I’ve always been a go getter growing up through sports, the gym, etc. I’ve always loved the feeling of proving people wrong, the motivation I get from it, the integrity, and the dopamine release you get from it. It’s addicting, not just not those things but knowing your worth as a whole and what you are truly capable of doing is what is addicting when you figure that out. The gym has always been a special place for me. I’ve learned more about myself in the gym than I have anywhere else when it comes to life itself, pushing through when things get tough. The gym isn’t just some facility with lifting equipment. It’s more than that. It’s a place to release your emotions and come together with yourself, mentally and physically. It’s an addicting feeling, knowing you just worked your body out, feeling great, stress free for the time being. The gym wasn’t a thing I thought I would be attached to growing up. I was a scrawny kid with a big head. I got pushed around a bit in sports, I won’t lie. The gym became my life freshman year of high school and just having the confidence every day proud of how I look and who I was as a person pushed me to do better. I then went on to make the LCL All Star basketball team my senior year which was a big accomplishment for me. Just knowing I worked my butt off to get there was what kept my head up proud.