MUSCLE & MOTIVATION: NDO CHAMP
NEW YORK, NEW YORK | NDO CHAMP
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ROBERT WILMOTE AKA NDO (SHORT FOR NO DAYS OFF) CHAMP IS AN ATHLETE, MOTIVATIONAL COACH, ACTOR AND INFLUENCER WHOSE PURPOSE IN LIFE WAS TO UTILIZE HIS PASSION TO HELP CHANGE THE LIVES OF OTHERS FOR THE BETTER.
A CHILD OF THE HISTORICAL LIBERIAN CIVIL WAR, NDO CHAMP AND HIS FAMILY MIGRATED TO AMERICA TO ESCAPE THE HORRORS OF THE WAR ITSELF BUT HAD SOME TROUBLE ADAPTING TO AMERICAN CULTURE WHEN HE WAS A TEENAGER. EVEN THOUGH HE FELT LOST AT TIMES, HE ALWAYS MANAGED TO STAY IN THE GYM, BUT EVEN THAT COULDN'T KEEP HIM FROM THE STREET'S CALLING, WHICH LED HIM TO BE INCARCERATED.
AFTER A SHORT STINT IN PRISON, NDO CHAMP BECAME A PERSONAL TRAINER, CROSS-FITNESS INSTRUCTOR, AND COMPETITIVE BODYBUILDER. HE ALSO BEGAN TO ACCOMPLISH THE ULTIMATE GOAL, WHICH IS TO HELP OTHERS. HE ALSO TRAINED HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL STUDENTS AND GAVE THEM MOTIVATIONAL SPEECHES ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING BOTH PHYSICALLY AND MENTALLY STRONG. HE VOLUNTEERED AT THE LOCAL COMMUNITY CENTERS TO TEACH ITS MEMBERS SELF-DEFENSE SKILLS AND ADVISED LOCAL TEENS TO BECOME GREAT. AS OF TODAY, HE CONTINUES TO VOLUNTEER IN HIS COMMUNITY AND DOES WHATEVER HE CAN TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE.
HE CREATED HIS OWN BRAND CALLED NDO NATION LLC, WHICH IS COMPOSED OF A GROUP OF HARDWORKING AND DEDICATED INDIVIDUALS WHO AIM TO HELP CHANGE THE LIVES OF OTHERS THROUGH TRAINING AND MOTIVATIONAL SPEECH. NDO SAYS, “WE ASPIRE TO BE THE LEADERS AND ROLE MODELS THAT WE WISH WE HAD GROWING UP IN THE HARSH ENVIRONMENT OF THE INNER CITY. NDO NATION CAN LEAD AND BE THE CHANGE WE WANT TO SEE IN OUR COMMUNITIES AND THIS STARTS WITH US. IT’S ABOUT MOTIVATING THEM EACH AND EVERYDAY, CHANGING THEIR LIFE THROUGH HEALTH AND FITNESS.”
AS AN INFLUENCER, NDO HAS A PRETTY HIGH FOLLOWING, WITH OVER 203K FOLLOWERS ON INSTAGRAM AND OVER 70K SUBSCRIBERS ON YOUTUBE. THROUGH THE USE OF ALL SOCIAL MEDIA CHANNELS, NDO NATION INFLUENCES MANY FOLLOWERS AROUND THE WORLD THAT ARE INSPIRED BY HIS WORK. HE SOMEDAY HOPES TO INFLUENCE EVEN MORE. ALTHOUGH HE HAS REACHED SOME LEVEL OF SUCCESS, HIS NEXT STEP IS TO CREATE AN NDO NATION FITNESS FACILITIES SO THAT HE CAN REACH A BIGGER AUDIENCE HANDS ON.
"IF YOU DON'T FEEL GOOD, YOU CAN'T DO GOOD," SAYS NDO. "YOUR HEALTH IS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING. YOU CAN HAVE ALL THE MONEY IN THE WORLD, BUT WITH BAD HEALTH, YOU’RE NOTHING. IT'S A GREAT FEELING TO BE A PART OF CHANGING LIVES."
HE IS THE FIRST BODYBUILDER WHO WAS PRESENTED WITH A PROCLAMATION FROM THE MAYOR OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, AND HE IS CURRENTLY WORKING ON A BENCH-IT-UP TOUR GOING FROM STATE TO STATE, MOTIVATING AND INSPIRING THE YOUTH TO PUT THE GUNS DOWN AND LIFT UP THE WEIGHTS.
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