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CONTEST HISTORY

2007 Excalibur Bodybuilding Championships
Men: Super Heavyweight Class - Open Men (Place: 1)
Men: 40+ Overall Winner
Men: Heavyweight 40+ (Place: 1)
2006 Los Angeles Bodybuilding, Fitness & Figure Championships
Men: Overall
Men: Heavyweight (Place: 1)

2004 North Carolina Bodybuilding, Fitness & Figure Championships
Men: Unlimited Heavyweight (Place: 1)

2003 Los Angeles Bodybuilding, Fitness & Figure Championships
Men: Unlimited Heavyweight (Place: 1)

Client story

Stevie first began training in December of 1992, needing direction after flunking out of community college and being unable to find work. He knew he needed to do something before depression and self-pity sent him down a dark hole he might never emerge from.

He soon met David Hughes, National-level Heavyweight bodybuilder, who took the witty novice under his wing and tutored him on the ways of training and nutrition. Stevie’s hopelessness started to melt away as his self-confidence grew along with his strength and muscle mass. He found the courage to leave his native Oregon and move to Hollywood to pursue his natural talents as a stand-up comic.

Stevie always dreamed of competing in a bodybuilding contest like his mentor David, but the limitations of his disease made it nearly impossible. Cerebral Palsy is a movement and posture disorder resulting from brain damage in the womb. Essentially, the nervous system can’t properly communicate with the muscles. Simply attempting to pose correctly was a daunting challenge to Stevie, as even walking and everyday tasks were already a struggle.

In June of 2003, Stevie took advantage of a medical breakthrough in CP treatment and had a special pump implanted in his abdominal wall that delivered the drug Baclofen directly into his spinal cord fluid. This drug minimized the extreme muscle spasms that had plagued Stevie all his life. Finally, the results of over a decade of training began to show. Stevie entered the 2006 Los Angeles Championships and received a standing ovation as well as a special “Stevie Zee Inspirational Award” from Musclemag International magazine.

“I used to always ask, why me?” Stevie says. “Now I know I was given Cerebral Palsy for a reason – to inspire others to be a better person, and to make the most out of life no matter what.” He firmly believes it all comes down to how you look at things.

“If you change your attitude, you never know what you can do with your life.”

Now 36 years old, Stevie Zee is starting a fresh chapter in his life as a Gaspari Nutrition athlete. “I have been using the products for years and love the results, so being part of the company is absolutely amazing,” he says. “I’ve used bodybuilding to help turn my life around to a positive place, and hopefully I can inspire others to do the same.”

For a look at Stevie’s motivational documentary titled “Hold On To Your Dreams,” visit Gaspari TV at gasparinutrition.tv

In further support of Stevie, Rich and Liz Gaspari have made a private donation to the United Cerebral Palsy foundation in his name.