Lou Ferrigno in the Hulk, Arnold in Conan were huge inspiration to me as a kid. I grew up playing sports and lifting weights. Later in my teen years the party scene got me and I walked away from many opportunities. Years later I married and had children and opend a gym in our small town, my wife and I ran the gym for ten years and met many wonderful people many of which are still part of our lives. I was a personal trainer for many of those years, and point blank just got burnt out on fitness, living it day after day I lost the joy. Its now been another 10 years since, and the joy of getting into to the gym and working out has returned. In some ways it makes me feel like I did when I was a kid. I now fight diabetes, something that took the life of my father, uncle, grandmother, and grandfather. I know that sounds a little grim but I also know that It can be beat, diet and weight training are a huge part of that!