CT Fletcher: Through Death Brings New Life
If you can get past all of the cursing and insanity, CT Fletcher is an extremely motivating individual — and a little crazy. He wants you to be better, and to learn from his mistakes to grab your life by the balls and take ownership of your health. Through many near-death experiences, he has come out the other side with a new appreciation for life. But once again, he’s being challenged to live it.
No spring chicken
CT Fletcher is no young whipper-snapper. Sitting in his late 50’s, he is fighting for his life. Back in the day, CT was a world champion powerlifter. He did anything and everything to be able to load more weight on the bar—this includes eating McDonald’s basically every day to keep his calories up (which meant consuming nearly 5,000 a day at McDonald’s alone). Unfortunately, that lifestyle caught up with him and he was rushed into open heart surgery in 2005. Tragedy in our sport is nothing new.
CT Fletcher suffered from an enlarged heart and found out that his aortic valve was a ticking time bomb and could rupture at any moment—especially if he does anything strenuous. Many will blame his situation on apparent steroid use, but we aren’t here to speculate what could have caused his heart problems. He tells the stories of how he dodged death three times on the operating table and how it gave him a new perspective on his training and nutrition. The man who was over 300 pounds at one time is now sitting around 235 thanks to making the switch from an overweight powerlifter to a now, lean and muscular bodybuilder.
Another setback for CT Fletcher
In the middle of June 2017, CT hit another roadblock. He was rushed to the hospital when he suffered a heart attack. Again, going under the knife, CT Fletcher had a new defibrillator installed. With good spirits and this time following the doctor’s orders, CT took about six weeks off from the gym to rest and recover. Now, he’s is back in the gym training just as hard, almost as if he had a new heart put in.
Unfortunately, another visit to the hospital caused the doctors to recommend that CT Fletcher go on the heart transplant list. With mixed emotions, CT is unsure what his next few years may look like. With the odds against him, he may very well need to put his name on the list. However, he is having a tough time coming to the realization that in order for someone to donate their heart to him, they must first die. CT, himself, is not afraid of death and mentioned that if it’s his time than so be it, that he’s not afraid.
With an outpouring of support, people from around the globe are in CT’s corner giving him well wishes and keeping him in their thoughts. CT Fletcher is unwilling to accept limitations and vows to push on regardless of what the outcome is—saying if it’s his time, it’s his time. No regrets.
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