lifting more weight or performing more reps.