Ben Mudge is an extraordinarily ripped 22 year old Belfast, Ireleand fitness model with a serious illness and an equally serious drive to succeed.

His incredible story follows.

Mudge has cystic fibrosis, which causes his body to produce a thick mucus that in turn leaves him vulnerable to frequent lung infections. But you won’t find this dude lying around in bed. Instead, he charges forth with a strict fitness regiment that has aided his health and ironically made him a fitness model cover boy by happenstance. He has become a celebrity because of it; in fact, he was a finalist to be on the cover of Men’s Health in Britain in 2012.



Mudge’s zeal, though, comes less from raging narcissism than a fight for survival. (About half of those with CF never live beyond 40.)

Britain’s Daily Mail said it best:

But vanity has not been Ben’s motivation. An obsessive drive to keep in peak physical condition, armed with the latest research in nutrition and science, goes hand in hand with his personal mission to educate others about CF.



For all his hard work and fight to survive, Irishman Ben Mudge is both HOTT and extraordinary.