i got tired of getting beat up by girls all the time.
hehe....nah, i started lifting for two reasons - to increase my chances of getting more pussy and for intimidation.
now i lift to keep challenging myself.
it started in the first grade got punched in the stomach by a smartaleck 8th grader trying to impress his friends..now my general rule is i don't break bones on the first offence.......RADAR
I was that short fat kid who could be really sarcastic and take a hell of a beating, so I decided one day enough was enough. Still took the beatings but gave back lots of beatings on return,
Now it's just for stress relief, to keep from being a 260 lbs whale again and most of all because I love it and how it helps me succeed in other areas of my life.
A loong time ago when I was in school , I was tall, but too skinny. I had glasses at the tiem too, made me feel and look like a nerd. As a result suffered abuse at the hands of a few assholes. This affected my relations with other non assholian students, so I began doing pushups, chins, situps at 13. Did the highest number in my class at the fitness test at the end of the year. That got me respect. The next year I got a set of weights, curled an amzing 40 lbs for 10 reps on the firsty try.lol, and was hooked.
Now I love to train and improve. Oh yeah- I'm 120 lbs heavier now than when I first picked up a weight, so if anyone from back then wants a rematch......