Despite Broken Biceps and Brush With Lethal Disease, Powerlifting Sensation Larry Wheels Is Ready to Unleash the Next Level

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ByArpita Shrivastava

Sep 24, 2023 | 7:45 AM EDT

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Demonstrating true good sportsmanship is a challenging feat, requiring individuals to exhibit unwavering loyalty to their respective sports. Therefore, a powerlifter turned bodybuilder, Larry Wheels, holds a remarkable world record for the 242-lb weight class totaling 2,171 lbs. Despite the barriers, he stands strong. Fighting against the odds and building his name to be recalled.

Wheels is a warrior and a survivor, who defeated the bicep tear and a life-threatening disease called rhabdomyolysis. Right after his brutal accident, he found out about his condition. However, now he is moving forward in life and ahead to achieve another milestone in his career.

Larry Wheels shared a glimpse of his new gym

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The powerlifter and record breaker took to his Instagram page and shared the latest update about his life. He announced and shared a video carousel of his new gym that would be open soon. He described the gym’s features and showed them pieces of equipment.

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Wheels captioned with a smaller detail, “Demo for our new gym is done. 14,000 square feet. 33FT high ceilings. Cold plunge and infrared sauna Swipe for equipment sneak peek. Coming to Claremont @onegengym @teamzerogravity.” His new gym was built on 14,000 square feet with proper ceiling height. The gym boasts a plethora of features that would be an added benefit.

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In this series of seven short videos, you get a quick peek into the gym and all the fancy equipment. What’s impressive is that despite some tough times in his life, he didn’t waste any time getting back to his workouts. First, he had a terrible accident that messed up his biceps, and then he got diagnosed with something that could lead to kidney trouble. But he didn’t give up. He started treatment right away, and thankfully, he’s recovering. Now, he’s back on the grind, hitting the track and resuming his training. His new version is making waves in the sports world, and he even shared a video of his workout routine.

Larry Wheel’s inspiring return to heavy lifting after surgery and bicep tear

Larry shared a video of him lifting heavy weights again. Earlier, he updated his Instagram with a new reel. He was bench-pressing extremely massive weights on both hands. He had a secure spotter and all precautions in place while lifting the 250-lb dumbbell press. A surgery and even a bicep tear could not stop him from lifting heavy weights in the gym.

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The 28-year-old captioned the post saying, “250lb dumbbell incline press.” His followers and the sports fanatics were convinced that Larry Wheel was not human. The social media sensation’s unbelievable determination is serving as a reminder that, if there’s will, there is a way. What is your opinion about this? Tell us in the comments below.

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