“Like A Complete Rebirth”: Lou Ferrigno Who Lost His Hearing Abilities At A Young Age Opens Up On Turning Around His Life

Luo Ferrigno, the two-time Mr. Universe, is also an actor, and we have all seen his wonders on the big screen. With all his bodybuilding and acting talent, he became a very successful man. At the tender age of three, Lou Ferrigno did lose 85% of his hearing abilities. Hearing as a sense is very important to every single human being present. Even with all the problems, Ferrigno never gave up and continued to chase his dreams. Later on, he got an implant, which helped him a lot.

Luo Ferrigno was born in 1951, in Brooklyn, New York. His father was ignorant of his hearing condition. Little Ferrigno was attracted to power and superheroes like the Hulk, and the Superman. Ferrigno fantasized about them to ignore the pain he faced, because of poor hearing. At a very young age, Ferrigno also won the IFBB Mr. Universe title.

Luo Ferrigno’s real savior

Luo Ferrigno loves to do bodybuilding. His hearing issues never stopped him with all the acting and bodybuilding. He was always in pain because he never got to hear well till he started using the cochlear implant.

A few months back, he shared his life journey and how he overcame his hearing condition with Cochlear Americas. “Like a complete rebirth,” Ferrigno said. He further continued by saying, “Training your hearing is as important as training your muscles.” Thanks to the implant, he was able to hear like a normal person. The loss of hearing was very harsh on him, even though it caused him difficulties in getting a movie role.

“When people start to lose hearing, they get very frustrated, they get very scared,” Ferrigno concluded. Loss of hearing is common in old people. Growing old does take away a lot of senses, like hearing or eyesight.

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Ferrigno, having lost it from a young age, was able to fit in and adapt. Adapting to things is very important in life, and Ferrigno passed the test. He is still going on in his life by keeping his body ripped.

Bodybuilders who struggled like Lou Ferrigno

From Luo Ferrigno to Ronnie Coleman, every single bodybuilder out there has his or her own problems. The problems may be social, political, emotional, or even related to health.

Ronnie Coleman is one of the biggest bodybuilders in history. Coleman, also known as ‘Big Ron’, currently is healing from a herniated disc. This incident happened during an intense squat session in 1996. He never knew that he had a major injury for straight 10 years and worked out with it.

All the struggles aside, these bodybuilders worked hard to achieve the success they have now. A question for our readers, what inspiration do you take from these bodybuilding legends? What is your workout motivation? 

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