TRANSFORM YOURSELF AND LOOK GREAT - EXERCISE

Basically, I just do not just practice being fit for a few months out of the year. I am dedicated during my entire life to fitness and I feel now reaping enormous benefits. I have actually found huge success in the fitness industry. I feel encouraged all the time, and ready for next actions in every aspect of my life, as a physician, as a Federal employee of the United States of America government, as a leader, as a father, husband, family member and as a friend. Success has only fueled me to desire to be better. ALWAYS INSPIRED - When I was young,I looked up to heroes like Superman and Hulk Hogan. "I wanted to be big and strong like them. They were some of my idols. I wanted to be looked up to. I wanted to be brave and do good for people.

My parents may have thought I was just playing at being a superhero when I wore capes along with my brothers and childhood friends, but my Superman dreams went beyond the fantasy. In fact, nobody ever messed with heroes. I wanted to be big and muscular like them, but things didn't really go the way I wanted them to. Small and skinny for my age, I was sometimes the butt of a lot of jokes. I was a good athlete, but I couldn't gain weight and had a hard time getting strong. My body contradicted my athletic abilities and people gave me a lot of crap. Frustrated with his small stature, I started lifting weights and exercising at age 15 and have been going ever since.

BODYBUILDING BENEFITS - I think that through training and exercising, I've grown up a lot. I've learned a lot about myself, about dedication, about finding a goal and sticking to it. I also noticed the additional benefit of improved relationships. Whether it's a relative, wife, children, or friend, I work harder at the relationship. I have a work ethic that I didn't have before I started bodybuilding, competing, and living a healthy lifestyle. Bodybuilding has also been transformative in the way In motivate himself and others. The most important, inspiring thing about being healthy is that I'm treating my body the way it's supposed to be treated. We're not meant to be overweight and slow. We're meant to be streamlined, fast, and strong. Knowing the positive changes I make to my body inspires men to get up, work hard, and eat right. I want to try to become a better me. My love of fitness is infectious. Other people see me and want to go on their journey, too. It's contagious; it spreads. I lift weights now because it's part of who I am. I've been doing it so long that I really don't know how to live another way. You can eat bad, but that doesn't make you feel good about yourself.

Going to the gym, going after goals, eating right, and inspiring others makes you feel good. Fitness has become who I am, so I'll continue to do it. WHAT'S MY FAVORITE LIFT AND WHY? I couldn't name just one, but a few of my favorites include standing dumbbell curls, triceps rope push-downs, leg extensions, lunges, incline hammer presses, hanging leg raises, dumbbell side lateral raises, and pull-ups. I love the way these exercises feel and what they add to my physique. IF YOU COULD OFFER SOMEONE WHO WANTS TO LOOK LIKE YOU ONE PIECE OF ADVICE, WHAT WOULD YOU SAY? I can't just give one tip. I think a lot goes into this lifestyle, and you have to do a lot of things to be successful! Everything takes time. It took you time to put the weight on your body, and it will take time to burn it off. Set some realistic goals, and then set a big goal at the end. Enjoy each incremental goal that you achieve on the way to your big goal and celebrate those victories. If you are having a hard time with the plan you are on, take a step back and re-evaluate what you are doing and make sure the plan is right for you. Your diet and workout routine should fit your goals. If they don't, change your plan.

Surround yourself with positive people who will help you along the way. Negativity will just bring you down and make it that much harder for you to achieve your goals. The people who criticize you are afraid of change. Your hard work and dedication make them feel like they have to change, and that's scary. Rise above that and work on you. You are the best investment you can make.