I got a set of 20 pound dumbbells when I was about 13 years old for Christmas. I did excercises with them on and off for years and nothing happened.. My Sophomore year in High School I took a weight lifting class and I noticed how much smaller I was than everyone else. I was 5'11 at 125 pounds. TINY. I wanted to get bigger. I started working my Junior year with only machines at a local small gym. I gained weight but still didn't know the essentials of weight lifting. After getting sick with mono during my Senior year, my weight went back down to around 126. June 2006, I decided it was enough. I HAD to gain mass! I ordered a program from Anthony Ellis, I studied nutrition and the body for months... I did all it took. Gained about 30 lbs and went my own way from there.

Going to the gym is not a chore for me. I love it. It's like how some people love to just go to the courts to play basketball. I can transfer my energy there... my confidence is very high in the gym.