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Let me start of by saying Ive been a member here for a long time. Mostly reading with only an occasional post. I know most of you don't know me at all but I guess I still hold the record for the most weight gained in the shortest amount of time while being trained by Dante in the cycles for pennies thread. I attached a screenshot just so you guys will know Im not trying to set up some type of scam. Im not sure if the forum allows things like this but I feel compelled to help this guy at my gym.
Im 42 now and out of the game. I go to the gym and put in some time, mostly just to train my girlfriend who has come to love the grind. Anyway, I see the is guy come in really work hard all the time. He is just an average Joe but goes to war just like us just with different goals. He hit the weights hard and does intense cardio. As a matter of fact he won the stair climber challenge at the gym on new years. They even have his weight loss tracked on a dry erase board in the lobby and its approaching 400 pounds.
I noticed him put on his weight belt and when he get it tight skin hangs a long way down over the edges. The amount of excess skin is terrible and has to be very frustrating for someone that worked so hard to get where they are but can never improve the condition that he is left with. I was very skinny before I started weightlifting and was ashamed to go to the beach or change in the locker room, but I can't imagine what this guy must go through knowing no matter how much weight he loses or muscle he builds that he can't get rid of the excess skin. I started to question people about his situation and they have started a fundraiser but we are from a very small town of a few thousand people and its not putting a dent in it. I found out I worked with someone from his family and she said it was going to cost $24000 for the entire procedure.
Ive actually never even spoken to the guy but everyone says how great of guy he is. One person even said that they tried to get him to induce a rash in the skin folds to see if they could turn the procedure into a medical necessity and he wouldn't because he said that God wouldn't be happy with him for that. Im not a big religious person, but I work in healthcare and you really have to appreciate someone not trying to cheat the system.
In closing, if any of can tell me how to get something started for this guy or would like to help in anyway please give me some suggestions. I also attached a picture of his progress so far. Not sure what got me emotionally involved with this but Im going to do what I can to help. I know there is a brotherhood with the gym and knew you guys could point me in the right direction. Thanks for your time.
His Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/Joe572
Let me start of by saying Ive been a member here for a long time. Mostly reading with only an occasional post. I know most of you don't know me at all but I guess I still hold the record for the most weight gained in the shortest amount of time while being trained by Dante in the cycles for pennies thread. I attached a screenshot just so you guys will know Im not trying to set up some type of scam. Im not sure if the forum allows things like this but I feel compelled to help this guy at my gym.
Im 42 now and out of the game. I go to the gym and put in some time, mostly just to train my girlfriend who has come to love the grind. Anyway, I see the is guy come in really work hard all the time. He is just an average Joe but goes to war just like us just with different goals. He hit the weights hard and does intense cardio. As a matter of fact he won the stair climber challenge at the gym on new years. They even have his weight loss tracked on a dry erase board in the lobby and its approaching 400 pounds.
I noticed him put on his weight belt and when he get it tight skin hangs a long way down over the edges. The amount of excess skin is terrible and has to be very frustrating for someone that worked so hard to get where they are but can never improve the condition that he is left with. I was very skinny before I started weightlifting and was ashamed to go to the beach or change in the locker room, but I can't imagine what this guy must go through knowing no matter how much weight he loses or muscle he builds that he can't get rid of the excess skin. I started to question people about his situation and they have started a fundraiser but we are from a very small town of a few thousand people and its not putting a dent in it. I found out I worked with someone from his family and she said it was going to cost $24000 for the entire procedure.
Ive actually never even spoken to the guy but everyone says how great of guy he is. One person even said that they tried to get him to induce a rash in the skin folds to see if they could turn the procedure into a medical necessity and he wouldn't because he said that God wouldn't be happy with him for that. Im not a big religious person, but I work in healthcare and you really have to appreciate someone not trying to cheat the system.
In closing, if any of can tell me how to get something started for this guy or would like to help in anyway please give me some suggestions. I also attached a picture of his progress so far. Not sure what got me emotionally involved with this but Im going to do what I can to help. I know there is a brotherhood with the gym and knew you guys could point me in the right direction. Thanks for your time.
His Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/Joe572
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