by John Cammidge | Apr 18, 2012 | How They Got Started
John Cammidge. I knew lifting weights was for me when I was 12 years old; the year was 1997 and we had just moved from London out to the countryside. My father continued working in London and had to make the two hour commute every day, so he had to wake up every...
by Kirk Fontaine | Jan 29, 2012 | How They Got Started
Kirk Fontaine. For as long as I can remember, I loved how the body functioned to keep us alive and read books in reference to this subject. I become self educated at a early age on how my body works. Therefore I became proficient in basic anatomy and physiology,...
by Scott Bird | Jan 17, 2012 | How They Got Started
Straight to the Bar.Today marks the 8th anniversary of Straight to the Bar (the first post was Re-Entering the World of Fitness), and to say I’m grateful is an understatement. Thank you for all of the comments, techniques, ideas and inspiration. As examples of...
by Dan Hardisky | Apr 5, 2011 | How They Got Started
Dan Hardisky. I guess the old saying “98 lb weakling” is true to some extent, as least for me. In school, (60’s) I was underweight and didn’t play any sports. Most of the kids were more mature than me, although I could match them academically....
by Kevin 'Sgt Sweaty' Miller | Mar 20, 2011 | How They Got Started
Crankin’ Up. It all started way back when…Okay, not really that long. I had always been a pretty skinny, weak chump for my younger years, but come freshman year of high school I decided to do something about it. I had goofed around with weights a couple...
by Robert Lucarelli | Jan 7, 2011 | How They Got Started
Robert Lucarelli. I started training for full contact sports when I was in Jr. High School, and Wrestling was the first sport I trained for. The exercises I did specifically worked the muscles I would be using in wrestling matches. I would train the back/neck by...
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