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and felt a huge pressure in my chest. I’d just got over a chest infection and thought it was maybe the after effects, so I kept walking to get to work. When I got there, I had to hold myself up. At this point, I knew something was seriously wrong and visited my GP who rushed me to hospital.” It turned out Leroy was suffering from a heart attack! “I was in complete and utter shock,” he recalls. “It made me realise how vulnerable we all really are. Although I was strong and thought I was coping, my body was telling me it needed to rest. It was unbelievable how it all happened so suddenly- I’d been leg pressing some huge weights with ease just a couple of days prior to the attack.” Leroy accepted he needed to rest and recover properly. As a grandparent to a 4-year-old he wanted nothing more than to stay fit and healthy for his family. “I gave myself time to recover but I definitely haven’t slowed down,” he insists. “I’m fighting fit now and I’m back punishing clients from all over the world. My clients come to train NASTY- and we get results!” 24 FLEX | APRIL 2018