Thanks for the encouragement all, I'm currently is Asia and I'll be heading back to the states sometime mid summer. Spider-Man, on Feb 23 2013 I decided to make some changes. I was 215 Lbs and couldn't do a single pull-up. Today I'm 184 LBS and can bust out 9 dead hang. It's all very possible. Steve is right, nutrition, and exercise is the way. History Chef, I've never heard of the individual you mentioned but the Military Athlete program is very similar, the sessions are tailored to the service/region.