I started at about 300 lbs, and really had no interest in working out, I was kind of in a bad place personally and pretended I didn't care about how I looked. My dad had a pretty candid talk with me, about my lifestyle and how obesity was effecting me, he wasn't judgmental but he was positive about my chances. I started biking after that, then I decided to try weight lifting. It's been a ten year journey but I've completely changed my body style. I think what changed my mind about fitness is looking at it positively, I wasn't losing weight, I was making myself better. I wasn't hating my body, I was loving what I could accomplish!

I love bodybuildilng because I'm only competing against myself. I Hate organized sports because someone is always in your face screaming at you to work harder and do better, and they have no idea how you feel or what you can do. With Bodybuilding I'm my own coach, I'll push myself tell I feel like I'm going to explode, but I'm doing it because I love it not because some jerk wants me to "Win." It's a sport where you will never win, because there's always an opportunity to enhance something else!