Started weight training for football in HS, continued in the Marines. After my EAS I got myself certified by ISSA and started training at Crunch in SF. I didn't start bodybuilding until Jan '10 following a 6 month recovery from a head on motocycle accident...

I stress too much, like more than any human should I think?!? I work a bit of a stressful job (I probably contribute to that) and I go to school full-time, all while dieting and prepping for my first contest. For around 90 minutes I'm stress free. I walk in with my hood on, ear buds in, whatever song I feel like blasting in my already deaf ears, its training time. I don't have to think about anything but what body part I'm going to destroy. After a few stretches and some light sets I peel off the sweats and I go to work.