Chest gains
Men's Fitness South Africa|January - February 2022
A scary cardiac episode led Johnathan Fuller to improved fitness — and a serious change of heart
By Adam Bible
Chest gains

One ordinary day at his job crafting titanium knee implants for an orthopaedic company turned very scary, very quickly for Johnathan Fuller. Out of nowhere, he broke out in a profuse sweat. Moments later, a sharp pain shot through his chest. “I was in so much pain”, he says, “I fell down on my knees. I was really scared that I was about to die”. The discomfort continued for five long minutes. Though not a fatal heart attack, the crushing pressure that all but stopped his breathing told him it was time to regain control of his life. Overweight with a family history of obesity and heart disease, he knew it was time for a change. Here’s how he did it.

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