So....why did you BEGIN to work out? what was your underlying reason????

[jlony]

Supergirl made fun of me when I was in highschool

 

[MUSTANG_18]

I started because I was very FAT and out of shape...I also wnated to become better at sports (Baseball is the main reson) and I knew that to do that I would have to be in better shape. Also my self-confidance was very low at the time

M18

 

[testbuilt]

hi all, new to the board and this is my first post and I thought it would be a good intro. I started training to rehab injuries sustained in a motorcycle wreck. I slammed into a welding truck while I was still in highschool, and was busted up pretty badly. After surgury, hospital time and 14 months of intensive rehab, my doc tells me to be happy that I can walk, but that I can't do any sports again. F*%K YOU Doc! Don't tell me that I can't do something! I started to learn about fitness and weight training, and 15years later I competed in my first bodybuilding contest. I know that I still have lots of improvements to make, but I am happy with the progress that I have been able to make so far.
Long battle... but worth every minute of it.
"WHAT DOESN'T KILL YOU, ONLY MAKES YOU STRONGER"!

 

[bigguns7]

To get pussy, to get looks from girls, to have people think that I could kill them with my bare hands if I wanted to.

I'm going to stick with the Freudian theory that EVERYTHING we do, every action we take, relates back to sex.

 

[hamper19]

I originally started lifting weights because I met this girl that I absolutely fell in love with at first sight, and I wanted to impress her, with the results of the hard work. In the end, I did impress her.

I was 17 when I met her...

I had pretty much the same reason....only this chic was one of my best friends at the time (high school)....we both started working out together, i was 5'6 about 205 at the time and was pretty Husky..lol....she was capt. of the chearleaders, so you can imagine how little of a chance i head....but we started going to the gym everyday..and i was a mad man...plastic suits and about 3 layers of clothes etc. by the end of senior year, i was dwn to about 185, and was loving the compliments, and the energy and all the benefits that came along with it...at my lowest weight i was 153, a drop of 50 pounds....then i got up to about 170 @ a little under 6% bf.....
i am still very into lifting and working out, but it is for my own personal benefit. as it has been for a while now

needless to say, when i told her how i felt, she didnt react well, and was like oh well i just want to be friends....fuck that shit man..lol....as u can imagine, i dont talk to her now, its been over 2 yrs since i was friends with her....fucked up thing is she lives right across the street.....
cool thing is though...all the chics around my town sweat me now, too bad for them though...bwahahahahaha!

right now i am 170 @ 10%...and looking to go to about 180 5%.........starting Fina and winny soon...cant wait...

 

[Big Brother Val]

I didn't wanna be skinny.

Big and strong was something I wanted to be since I could remember. Schwarzenegger, Superman, Incredible Hulk... all big, and strong.

I never lost that mentality.

Intimidating people, rather than being intimated by everyone like I was when I was 6' 1", 120 lbs. was a big motive as well.

 

[BLK HAMMA]

The bigger I am, the smaller you look.

 

[JOKER47]

Tired of being called, "That little guy", being picked on...The usual....I'm not where I want to be by any means, but I feel better now than I ever have....Now, it's time get freaky.....

Joker

 

[ironbarbarian]

INTIMIDATION!!!!!! I WAS ALWAYS A SMALL SKINNY GUY BUT NOW..........GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR I SCARE THE SHIT OUT OF THOSE FUCKERS WHO MADE FUN OF ME!!!!!!

 

[grade A beef]

To look better and get laid