Darran Winfield-Stanesby
UKBFF British Finals Wheel Chair Class
An inspirational body builder who on recovery from suffering Cerebral Ataxia took to weight trainning. Darran has since gone onto competing and winning titles. Find out more below:
An inspirational body builder who on recovery from suffering Cerebral Ataxia took to weight trainning. Darran has since gone onto competing and winning titles. Find out more below:
I went back to training with weights following a long hospital stay were I had suffered a severe onset of a very rare disease of the brain known as Cerebral Ataxia which effects my balance and co-ordination so badly I am unable to walk.
I knew the only way to regain my strength and health again was to train with weights so I took myself to Angel's Gym in Mansfield Woodhouse, Nottinghamshire. I had a good chat with the owner Nigel Goundry and he has looked after me ever since and 10 months after starting back in the gym I competed at the UKBFF British Finals and placed 2nd.
My training regime is:
Monday Shoulders
Tuesday Back
Wednesday Chest
Thursday Arms
Friday Abs and extented cardio.
I train abs after every session and during competiton preparation and dieting I do cardio at least once a day.
I truely beleive in good supplementation and with USN I have the best. I use BCAA, L-Glutamine, Creatine X4, Testo19 Boost, IGF-1, HMB, CLA Thermo and multi vitamins and minerals including Omega Triple.
My main goal is to win the UKBFF British Title in the Wheelchair Class and then to go on to compete in Europe. I gained 2nd place at the UKBFF Finals last year and went on to win the Mr Hercules Show in my class. I want to push the message out to all wheelchair users to get in the gym, just because we can't walk anymore does not mean it's over !
My main inspiration is Dan Smith the UK's only Wheelchair Professional BodyBuilder, Dan has become a great friend and I hope to be able to follow his trail of success.