My Story (Read if interested, Definitely not a must read)
I start my story off with the question, have you ever been singled out before? If no, you're one lucky person. Bullying was a common occurrence during the early teenage years of my life. In junior high, I was singled out for being different than the majority. By different, I mean that I was smaller, more shy, quieter, and not near as cool as the jocks in my class. To put it simply, I was a nobody. I didn't have a voice. I wasn't included. I was overlooked. As a teenager, there is a lot on your mind, especially girls. Well I can assure you that I never had a girlfriend, let alone the guts to even say hi or carry on a conversation with a girl. I now know girls love confidence, but at that point in my life all the way to the end of my junior year in high school, I didn't have an ounce of it. I was a good kid, teachers liked me, the community recognized me, and none of the adults had a problem with me. Sometimes if one of my buddies wanted to do something or go somewhere and their mom wouldn't let them because she thought they would get into trouble, they would tell their mom that Kody Kilburg was going. As soon as any parent heard my name they knew right away that their child was not going to do anything wrong. I was even a lame-ass in the eyes of the adults.
My senior year in high school I finally said enough was enough. I stopped being the follower, and started doing my own thing. I was going to be in control of my life for once. I separated myself from my high school 'friends' and did my own thing and tried to broaden my horizons. I went out to look for people that had the same interests as me. I started to become very close to friends from rivalry schools and would rarely hangout with my high school friends unless they asked me personally too. I was not going to invite myself or follow another group ever again. These new friends that I made actually cared about me and would text or call me almost every day to see if I wanted to hangout with them. I could trust these friends with my life, and they could trust me with theirs. I finally gained some self-esteem and finally grew confident with myself enough to the point where I could now try and maybe talk to girls. Girls were finally starting to notice me and giving me the time of day. I honestly felt like I was on top of the world. I was confident, I had true friends, and I could finally sum up the courage to talk to girls. For some reason although, I began to feel disappointed in myself. I realized what I was becoming. Each day I was growing up to be more and more like the jocks that bullied me in school all those years. I didn't like what I saw in the mirror every morning and every night. My confidence turned into cockiness, girls were starting to talk badly about me, and I was separating myself further from my true friends. I messed up, big time. I became desperate. I wanted to fix my mistakes and right the wrongs. I needed a new start. After graduating high school I vowed to never be that person I was either through junior high or high school. With college coming up I knew that I needed to find myself quick.
I chose to attend St. Ambrose University the following fall semester. My cousin, which happens to be my biggest role model goes there as well. He was the guy that all guys, especially me were jealous of and longed to be just like him. I noticed that my cousin always talks about lifting and how he has changed since he started, both physically and mentally. After asking myself what I was looking to change and improve about myself, I quickly found out that lifting can solve all of those issues. My whole life I was the small guy, well not anymore. Because of lifting I am going to be able to build muscle mass and strength so that I will never be overlooked again. My whole life I was the shy guy, well not anymore. Because of lifting, I will finally be able to go by the saying, "Look good, feel good". To ensure that I wasn't going to remain the same cocky guy that I was my senior year, I tried to put myself around the right kinds of people. I put myself around people that do community service. I put myself around people that make other people laugh. I put myself around people who have less than I do but seem to be happier because it was one less distraction in their life. I finally felt like I was doing all the good things for the right reasons. Lifting allowed me to find a separate place in my mind that I could get away from the craziness of the real world. Lifting showed me that critiquing myself was better than critiquing others. Lifting allowed me to relieve my stress, which in turn puts me in a good mood and in the right mind set to accomplish my goals. Lifting has no cons, there is only pros. It is a way of life and a way of humbling oneself. It is a way to finally feel accomplished because you can see the results. The results, depend on the work you put in, so it is safe to say lifting encourages a person to push themselves to be the best that he or she can be. That's why I lift. That's why it's an important aspect in my everyday life. That's why I hope to help people achieve and conquer their fitness goals. Whether it be through cardio, proper diets, or a heavier style of lifting. I hope that as a personal trainer, people will leave each session or each consultation with me, with a smile on their face, or at least feeling better about themselves then they did before. I hope to help you "Conquer a Better You".
My senior year in high school I finally said enough was enough. I stopped being the follower, and started doing my own thing. I was going to be in control of my life for once. I separated myself from my high school 'friends' and did my own thing and tried to broaden my horizons. I went out to look for people that had the same interests as me. I started to become very close to friends from rivalry schools and would rarely hangout with my high school friends unless they asked me personally too. I was not going to invite myself or follow another group ever again. These new friends that I made actually cared about me and would text or call me almost every day to see if I wanted to hangout with them. I could trust these friends with my life, and they could trust me with theirs. I finally gained some self-esteem and finally grew confident with myself enough to the point where I could now try and maybe talk to girls. Girls were finally starting to notice me and giving me the time of day. I honestly felt like I was on top of the world. I was confident, I had true friends, and I could finally sum up the courage to talk to girls. For some reason although, I began to feel disappointed in myself. I realized what I was becoming. Each day I was growing up to be more and more like the jocks that bullied me in school all those years. I didn't like what I saw in the mirror every morning and every night. My confidence turned into cockiness, girls were starting to talk badly about me, and I was separating myself further from my true friends. I messed up, big time. I became desperate. I wanted to fix my mistakes and right the wrongs. I needed a new start. After graduating high school I vowed to never be that person I was either through junior high or high school. With college coming up I knew that I needed to find myself quick.
I chose to attend St. Ambrose University the following fall semester. My cousin, which happens to be my biggest role model goes there as well. He was the guy that all guys, especially me were jealous of and longed to be just like him. I noticed that my cousin always talks about lifting and how he has changed since he started, both physically and mentally. After asking myself what I was looking to change and improve about myself, I quickly found out that lifting can solve all of those issues. My whole life I was the small guy, well not anymore. Because of lifting I am going to be able to build muscle mass and strength so that I will never be overlooked again. My whole life I was the shy guy, well not anymore. Because of lifting, I will finally be able to go by the saying, "Look good, feel good". To ensure that I wasn't going to remain the same cocky guy that I was my senior year, I tried to put myself around the right kinds of people. I put myself around people that do community service. I put myself around people that make other people laugh. I put myself around people who have less than I do but seem to be happier because it was one less distraction in their life. I finally felt like I was doing all the good things for the right reasons. Lifting allowed me to find a separate place in my mind that I could get away from the craziness of the real world. Lifting showed me that critiquing myself was better than critiquing others. Lifting allowed me to relieve my stress, which in turn puts me in a good mood and in the right mind set to accomplish my goals. Lifting has no cons, there is only pros. It is a way of life and a way of humbling oneself. It is a way to finally feel accomplished because you can see the results. The results, depend on the work you put in, so it is safe to say lifting encourages a person to push themselves to be the best that he or she can be. That's why I lift. That's why it's an important aspect in my everyday life. That's why I hope to help people achieve and conquer their fitness goals. Whether it be through cardio, proper diets, or a heavier style of lifting. I hope that as a personal trainer, people will leave each session or each consultation with me, with a smile on their face, or at least feeling better about themselves then they did before. I hope to help you "Conquer a Better You".