I became very interested in fitness (strength training) around the age of 13. I was very skinny and wanted to add muscle to my body to become better at sports. I started with very basic equipment, my bodyweight, can't get anymore basic than that. I created a routine that I would do everyday and added exercises as I came up with them or saw them in a magazine. I did a lot of crazy exercises some were good and some I laugh about now. But, nonetheless I did get stronger.
As I went through high school I began to lift at our high school weight room as part of my football conditioning. I absolutely loved it and couldn't get enough of it. Actually I probably worked out too much and actually hindered my progress.
After graduating high school I moved on to college and went into a Division III football program were I continued to workout. However, this is were the constant training and dedication I had in the weight room caught up with me. After a year in college the training back fired and I overtrained. My body was to the point were it had been pushed so far and so hard with very little time to recover that it could no longer keep up. This was my breaking point and also when I quit football. For about 6 months after I did not workout very seriously, I mean I still worked out but it was unstructured and I did whatever I felt like doing that day.
Going through that taught me a very valuable lesson. YOUR BODY NEEDS REST!
I have many other stories and learning experiences about fitness, but I save those for another day. I just wanted to let you all know how I became interested in fitness.
Live Fit,
Josh
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