I grew up playing multiple sports, but once my conditions fully set in, movement started causing constant dislocations and injuries. I was told to avoid heavy lifting and high-impact activity, and to accept a poor prognosis. I tried that for years — and everything got worse. I was having dozens of full dislocations a day and passing out multiple times a week, relocating my joints myself and pushing through relentless pain.
Out of stubbornness, I tried powerlifting — and noticed something no one had told me: as I got stronger, my joints dislocated less and my pain dropped. I made mistakes too; I herniated a disc and had to stop training for years. But I'd seen a path. I needed a smarter method built for my body, because the conventional advice clearly wasn't working for me.
So I dove into the research — every day, for years. I studied how advanced bodybuilders stimulate muscle while sparing the joints, how physical therapists progress people after surgery, how strength athletes train, and the biology behind how connective tissue and muscle actually adapt. I tried, failed, adjusted, and tried again.
Eventually it clicked. In my own case, I've since rebuilt a level of function I was once told not to expect — without surgical intervention. The fainting episodes that once ran my life are gone, and today I hike and climb, live with far less daily pain than I once did, and have competed on a bodybuilding stage along with a combined total over 1,100 lbs across the ‘big three’ lifts — with joints that feel more stable than ever.
For years I was told there was nothing I could do, and that hopelessness caused far more suffering than was necessary. I built a method that got me past every obstacle I faced, and I use that same approach to help my clients pursue their own goals. Turning that hard-won experience into a faster, less painful path for someone else is the most meaningful work I can imagine.