Been liftting for about 9 years. Took about a year off and just got back into it because after seeing myself in the mirror I couldn't take it anymore.

A friend and I were at this little gym and it shut down about 3 Years ago. About 2 weeks later he came and said what do you think of building a gym. I said oh sure lets get right on it, but he was serious. He did all the financial stuff with is girlfriend that already had a successful company. Found a building did our research and started putting it together. Started around August and opened in December. Did all the work ourselves and had our own gym. Has about 125-150 members depending on time of year. He basicly stated a business so we could work out.


Went from a storage garage



To a gym













The hardest part is eating clean.
Been told that 70% of a body building life is eating (correct not just clean) . 20% sleeping. 10% actually working out.

Eat small meals too. I get 7-8 meals a day. Granted some are shakes. If you decide to get into supplements go with a quality company. Not one you see in every magizine saying you will gain 25lbs of muscle in 4 weeks by just taking these pills. I use only Beverly International All pharmaceutical grade stuff.


I just bought some new sneakers and some shorts/shirts and started walking and jogging. I'm thinking of grabbing an incline/decline bench and a set of adjustable weight dumbbells.
I say get those DB man. Good to do cardio too but I've read studies and actually seen better results for myself and friends shedding fat by going full bore with resistance training. Seem to continue to burn more calories long after the workout.


Hoping to get in good shape soon. I've always wanted to do a show. Local one around here is in March
Anyone here ever been a contestant?