"When I was 12 years old, I was VERY unhappy with my body. At the time, the ONE PHYSICAL THING I could do well was run long distances (at a slow pace). But I was FAT. I HATED my body and was embarrassed by the fact that I could barely perform ONE push-up. When I found the weights, I suddenly realized "this is the way". All I had at the time was one 20 lb dumbbell, but I figured out how to hit virtually every muscle group using only that 20 lb dumbbell, my own bodyweight, and Arnold's Encyclopedia of Bodybuilding for reference. I became very excited by my body's response. I noticed immediate improvements in my body's appearance and my physical strength throughout that first year from the simple workouts I constructed. I began to collect more dumbbells. One of my uncles cleaned out his basement and gave me a rusty barbell set. I cleaned every weight plate, and "painted" each plate with permanent black marker. I painted the rusty barbell black and wrapped it with hockey stick tape. Soon after, a good friend (thanks Jon!) gave me another barbell and about 60 lbs of some plastic-encased cement plates that I rolled on the street from his house to mine (about a half mile distance away). I got a "Weider" home exercise bench with the leg-extension attachment for my 14th birthday. I was allowed to set up a small workout area at my grandparent's house. I spent every spare moment working out, thinking about working out, or learning how to workout. Every birthday and Christmas I asked for more weight plates and dumbbells. Every birthday I blew out the candles I wished for one thing: a perfect body."

"It's been a long time since I first began my experiment with weight training and my obsession with making my body over in the image I wanted. I have been relentless in my physical and educational pursuits- I needed answers. I have been blessed with having the good fortune of being exposed to the right materials, having outstanding, genius-level teachers, and unlocking the secrets. Today, I no longer look at myself in the mirror with HATE. Today, I no longer wonder why I cannot get my body to do this or look like that- I KNOW how to "communicate" with my body to make it look, feel, and perform the way I want. Today, when I blow out candles, I save my wishes for other things... and have an extra scoop of ice cream with my cake- because now I know how to have my cake and eat it too. I look forward to the privilege of passing this knowledge along to you."