My dad lifted on an old concrete weight set when I took to lifting with him. We would do our bench pressing on the floor. I dreamed about the day I could bench press on a bench. One day I was at teh salebarn with my grandpa, and there was an old bench for auction in the junk sale. Since most everybody was there for livestock and farm related items, I got it for $1.75. I was on cloud 9. Used it for years, but when I graduated to olympic weights, I sold it at a garage sale. I kinda wish I still had it, but I was hoping it would be as big of a thrill for some other young kid with dreams of benching on a real bench and becoming superman.
I'm the lyrical Jesse James