College Admissions Essay: Obstacles In My Life

The sweat poured down my body. I knew I had to give everything in this moment. Right here right now soaked and drained. Every breath I take in I realize I am overcoming everything. Obstacles in life are very much like the increasing weight and strain I apply to my body. The love I have for bodybuilding is rooted with a dark past. I feel serenity knowing that I am the only one who can break myself down just to build myself back up. My whole life I allowed others to beat me down and hold me back. I have developed a new kind of mental toughness through my competitive drive to continually better myself everyday. The decision to get deeper into this spurred from a terrible place in my life. Living in an abusive home when I was younger taught me that no one should ever be able to hold power over you.
The only person I can blame is myself. I first discovered my passion in the beginning of high school. Nothing at this time was ever easy. Everything was new and I just left a tragic home life. Anxiety was at an all time high when I was at an all time low. I met a trainer, who saw me in a different light. He believed in me when no one else did. He is the one I accredit to getting me back on my feet leading me down the right path. He showed me routines and a training style known as heavy weight training. This is a style where you do minimal reps and a lot of weight to gain strength. I began thinking on how I always felt little no bigger than an ant. Strength training gave me a power and a self-love in which is indescribable. I knew it was healing me when I craved the tension and pressure on my body. I always knew when I would lift I was getting stronger both mentally and physically. I was finally moving on and gaining reassurance that I could overcome my