Thu 8th Feb 2018 < Back to News
It's 7 days a week as usual at Sharpbodies Personal Training. It makes me reflect on how much I enjoy my job. Hey it's my 30th year full time in fitness industry helping people to change their lives.
It changed my life in 1984 when I walked into Pumping Iron gym in Brentwood for the first time. I wanted to change my body. It's took years of hard work but I went from 135lbs to 200lbs in 5 years. Training with hardcore bodybuilders I knew what it took to become a Champion like them. It took me 9 years to compete and win my first show the London Bodybuilding Championships. This changed my life and confidence. I was now a Bodybuilding Champion. 6 months later I broke crushed both my feet in a horrific gym accident in April 1984. It put me out of action for 5 months finally walking in June on Crutches and guess what I started preparing for the NABBA British Championships. Then my girlfriend at the time leaves me! Story of my life. So I'm crawling round the gym training. On crutches.
So there's Zero leg training at all, dieting hard preparing for the Britain! Crazy yes but I had a goal. 4 weeks before I start training legs and 4 weeks later I'm in Birmingham competing at the NABBA British Championships. I did it. I broke my legs. My girlfriend left me. But the gym was there for me and I did what I had to do to achieve my goals. The gym never lets you down while all around you goes wrong you can be a champion. The gym always been there for me what happening in my life it's the best thing. It's my life and I love it! Don't let anything stop you don't let anyone tell you it can't be done! It can!
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