Miles Taylor, a photographer and graphic designer from Westminster, Maryland, is 24 years old and weighs just under 100 pounds. He began training as a weightlifter a year ago. After seeing a video of Taylor lifting twice his weight, Arnold Schwarzenegger invited him to demonstrate his deadlifting ability at the 2019 Arnold Sports Festival in Columbus, Ohio. The latest online video of Taylor shows him successfully lifting 185 pounds above his knees at the bodybuilding event on March 1. This is impressive considering the effect of CP on muscle tone. For more details on Taylor's achievement, go to https://www.muscleandfitness.com/athletes-celebrities/news/arnold-classic-2019-miles-taylor-who-has-cerebral-palsy-hits-185-pound.
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Austin Weaver, a nine-year-old from Belleville, West Virginia, has not let CP stop him from playing on his elementary school's boys' basketball team for the past few seasons. Weaver experienced a wonderful moment during the last game of the season more than a week ago. Near the end of the game, he had the opportunity to score a basket, which he was able to do on his second try with the help of his teammate Grayson Ford. As seen in an online video of this moment, Weaver's excitement and joy after scoring a basket is heartwarming as well as the display of sportsmanship by the other players. For more information and access to the video, go to https://www.inspiremore.com/austin-weavers-basket/.
Austin Weaver
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Two champions here!
ReplyDeleteYes, they are, J.P. Thank you for reading and commenting.
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