Cerebral palsy bodybuilder wows audience with incredible show and refuses to let disability beat him


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  • BY RACHEL BISHOP


Fellow competitor Suzy Farren Newman posted a clip of Steve Alexy flexing his pecs alongside the message "your excuses aren't valid"

Tough to have excuses now!!




When Steve Alexy was just three years old his parents were told he would never amount to anything because he had Cerebral palsy .


But now at the age of 43, he has smashed people's perceptions and flexed his way to being a trophy winning bodybuilder.

Inspiring footage from a competition in the US state of Virginia on Sunday shows determined Steve flexing his muscles and tensing his pecs.


Fellow bodybuilder Suzy Farren Newman posted footage of Steve at an OCB competition at the Kroc Centre Hampton Road in Norfolk, with the message "your excuses aren't valid."


She said: "I watched Steve hit the stage a few years ago and I couldn't believe how dedicated he was.





Steve Alexy working his muscles at an OCB bodybuilder competition in Virginia



"Well, a few years later he's still just as dedicated and looks absolutely amazing.


"Steve has Cerebral palsy, but it doesn't have him.


"He set goals and crushed them! Your excuses aren't valid."

Steve's parents have been behind him every step of the way - and encouraged him when he began working out.


Fellow bodybuilder Suzy Farren Newman posted footage of Steve with the message "your excuses aren't valid"




His mum recently told bodybuilding giants OCB: "I wish more people with a disability of any kind would just try working out.


"Never let anyone tell you, you can't because you have a disability."


Steve's real breakthrough came when he met trainer Chris Lovelette in 2011 at Anytime Fitness in Suffolk.


Speaking to pilotonline, Chris said: "I told him, if we break you, we're right next to the hospital, don't worry.


"His workout was pretty routine, and he used more machines than free weights.


"Then, in 2013, Alexy expressed interest in entering bodybuilding contests.


"I told him, if that's what you want to do, I'll make it happen."

The pair have since shot to fame after footage of Steve at the competition went viral - having been seen more than 30 million times.


As they were set to appear on local Virginia news channel Channel 13 later today they posted the footage of Steve on the Anytime Fitness Suffolk Facebook.


It said "The man in this video is Steve Alexy.


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Footage of Steve at the competition has been seen more than 30 million times

He has been inspiring others at our club for over four years.

"We are asking all of you to keep Steve's amazing video going by sharing, liking, and commenting.


"He has been an inspiration to many of us, and through the power of social media he can impact the lives of others all around the world.


"Steve could have let Cerebral palsy define his life; instead, he is proving that anything is possible.


Bodybuilding group OCB also posted footage of Steve on their Facebook, with the message: "Bodybuilding changes lives and it is for everyone.


"The OCB is honored to have Steve on our stage for a 2nd time this year. Congratulations Steve. You are the ultimate champion!


"Steve has Cerebral Palsy, and he has not let that stop him from living.


"His parents were told when he was 3 to put him away, that he would never be able to do anything."