well i started working out in highschool...i was skin and bones
...i mean i looked like and ethiopian or something
i think when i graduated i weighed 150lbs. i used to get picked on and stuff (mainly b/c i was extremely skinny) ... it bothered me more thne i think it bothered most kids so i got my a$$ to the gym and started lifitng. then... when i got to college i started really lifting seriously....i saw this article in flex about ironcurtain labs training program (this is just when the worlds strongest man started becoming big...or should i say more publicaly recognized) ...so i ordered the supps and the routine and 6 months later i weighed 170lbs. it was a powerlifitng routine...
then junior year of college my girlfriend of 4 years decided this long distance thing wasn't working out...so i got pretty depressed and decided to try steroids. went into this blind and started some deca and dbol...i think i had a 12 week cycle...in my second week of the cycle my mother found the stuff and thought it was heroine....lol. i told her it was just steroids...she felt slightly better. but after she threw them out
i realized it was the right thing...and never touched the stuff again.
at 22 injuries started (torn mcl, acl, lateral miniscus, medial miniscus, 2 torn labrums, and degenerative disks in my lower back) i have horrible genetics...def the worst out of all my friends
to be honest i never really had to worry about nutrition when i was powerlifitng....i didn't eat junk food, but i ate alot of steak and potatos and alot of chciken and pasta and was in pretty good shape......i played tennis and basketball pretty much everyday ...i guess that's why
i wasn't very knowledgeable about nutrition then...i just thought if i keep eating i'll get bigger....it worked, but then i had to keep taking time off for my injuries....like 6 months at a time. so that's why i joined the board....i have to learn how to lift smarter not heavier
i've learned a great deal and have many of you to thank....esp the logs and journals people keep on here. hopefully some can read mine and benefit in some way....maybe i can try and help someone that is in a similar situation ...who knows. it's a good stress relief if anything
i guess that's my story....