i had lifted on and off during my high school years, but nothing serious at all. i didn't have much of an idea of what i was doing, and i never stuck to it for long anyway.
I was 5'6" 135lbs my senior year of high school and my friend was getting seriously into training and he kept talking to me about it which perked my interest again. I had come to the realization that I wasn't going to get much taller, so I felt like I needed to make up for it with some size. When girls started noticing my body, that just fueled my fire.
Recently I was losing motivation because of stress from school and life, but seeing some of you guys here like thebrute and walkingbeast just pushing for strength helped me regain my focus. I'm still a bodybuilder, but now I have an insatiable desire for more power and heavier weights.