I am just like everyone else you know. I can find any excuse not to work out if I let myself. When I get really short of time, am tired, or the old injuries from years of heavy lifting act up I certainly feel as though I "should not" work out today. Then, someone like Alan comes along to bring me back to the reality of my faulty thoughts.
While in high school , Alan was fit and athletic. After high school, life came along and he let his fitness go by the wayside then real tragedy struck.
He had a horrible motorcycle accident and lost his limbs. Unable to work, his employer pensioned him out which brought him a sedentary life. This was coupled with poor eating habits and he put on quite a few pounds of fat.
The turning point for Alan was his father of 82 years renewing his gym membership. That was the catalyst for Alan to turn things around. Alan had the ultimate excuse but didn't give in to it.
He had to do everything one handed which highlighted strength problems. Alan also had to deal with nerve damage in his right shoulder and the total atrophy of his neck and back muscles.
When Alan decided to get in shape he had to assemble equipment that fit his needs and designed his own apparatus. He never really saw any of this as an obstacle and enjoys the challenge of " seeing the un-obvious solution to things".
Thank you, Alan, for bringing me back to the fact that my reasons for not working out are only excuses. You are quite the inspiration.
