What Happened To Zion Clark Legs? Story About His Caudal Regression Syndrome Disease
Caudal regression syndrome, which affects 1-2 in every 100,000 persons, was present at birth in Clark.
He was placed in foster care right away, and until age 16, he was moved between nine different foster families in Ohio and New York.
A lot of these families were only there to provide a paycheck, so I had to cope with trying to exist on my own and get by, Clark told Insider. “I was the kid they got for the wrong reason,” the child said.
Before beginning wrestling at school, Clark claimed that other foster boys had punched him while he slept because he was “fighting to protect” his life.
He first encountered Kimberlli Clark Hawkins, a foster mother to several daughters, when he was 16 years old.
Clark currently exercises on the mat and at the gym most days of the week. His training emphasizes rapid, explosive movements like medicine ball slams, banded dumbbell presses, pull-ups, and dips to improve his wrestling skills.
Box jumps are one of his favorite exercises because, according to Clark, “they provide a lot of explosive strength I can use to convert to wrestling, track, or any other athletic undertakings.”
To increase his cardio and hand speed, he also utilizes the assault bike and engages in hand drills that involve moving laterally and vertically around cones.
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