Jeremy Buendia lost his gains and found his way back.

Adversity is something that is apart of life. Whether you like it or not, realizing that you’ll face struggle at some point in your life is half the battle. That means you can prepare your mind to deal with the rough times ahead and push through them in order to achieve the things you want.

When an athlete suffers an injury a few things happen. First there’s the grieving process, the feeling of helplessness in the situation. Then there’s the wonder if you’ll ever return to your former glory. Then there’s the all too important phase of do I just call it quits and feel sorry for myself or do I get back onto the horse and push through. For Jeremy Buendia it’s obvious that he had to do this same soul searching before eventually getting back into fighting form.

The four time Men’s Physique Olympia champion had suffered a truly terrible injury that initially took all his gains and threw them in the garbage. That kind of adversity can be truly crushing to say the least, but Jeremy Buendia battled back and has now begun to return to the beast that he was before the injury sidelined him.

Jeremy Buendia recently took to Instagram to make a pretty inspirational post that saw him show what his physique looked like immediately after surgery and how he’s been able to battle back.

This is humbling for me to post. But I don’t look like this now, so why not show you guys what I went through. – Ya, imagined how I felt when I looked in the mirror…? – This was 6 weeks post operation. Weighing 179lbs, feeling and looking like ? – I was at a really low point in my life, watching 10 years of hard work fall apart in a matter of a few months, left me angry and frustrated. – Life throws curve balls and will always try to derail you from path to success. It’s our job to take on those blows and stay true to our course. – To be honest, I didn’t know what the turn out of this surgery was going to be. I just stayed positive, prayed about it, and let God lead the way. At this point, I’m recovering faster than expected and I know I can still improve upon my physique. Although my chest won’t ever look the exact same, the doctors did a hell of a job and the damage is minimal for how bad the tear was. – I’m back training almost 100% but from a mental standpoint, I’m at the best place possible.

A post shared by 4x Mr. Olympia Physique Champ (@jeremy_buendia) on May 19, 2018 at 4:47pm PDT

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