Pounds, to gain a bunch of muscle, and to be bikinibodyready. Stay tuned to see the results of our first week of the total gym challenge. I started calling myself the fat guy. I weighed 360 pounds. I was unhealthy, i wasnt fit, because i was fat. I got to 360 pounds over 53 years of not really taking care of myself. I started noticing a difference almost right away with the total gym. The total gym has helped me so much because its so easy to e. Its right there. I can do a hard workout, an easy workout. I can do an onthego workout. It works into my day. The people that dont know me do not believe that i was 360 pounds. This was me at 360 pounds. I keep this photo around to remind me of how heavy i was and how i felt. But im not that person anymore. Im this person. Thank you, total gym. You know, ive been doing the martial arts now for 54 years, years. And you wonder, why have i been doing it that long . Do i do it because i have to . No. I do it because i like it. I enjoy keeping mysel
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