Fabiano Ventura

Adaptive

São Paulo - Brazil

388 lbs / 176 kg: Contest weight
437 lbs / 198 kg: Off season
0'2" / 5 cm: Height
21: Years training

Amputee · Leg Amputee · 1/3 of the Right Leg Amputated

Born: March 2, 1988
Injured: January 3, 1997
Trains most: Back

Biography

My name is Fabiano Ventura, I’ve been a bodybuilding athlete since I was 17 years old, I started competing to prove to myself that I was able to overcome the limits imposed by society. I already became world champion in 2011 in which was my biggest title until today

Q&A'S

What happened? Why is your leg amputated?
I had a congenital disease that made me amputate 1/3 of the right leg. I have a congenital condition that has hurt me throughout my childhood. When I was a teenager, in high school, I could not help the pain anymore and decided to amputate the leg.
Why did you get started?
To show for myself that there is no limit
What made you want to compete?
When I saw the photo of an American competing
How did you go about doing it?
Soon after seeing the photo I began to train at age 15 and was already on stage at age 17
What motivates you?
What motivates me daily and can do what I love and show to the pessimists that there is no limit
What suggestions or tips do you have for others?
That does not stop doing what it has will, that limitation is in people's heads