I wasn't always a health and fitness guy. In fact, far from it. I was never an athlete, I was always picked last in gym class and constantly picked on for being shorter than all the girls.
You see for me growing up, being skinny was my being fat.
Like many kids I found my escape in the heroes of comic books and the big screen. Seeing Superman save the city or Indiana Jones recover the Lost Ark gave me hope that I could be a hero just like them one day. And for those brief moments sitting in a darkened movie theater, the hero would defeat the bad guy to some kick ass musical score and I would forget who I was.
A shy, skinny, awkward kid who was nothing like Indiana Jones.
After years of hating my body and wanting to get “bigger” I finally mustered the courage to turn to the gym and weightlifting.
Problem was like most people I hated exercise.
Going to the gym, watching what I ate felt like my Mom constantly telling me to eat my vegetables and get to school on time.
But over the years I found ways to make fitness a little more fun and by the time I was in my 30's I was the biggest and most muscular I had ever been, and I even managed to get the girl! I had arrived at my destination and nothing could stop me now...