1,658 lb leg press. 550 lb shrug. C-7 compression deformity. 44° scoliosis. Bone-on-bone, both knees. Documented at sixty.
Every finding on this page is imaging-confirmed or surgically documented. The training numbers that follow are on video. Both are on the record — read the gap for yourself.
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Start with the one that matches what brought you here: /spine · /knees · /natural · /lifts · /neuroplasticity
Disclaimer: This page documents personal medical history and personal physical output only. It is not medical advice, training instruction, diagnosis, or treatment guidance. Nothing here should be copied, attempted, or interpreted as a recommendation. Full disclaimer below.
The 1,658 lb leg press was a partial-range set, 15 reps — the load is real, the range is partial. Full-range movement is trained at lower loads. Same standard applies to every number on this page.
The record, on camera.
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What This Page Is / Is Not
This page is not a training plan, a knee protocol, a spine protocol, or a claim that any documented finding should be trained through by anyone else.
This page is not a diagnosis, a prescription, or a substitute for a licensed physician who has reviewed your own imaging and history.
This page is an index. Each pillar below has its own full documentation — its own imaging, its own dates, its own record. This page exists to route you to the right one, not to repeat it.
Your record is not mine. What you do with any of this belongs between you and your own physician.
The Record, By Date
1980 — Right knee: medial meniscus removed, age 14. Documented on /knees.
Historic — Left knee: ACL surgery, pre-digital record. Documented on /knees.
2018 — Left knee: MRI-confirmed tear, medial meniscus removed. Documented on /knees.
Dec 2020–Dec 2024 — Five spine imaging studies on file: scoliosis, multilevel degenerative disc disease, foraminal stenosis, C-7 compression deformity. Documented on /spine.
May 2026 — Bloodwork drawn, physician-ordered: no TRT, no HGH, no PEDs. Documented on /natural.
Ongoing — Training output on video: leg press, shrugs, calf raises, single-arm pulls. Documented on /lifts.
Imaging on Record
Spine — 5 imaging studies (X-ray, MRI, CT) — Dec 2020 – Dec 2024 — Full record: /spine
Knees — 2 imaging studies + 2 operative records — 1980 – Aug 2025 — Full record: /knees
Natural — Physician-ordered bloodwork panel — May 2026 — Full record: /natural
The Pillars
Spine
C-7 compression deformity of undetermined origin. 44° scoliosis confirmed across five imaging studies, 2020–2024. Severe foraminal stenosis with confirmed nerve root abutment. Bilateral sciatica, both feet, every day. No spine surgery, ever.
Read the documentation → /spine
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Five movements I return to most weeks with 44-degree scoliosis, multilevel degenerative disc disease, and severe foraminal stenosis on file. Personal record. No program. No prescription.
Knees
Right meniscus removed in 1980 — bone-on-bone for 46 years. Left meniscus removed 2018. Two imaging-confirmed, post-surgical knees. No cartilage remaining in either joint.
Read the documentation → /knees
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Natural
Physician-ordered bloodwork, drawn May 2026: testosterone, free testosterone, SHBG, IGF-1. No TRT, no HGH, no AAS, no peptides — published, not claimed.
Lifts
Every number cited on this site is on video: 1,628 lb leg press, 550 lb shrug, 1,018 lb calf raise, 270 lb single-arm pull. Same body documented above, under load.
Neuroplasticity
Left eye removed at age 5. Monocular since childhood. Full documentation in progress — the record is still being assembled.
Read what's documented so far → /neuroplasticity
The Wider Record
This isn't one page's record — it's five. The fastest way to understand what "documented" means on this site is to read one pillar page start to finish: /spine for the imaging, /knees for the joint history, /natural for the bloodwork, /lifts for the video. Each links back to the others. None of them ask you to take the founder's word for anything.
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