I began to lift weights in 2004, when I decided I was tired of being weaker and smaller than all my friends. I started reading all the magazines and websites I could find. I made a lot of progress during those first few years and I had friends start asking me to train them. I loved helping them get stronger and feel better. Shortly after I began college in 2008 I met a few intelligent strength coaches that changed a lot of my training paradigms and started introducing me to better informatio