USPlabs asks WHY dO you LIFT? Share your "WHY" story and WIN BIGLY!

KingLeonidas9 said:
Why do I life? The better question is why not?

Back in high school, i was 100 pounds. I played soccer all 4 years but I always the skinny one with a gut. But on my summer break before senior year, I started going to the gym because I wanted to get stronger and get the girls(wasn't this everyone first reason to start working out?). By the time senior year started I was 130. Newbie gains the bodybuilders and powerlifters at my gym said. I ate everything in sight and I was at the gym 2 hours every day that summer, good old jack3d, and mono creatine along with a mass gainer was what I took for 3 months. When my senior year started I had 3 selective classes that I chose on purpose, french, Italian and study, all freshman in the language classes. I was one of the ' biggest' guys in my senior year not counting the football guys but in those languages classes, i was muscle god lmao. I got with 80% of the girls in french class and 4 from Italian classes.

After high school was over I stop doing jiu-jitsu(did it from age 6 to 18) because of money and started investing my money in the gym, food and supplements. I was at the gym for hours until one day the owner said he would hire me to stay there from 2pm until 11pm when closing I said hell yes. I didn't get paid much but he did give me supplements every 2 weeks and i got to train and learn from a lot of the bodybuilders and powerlifters. I wanted to look like Lee Priest, he was such a beast. I kept working out hard because my friends were all rich and good looking. I was poor and ugly so I had to have something going for myself.
I spent years working out but never really seeing results. One day I went to do a medical and i found out that i had Tuberculosis. Did the treatment for 9 months, taking pills daily and getting my blood work done every month. My first visit to the doctor he said because of these pills i had to stop drinking alcohol, soda, and start eating a little bit cleaner. I did just that and i dropped about 10 pounds but was so much leaner! It was when I 'realized' that diet really was important.. Started eating so much cleaner and the results were very clear.

In the end of 2012, i decided to join the army. I was in Brazil and hot 100 degrees everyday I was out running and sweating my ass off so i could run 2 miles in under 17 minutes. Doing Kris Gethin's DTP every other day to not lose muscle. When I got to basic training in Fort Benning georgia it was the same 100+ weather and i was the oldest guy at 27, everyone was 18-21. I wasn't the fastest but I busted my ass on every run. I was 175 pounds when i got to basic, when i graduate top 20 out of 207 guys I was 155 pounds. Left basic and when i got to my unit they said i was going to deploy so i started working out hard again to put on weight back because i had lost a lot of my strength doing so much cardio everyday and i wanted to be ready for everything that might have happened while on deployment. When I deployed in September of 2014 I was 175 again. We were only 32 guys on the deployment and first 2 weeks in it was 130 degrees everyday. Everyone stayed in their tent and I was going to the gym, eventually guys stared asking to workout with me and teach them and 2 months in about 24 guys were working out everyday now. Everyday someone would workout with me or we be in a group of 5 or 6.

In December 2014 I got injured really bad, was in bed for 3 weeks but after I could put my foot on the ground and got crutches I started going to the gym again. Did do legs cuz of my foot but I did everything that I could sitting or laying down. I got a lot of heat for it because I couldnt do any work but I was going ot the gym so i volunteered to be the official driver for every mission and whatever we had to do. At first they said no but then the Captain said hey if he can work out then he can drive the humvee and the van, he dont need the left foot to drive. Even while on shift I would go to the gym to help out one of the guys. When i got called on the radio i would crunch my way back to the tent and fire up the humvee. At this time I was taking Test Powder and Ultimate T, AMAZING COMBO!!! After 2 months I could started walking again without crutches and I was able to squat again. To my surprised my strength was through the roof thanks to that combo and while still in pain I squatted 3 45s each side for 2 reps. Everyone called me the Illusionist Chemist cuz i used to make my own pre with a bunch of things and do stuff in the gym that amazed them.
August of 2015 we returned from deployment and i was 205 pounds. This was the heaviest I ever been in my life. I was some what fat too. I was trying hard to lose weight but my foot injury kept me from running. So i did lot of bike. Didnt help that i got a gf and she likes to eat. She didnt like working out with weighs only doing the stupid step machine. got her to start doing squats, and everything else and she started doing more weights then cardio. Her butt grew more and my weight dropped to 185 by January 2016.

In May of 2016 my contract with the military ended and i decided to move to florida. By July when i moved to Tampa I was 178. I was working with AC all summer here and didnt even need cardio, just being in the heat and attics all day was enough to get a sweat going. I woke up at 5:30 worked and got home at only 7pm most days but I still made it to the gym for 30,40mins. I didnt have a life at all till October and I was now 160 pounds. I havent been this weight in so many years... I havent worked in a month as heat is down and noone wants new AC in their home so while i look for new work and go to interviews Im eating cleaner and working out everyday. Its almost november and I'm back to 168 pounds. Eating as clean as possible and hitting hte gym every day even if its only for 30mins with 20 sec rest.
I work out cuz i live in Paradise, florida. I want to look good and i want to be healthy for as long as i can be.
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Winner!
 
The Solution said:
Lifting helps me
- Allow my mind to release any frustration and or anger
- Meet new people, and create friendships
- Help improve my mental strength
- Surround myself in an environment where I can relieve stress
- Improve my strength & cardiovascular health.
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KilaCali said:
First off, Thank You guys at USP for the quality supplements, overall support for not only customers and future customers but people in the fitness circle..

Why I Started and became obsessed with it and everything related to it and Why I Will Continue To Lift and Envelope myself in all things physical;

When I was 9 or 10 yrs old and I'm sure ALOT of people can relate, The Arnold & Van Damme movies were just coming out and for some reason I wanted to be both.. As a child at ages of 10-11-12 and up I used to walk around our 2 story house looking for ways to workout, doing pullups in doorways, pushups, curls, I would even walk up to the couch when my sister or mom would be on the couch and lift up one end of it for reps, I look back now and think DAMN I was actually kinda strong as a skinny little kid..

as I went on for some reason I just kept getting more hyped on the muscles and martial arts Arnold and van damme had and could do.. I would feel like Arnold or van dame and challenge my sisters friends who were all 3-4 years older and ALOT bigger then me to punch me in the stomache and wrestle and would surprise them. Awesome feeling for a kid who had virtually no friends cause we moved every couple months so we were always changing schools..

Come HighSchool gym class I loved it, the thing I killed due in part to me only weighing 125lbs being 5'7 and experienced in pullups I actually impressed the coach even with all the beast football kids, I broke off 20-30-40 pullups... I kind of fell out of it after a while though when I got introduced to marijewana and partying.. as time went on I always wanted to workout and get big. my philosophy was me being only 5'7 if I can bcome a mini hulk it would make up for the height advantage a lot of dudes had, I just never was able to take that next step..

At the age of 22 I was locked up in county for a LOT of serious felonies and spent almost 2 yrs in fighting the cae with a quarter million bond there wa no chance in hell I was getting out, of course right away I see some dudes that are pretty jacked and I actualy get along with 95% of people in so the meathead of the unit takes me under his wing, not your typical movie thing where he A. makes you think you guys are cool and rapes you or B. Gets you all jacked and rapes you cause there was a dude that used to do that out here, anyhow

Dude makes me a deal, if I order I little list of food for us to get big on and split a little with him he'll train me, though all they had was a dip bar pullup bar leg lift junglegym in our pod we would improvise and by the time I was to be sentenced and had my bond lowered almost 2 years later living on a **** diet but eating everything I walked out on bond going from 135lbs to 161lbs LEAN. everyone freaked.. another thing to mention is well I was in there it was something great to look forward to 5-6 days a week in there, had a perfect routine made the time FLY, and after I would finish I would feel amazing... anyhow

shortly after that I start realizing after doing some minor training in MMA and finally hitting weights for the first time since 15yrs old in H.S.
that I felt like Everything physical would be picked up in my brain almost immediately I could remember all the articles, books, papers, mags I read on every aspect of lifting and fighting, and when it came to drills, lifting, mma training, my muscle memory was amazing! the first thing in my life I felt like I was destined to excel in it if I put my efforts into it and stick with it..
That is one of my #1 Reaon "Why I Lift"

#2 Mood, Health, Longevity, Preparedness for Anything that requires all the abilities of being fit (ie. Work, Self Defense, Helping someone Out)

#3 Self-Confidence.. It does feel good when people talk about your physique no matter who it is, also in the PT/Rehab/Fitness world if your goal is to make a career out of anything in the fitness world looking in shape alone is a huge advertisement..

To make a long story short cause I'm thinking maybe it was a little too much already :-/
Lifting is an all around blessing to me when I wake up to going to sleep I am thankful for being able to succeed in any fitness or health test and seeing myself in the mirror from time to time reminds me of how far ive come in life and its something positive that took years of hard work with nothing special to help me get there other then pure motivation, determination, and occasionally some awesome workout partners or as we called it in jail and prison "a car" because were driving eachother in the gym.

There are ALOT of things that I am not proud of but I think lifting and getting to the point I am now has gotten me through many dark days in my life and allowed me the courage and confidence as well as sometimes a physical presence to help others in their bad days..

Thank you USP for the opportunity to apply for this fantastic giveaway and all considerations. I wish everyone the best and hope maybe my drawn out explanation was something you were looking for!
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angcd3 said:
Ok here is mine. And honestly it's much like a lot the other ones on here. And that's one thing that I've noticed about people like the ones on this board we all have a reason something that drives us to be better each and every day.

Like quite a few others on here I was always the chubby athletic kid. Played soccer, tennis, basketball and was good at them all even though I looked like I didn't have any business playing them. Blew my knee out playing soccer in 12th grade and that pretty much ended my athletic career. So when a chubby Italian kid stops pretty much doing any type of activity you can guess what happens. I gained a decent amount of weight all throughout college, never actually stepped on a scale so not sure how much. But found powerlifting as a junior in college and was able to add some muscle and was just a the “big” guy who was the bouncer at party’s carried the kegs… you know the drill. Needed something moved they called me….
A few years after college I got married was around 260 at this time still power lifting up until I got married. Then it all stopped, I stopped going to the gym had a real job and just got comfortable in my life and just pretty much sat home and ate. After about 2 years I had ballooned up to 320 had no muscle tone at all and I honestly wasn't going to stop. It was changing everything, who I was as a person..my blood pressure was sky high so I was pretty much slowly killing myself… and my marriage wasn’t the same. I never wanted to go out do anything at all I was embarrassed of what I had become so I just stayed home and ate I wasn’t happy and I could tell it was very hard on her too. And I remember this day like it was yesterday My wife had a holiday party to go I really didn’t want to go but I was going to for her… but I didn’t have a suit. So we headed out the store Men’s Warehouse to be exact, and proceeded to try and find something to fit me. The salesmen must have brought me who knows how many pairs of pants to try and suit jackets, the amount of alterations they had to do to make it fit( which I use loosely) was ridiculous. I remember sitting in the dressing room sweating, pretty much in tears realizing what I had become, I can look back and laugh about it now, especailly the size of that damn zipper on those pants was ridiculous!! But from that night forward I said never again, I'm going to change I’m not going to be an embarrassment to myself or most importantly to my wife. Fast forward to today I am 215lbs I have two wonderful kids, and my beautiful wife.. and I don’t know what I would do without them. But who knows what would have happened if I didn’t get off my ass and back in the gym it not only changed my life but quite honestly saved it.
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Winner.
 
Man it's like Christmas came early up in here.
 
Ok, who can help me count how many winners I have selected so far? Haha...
 
Congrats all that have won so far, as has been echoed, everyone is a winner in here
 
Really looking forward to this. Everyone deserves to win. But a little biased and hope I still win
 
My reasons to lift are my son and I want to push myself to see what my limits are before it's too late. First kiddo and just turned 9 months and so close to being mobile. I don't want to look back and regret that I couldn't do something with him.
 
Colby making it rain up in here!

Congrats, winners! Make sure 1 of your 3 products is WL Max Reps because it's the bestest!

Checking in from a break between runs at EMS and have to say, this place makes me so much happier than what my fb currently looks like.

<3 you all
 
MidwestBeast said:
Colby making it rain up in here!

Congrats, winners! Make sure 1 of your 3 products is WL Max Reps because it's the bestest!

Checking in from a break between runs at EMS and have to say, this place makes me so much happier than what my fb currently looks like.

<3 you all
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Lol my FB/Twitter are **** shows too. It's sad
 
MidwestBeast said:
Colby making it rain up in here!

Congrats, winners! Make sure 1 of your 3 products is WL Max Reps because it's the bestest!

Checking in from a break between runs at EMS and have to say, this place makes me so much happier than what my fb currently looks like.

<3 you all
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Oh yeah. Definitely Maxreps +!!!
 
MidwestBeast said:
Colby making it rain up in here!

Congrats, winners! Make sure 1 of your 3 products is WL Max Reps because it's the bestest!

Checking in from a break between runs at EMS and have to say, this place makes me so much happier than what my fb currently looks like.

<3 you all
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went with Caramel Cookie Stix Modern, Max Reps Watermelon Limeade, and Anabolic Pump!
 
DennisTheDane said:
Well it started back in 07...My lady left me... Then i went to the gym with a buddy... Went to the gym for a few months.. But my drinking went in the way..
And got in to a lot of trouble...So that was the end of that...

But a few years back.. I got a bad injury in my back..For i needed some rehab training. And that was it..Was hooked... For a while... Then my dad got cancer.. And i have a very bad temper..So i needed to blow of steam...And it seemed to do the job,going to the gym... So after a while getting used to lifting...
My fiance got cancer... And i went down a deep dark hole for a while... But again training was the answer...It got me out of ruff patches...

Thjere have been ups and downs..But i always seem to find my way back in to the gym,when things get to heated... So this year after a depressing period.. (>I was,what you might call. Stuck between a rock and a hard place) I went back to the gym.. And im gaining muscle and having fun again ! Its hard AF but i still go and i still fuack **** up!
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Thanks for sharing such a personal story. Winner. Please DM.
 
I believe that wraps it up for now. THANK YOU ALL again for sharing such great stories of inspiration. Keep your eyes out for the next thread...
 
Hell Yes! Thank You guys! Congrats to all the winners, and Thank you everyone that shared your awesome storys. not one was better or worse then the other cause were all in it for the same thing, I think this is the best family and circle of support anywhere!
 
KilaCali said:
Hell Yes! Thank You guys! Congrats to all the winners, and Thank you everyone that shared your awesome storys. not one was better or worse then the other cause were all in it for the same thing, I think this is the best family and circle of support anywhere!
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I'm new here but I would have to agree.
 
Congratulations to all the winners, Thanks to all who shared there stories!!
 
Congrats to all the winners! Really awesome thread
 
Congrats, winners!

And thanks to USP Labs for taking care of AM like you always do!
 
congrats to all of the winners!!!!

I would like to thank USP Labs for creating such awesome products and doubly so for sharing those with us! I am looking forward to trying out some new USP Labs products from this promotion! :)
 
I went with Vanilla Modern, Pre+ and BCAA+. I have been wanting to try the Pre+ and BCAA+, and this is the perfect opportunity to find some new staples! :)
 
Congratulations to everyone that won!

S/o to usplabs for being an awesome board sponsor and always giving back to the community!
 
I lift because I am a christian.
I honour God by keeping my "temple" in good shape.

Of course, I also love the pump.. :-)
 
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