At 6'1 145 pounds, I was tired of being called bones. Never got beat up, but had shit like my pants started on fire in school aand crap like that. Guys used to hit on my girls and laugh in my face. I started lifting to spite everyone else, including uncle Same who would not let me enlist in the military. As a freshmen I suffered from a terrible knee injury which left me unable to walk for a few years and ended my sprots career. Now its just who I am and I use it to stay healthy and sober.