About 7 years ago I became interested in working out. I was tired of feeling tired all of the time and wanted to find a way to increase my energy. Being single, I also wanted to be more physically appealing to the opposite sex.

I began by just going to the gym without any sort of plan. I had worked out a little in high school, but never really had any type of 'assistance'. I read many magazines looking for some direction. Any 'Health', 'Fitness' or 'Muscle' magazine you find on the shelf, i can guarantee i have subscribed to it at some point. All of these magazines gave conflicting points on how to work out. Some said working out with heavy weights and shorter sets will make you bigger. Some magazines swore that this was not the case. After reading months and months of these publications, I decided that i would create my own routines. I would not tie myself to strict ideas of what 'wouldn't' work. I chose to include a wide assortment of actual workouts and target specific areas of my body. I spent time frequently in front of the mirror assessing the structure of my musculature. Where was I disproportionate? What areas did I think would look the best larger? Smaller? With targeted workouts, my goals were exceeded, and in amazing time too.

When I had started working out I weighed 205 and was very 'average' in muscle mass. After about 2 years of working out and my new eating habits, I weighed 185 and was solid muscle.

The 'Fitness' magazines that I had been reading were especially wrong when it came to nutrition. The general consensus seemed to be, "eat meat, build muscle" and supplement with "light carbs". These light carbs always turned out to be white rice, whole wheat breads,etc. This did not seem right to me. I always seemed tired. Lethargic. I worked out 5-6 days a week, 1 1/2 to 2 hours a day. One day on the weekend I road my mountain bike on intense rides through the Santa Cruz mountains. These rides would last 3 or more hours. All this working out to be 'more' fit and I was tired. I ate 2-3 chicken breasts a day and supplemented it with potatoes and fruits and still did not feel completely healthy.

At the end of 2004, I was at the height of my muscle building experience. I was fairly lean when compared to the average male. My strength was also very far above average. But I still didn't feel 'healthy'. My wife is a true raw-vegan and does not replace the meat in her diet with pastas and breads like most vegetarians do. She eats large amounts of raw, organic fruits and veggies. Salads and juices are 90% of her diet, and she looks amazing! We ate hand-made juices made out of almond milk, bananas, berries and an assortment of wonderfully tasting things blended together.

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