I started weight lifting at the age of 15. I was active since the age of 4. My parents (particularly my dad) made me take martial arts at the age of 4 and I continued to train until I was 15. After which is grew bored of martial arts and decided to quit. The same year I have purchased a set of dumbbells and started training from home for two years until I joined my first gym and I have been training ever since. I absolutely love bodybuilding but i did not compete because I would like to compete as an enhanced competitor and not as a natural. I haven't taken any gear but I may consider jumping on in my late 30s. I have to say that the 11 years of martial arts primed my body for weight training. The development you achieve from any early age does wonders to your strength and muscular development later in life, given that you never stop training.

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