People are always criticized for what they can?t do. However, when they prove others wrong, that is when they win. There are so many aspiring bodybuilding enthusiasts who look up to champions, such as Arnold Schwarzenegger and Jay Cutler. One such individual is Jason Maines, who looks up to them and wants to be a bodybuilder.

Unfortunately, he was always discouraged and told what he could not do since birth. This is because Maines, a Clearfield Area High School graduate (currently 31) ?was born prematurely. Due to this, he had a case of ectopic pelvic kidney where the kidney is not positioned in the correct place inside the body. This did not stop him from achieving his goals, though.

Jason?Maines is a bodybuilding champion at 31

Maines sat down for a chat with Chris Wechtenhiser of The Courier Express and talked about his setbacks in life and how he overcame them. Jason shared how the diagnosis had stopped him from playing sports in his youth, but now he is unstoppable.

He said, ?I was told over and over as a kid that I ?wasn?t allowed to play this sport or do this in gym class? because I was born prematurely causing me to have an ectopic pelvic kidney,? he said. ?That meant I wasn?t allowed to play contact sports.?

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Maines also expressed how he idolized Arnold Schwarzenegger and Dwayne The Rock Johnson. His idols helped him move on and achieve what he wanted in life. Furthermore, Jason was keeping a promise to someone very special. This promise made him persevere toward his dreams.

Jason kept the promise to his late father

The bodybuilding enthusiast had made a promise to his father that he shared saying ?Ultimately, what keeps me going is I made a promise to my late father that I would never give up on my dream,?.

Since moving to DuBois, he is training with Cody Staples at Snap Fitness. Maines competed in the Pittsburgh OCB ?Best of the Burgh,? on April 21 2021, and was placed 4. Finally, after more training, he recently got 1 place in this competition.

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With this victory, he can kickstart his career as a bodybuilder and reach new heights. His next target is OCB ?Steel City? pro qualifier on Oct. 7 in Pittsburgh. Do you think he will win? Tell us in the comments.