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The Comeback Kid
By MYLES SHANE
PHOTOGRAPHY BY WEST STUDIO
In a sport where outer strength is revered and ripped bulging muscles are the amour worn to validate
your personal dedication to your craft, recreational drug addiction is shunned and rarely mentioned. This
is about acceptance and celebrating those who have battled addiction.....hit rock bottom and have come
back to find the understanding of how not to let addiction control their lives. Antoine Vaillant has over-
come the odds to conquer his drug addiction. Bodybuilding was a motivating factor that not only helped
him rise above the demons that once dragged him down, but it gave him purpose and helped him regain
the strength to reach new heights of success: recognized as one of Canada’s top Pro bodybuilders.
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| AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 2018