Q&A'S

• What happened? Why are you in the wheelchair?

  During a professional motocross race in April 2014, I collided with another rider on the up ramp of a 90-foot jump. I lost my bike in the air and landed headfirst off the side of the track.
  
  The impact fractured my T5, T6, T7, and T8 vertebrae and caused a complete spinal cord injury, resulting in paraplegia and the use of a wheelchair.

• Why did you get started?

  I was a very active kid, always outside and loved doing push ups, pull ups and sit ups any chance I had! After my injury I started doing physiotherapy in the gym and it motivated me to want to see how fit and string I could get, which turned into a bodybuilding obsession!

• What made you want to compete?

  I’ve always been a very competitive person, and as I was already so obsessed with the gym side of bodybuilding I wanted to push myself even further by competing against others.

• How did you go about doing it?

  I approached the ifbbpro league Australia via email and asked if it was possible to compete at one of there events.

• What motivates you?

  Seeing how much I can improve myself day to day, week to week, month to month, year to year, motivates me to push myself to see just how far I can take it!

• What suggestions or tips do you have for others?

  Set clear goals and expectations for yourself and commit to them! Do everything you possibly can to achieve them!
  
  Don’t let your fear of not being good enough stop you from competing, you don’t know how good you can actually be until you take that step! Go for it! I waited years to compete thinking I wasn’t good enough, now since competing I wish I had of started sooner!