I was in a motorbike accident in 2007 which left me with a compressed fracture in T11, T12 and L1. I started a slow journey of rehab and worked really closely with my chiro and multiple winner of Mr. South Africa Body Builder Steve Bossenger. I trained with him in a small body building (old school) gym and fell in love with the sport by watching everyone training. I got really passionate about the development of the human body and started spending a lot of my free time researching as much as I could about the sport. It's only in 2010 that I started lifting a little and today I can't go without my daily dose of iron :)
I love everything about body building. I love the discipline, the routine, the science, the early mornings, the late nights. I love getting that extra rep in or finally adding an extra plate. I love how good it feels to be better than I was yesterday, to feel stronger than I did the week before. I love the aesthetics as much as anyone else, but I also love how good it feels to put real food in my body and to have endless energy. I love how much I learn about myself and what I am capable of. I love pushing through the days I donât want to and concurring the days that I feel I canât. There is a confidence and self respect that is earned every time you step into the gym, every kg you lift, every gram of protein you consume. Body building teaches me everyday how to trust myself, how to trust my body, how to push beyond my limits, how to be disciplined. Body building teaches me self respect and self control. Once I have accomplished what most believe I cannot in the gym, I can accomplish just about anything that life throws my way the second I start the rest of my day. Body building is not just my sport, it is my life.