It was March 13, 2014, my 39th birthday! \u00a0I would be the big 4-0 in one year. \u00a0I have alway set goals in my life both professionally and personally. \u00a0Things were going great in practice, my two kids, Grant and Lily were doing well in Kindergarten and preschool, and my wife, Sue was happy with her position at Yale as a faculty member of the Radiation Department. \u00a0I had previously been competing in Spartan and Tough Mudder races to fuel the competitive drive I have always needed outside of work and while the races were both challenging and fun, I realized they were also potentially quite dangerous with high risk of injury. \u00a0 Given the fact that my “hands” are extremely important to my career, I knew I needed to find another challenge and make new goals. \u00a0As I had previously mentioned, weight training and cardio were always a part of my daily activity. \u00a0Staying fit is a priority and I had been training with a personal trainer for about a year and was very impressed with the focus on proper form with lifts. \u00a0He was also helping me train for the aforementioned obstacle course races. \u00a0During this time, I learned the proper way to lift weights. \u00a0I also began getting tips from some of the other trainers regarding diet and nutrition. \u00a0What I started noticing very quickly were aches and pains that I use to have in my knees, back and shoulders started to go away once I learned how to squat, how to perform lunges properly, and how a heavy weighted, barbell bench press was not required to develop my chest. \u00a0I also learned that low carb, Fat free and low sugar foods were not necessarily the answer to a leaner physique. \u00a0A couple of the trainers at the studio competed in body building competitions and suggested that I give it a try. \u00a0At first, my answer was “no way”, I could never get into body building. \u00a0But as i thought about it more, I realized bodybuilding does require tremendous discipline and will power and would be a perfect challenge that I ultimately could not refuse! \u00a0So, I decided as a gift to myself while turning 40, I would be in the best shape of my life! \u00a0At this point, I weighed around 165 pounds and was around 18% body fat and had no idea about how much I was about to learn about the body and the science behind nutrition!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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