I was a very small and skinny, social outcast at age 21. Just 132lbs soaking wet. I was being bullied and only looked about 15 years old. All self-esteem was crushed. I felt unmanly, hopeless and depressed. I Thought I needed to get bigger to attract girls and hopefully improve my quality of life. I soon went from 132lbs to 145lbs over 3 months just by doing press ups and using some 10kg plastic York dumbbells. By age 28 I started to get fat due to bad eating and a sedentary lifestyle, gaining 35lbs in just 2 years; going from 155lbs to 190lbs. I was sick of having a huge gut (40" inch waist). I bought my first bench at age 30 along with some cast iron weights and a pull-up bar.

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