VersusLimits
ABOUT ME
A bit about me - Isaac
Diagnosed with juvenile idiopathic arthritis at 11, pain and inflammation ran my teenage years. Then, with some kick-ass meds and a mate who dragged me to the gym, everything changed... I remember shaking like a leaf chest-pressing just the 20kg bar. A few months of persistence later, the positive changes in my body and my confidence had been transformational. It's nowhere near perfect, but I love what it can do now.
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MY STORY
How it started.
VERSUS LIMITS COACHING
I’m Isaac — founder of Versus Limits, arthritis-specialist coach, and someone who’s lived through every stage of what I now help my clients manage. Here’s how I got here.
DIAGNOSIS
At 11, I caught a bad case of salmonella. I recovered from the regular symptoms... but my wrist didn’t. It swelled up, then my knees, ankles, toes and thumbs followed. Doctors were stumped, until a rheumatologist diagnosed reactive arthritis: my immune system had mistaken my joints for the infection and attacked them. I never grew out of it and it became JIA.
IN NO MAN'S LAND
School, friends, sleep — all of it became impossible. By 15 I’d tried every painkiller going, my attendance was below 50%, and I was losing hope.
MEDICATIONS
Then a biological EpiPen treatment changed everything. The pain eased, and after more ups, downs and cortisone injections, I was finally back to living! Mountain biking, running, partying.
After feeling like a passenger in my own body for so long, I had finally regained control and was back in the driving seat again.
FINDING THE GYM
At 18, I was gifted a month’s gym pass. My wrist was fused, initially my knees crunched through every squat — but I fell in love with training anyway. Within weeks I could see and feel the change.
Ten years later, that passion’s my career. Cliché, but true: the gym changed my life.
CREDENTIALS
Qualifications.
Nutritional Therapist
Level 2 Gym Instructor
