To escape the burden of mediocrity and the monotony every day life can sometimes resemble. To push the limits of my physiology and fine tune my body to become a performance machine capable of things that would send others running, in fear, to their mothers. To build and shape a physique worthy of the classification, art. Above all i just love the pain. It lets me know I'm still here, still alive, grounds and humbles me. It builds me up but at the same time it relentlessly knocks me on my ass before confidence takes a turn toward ****iness. It has reinforced the old school values and discipline my old man passed down to me. I feel most comfortable with a stack of plates bearing down on my shoulders knowing I've got at least 5 more reps to go and I can already feel my legs giving out, there is no better feeling.