She was born with one arm but still competes! #shorts #bodybuilding
30 Jul 2024 · 1 min

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Marissa, a 26-year-old from Halifax, Nova Scotia, describes being born with half an arm (ending below the elbow) and her lifelong involvement in sports starting around age six. She experienced an eating disorder at about 12–13, stopped sports, received her first prosthetic hand at 16 which enabled weightlifting, and set a goal at 17 to compete onstage in bodybuilding; she frames competition as a commitment to a difficult goal that motivates full effort.
Questions this video answers
26 years old.
Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Born with half an arm; arm ends right below the elbow.
Around six years old.
About 12–13 years old.










