I'd guess somewhere around 6-7 years old I became enamored with the idea of lifting because I saw so many sports movies and TV shows where someone would score a touchdown, hit a walkoff home run, etc and their team would end up carrying him off the field on their shoulders.
It just always stuck in my head that it'd be so cool to experience that. But then I got a little older and sometime in high school I came up with a fantasy in my mind.
Some crazy thing would happen in school where a group of girls ends up in peril. Then suddenly me, the quiet shy nerdy guy comes in and saves the day.
The fantasy would close out with these girls hoisting me on their shoulders and carrying me off, just like all of those sports movies. I was so shy and these girls felt so out of my league....but in the fantasy they are now putting me above them (literally) and treating me like a hero. That visual just stuck with me forever.
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