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Photos:story Of A Girl Who Pushes 100 Kilograms By One Hand by AnitaDavid(f): 7:16pm On Feb 01, 2016 |
CrossFit athlete Krystal Cantu may have one arm, but it doesn't stop her from lifting heavy and breaking PRs. This is her inspiring story ! Krystal Cantu, 25, from Texas, had her arm amputated last year after the car she was travelling in with her boyfriend flipped over - painfully crushing her limb. But this has increased her ferocity in the gym and she can now can lift a 210lb bar clear above her head with just her left arm, more than she could lift before the crash. She found the courage to get back to her CrossFit training just three weeks after the accident. 'I looked at my arm and I thought OK - that looks pretty bad - but survival mode just kicked in,' said Miss Cantu. 'I had to think - what do I need to do now?' 'I had people trying to help me and I was trying not to look at my arm but I could see it in the reflection of one guy's sunglasses. 'When I arrived at the hospital, the surgeon came up to me and said that he had looked at everything and the arm needed to come off. 'I had a moment but then I said alright - if it's going to save my life take it off. 'Not a day goes by that I don't think about it. 'But I feel like I can conquer anything when I'm in the gym - I feel like I have super powers when I'm in there.' Her boyfriend Daniel Cuate, 26, had been driving through their home-town of San Antonio when a tyre blew and the car flipped in the air. He escaped unscathed but Miss Cantu was told that her arm would need to be amputated after she was airlifted to hospital. 'The accident was the best thing that could have happened to me, so much good has come out of it,' added the IT consultant. 'I'm really surprised that people call me an inspiration. I think it's really cool that people from around the world say that I've helped them get back up and get into shape. 'People from around the world have been in touch to say that I've helped them - someone like me, just a normal girl from Texas - that's just incredible.' Her coach Chris Xanders says the intensity is always turned up a notch when the adapted athlete is in the gym. He added: 'Everyone sees that what she's doing may look difficult but she's still going through it and trying her best. 'You can feel that the intensity is really turned up when Krystal is in the gym.' Today, nothing has changed. Krystal Cantu does it all... with one arm. source: http://anitsdavid..in/2016/02/photosstory-of-girl-who-pushes-100.html |
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