I started the summer of my 7th grade year, going to work out every morning during the summer. I progressively started lifting more and more, and now I lift year round, just in the mornings during football and mornings and afternoons the rest of the year.

I just love the feeling of not being able to push any more weight after that last set, knowing that I'm outworking everybody else. Because while they may be stronger than me now, come football season whoever put in the most work, whoever pushed that extra rep every day is gonna come out on top. Thinking you might not get that last rep, or get five more pounds, then doing it is one of the best feelings in the world.