Unconventional Athletes Issue 11
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When I get up in the morning and<br />
Parkinson’s disease says stay in bed….<br />
I listen to my spirit which says GET UP!!<br />
The mind is the most powerful tool that<br />
we have. If you can’t envision it in your<br />
mind, it’s not going to happen.<br />
How do you manage stress, which as we<br />
all know only contributes to illness?<br />
I had a very nervous childhood. My best<br />
friend was my dad and he was fifty<br />
years older than me. When I was 10,<br />
he was 60 and battling cancer, and I’d<br />
cry at the end of the driveway waiting<br />
for him to come back from treatment.<br />
When I was 15, I started weightlifting<br />
after watching WWF and was inspired<br />
by people like Hulk Hogan and Rocky.<br />
I trained my body naturally and never<br />
took a drug in my life. I created my body<br />
with my mind. I’d close my eyes and<br />
envision it and then get to work at it.<br />
Stress is all in the mind. It starts in<br />
the mind and it ends in the mind. But<br />
unfortunately our bodies become a<br />
product of the stress. Our muscles<br />
tighten; our hearts race and we just<br />
can’t get a good workout.<br />
To combat stress I listen to my music<br />
that I have been listening to since<br />
I began working out at 15…ROCKY!<br />
When I hear those trumpets, there’s a<br />
part of me inside that comes alive! I<br />
don’t know what that part is, but I know<br />
it’s a good thing because it made me<br />
the man I am today!<br />
I believe that strength is<br />
90% in the mind and<br />
10% in the body.<br />
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How challenging is balance with<br />
Parkinson’s? What works for you in<br />
improving it?<br />
Balance is a big thing when it comes to<br />
Parkinson’s disease. It’s called postural<br />
instability. When I walk my arms are<br />
in front of me, and I appear extremely<br />
stiff and I am also slightly bent<br />
forward. The best exercise that I find<br />
for balance is putting my back against<br />
the wall while maintaining an erect<br />
straight posture. This in return keeps<br />
me straight and distributes my weight<br />
equally throughout my entire body.<br />
Also, walking is very good because it is<br />
extremely natural and something that<br />
all of us are built to do, and do a lot of!<br />
Since your diagnosis has your neuro or<br />
muscular systems improved with your<br />
training? If so, how?<br />
Since I have been diagnosed in June
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