I would first like to introduce myself and tell you a little bit about myself. My name is Oscar Sanchez. I am from Venezuela and Portugal, and I came to the United States when I was 6 years old. I have been training for 17 years, starting at the age of 15. When I first started, it was tough. I wasn't happy with the way I looked; I was a young man that was extremely thin and insecure about my appearance. I knew I had to make a change to feel better about myself. The hardest part was getting started. In the beginning, I didn't see results quickly. I was tired and sore all the time and looked for excuses not to work out. The first 3 months were the hardest. I had to motivate myself and use the negativity in my life as ambition to keep going.

After those 3 months, I started to see changes, feel better overall, and receive compliments. Not only did my physique improve, but my state of mind did too. It became a lifestyle that allowed me to do other things while feeling better about myself. In the past 17 years, I have not missed more than 10 days in a row without working out. It's something that has made my life better. When you start to go a while without training, it becomes hard to get back into it again. My knowledge comes from experience through years of trial and error, researching, talking to doctors and bodybuilders, and understanding how the body changes. Everyone has different genetics; therefore, not everyone gains the same results from the same regimen.