Hello…I am Zach German:
In 1996, the Gameboy Pocket was invented and released to kids around the world. I was one of those kids. The Gameboy changed my life in a way that I did not realize until much later in life. Instead of spending my free time as a kid running around outside and swinging from tree branch to tree branch, I spent my time inside playing video games. Over the years I started to get chubbier and chubbier until I realized that if I stood up straight and tilted my head forward to try to see my toes, I could not find them. After having a much-needed paradigm shift, I joined my schools cross-country team and soccer team my sophomore year of high school and slimmed down considerably…but I still had quite a bit of extra pounds attached to my body. However, I was fine with this because I knew that “one day” I would be in great shape.

A year and a half after graduating high school, I realized that “one day” was never going to be reached if I kept on putting it off, so I decided to work really hard and get the body that I always wanted by eating only what my body needed and keeping a rigorous workout schedule. I have come a long way from where I was but, I still have a way to go before I have the body I have always wished I had. Right now I am still eating healthy and get plenty of wights and cardio sessions in at the gym but, to keep myself motivated, I have decided to train to run a Spartan sprint at Washougal in the middle of June. I am on the search for a ‘get shredded’ competition, or something similar, to participate in as well. I hope that my testimony can be an encouragement to my fellow gym members and I look forward to seeing each of you in the days to come!