My husband, Ron Testa, will be competing in the biggest bodybuilding contest in Colorado on Saturday, December 1 st, 5 weeks shy of his 61st birthday.

In March of 1973, he was involved in a near fatal automobile/motorcycle accident. He had 3 separate surgeries the first 5 days he spent in the hospital. For the next 13 months doctors tried unsuccessfully to save his leg, which had to be amputated after all. During his recovery, he worked out, began bench pressing and stayed pretty physically fit.

However, by 2005, Ron was totally out of shape - weighing almost 250 pounds. This was due to a work-related accident in October of 2000 which left him with a compressed disk in his low back and a torn up right knee which required surgery. At this point he decided to get back into training and found ways to work out around his injuries. In June of 2007, he competed in the NPC Mid-USA and placed 2 nd in the Over 60 at a mean, lean 176.

Not only does Ron look great, he's an example of how working towards a goal, at any time in your life and with any physical limitations, can define and give you meaning. See him compete this weekend at the NPC Cyto Charge Rocky Mountain Bodybuilding Championships at East High School, 7 p.m. Go to www.jefftaylor.com for tickets and all the information. Go Ron!

written by Ron's wife, Brenda Testa