Interviews

At the end of the day I can look in the mirror and know all my hard work has paid off. That I owe my results to myself and not by taking a short cut threw steroids and other illegal substances.

"I stay motivated by looking forward to the improvements that I will be making. Also inspiring those around me gives me a great deal of motivation..."

"I had always been into sports however training was a totally different sport on its own. I started lifting weights here and there at the age of 17, I didn’t know too much about it and I certainly did not know a lot about anatomy, physiology, nutrition and..." - Alexandre M. Carneiro

"When I was younger I was a bit on the chubby side. In middle school I was made fun of because of my chunky bottom so during the summer between 8th grade and freshman year I started hitting the weights with my mum, who did bodybuilding in the late 80’s..."

"Fitness has always been a staple in my life whether it be playing sports or working out in the gym. But, I would have to say that my hardcore training in the gym started about 4 years ago..."

"I originally started in June 2006 but in early 2007 I found out I was pregnant. Therefore, I had to restart my fitness goals anew in August 2009. I started with playing softball..."

"I prefer to do plyometrics because they are much more "fun" for me instead of simply doing the treadmill or elliptical, which tends to get boring quite quickly for me..."

"I’ve been training for as long as I can remember… Whilst in school I used to compete in athletics, most memorably sprinting. From here I went on to be an avid cardio queen! I used to spend hours doing cardio in the gym..."

"Team sports are great, but I wanted to work out on my own time, develop my physique and do it in the healthiest way possible. I knew I had the discipline, a fair amount of knowledge; all I needed was a place to start...."

"Being very motivated after 20 years of training and staying injury-free despite having had cancer..."