Shaq Gurvin

If there is no light at the end of the tunnel…..Light your own match….FIND YOUR OWN WAY!

My name is Shaq Gurvin and I absolutely LOVE what I do. Unlike many, my knowledge for the craft extends beyond the standard textbook criteria. Fitness for me is personal. Over the coarse of my adulthood, I’ve undergone extensive “Self Rehabilitation”.

At the age of 32 my life shifted. What once seemed like a normal day, week, month, year, quickly transitioned into the beginning of a life change. My health spiraled out of control without warning. I lost the ability to walk, talk (fluently) and think on a competent level. I was talked about by former co-workers, peopled mimicked how I walked and I was constantly asked “why are you shaking”?
After numerous visits to neurologists, and leaving with more questions than answers, I became “CEO OF SELF”. I decided to study my body’s behavior and the cause each reaction.
“DOPAMINE”- is a neurotransmitter that helps control the brain’s reward and pleasure centers. Dopamine also helps regulate movement and emotional responses, and it enables us not only to see rewards, but to take action to move toward them.
After months of studying myself, and my health showing no signs of improvement, I figured it out. My body does not produce a sufficient amount of Dopamine to function normally.
After consulting with my neurologist and discussing the information, it was evident, I have a low production of Dopamine.
What does this mean? It means unlike most people, I literally have to tell myself to move my right leg, now my left. I have to remember to breathe causing me to fear going to sleep at night and something as simple as……..wait for it………BLINKING MY EYES!
Sounds crazy? Devastating even. For some, a reason to give in and give up.
Six months later I competed in my first fitness competition. With everything working against me, I placed 3rd in the 2016 Lee Haney Competition.
I was determined to prove my body current limitations wrong.
A year later, I placed 1st in the Grace & Power Fitness Competition.
I believe that everyday above ground is my opportunity to be greater than the day before.
My love for fitness is personal. That’s why when I feel defeated, I remember that motivational phrase…
“I didn’t come this far, to only come this far”

~Dope Female Trainer~