My Story
- Brad Pillow

- Dec 29, 2022
- 2 min read
Updated: Jan 3, 2023
Growing up, I didn't like sports. I wasn't on any little league teams or running around outside with a ball. Instead, I spent my time playing video games and eating. LOT's of eating.

I grew up eating fast food DAILY and more often than not, multiple times per day. I was HEAVILY picked on as a chubby, introverted kid. I joined the football team in 7th grade for the sole reason I knew they would make me run and lift.
My problems were FAR from over though. For the next several years, I only lifted and ran when told and still ate like a mad man. I wasn't picked on any more but I held on to that anger and hatred for YEARS!
It wasn't until sophomore year in college I really began exploring lifting on my own and studying nutrition. I grew to love the affects it all had on my body and thus grew a love for lifting and eating clean.
BUT hold habits are hard to kick. I was now a binge eater. I ate clean a lot but would absolutely pig out a couple times a week and eat EVERYTHING! It wasn't uncommon for me to get 3 burgers from Jack in the Box, 2 orders of fries from McDonalds, 5 tacos from Taco Bell and pint of ice cream and down it in ONE SITTING! Then I would punish myself by occasionally force puking, not too often, but most of the time I'd run until I couldn't move. My thought process was. "I need to burn this off." But no amount of running is going to burn off a 7,000 calorie dinner.
This went on for several years and my weight climbed to 305lbs. I couldn't tie my shoes without losing my breath and turning red in the face. I hated every minute of it. I KNEW what needed to be done though but I just couldn't stick with anything long enough because I was going to the extreme. Id fast for 24 hours at a time, followed by zero carbs and only eating egg whites and chicken breast. I'd lose 20 pounds pretty quick but put it right back on.

Finally, I decided enough is enough and began the long process of dropping nearly 100 pounds. I had pit falls to overcome and a new mentality to discover but though a process of constant self improvement, I did it. I felt great. Now the fun part, slowly adding muscle and trying to one-up myself every day.
Throughout this crazy journey I started many years ago and learning from various sporting endeavors such as football, powerlifting, bodybuilding and strongman, I have discovered what works and what doesn't.

The "journey" isn't over for me. It's no longer a journey but a way of living. Constant self improvement and being fit for my family and jacked for myself.
Let's talk about my program and see if we are a good fit



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