i lift because i want to compete and go for a pro card when i get older...and prove that just because i have cystic fibrosis doesnt mean i cant be a champion bodybuilder
i lift because i want to compete and go for a pro card when i get older...and prove that just because i have cystic fibrosis doesnt mean i cant be a champion bodybuilder
CF,
CF? Man that is one tough break.
Go for it mate - I have much repect.
My best mate in high school and his brother both had CF.
That was nearly 20 years ago.
cystic fibrosis is a lung disease that has no cure...alot of people dont live as long because they tend to let it eat them alive...but i for one will never let that happen to me...most cystic fibrosis kids are pin thin and are really sick...i am truly considered lucky to be 170lbs and in pretty good health...ive had surgeries and all kinds of iv's and stuff..and it really does become a pain when you keep getting worse over time.
but this disease has brought me to where i am at with bodybuilding..i remember when i 1st started i was feeling pretty good but then it went downhill after a few months...everything i gained in the gym i lost within a few weeks.. at this time last year i was somewhere around 110lbs and seriously in bad condition...i went into the hospital to get a surgery done on my sinuses to try and releive the cronic sinusitus up there..
i remember laying in the hospital bed just thinking about the gym and how as soon as i would get out of there, i was gonna attack the weights like no other. I read arnolds encyclopedia of bodybuilding while i was there for 3 weeks..and learned alot just from that. From there on i promised myself that i wasnt gonna let this disease take control of me..and sofar its been a success
in 1 years time ive gone from 110lbs to 170lbs and am the healthiest ive ever been..and i plan on keeping it that way for a long time
its a shame to see that many other cf patients dont bodybuild..or exercise for that matter..alot of them think that just because they have the disease means they have to sit around and let themselves get sick.
i think if more cf patients worked out or took up bodybuilding...they would be alot healthier..im a good example of that
i definetley agree with you. props man. and i can read ken!! i just didnt know it was lunge disease. but i just love lifting. i dont think i could go without it. to try and stay topic freindly
Going back to what was said earlier... I'm around 5'8", 5'9".
I was a fat kid in high school, and I wanted to do something about it. Joined track and cross country, they had everyone lift a little so I got some exposure. I started because I wanted to prove something, self esteem, look better.
Now I keep doing it because I like the way it feels. I like to look good. I like having a bunch of energy, and now I love being active and playing sports. My favorite things to do are cardio and lifting now.
greg valentino is just f*cken wierd 
look up a couple of posts cf is Cystic Fibrosis it is a lung disease...
