I have been lifting weights since I was 15 and it was a new world to me back then. I didn't know much but the basics. I had my favorite exercises and ones a didn't like at all. The first gym I started at was the YMCA but in time it was not enough or what I was looking for. I heard about a gym called The Pumphouse. It was where serious training was going on such as bodybuilding and power lifting. I wanted to improve my size and strength for sports. I got to know a lot of people while working out working at The Pumphouse. Jamie Lavoie and I became work out partners as we both had the same thing in mind, bigger and stronger. I was introduced to Marv Kelso. Marv had a life time of weight lifting experience even having Power lifting records. The three of us became great friends and work out partners. Marv saw the potential I had with lifting and how dedicated I was with training. Then in 2007 Marv introduced me to power lifting. In that time I met John Bergoin who also had a life time of experience and also placing records in power lifting. Marv was training for a meet and was able to go see what a power lifting meet was all about. I had experience with other type of meets through school and I found my self being comfortable with this atmosphere.At that time I knew I wanted to take it to the next level and compete my self. Marv and John became my two coaches, trainers and work out partners. I took a year to train specifically for power lifting. I learned the fundamentals of power lifting along as the rules. Learned about the gear and process of how everything worked.Within that year I was able to make the strength gains where I wanted to be so I could be at a competitive level.

From then on I could not have imagine what this would entail.