i was in 7th grade and my dads girlfriends kids had a bench and barbell so i decided to try some bench pressin. i always got into fights alot when i was young so i figured if i got stronger it would help me with fighting, you know give me a advantage. so i when i was young i would visit my mom and id take every heavy book i could find, put them in my back pack and sprint up her stairs for like 5 minutes, then id do all the push ups i could, then i would do a handstand agains a wall and do some sort of military press. i just always knew it would be better health wise if i stayed in shape.
when i got in to 9th grade i was able to take weight lifting as a gym class. you were only aloud to take it 2 out of the 4 semesters but i talked the gym teachers into letting me take it all 4. they understood i actually wanted to work out and not just waste time like most people that took the class would do. every once in a while when i couldnt take the weight lifting class cause of other grade requirements i would stay after and lift at my school. by the time i was a senior i was only about 140lbs but i could bench 225 for my max. i would always get 1st in the physical requirment days.
finally after i was expelled from high school i decided i needed to join a real gym. i remember this place was a hole in the wall. i would go monday threw friday. ever since that age (18) till now (23) ive belonged to a gym and worked out. at least now ive actually learned alot of stuff and my results show it i think. im 188lbs and max bench at 355, max deadlift 455, max squat 465 and max shoulder press 315. now my life pretty much works around working out. i dont drink, or do anything that would hamper my training
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