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| Gender | Male |
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| Occupation | Retired |
| Location | Austin, Texas, United States |
| Introduction | I'm a reformed couch potato who worked for a Health Club as a certified Spinning instructor until diagnosed with Multiple Myeloma on 7/19/2011. On that date 40% of the bone at the first metatarsal joint was removed and replaced with cement. My foot was in a cast for 6 weeks and 7 months later I can walk and ride my bike. This despite undergoing a stem cell transplant on January 11th, 2012 following chemotherapy induction. After losing all of my hair, 20 pounds, and several other complications I'm slowly recovering. Besides my 3 children, and 3 grand children, I'm most proud of my health and fitness gains since retiring at the age of 51. The knowledge gains have been passed on to many people including my kids. I hope to inspire others to follow a path to health and fitness by personal example and sharing of knowledge. During the first 3 years of becoming fit I lost 60 pounds of bodyfat, reduced pant waist size from 40" to 31" and a dramatic improvement in life quality. |
| Interests | Fitness, Road Biking, Spinning, Golf, Computers, Investing, Corvettes |
| Favorite Movies | The Matrix, The Gladiator, Liar Liar, You've Got Mail, Avatar |
| Favorite Music | Foo Fighters, Classic Piano, Rachmaninoff, Alternative Rock, Classic Rock |
| Favorite Books | 1776, April 1865, The New Nutrition, Sinus Solution, Shadow Divers, 5 People You Meet in Heaven, Blue Zones, Younger Next Year, Growing Old Isn't for Sissies. |
"It is not the critic who counts. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again, but who knows the great enthusiasms, who knows in the end, the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly."