tony nunez continues our coverage. san jose state student, alex pelkey has a tightly packed day-to-day life. he sometimes works 30 hours a week with spartan catering. and it's also a full-time student at the school - in the silicon valley. despite the dense schedule he still finds time to do what he loves. lifting barbells with hundreds of pounds on each end. weightlifting is really important to me and i really have to try and make sure that i like make time for it. and so the important part is that i just try and balance my schedule really well. pelkey took up powerlifting three years ago in an attempt to get more involved in school. he wound up finding a passion and a lot more. i've definitely done stuff now that i never thought i could before. and i think a lot of that is also because of the confidence i've built from competing and from training and weightlifting and i just think overall the sport has made me mature. and become just a more confident person. pelkey says the benefits of powerlifting on his mental heal

equal time correspondent tony nunez begins our coverage with a look and running.ri lambert can't stop running.