A man with cerebral palsy has shown anything is possible with an amazing body transformation.
Sam Dobson, 25, who was told he would never walk because of cerebral palsy, has shown his remarkable strength in proving wrong those who doubt the strength in disabilities, he told Grimsby Live.
The lifelong condition, cerebral palsy, which affects his movement on the right-hand side of his body and weakens his muscles, affected Sam as a child.
His parents were even informed he may never walk unaided again.
Despite the heartbreaking news, Sam channelled his inner strength to prove the doctors wrong.
He decided around 10 years ago he would make the biggest change to his life.
Sam, who lives in Huddersfield, said: "It's quite remarkable because it was always a constant battle to get me to do the exercises to help with my rehabilitation when I was younger.
"It's only as I've grown older that I've realised how important keeping strong actually is.
"I told my mum and dad that I'd like to start going to the gym around the age of 16 and they were questioning it because I wasn't doing my stretches for the rehabilitation.
"But I fell in love with fitness ever since I signed up to the gym that day."
Now 10 years later, Sam has grown the physique comparable to an Olympic champion.
But he would be rocked with bad news when his former physios would inform that gym would make his joints worse.
He said: "Going to the gym would make my joints worse as this is what usually happens when you have a condition like mine as it tightens the muscles further.
"But I learnt to develop a set of techniques to help avoid the situation.
"I struggle with joint weakness which is a big part of cerebral palsy.
"When I was younger, the doctors predicted that I'd never be able to walk.
"When I was at school I had people assisting me but I wanted to strive to do things that my body told me I couldn't.
"I later saw the physio and she said she'd never judge a book by its cover again."
And Sam is determined to prove to all that having a disability does not and should not dampen your dreams.
He said: "I just want to show people that you can do lots of things despite having a disability.
"The main hobby I have is going to the gym and lifting weights to improve my own situation by becoming stronger as a result of that.
"I take that in my everyday life to strive to be better and show anyone that anything is possible."
Sam has now added skydiving to his list of achievements after doing so to raise funds for the Children's outpatients department at Diana Princess of Wales Hospital - raising a total of £500.
He said: "I put all my fears behind me because I knew that my efforts would raise money for a good cause and to make a significant impact to people on the outpatients' ward.
"I had to go through something similar when I was younger and the outpatients unit helped me out massively.
"I really did struggle and to give back to them was incredible."
"I've worked with vulnerable adults, some with cerebral palsy, and I used to work as a rehabilitation assistant before so I understand more than most the challenges people face.
"I have seen how people try to do great things to better themselves and I've seen people who have overcome challenges they face every single day.
