I am from lagos Nigeria and as far back as i can remember i have always loved the idea of beig very muscular and NOT big. I remember filling up two buckets with cement and placing an iron rod btw them to create my first set of weights for my bench press, deadlift, choulder press and clean and press. I moved to the states in 2003 and hit the gym running almost immediately. I weighed about 130 at this point and was 18 years old. Over the course of 5 years i would see my weight rise up to 190 pounds. I had gained 50 pounds. Because of my bodytype, i looked fit and big with cloths on, and i really did think i looked good, but when i discovered the true art and science of bodybuilding, i had to empty my cup admit to myself that i had been going in the wrong direction and relearn all i had held to be gospel.... it is true what they say, you cant fill a cup that is already full.A typical day for me was 6 biscuits and gravy with eggs, i would have like a large pizza for lunch some kinda snack in btw and taco bell for dinner.( i could ans still can put down some food)I couldnt go on. Like the parable of the sower, i realised that i had been given a gift along with ability and desire and in no time i began to reshape my body in 2009. As of right now i weigh 158 pounds almost 40 pounds less. Some people say "oh deji you look bigger at a lesser weight how do you do it" and thats encouraging, while some say "Dude the last time i weighed that i was in pre school. You know we all read the same bible but get different things from it. I want to look as cut as i can regardless of what i weigh. Believe me i would love to weigh 190 again and have my cuts now, but then again i would be insane -- doing something over and over again and expecting a different result..
It has brought me closer to my wife. We are so different like day and night literally but working out with her is the best part of my day.. People ask" deji wat you got goin on today" to which i always reply spending some physical time with my wife!!!! I also like to see my body change. I ve often joked about the fact that we do aall this work and diet all this time just to see a few lines run across the body, crazy isnt it. Still nice to see the smile on my wifes face when she yells at me to come into the bathroom cos she saw something that looked like a new line on her bicep and i say hunney, thats just a shadow!!!