Started when I was 15 or something I think, started out with concrete vinyl weights, push ups and lots of bike riding.

I'm not as vain as it might appear, I know there are much more important things in life, BUT, the body needs to be healthy for damn sure, that's not vanity, that's nature.

I don't care about bicep peak or doing dozens of exercises, I care about having some OK strength, if I think I look reasonable as well then yeah I will flex just for fun.

I don't have the patience or desire to eat 6x a day, nor to workout 5 days a week. (not knocking those who do!).
I just figure that we are born and we will die, in the meantime it is beneficial to be fitter and to be in reasonable shape, but as a means to an end- not an end in itself.

Making a worthy contribution to the world, being positive and constructive, finding the right woman and having and rearing babies with her and supporting my family money-wise, psychologically and physically and ensuring that my future children get a fair shot at growing up in the world, are all much more important.

Of course- being healthy and fighting fit all helps these things!

This isn't a criticism of anyone, so please don't be offended. I just want to express that weight-training and such are just small parts of my life, necessary as they are I don't get sad when I can no longer see my abs or that my arms are only 14". I used to be that way but my attitude has changed a lot now.

Anyway- training is still a core part of my life and it's still fun to get in shape and flex, and it feels great to get stronger!

Train, have fun, live life, be well, keep perspective.
:)

I want to get stronger, feel fitter and look better.

It is nice to have a shape that gets positive attention from women and that I can be reasonably proud of.

BUT I love strength. I wish to have high strength to weight (I will never be huge and I will never be terribly strong but I can be better than I am now) My ideal that keeps me motivated is being a medium weight, agile and good cardiovascular fitness and to have high strength pound for pound.

*Form follows function!*