If i recollect hard enough i have about 3 images that stand out in my mind that were what first drew me into bodybuilding. It was around 2005 and i had just quit the football team after getting thrown off Special teams mid season. I was a little depressed and had to goals or aspirations. I didn't know what i was doing really but my mom had always let me subscribe to muscle and fitness and i would read them every now and then for training tips. The pics never really stood out to me much but 3 in particular stand out in my mind. The first was a Richard Jones cover of Muscle and Fitness.
The second was a Muscle and Fitness magazine a friend had brought to school. It was the 2005 edition and it had Ronnie Coleman on the cover in a kings costume. I think it said King Cole reigns again or something along those lines. I remember now asking my friend if he was on Steroids and he looked up at me blankly and i immediately said "well i know but i mean how much i wonder."
The third image was a picture of Arnold doing pullovers. At the time i didn't recognize who it was. My mom came into my room to see the magazine open to that page and said "you don't wanna look like that do you? (shudder)".
That summer i trained harder then i ever had. I remember taking grape flavored celltech and working out at the gym for 3 hours doing Arnold workouts from his encyclopedia. I put on about 20 lbs.
