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See how a wounded Marine uses 'crossfit' to keep in shape. Find out what makes it different than other forms of training.

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Factor Delgado. In the United States marine corps. From nineteen and nine to 2004 hours in and crack on April 14 2003 I was in a vehicle accident and can't -- outside on Gaza area I had thank development -- collapsed on his nose -- underneath it. For about 39. I was -- We have 45 units of blood US congress which is in the northern -- My -- Saturday's excuses has phenomenal compartment syndrome. My right leg ever decided there. And I elected in favor crushing blow up I have no feeling in my right foot and have significant atrophy in my right leg. And the way Gil -- all this it's. Some great legacy. Sort of by approximately two inches in my life. And I have. Major crushing injury to my left side as well. When I got home and I these released from the hospital I wasn't active at all and -- eating all the wrong who has that was -- and basically do whatever I want it. I was pretty much going out every night that my friends outside the bar.

I didn't like what I thought and I'm not really enjoy as what. Change in my psyche. But I didn't realize that something had to be done about it you my friend one -- particular from the very close pounded out across. And I wind up finding out front that something. Here fund performance over in the new work out every day for instance today is called friends. When he won fifteen -- going into the -- hype surrounding you rosters as well Paula.

Look into the training methodology where we use. Constantly buried exercises. High intensity. And we used functional movement and everything worked out. -- Olympic lives with the body weight exercises to -- exercises kettle bell exercises. Rolling. And things of that nature. Everywhere -- me different. And everywhere that is buried my -- has been a big inspiration for everybody else here. And if he had to working out if they don't feel good they don't feel up to work out that day. They've really don't have any excuse that he really motivates and drives people so it's really great having.

I'm in a wheelchair but since I've been doing -- and I've been able to. Get out of my -- can walk without special device that on my legs basically they got -- off my feet in ninety degree angle. That is when able to walk properly with some stability since I've been doing -- I've been able to gain -- been able to do with very little assistance animals and they've been able to incorporate some of my walking into some of the work out when some of the work out welfare. -- in -- is there anything that involves any type movement. Either runs or are any type of way to walk I try to easily walk where the work out my intentions were to lose weight. And in about a year and a half and I'm -- files.