My 'Covid-19' Bodybuilding Experience (No Vaccine)
I think this "crazy" bodybuilding journey, with the virus going on, etc..., probably took the most courage of my life. My WNBF (World Natural Bodybuilding Federation) show was cancelled 2x. It was quite sometime after these cancellations that I noticed CPA (Canadian Physique Alliance) had a Natural Show - and still scheduled for October 2020 in Winnipeg. It was uncertain, almost until the last minute, as to whether or not this was still "a go." There were new restrictions being introduced in Manitoba and Winnipeg. In the news, a young hockey team and their coaches were seriously criticized for traveling from Saskatchewan to Manitoba to play in a tournament (regulations against inter-provincial travel). I still chose not to stop or slow down my training... then a nearby gym in Yorkton was hit with the virus and had to close. Would the 24hr gym I went to be closed down too? Warnings were posted on the front doors and kids starting come into the gym from Yorkton High S...
If you’re being limited as a human being and athlete, of course this will set you back. Then you’ll need to ask: how will I overcome this misleading and be who I’m supposed to be? How can I come into my own identity?
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