After gaining 25 pounds in college, I didn't like the person I saw in the mirror by the time I graduated in May 2010. That summer I got a gym membership, found bodybuilding.com and haven't looked back.

When I get to the gym, I check all my life’s problems at the door. I let everything go as soon as I step out of the lockeroom. The gym is like my sanctuary where I forget all of life’s problems, so it has a lot of therapeutic value for me.