fitness
Breakthroughs
Every superhero has their weaknesses. Superman is always weakened by
Kryptonite. The Incredible Hulk is tamed every time he sees Betty Ross. Every
individual has their weak and soft spots. Sometimes man is vulnerable too.
We are challenged because of heartbreaks, failures, discrimination and rejection that often times lead to deterioration. But those hindrances along the
way should not stop us from achieving our vision, goal, and mission. We must
set these challenges as motivation to work our way up just like what Jeff Seid
did – who was the youngest IFBB professional.
He was born June 12th, 1994 in Renton, Washington, United States. He began playing sports at
the age of five and was considered as essentially the
beginning of what has become an epic journey. Jeff
has always been very active and athletic kid growing
up. He soon realized that being physically strong and
in great shape helped and gave him an even greater
advantage over his competition.
This desire and overwhelming passion to be
different than everyone else inspired him to begin lift
weights at the age of twelve. It was this passion to be
unique that gave him the drive and motivation to be
the best and accomplish all that he can so that one day,
when he dies, his name and legacy will live forever.
During his senior high school, Jeff was an All-American wrestler, All-State football player, and had set
multiple records in track.
He had multiple full ride scholarships for
football and wrestling and pretty much planned on
having his college education paid for through sports.
But sometimes life doesn’t happen the way you expect.
During Jeff’s first football game of his senior year, he
tore his ACL and was on the verge of shattered dreams.
“It was a pretty depressing time in my life. Not only
was my dream pf playing sports in college shattered
but all of my scholarship offers were gone, leaving me
with no way to pay college.”, Jeff explained.
He tore his ACL second-time couple of months
later after the first injury he got. “I thought my life was
over.” Jeff laughed. A few days after his first surgery,
he was on the bodybuilding website and he stumbled
across the new bodybuilding category called Men’s
Physique. Jeff had been training consistently for six
years at that time and he knew that this was his calling.
Needless to say, a month later after he tried it
out and won the overall title at his first show. Exactly
a year after his first competition, he went on to win the
Jr. Nationals competition which made him the youngest IFBB Professional in history! Two months after
becoming an IFBB Professional, Jeff won his first Pro
show that qualified him to step on stage at the first ever
Mr. Olympia Men’s Physique Showdown.
“This is just the beginning of my journey that
has taken me to various parts of the world and has introduced me many incredible people. I’m very excited
about this new chapter in my life and to see what this
world has in store for me!” Jeff said optimistically.
“Train
Insane or
Stay the
Same.”