Like many young men and now over half my life ago, I started out in the lifting game doing bodybuilding

This photo shows me at about 24 years of age, displaying excellent proportions and symmetry at around 90kg and ripped!*

*NB: This is a photo taken directly of an old postcard size print, unfortunately the original photo
was slightly out of focus and grainy so my actual condition was much better than this
reproduction shows!

Ahhh sigh....later in life I would look back and refer to this as my "strippers physique" :-)

Some 7 years of heavy training later....this was me at around 40kg heavier!: http://www.pbase.com/strongmanmike2002/image/68940581/original

To avoid embarrassment, I won't show a photo of what I look like now.... :-(