fitness and athletics has always been a large part of my life. it was jammed into my brain by my father. In 2009 I was wounded in afghanistan, suffering a spinal injury and traumatic brain injury, which has me stuck doing nothing for almost a year. I couldnt barely walk without unbareable headaches let alone work out. During that time i became heavily depressed and turned to drugs and alcohol. I gained nearly 50 lbs getting to my peak weight of 240 lbs, putting my MMA dreams on hold. But I am back on the horse now, ive got down to 222 lbs and only moving forward, drug and alcohol free. Heres to taking it one day at a time. Shut up and TRAIN!

The results. Feeling like Ive accomplished something everyday.