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As I work with more and more young racers, I realized that they are going through the exact same challenges that I did as a young rider.  I was overweight and not fast on the track, I committed to changing all of this once and for all.  Coach Robb's story on how he changed this situation around...

I was twelve years old.  I was entering the sixth grade thirty pounds overweight and burdened with the knowledge that this would be a pivotal year.  I was old enough to know that I was considerably overweight and aware enough that my friends and, worse, girls had noticed too.  Gone were the days of simplicity dependant only upon who had the best baseball card that week or who would adorn this month's cover of BMX Action.  Things were getting complicated and I knew Ocean Pacific didn't make chords for guys my size.  Things had to change.   Up until now only my stepbrothers had noticed and seemed to enjoy harassing me continuously but I'd dealt with their verbal assaults before.  However, the relational shift in my friendships as well as the potential disinterest of all those amazing sixth grade girls in my class would have to be headed off. 

Leaving the musty Teague Middle School locker room, adorned in my required bright red physical education shorts (youth XXL) with coordinating Teague Tiger t-shirt , I joined the crowd of sixth graders awaiting the coaches and our PE lesson for the day.  In walks this sandy brown haired dude with broad shoulders and a clip board.  His name was Coach Lauters and after a brief introduction and a few guidelines put in place to keep us and the county public school system safe, he mentions... "By the way, I'll be here in the gym every morning at 6:00 am, Monday through Friday, if anyone wants to join the weight lifting club."  Providence.  Plan and simple this was it!  I went home, took a long hard look at the clothes hanging in my closet and knew in my soul they would never fit well ever again. 

They never did.  If you’ll join me… neither will yours.