34 WWW.MAXMUSCLE.COM ı JUNE 2014

MAXCHAMP By David Calhoun, 2013 MaxForm Life Challenge Champion

In the last month I have seen so

much heart and positivity from those

around me and in the Max Muscle

community. I get so motivated when I

see people overcoming giant obstacles

in their lives and always pushing

to be better people than they were

yesterday.

It all started with my dad's (David

Calhoun Sr.) injury. He cut his hand

very bad. He had to have surgery and

is currently going through rehab for

recovery. This injury would darn near

stop anyone, but not my dad. He just

adapted to the situation and made the

best of it. So he changed his workouts

and not only did he adapt but he

overcame – the old man is working

out harder than ever and screaming

his saying, "PMA" (positive mental

attitude) every step of the way! I'm

blessed to have come from such a

strong man.

Shortly after dad hurt his hand, I

strained my back and my trainer said

I could not lift for a while. Blasphemy!

I became very frustrated only doing

cardio, stretching and rolling out every

day. So I called up my friend Cory

Jackson (Fayetteville, NC Max Muscle).

I knew with Cory being a powerlifter

he would understand my frustration

and could give me some solid advice

and motivation. Cory told me he had a

patellar tendon tear. The doctors told

him it would be one year before a full

recovery.

Taking weights from a beast like

Cory is like telling a fsh not to swim.

I asked Cory what he did to keep his

sanity and his response was, "I worked

on my weak areas and did the best

that I could with what my body would

allow." It was so motivating to know

that someone else was going through

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something far worse than what I was

going through and still had a smile on

his face and motivation in his voice.

Talking to Cory got me so motivated

the rest of the week. I did my cardio

with a smile on my face and felt

silly for ever feeling frustrated. I'm

blessed to have such a strong-

willed friend.

Also this week I made a new

friend. Her name is Trisha Weltz

and she is in the MaxForm Life

Challenge contest this year. She

is kicking butt. She has lost 30

pounds since December and 50

pounds total since she began

her weight-loss journey.

With Trisha's son Hunter

cheering her on and being

her motivation, nothing can

stop this woman. She has

an amazing story to tell,

too. Trisha may be one the

most inspirational, positive

and upbeat people I have

ever had the pleasure of

talking to. Hearing someone

so positive and upbeat

made me think that maybe

I should add a little more

positivity to my life.

Talking to Trisha also

made me realize there is

always room to grow.

This group of people

has motivated me to

the point of no end

and made me hungry

for more on my everyday

journey to be better than I was

yesterday.

A big thank you to my Dad, Cory

Jackson and Trisha Weltz for all the

love, encouragement and motivation!

MS&F