Sometimes, life sends you a powerful message in the most embarrassing of ways.
"When I was 15," recalls Lawrence Ballenger, now 30, "we had Thanksgiving at my cousin's house with our family and friends from church. My cousin had just gotten one of those cheap bench sets—the ones with the plastic-covered weights. After dinner, a huge group of us decided to try them out. Someone put 50 pounds on the bar, and everyone took turns to see how many reps they could do."
When it was Ballenger's turn, his cousin un-racked the weight and held it in position for him. When his cousin released the weight, the bar hit Ballenger's chest so fast it knocked the wind out of him. That was embarrassing enough for the young boy. Then, it got worse.
"Everyone was dying of laughter," Ballenger says. "Then someone had this great idea of asking this girl upstairs who I had a big crush on if she wanted to try. She did 22 reps! I'll never forget it."
At the time, Ballenger was 5 feet 2 inches tall and...
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