Vancity Showdown 2017

#AskKenneth 282: Adversity makes you stronger

Here is my little story - I am not a talented athlete. But I know that I need to harder than everyone, and to make my weakness to be my strength. I don't have any particular talent, but I keep learning new stuff and find something is challenging to me to practice, and go deeper to understand its core.

(Overall Master Men's Bodybuilding)

I believe that being a 40 years-old family, I don't want to claim I am a bodybuilder, because I am not. I don't claim myself is a weightlifter, because I am lifting Chinese girl's warm-up weight. I just enjoy training. Therefore, I do Bodybuilding training, Olympic lifting training, BJJ, Gymnastics and Parkour.

I like to compete. I am born for it. Competition gives me the vision to train every day. I know the exact reason of each training session.

(Side Chest Pose)

On Thursday (two days before the competition), I was sick. I am serious. I was really sick. As you know that I never take a single Sick Leave in my personal training career. Zero sick leave. But I was down entirely. My legs were shaking, and I felt chilly. I slept 15 hours to recover. I was dying during the weigh-in yesterday before the show.

(Side Triceps Pose)

I told myself that it was a test. If I couldn't through it, you're done right now. I waste all of my effort in the past. I calmed down myself. I controlled my breathing. I pray for Jesus, and asked my brother and sisters to help me to pray for my recovery and stage performance.

I can say that today's my performance was a miracle. I cannot do anything without Him.

Mission accomplished:

1st - masters 40+ Men's Bodybuilding

Overall Master Men's Bodybuilding

2nd - Middlewight Men's Bodybuilding