I was a smoker for the better part of 20 years; I started working out at work as a distraction when I decided to quit smoking. I joined Bodybuilding.com and was hooked. I work in the field of corrections, and deal with society’s worst. My goal is to be healthy and strong, so I can better handle myself when things do not go as planned.

Working out and lifting allows me to be driven; it allows me to be able to completely submerge myself in my workout. Loosening of my caged animal, to subject myself and my body to the struggles that I employ throughout the life I live. I want; no better yet I NEED to be physically fit as well as mentally tough. I have finally found myself, my place.