Long story short. I found myself in a rehab center for alcohol abuse when I was 23, and there wasn't much to do at night except play cards or work out in the weight room downstairs. I went in to rehab a 150 lb. shell of a human being, and came out a 169 lb. beast full of gratitude, and a new found love affair with life. I continued regular exercise for several years until one fateful day, I began to drink again. I'll spare you all the gory details of my four years in that particular wilderness other than that I felt alone, I felt afraid, I felt as if I had no worth, and I didn't know if it would ever end. April 25, 2013 I reached out for help again, and the man I reached out to told me I never had to feel the way I was feeling ever again. I will always be grateful to Bobby for his kind words, and his help in keeping me sober. On April 26, 2013 I began to eat right and exercise again, and I haven't had to look back since. In addition to helping other men who want it to achieve sobriety: fitness gives me something positive, and almost spiritual that allows me to grow, to be a better man, and gives me inspiration that I am able to share with others. Good fortune, and good fitness!