“Ultimately Saved My Life”: Gone Through Bullying, World Record Holding Powerlifter Credits Gym for Survival

Larry Wheels has been an inspirational figure to look up to in the world of fitness. He isn’t just associated with one sport but challenges himself to pursue different strength sports. Wheels has been associated with multiple sports like powerlifting, bodybuilding, arm wrestling, and strongman. In his latest Instagram post, the 29-year-old recalls the time when it all started. The time he fell in love with pumping iron.

In the post, Wheels briefly disclosed the circumstances under which he started gymming. Moreover, how it helped him when everything else in his life was falling apart.

Larry Wheels shares a nostalgic picture revealing the turning point of his life

Larry Wheels is a big name in the world of fitness currently. However, it wouldn’t have been possible if he didn’t take up bodybuilding when he was at the lowest in his life. He didn’t have a stable childhood. While he lived his childhood in poverty with his grandmother and in foster homes at times, Wheels’ life was going nowhere good, until it changed one day. While Larry shared a picture from the past with his fans on Instagram, he penned how the gym helped him outgrow his mental issues and chaotic life when he was 14.

Although he wasn’t in a good place mentally in his childhood, focusing on fitness changed everything for him. As he posted a throwback image, the 14-year-old Larry looked finely ripped for his age. As he shared the picture where he posed while flexing his muscles, with aviator sunglasses on his forehead, he penned a few words too.

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Wheels captioned, “14 years old after 1 year of training. A chaotic upbringing and getting bullied built strong character. Turning to the gym saved my mental health and ultimately saved my life from what would’ve been a downward spiral. Iron therapy. 🙏🏽”

However, it wasn’t the end of suffering for the fitness sensation here. The 29-year-old star got into trouble again in life during his teens. However, he bravely faced his problems again and came back stronger.

Bodybuilding sensation’s tough struggles with himself

After the tough years of childhood, Wheels found his love for lifting weights early in his adolescence. However, as the obsession grew, the aspiration to look bigger was just a byproduct. Unfortunately, this was the same thing that got him into drugs. At 16, after he moved back to the US, he was introduced to drugs and anabolic steroids by a friend from the gym. Wheels knew the adverse effects that it might cause, but his obsession to look bigger was much larger than the cost of side effects.

But after years of administering steroids, in August last year, Wheels decided to become steroid free. In a video, Wheels disclosed that he won’t be using any steroids and will only try TRT (Testosterone Replacement Therapy). And the results were pretty visible, as Wheels looked unrecognizable after losing weight in a couple of months.

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Gradual success has a different effect on life. It builds the strongest of the characters. Larry Wheels has had something similar in his life. He has seen the darkest of times and has overcome it with resistance to succumb to it. What do you think of this incredible journey of Larry Wheels? Let us know in the comments section.