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Thanks for sharing I.C.P. I starting lifting back in high school for the same reason I lift today. To look better and feel better about myself. Ah... the sand filled weight days. I remember those days as well. I guess I am pretty shallow so trying to look as good as possible makes me feel better so I turned to weights to make it happen (also want to always look good for the ladies). In high school we had a very small gym at school. Bench press was the main piece with the chip up bar being my second favorite. When I hit college I kept doing bench 5 days a week until I figured out that probably wasn't the best way. Never smoked cigarettes or "buds" but did my share of drinking. Never liked heavy metal and spent my years on the honor role and playing sports.

Remember I went to Canada and I am sure U.S. schools had much better gyms than mine in high school. Gym as a credit.... man I would have been all over that.

Originally Posted by markboots

Thanks for sharing I.C.P. I starting lifting back in high school for the same reason I lift today. To look better and feel better about myself. Ah... the sand filled weight days. I remember those days as well. I guess I am pretty shallow so trying to look as good as possible makes me feel better so I turned to weights to make it happen (also want to always look good for the ladies). In high school we had a very small gym at school. Bench press was the main piece with the chip up bar being my second favorite. When I hit college I kept doing bench 5 days a week until I figured out that probably wasn't the best way. Never smoked cigarettes or "buds" but did my share of drinking. Never liked heavy metal and spent my years on the honor role and playing sports.

Remember I went to Canada and I am sure U.S. schools had much better gyms than mine in high school. Gym as a credit.... man I would have been all over that.

And thank you for sharing.Naw,i dont think your shallow.When i first lifted i did it to impress women and intimidate other guys lol.Eighteen yrs. later i've reached that goal,minus the 18 yr. old attitude lol.But it's a good way to get yourself on the right track if your going the wrong way.When i was younger in school i loved sports,but lost intrest when they took away sports(other things too)cause the schools had to make budget cuts.

Great background ICP! I hope more people post their stories here.

I've mostly been hanging in the background on the forums, but I've been a PF customer for a year and plan to be more active online. PF's products are superior to anything I've ever supplemented with before, and I'm thankful that this company is available.

I've been involved with swimming and been on plenty of sports teams my entire life, but only discovered weight training during wrestling in my junior year of HS. That same year I went to visit my older sister in college and found out she was leg pressing 525 lbs, which only motivated me to be stronger.

Freshman year of college I went from my wrestling weight class of 172 lbs up to 205 lbs by the spring semester, mostly due to the huge gyms and the access to all-you-can-eat cafeteria food on my Midwestern campus. By the end of sophomore year, I was inspired to up-weight to the 225 lb "Clydesdale" division of the Chicago Triathlon and did so by learning as much as possible about weightlifting and nutrition through books on campus.
During my senior year, I got to work with Human Kinetics (the HQ was next to campus) and was given a stack of nutrition/exercise/training books as tall as me. Armed with this information, I peaked at 235 lb, but still lacked a thorough understanding of the supplement industry and what works for me (and is healthy at the same time). Now at 27, I'm training for my first bodybuilding competition and have been making great gains since using higher quality protein mixes from PF. My nutritional knowledge is legendary in my office (mostly due to the oddly colored smoothies in the office fridge) and I'm enjoying experimenting with different custom mixes.

Originally Posted by xzibitendo

Great background ICP! I hope more people post their stories here.

I've mostly been hanging in the background on the forums, but I've been a PF customer for a year and plan to be more active online. PF's products are superior to anything I've ever supplemented with before, and I'm thankful that this company is available.

I've been involved with swimming and been on plenty of sports teams my entire life, but only discovered weight training during wrestling in my junior year of HS. That same year I went to visit my older sister in college and found out she was leg pressing 525 lbs, which only motivated me to be stronger.

Freshman year of college I went from my wrestling weight class of 172 lbs up to 205 lbs by the spring semester, mostly due to the huge gyms and the access to all-you-can-eat cafeteria food on my Midwestern campus. By the end of sophomore year, I was inspired to up-weight to the 225 lb "Clydesdale" division of the Chicago Triathlon and did so by learning as much as possible about weightlifting and nutrition through books on campus.
During my senior year, I got to work with Human Kinetics (the HQ was next to campus) and was given a stack of nutrition/exercise/training books as tall as me. Armed with this information, I peaked at 235 lb, but still lacked a thorough understanding of the supplement industry and what works for me (and is healthy at the same time). Now at 27, I'm training for my first bodybuilding competition and have been making great gains since using higher quality protein mixes from PF. My nutritional knowledge is legendary in my office (mostly due to the oddly colored smoothies in the office fridge) and I'm enjoying experimenting with different custom mixes.

Great story!And good luck on your contest.Yeah,i think PF makes the best protein and other supp's that they sell out there.I just got my first order of pepto pro & super plasma along with some other goodies today and cant wait to start making custom blends as well.I feel like a kid in a candy store when i shop here lol.