I first really became interested in resistance training in 1999 but it wasn't until I had my own house and room to buy basic weight equipment (bench and dumbbells) that I really started. Then it was intermittent, until finally in April 2011 I decided that I was going to start following one of Clarence Bass' programs. Since then I have gone on to use the guidelines and lifting programs presented in Tom Venuto's Burn the Fat Feed the Muscle. Since increasing my cardio to 6 days per week I have had more success in getting leaner.

The sense of self direction, self control, goal setting, and of course the "good tired" feeling you get when you've done the workout that you have planned for yourself.