Lifting 360

Four years ago I came to College and my life took a 360. I used to play guitar all through High school and I used to swim, but I was never really interested in sports. I used to swim because I had to for school (We had to pick a sport, and swimming was the best option), but I hated swimming (only because I had to swim thou, now I love it) and I never even thought about running, getting on a bike, or even lifting. I was way into other stuff. I taught myself how to read music, play the guitar and the piano. I played for a few years and I learned a lot of music theory in the process, I even had a band and we got really close to record our album. But then I graduated and College Life was a lot different.


Well, my freshman year in college I decided I wanted to get in the best shape I could and work hard to stay like that because I want to grow old and still be able to run, bike and go sky diving without getting a heart attack on the process.


I started lifting weights and fell in love with it, I gained a considerable amount of weight in the two years that I was dedicated to the sport, and I thank my friends Chris and Roland for teaching me how to lift/how to EAT. 


Before I started lifting I used to weigh around 110lbs and I'm 5'5 so I've always been hella skinny. That wasn't really a problem for me at all though, but when I started lifting I could see progress month after month, and when you know that what you're doing is really working, and you can see results, it feels good, so I kept doing it.


I lifted because I liked it, and it was fun; I love going to the gym and knowing that a few years ago I was this really skinny kid who couldn't even do a few pull ups, and now is able to do pull ups with +45 lbs using the dip belt; I love what it feels like when you get a good pump and you push hard rep after rep; or when you weigh in and you can measure your progress, not just on the scale but also in the gym; when you start getting stronger and you can handle heavier and more difficult lifts, like dead lifts. I didn't really have any major goals when I used to lift, I just did it because it was fun. Some people play video games. I lift, play guitar, the piano, run, practice gymnastics, and do many other things that I never thought I'd be able to do just four years ago.