Consider the photo collection on the left. What does it tell you? A son in his teens playing guitar, a happy young father and then the man, a father. It may be from anyone's photo album and could be the story of certainly one of millions of people with this planet. This specific man and his particular story is among the more sad stories that you could come across.

He is Jacques Sayagh. He used to truly have a nice life. He used to possess stability. Now he lives on the streets of Paris. Once an alcoholic, he is homeless. He is also a bodybuilder.

Jacques is 51 years old and now a happy grandfather. Life dealt him several rough cards and now he is homeless residing in a tent in a park in Paris with his dog and not much possessions. His liver is damaged. He openly talks about his alcohol abuse and his past life on the seedier side of Paris, including liaisons with prostitutes.

Jacques sleeps on to the floor and doesn't mind the cold. Nowadays his focus is on bodybuilding and he uses the streets of Paris as his gym! He does push-ups on the pavement, pull-ups using belts suspended from lamp-posts and bicep curls using bungee ropes mounted on railings.

"I've grandchildren now. I need them to be proud of me" says Jacques.

Jacques can't afford rent for a flat or gym membership but he is focused and very determined. When he competes, he stands alongside with some of the greats in the world who have a whole lot more than him but there, on stage, he is just another bodybuilder. His most recent competition was the IFBB France contest.