How did you get into bodybuilding?
Forgive me if there is a previous thread like this... did a few searches and concluded there wasn't.
I'm wondering how all you boys really got into bodybuilding?
For me it was a pretty precise moment. I would dick around with weights once or twice a week through all of high school. Always played sports but never went on a real program. Stuck with bench, guns, lat pulldowns, abs (not much legs). Then in my final year I had a problem with this girl. She caused me so much anguish and stress. So I went to the gym to relieve this stress. It literally was driving me insane. I was going with a "I'll show her/them" attitude, and working out 4-5 days/week, with what I look back on now as some serious intensity and overtraining.
Anyways that feeling faded and I began to appreciate bodybuilding for the right reasons. I learned more, got stronger and loved every minute of it. I still use it as my primary stress reliever and an escape when things get tough though.