Keeper Catran-Whitney

At twelve, I learned I was born with ten underdeveloped vertebrae and severe compound scoliosis—five spinal curves, one twisting my spine 90 degrees. I’ll never have a “perfect” body, and that’s okay. Mr. Health & Fitness isn’t about abs—it’s about resilience. At 67, my goal is simple: slow degeneration, stay strong, and play with my grandson. Overcoming is the real victory.

2.5 years ago, at 64, I weighed 205 lbs and had 25.5% body fat. I began Shaun T’s Dig Deeper program—a 12-week system mixing high-rep endurance, sculpting, and heavy-weight lifting. Today, I am 182 lbs at 16% body fat (adjusted for my age). I have cut, then bulked multiple times, manipulating 218 lbs to see if I could do it. I have never looked better or been stronger than I am today. Where most people are ready to quit at age 60, I love proving what is possible when you don’t surrender to time.

I’m an award-winning memoirist, speaker, and the leading voice on the overlooked emotional impact that child sexual abuse has on brothers whose sisters have been sexually abused by their parents. My book HELPLESSNESS won 2025 Author of the Year and Book of the Year in Memoir Inspirational: Cultural & Social Justice. It’s the first in my series From Helplessness to Hopefulness to Happiness. If I win, I’d use the money to continue elevating the voices of brothers who carry their trauma in silence.