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At age 34 Victor won the first of what would become
a record five NPC National Wheelchair Overall Championship
titles (1996, 1997, 1998, 2004, 2007) and was the first
member of the IFBB Pro Bodybuilder wheelchair division.
His stature as a champion garnered him the first wheelchair
bodybuilder to receive an endorsement from a supplement
company, Weider. Victor's most recent national overall
title (2007) came at the age of 45, 24 years the senior
of the runner up.
Corona, CA (PRWEB)
April 3, 2007 -- At age 34 Victor won the first of what
would become a record five NPC National Wheelchair Overall
Championship titles (1996, 1997, 1998, 2004, 2007) and
was the first member of the IFBB Pro Bodybuilder wheelchair
division. His stature as a champion garnered him the first
wheelchair bodybuilder to receive an endorsement from
a supplement company, Weider. Victor's most recent national
overall title (2007) came at the age of 45, 24 years the
senior of the runner up.
At the age of 20, a budding star on the motocross circuit,
Victor was attempting a double jump when he looped his
bike then landed on his feet shattering vertebrae in his
spine. The accident left Victor paralyzed from the waist
down and a once promising career had abruptly come to
an end. In the months following the accident Victor found
himself sliding into a deep depression with thoughts of
suicide entering into his mind. Victor had reached a crossroads
in his life and needed to search for a new path.
At 24 a close friend had convinced Victor to enter a gym
for the first time since his accident. Though reluctant
he found himself in a position to alter his own condition
on his terms. He quickly adapted to the environment and
began to vigorously condition his body in ways he had
never imagined. The gym had become his salvation and refuge,
offering hope and a new beginning.
As the years passed, Victor's physique had transformed
so dramatically that many of his closest friends encouraged
him to enter a bodybuilding competition for wheelchair
bound individuals. Again hesitant, he reluctantly agreed
and at age 34 Victor won the first of what would become
a record five NPC National Wheelchair Overall Championship
titles (1996, 1997, 1998, 2004, 2007) and was the first
member of the IFBB Pro Bodybuilder wheelchair division.
His stature as a champion garnered him the first wheelchair
bodybuilder to receive an endorsement from a supplement
company, Weider. Victor's most recent national overall
title (2007) came at the age of 45, 24 years the senior
of the runner up.
Victor soon gained notoriety and found himself sponsored
by www.colourswheelchair.com
and giving motivational speeches to large corporations
and guest posing at the Mr. Olympia event as well as making
appearances on television shows and commercials. Victor
didn't stop there. He decided to further his education
by obtaining a Masters Degree in Physical Education where
he later began teaching at a local high school.
In October of 2006, while working out at a gym in Irvine,
California, Victor was spotted by television producer
Paul Del Pizzo. Paul immediately struck up a conversation
with Victor and was so impressed with what he had seen
and heard that he decided to create an entire physical
fitness show around him. The result was DMI Beyond Sports,
the first ever fitness show hosted by a paraplegic. DMI
(Determination, Motivation, Inspiration) focuses on both
disabled and able-bodied physical and mental fitness.
The goal is to reach out to as many individuals as possible
and inspire them to take charge of their lives and better
themselves regardless of their current situation.
Contact: John Gunnar Box
www.colourswheelchair.com
951-808-9131 office
800-892-8998 toll free USA
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