Back to back deployments in the Arabian Gulf with little else to do in between watches. I started working out to fill my time and make the days go by faster, but I quickly started seeing results and I was hooked.

There are lots of reasons why I work out, but the biggest has to be that great feeling you have when you leave the gym knowing what you accomplished that day. Whether it's finally accomplishing that long sought after goal or just reveling in being able to easily do what used to be so hard.