Mo Samuels who was diagnosed with lymphodoema at the age of 12 and eventually he became bedridden.

After his stay at the hospital and several surgeries he was just a shadow of his former self. After he was discharged from the hospital, the doctors told him that he would probably never walk again so he decided to hit the gym hard and prove them wrong.

He decided to hit the gym hard to get back in the shape he was before. And when that was achieved, he thought why not going even further.

Two years later Mo became a professional bodybuilder.

Mo Samuels, who is 19 today, lost almost 13 kg when he got ill. Before that, he was always active, he liked to swim and to workout as much as he could.

He now weights 95 kg and eats 240g of protein a day and has changed his diet to push himself much further. He has even competed in his first men's physique competition just recently and came in third place.

"Always believe in yourself"

"When people say you won't walk say: that's okay, I'll run then"

"And even if you don't quite make it, you always have what you achieved on the way."