The Black Sword: The Film Phil Wants to Make

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00:00 when I was at my absolute worst I hit a staggering 305 lbs I suffered from drug and alcohol abuse points away from type 2 diabetes I had fatty liver disease high blood pressure high cholesterol I had trouble breathing I had been shot I had been in jail in trouble with the law and I came to realize that all the decisions that I was making in my life were literally killing me as my health was fading and for the sake for my young son

00:33 and by the grace of God I made the best decision I could ever make I hired a personal trainer in my first year I lost nearly 150 lbs and I learned in that year that I was Stronger than I thought both physically and mentally I was able to kick all those bad habits and Lifestyles and replace them with good ones when I was at my worst I would sit on my couch drunk fat lost surrounded by toxic people with

01:05 really no motivation or inspiration in my life but I would find motivation and inspiration in films the one film in particular was Rocky I would sit and watch this man this Underdog achieve things Against All Odds rise above and become a champion and I would sit there and think do I have that in me could I have that drive and determination through learning personal training and learning that I was Stronger than I thought losing the weight kicking the

01:36 bad habits everything changed and in those moments people witnessed this they would come up to me and say can you help me do what you did I became a personal trainer and started helping other people by sharing my story of what I had to battle what I had to overcome and I would see it in them that that same feeling that I had watching Rocky that hope that determination I was bringing that to them they would achieve

02:08 their goals they would get very excited they would tell others I became a natural bodybuilder and through that process I W championships I would be able to share that story with more people and they thought wow if this guy could do this against the oddz after everything he battled and overcame so can I my vision for the black sword is to give that hope that determination inspiration to the viewer who feels lost who feels that they can't do it but yet they do they rise above and they can

02:39 whatever challenges and battles you're faced with whatever struggles you're going through right now my vision for the black sword is to help you rise above those challenges to fight those adversities and to conquer and beat them my vision for the black sword is to give you the inspiration that I have so please join with us in bringing the black sword to screens everywhere