I list my "When" date as August 1976. That was my 14th birthday and even at that age (and younger) I remember looking at superheroes in comic books (and the comic book advertisements like the Charles Atlas ones and, of course, Joe Weider's stuff) and wondering how I could get muscles like that.

I was bit by the bug, though, about two years later when I saw the June 1978 issue of Muscle Builder and Power with Arnold Schwarzenegger, Franco Columbu, and Frank Zane on the cover.

BOOM!

At age 53, battling atrophy is especially important. Working out is the key to that endeavor. Use it or lose it is the truest statement. Hitting the gym is the first step in battling weakness, atrophy, and maintaining/increasing fitness.