The moment you fell in love with bodybuilding...

[Angela123]

I was a child... there was a teenage guy that pumped gas at the store near my house... I insisted my father take me to "see the muscle man" EVERY DAY!! He then went to work at a automotive parts store.... daddy had to take me there often too! It was an early obsession of mine!!

(note: this man is a close friend of mine to this day!!)

so funny!!! "the muscle man"...i love it!

omg..every day...awesome! and then you followed him to another store. classic. just great story.

[SallyAnne]

I saw Corey Everson on TV and that was it. I though to myself, "I want to look like her".

[Erin]

I was a child... there was a teenage guy that pumped gas at the store near my house... I insisted my father take me to "see the muscle man" EVERY DAY!! He then went to work at a automotive parts store.... daddy had to take me there often too! It was an early obsession of mine!!

(note: this man is a close friend of mine to this day!!)

Hmmm I have a similar childhood story, but mine revolves around a "wanted" man. I saw this horrible mugshot of a man hanging in my Dad's police station (he took me with one day to stop in) and I became obsessed with the man. I asked my Dad daily about him. He got so tired of it he made up some story about catching him and was now in jail. I became obsessed with law enforcement (or bad boys) at that point, I think.

Odd that I never pursued it as a career. OK sorry. Back to bodybuilding...

[fitbody]

Do you remember it? Do you remember what you felt? Can you even think about life without it now?

It was 19 yrs old
when i walked into the Brownwood Athletic Club
Brownwood, Texas a gym owned by my ex-husband
Powerlifting Legend Doug Young
the music was deafening
everyone who trained there was hardcore
the vibe was electrifying
there was nothing like it
i walked in there
and it was all over for me
i was hooked
when i met Doug it was love at first sight for both of us
I went from being a Arabian Horse Trainer
to a Bodybuilder
I qualified for Nationals in Powerlifting my first meet
I won Nationals my 2nd meet
my 3rd meet i pulled a 501 lb deadlift
all this i did to put on as much mass
as i could for bodybuilding
25 yrs later i'm still as in love with bodybuilding
as i was then
I'm passing on everything i learned from Doug
and all the other great training partners
I've had over my life and other great trainers
had the opportunity to work with
so many of my clients have gone on to be personal trainers
themselves and are passing on the love and enthusiasm
for bodybuilding
it's contagious...

[DistinctChoice]

I saw Corey Everson on TV and that was it. I though to myself, "I want to look like her".

SallyAnne: judging by your avatar pic, some might say (dare I say it?) you look better than Cory. You rock!

[Buff_Mama]

1999 after the birth of my last child. I was 225lb & said no more!!! I joined a gym & as the months went by, I saw my body transforming. I still carry my "fat picture" in my gym bag for those days when I say to myself, "I'm tired. Why do I keep doing this?" I look at that picture and take my ass to the gym.