Using this video (I posted it a few months ago, still up if ..
Added 2021-09-09 19:05:48 +0000 UTCUsing this video (I posted it a few months ago, still up if you want to see it! It's free!) screenshot to talk about something important today. Most of you know I'm pretty proud of my back muscles, in fact, back is my favorite day in the gym. What some of you may not know is that on this day in 2017, I suffered a fracture to my L1 vertebrae that incapacitated me and was dangerously close to paralyzing me from the waist down. Being able to walk, to move, to work out, they're a privilege I don't take for granted. I lost most of my progress from being bedridden. I was angry, depressed and felt all around hopeless nearly ever damn day. It wasn't even a situation where I just had to "try harder," I couldn't make my body speed up the healing process. All of it was mental test of my patience. Did I cry like a baby? Yeah, a lot. Did I think I was never going to be able to work out again? Yes, I lived in fear of it constantly. Did I feel like an absolute failure when I got back in the gym and was at my weakest? Yup, and it got to the point where I would pretty much rage quit and leave. But despite my bad days, I pushed myself hard enough to see light at the end of the tunnel. In all honesty, some days I feel like I am still in the tunnel because of how much life has thrown at me these past few years. But I'll make it to the end of that tunnel dammit. My story goes deeper than this, but if I were to write it I might as well write a novel. If you read this far, thank you ❤️
