My history, injury and Bensonfit

   I had trained athletes and played sports most of my life. Known for my training in professional and college football, I also had a successful career playing it. I had made my way into the prestigious Dutch football league, coined "The American" after scoring 9 goals in my first match, the only triple hat trick the league had ever seen. Shortly after I experienced one of the worst injuries of my life. Severing every ligament and tendon in my knee, some in my ankle and severely tearing my meniscus in multiple directions. I went to sports and physical therapists, surgeons, chiropractors, dietitians and alternative medicine but one by one everyone came to the same conclusion; I would never walk again. Pushing me to what they felt would be the best option, surgery with low or assisted mobility afterward.

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   Refusing surgery, I began creating Bensonfit. Unlearning everything I knew and was taught about how the body works. I Forgot the latin names for muscles, ligaments and tendons, no one knew what I was referring to anyways. I forgot all of the medical terms, only medical professionals knew those. I forgot the medical journals and the scientific studies that I had memorized, most doctors and scientists didn't even know them. For the first time in my life I used my natural ability to unlearn information in my favor and forgot everything that had poluted my mind, deteriorated my body and blinded my eyes. It was like breaking a fever as the strength returned to my body. Before the year had ended I was walking and running again. As the second year came around I was back in Holland with my former club, healthier and performing better than ever. Playing in tournaments, friendlies and training against some of the best teams and players in the world; but something was different. As my signing deadline came to the end, the true sign became clear. Keep this method to myself or share it with others like me. Dark or light, evil or good, selfish or selfless. Fighting with yourself has a way of opening the truth. I turned in my gear that night.
 
   How do you apply the methods to someone who's footprint is so different? You don't. Fate does. The same fate that injured me, the same fate that created Bensonfit, the same fate that ails your body and the same fate that brought you here. On this day, in this moment to see this. Would you deny your heart for the comfort of a lie? Would you cast away an ally before battle? Or would you embrace a friend? I have mined the iron, forged the blade and honed the edge. You have seen what you can do without a weapon, are you ready to see what you can do with one?