Thread: How did you get into bodybuilding?

When I was little I always use to go in basement and try to workout with my dad at like 4 yrs old and older. I really wanted to get strong and big, I saw him lift alot of heavy stuff and I wanted to be able to.

I was 5'11 and 127 pounds. That was enough reason for me.

My brother was a bodybuilder, and as I grew older watching him I knew someday I would be like him. I never could find the motivation or determination that I needed for this sport until....three Christmas eves ago i get a call that my brother died of a heart attack at the age of 37.

You see he got hooked on steroids many years ago,then he got hooked on alcohol and drugs looking for the next big high. All of this combined stressed eventually caused his heart to blow up. So it took me 2 and half years to finally get motivated to see what I can do,kinda like picking up the torch and finishing the race for him.

Sometimes when I'm lifting it is like I can feel him there spotting me making sure I do it right and safely, I am determined to accomplish what he was after all those years the ultimate body, but I'm choosing to do it on my own terms naturally with clean living.

I am not here to bad mouth steroids or alcohol or drugs,I have just seen and lived through the cause and effect

I was 15 when I first started, this friend gave me his Weider plastic weights set and a cheap bench. At the time I didn't know what I was doing but damn did I grow.

I was always bigger than the other school kids, short but bigger. Not to brag but I was evenly developed, I had a huge chest, arms back and espcially big legs....well I take it back my shoulders were my weak point back then.

When I was younger I could get big just by looking at weights..lol.
But then I can get skinny real quick, it's funny how differently people treat you when your skinny. I've never liked that feeling since I am short. I am only 5'7''

I'm back to being bigger now and I love it, there is no turning back for me.

Originally Posted by Tskull

My brother was a bodybuilder, and as I grew older watching him I knew someday I would be like him. I never could find the motivation or determination that I needed for this sport until....three Christmas eves ago i get a call that my brother died of a heart attack at the age of 37.

You see he got hooked on steroids many years ago,then he got hooked on alcohol and drugs looking for the next big high. All of this combined stressed eventually caused his heart to blow up. So it took me 2 and half years to finally get motivated to see what I can do,kinda like picking up the torch and finishing the race for him.

Sometimes when I'm lifting it is like I can feel him there spotting me making sure I do it right and safely, I am determined to accomplish what he was after all those years the ultimate body, but I'm choosing to do it on my own terms naturally with clean living.

I am not here to bad mouth steroids or alcohol or drugs,I have just seen and lived through the cause and effect

Sorry to hear that about your brother. That story touched my heart.............

But then I can get skinny real quick, it's funny how differently people treat you when you skinny. I never liked that feeling since I am short.

ya my mom and some other family members used to call me string beans or skinny bones. I was just so annoyed and lifted to shut them up. Now they are impressed that i have gotten bigger but my mom still calls me "Mr Beans" cus that name has just stuck with me since.

But your right, people who are really skinny or fat get treated differently all the time. Their is so much drama at my school because fights happen everyday and everyone seems to be in a "group" of friends. Cant wait to get out of that shithole. Just a few more weeks and june 6th is officially my last day there until college.

My brother was a bodybuilder, and as I grew older watching him I knew someday I would be like him. I never could find the motivation or determination that I needed for this sport until....three Christmas eves ago i get a call that my brother died of a heart attack at the age of 37.

You see he got hooked on steroids many years ago,then he got hooked on alcohol and drugs looking for the next big high. All of this combined stressed eventually caused his heart to blow up. So it took me 2 and half years to finally get motivated to see what I can do,kinda like picking up the torch and finishing the race for him.

Sometimes when I'm lifting it is like I can feel him there spotting me making sure I do it right and safely, I am determined to accomplish what he was after all those years the ultimate body, but I'm choosing to do it on my own terms naturally with clean living.

I am not here to bad mouth steroids or alcohol or drugs,I have just seen and lived through the cause and effect

Very touching story. I'd probably be doing the same thing if i lost a relative.

My step father got me into lifting, he had a bench and some weights. Also I was 6'2" 145lbs - that sucked

TSkull...sorry about your bro. I will tell you one thing: As long as your "natural" you have something that most people dont have and can never get back. I take GREAT pride in the fact that I have never taken PH's or gear and when someone sees how big you are or how much your lifting and asks what your taking and you tell them protein/creatine and vitamins and they are AMAZED...thats worth alot.


As for me; I dont consider myself a bodybuilder as yet, Im a work in progress. I have always been big. Im 6'1 and I was the fat kid until I turned 16, I lost 45+lbs of blubber and started working out a bit and really liked it. I stayed with it for a few years and was pretty happy with how I looked and THEN I got married (20yrs old) and it was all down hill from there. LOL Then I was hit and miss for years and I finally decided to hit it hard again last Nov. (33yrs. old) I have a cousin who currently has the KS state record for benchpress in N.A.S.A. superheavyweight division and he has always told me that I should take advantage of the good genetics that I inherited and I finally did it. NOW I am converting away from the powerlifting mentality and focusing more on the bodybuilding aspect and I am very happy with my progress so far. Right now Im "down" to 270lbs and 22% bf...I was 303 with almost 30% bodyfat last Nov. (slob) My goal is the mid teens in Bf with as much muscle as possible (of course).

Originally Posted by BiggerNstronger

I take GREAT pride in the fact that I have never taken PH's or gear and when someone sees how big you are or how much your lifting and asks what your taking and you tell them protein/creatine and vitamins and they are AMAZED...thats worth alot.

I was asked once in the gym what do I take and I answered him the usual ...creatine, whey....then he said no no what do you really take wink wink.
LOL I didn't get mad but I was amused. I took it as a compliment.

Originally Posted by min0 lee

I was asked once in the gym what do I take and I answered him the usual ...creatine, whey....then he said no no what do you really take wink wink.
LOL I didn't get mad but I was amused. I took it as a compliment.

No doubt. I dont care what anyone else takes, its their business. I have alot of buddies who use gear and others who take all sorts of PH's and they THINK I do to since I am lifting along side them and basically putting up the same weights (for the most part) as they are. Sorry guys...still got full sized fully functional testicles!

Originally Posted by BiggerNstronger

Sorry guys...still got full sized fully functional testicles!

You can still have full sized fully functional boys after cycling.

Originally Posted by du510

You can still have full sized fully functional boys after cycling.

Yep.

Originally Posted by du510

You can still have full sized fully functional boys after cycling.

I do think testies are overrated, it's the wang that counts.

Originally Posted by min0 lee

I do think testies are overrated, it's the wang that counts.

Oh, I see, your of the variety that says "small taters makes the meat LOOK bigger" huh? Why not have a FULL PLATE of both?

That was a very touching story indeed, and I'm sorry for your loss.

I'm not really sure what got me into lifting. I think I just wanted to be stronger, and to be able to protect myself and others if the need ever came up. I'm just really happy with the results I've had so far, and now it's just that I love lifting so much I don't know what I'd do without it.

Originally Posted by Tskull

My brother was a bodybuilder, and as I grew older watching him I knew someday I would be like him. I never could find the motivation or determination that I needed for this sport until....three Christmas eves ago i get a call that my brother died of a heart attack at the age of 37.

You see he got hooked on steroids many years ago,then he got hooked on alcohol and drugs looking for the next big high. All of this combined stressed eventually caused his heart to blow up. So it took me 2 and half years to finally get motivated to see what I can do,kinda like picking up the torch and finishing the race for him.

Sometimes when I'm lifting it is like I can feel him there spotting me making sure I do it right and safely, I am determined to accomplish what he was after all those years the ultimate body, but I'm choosing to do it on my own terms naturally with clean living.

I am not here to bad mouth steroids or alcohol or drugs,I have just seen and lived through the cause and effect

Im sure you're brother is looking down on you from Heavon is very proud of you, and happy you are natural I saw the 1976 Olympic weight lifting as a little kid and something inside me clicked.Then 3 years latter I saw Pumping Iron and that was it.

Arnold

Originally Posted by musclepump

Arnold

Nuff said.

Originally Posted by min0 lee

Nuff said.