BC Bound’s BodyBlog

Hey Bodyspace,

It’s me, BC Bound. I know a lot of you have asking yourselves, "What the heck ever happened to that guy?" But then again, I’ve gone for so long, that I’m even surprised my account still works, LOL! But I’m still here, and I’m ashamed to say that the only thing that’s grown on me is my hair.

I’ve had to give up training like I was, because of a serious illness in my family. I’ve pretty much had to dedicate my life to taking care of this family member, so working out, just like a lot of other things in my life, had to be set aside. But I was doing some reading over the weekend, and I realized that even in the midst of this tragedy, I had allowed myself to develop a serious case of learned helplessness. It has really been a deterrent to me getting myself back in the gym, and I just have to make the effort to get to where I want to be.

I’m about 40lbs. off from where I want to be in about six months, as I am going to make a push for the CFL camps in 2010. So I have a great deal of work left to do. But sitting around and moping about things and cirumstances in my life isn’t going to help me get there. So I have to get it done.

This is my journey. It’s going to be hard, and there are going to be some things that really hurt to look at, mostly when I look at myself, not only in a physical sense, but mentally as well. But in order to get where I want to be, I have to go through this point, and it’s only going to make me stronger for the tests to come.

So fasten your safety belts and lose your inhibitions, I know it’s going to be a rough ride.

What’s up Bodyspace,

Yes, I’m still alive, and yes, I’m still playing ball, I’ve just been very busy planning my wedding and doing things outside of football, so I haven’t had the time to update you on my training or anything. Thanks for all your messages and support, it means a great deal to me….

Recently, I was approached about a revolutionary product/business opportunity called Max International, and their flagship product, "Max GXL." The GXL is short for, Glutathione Accelerator, and for those of you who don’t know, Glutathione is one of the body’s most powerful anti-oxidents. It also provides you with steady amounts of energy throughtout the day. So with these things in mind, I took a two-week sample to try it out, and see wether or not it held up to all the hype. So I decided that I would share my non-biased review with you the bodyspace community.

Since this is the first day, and I just had my AM dosage (it’s 6:45 where I am, what am I doing up?) I haven’t really seen any effects as of yet, but I have workouts coming later on in the day, and I’ll let you know how I’m feeling.

Hey Bodyspace,

It’s me, BC Bound, filling you in on what’s been going on with me. I know it’s been a while, and you’re probably wondering what’s going on, but I just thought take a sec to get you all up-to-date.

I haven’t found an agent yet, but I’m narrowing it down to a few. The frontrunner right now is Lyle Masnikoff, in Florida. He’s a really great guy, and has been a HUGE help to me. So far, he’s supplied me with, get this…..THE 2005 NFL Europe’s Strength, Nutrition, and Conditioning Program, along with TWO, NFL Offensive playbooks!

Let me tell you, this program in extremely in-depth, and it involves principles that I’ve never even utilized before! The wokrouts are intense, abut I can feel myself progressing as far as my strength, agility, endurance, and my recovery time. I haven’t been able to really implement the nutrition plan, but I’ll start that next week…..

To those people who think football players aren’t the brightest, let me tell you, you’re so very wrong! In university, my offensive playbook was about 100-pages long. Which is pretty detailed. But, one of these NFL Offensive playbooks is 414 PAGES LONG! That’s just the offense! But I guess, it’s not that bad, considering that’s your full-time job….Nonetheless, it still takes a great deal of mental capacity to learn a Pro-style offense. So I’ll be using my free-time to learn and study that.

I’m hoping to hear something very soon, but all I can do is workout, study, and dedicate myself to making this dream a reality….

Keep pushing yourselves, bodyspace, and make your dreams a reality too.

Hey Bodyspace,

Due to some scheduling issues, my Scout Camp combine tryout has been moved from May 10th to June 1st…..I missed the registration deadline, and June 1st will be the next date that I can make it to. We’ll be in Washington DC, at the Old Redskins Park, so that’ll be neat. I may get a chance to see my cousin while I’m out there. (He plays DE for the Redskins….)

Just thought that I’d let you know what was going on. Still training hard, and trying to make all the right decisions to be ready for that day. Wish me luck!!!!

Keep it movin’!

Hey Bodyspace,

It’s me, writing another post in the blog. We’re about five days out from the combine, and this week couldn’t get anymore hectic. Tonight, I’ll speaking at an Arbonne International meeting for National Vice President Maxine King. (If you haven’t heard of the company, go check them out www.arbonne.com), on the importance of detoxifying the body.

Today will also be my last full workout before the combine. The key here will be to get one last pump and push with the muscles, and to train for the 225 Bench press on Saturday.

I also just found out that there are two sessions on Saturday, a 1PM and a 7AM session. (I’m really not feeling that 7AM start time, I’m just not a morning person…..not to mention that I’ll be traveling down to Akron, OH the night before…..YIKES!) Please, please, please GOD don’t let me be in that 7AM session.

Oh well, whatever…..I’m not really nervous about going to the combine, I know I’m going to do well. The rest of the week will mostly consist of static and dynamic stretching and prep work on the tests and drills. (I’m even stretching my fingers to prep for the hand span test.)

A cool plus for me is that my wingspan is measured, and will count towards my size test grade. (This combine works on a 1 to 10 grading scale in categorizes of SIZE, STRENGTH, SPEED, QUICKNESS. Everyone who scores an 8.5 or better overall will receive an invitation to workout privately for NFL scouts!) Me not being the tallest guy, my wingspan and handspan will help me to score higher. I’m 5′8", and I have a 6′1" and my hands measure almost 9" from pinky to thumb, which is bigger than several guys who worked out at the CFL combine who were bigger than me.

The vertical, 40 yard dash, and shuttle are going to shoot my score through the roof. The forty isn’t FAT timed, so I’ll have an advantage there as well. Not to mention that it’s my best event. The vertical as well, with me jumping consistantly over 35", so it shows the scouts I can get up with the bigger guys.

The bench press was beginning to be an issue at the beginning of the year, but my training of the rear delts, lats, and triceps has taken much of the stress off of my chest. If I can get ten reps, I’ll be a shoe-in for the 8.5 score. (I’ll get it anyway, but doing that will only shoot the score higher.)

Anyways, gotta go, eating my second meal of the day.

Take care Bodyspace, and keep it movin’

Hey Bodyspace,

I just got in from the gym, and I hit 315 twice RAW! Not bad for a guy who weighs 163lbs, eh? The spring is officially here, and that means I can hit the track again! Get out and run some routes on the turf, so I’ll most definately be looking to take advantage of this weather we’ve been having….

Also, I got an email the other day with a video that I found very inspirational. It’s about a guy name Jamie Gillentine. In August of 2007, Jamie was paralyzed from the 6th vertabrae down, leaving him with only limited mobility in his arms. The series of events that follows in this video are just awe-inspiring. He serves as a testament of the human spirit’s struggle to achieve the impossible…..Give it a look.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DivRJm65ADc

Be Blessed, Bodyspace….

Hey Bodyspace,

I know that we’ve all been pushing up some heavy weights throughout the years, and doing that can be really tough on the joints, especially the shoulders. So I stumbled upon this warm-up/cool-down for your shoulder girdle. Try out it! It’s under my favorite body building videos….

Hey Bodyspace,

Okay, if you haven’t been to or read JoshBme’s blog with his arm workout in it, go there now!!! This workout is incredible, especially the finisher exercise, a great pump! Armed with good nutrition, (no pun intended…), I’m sure that your arms will catch a nice growth spurt by the summer. Loaded guns, here I come!!!!!

Hey Bodyspace,

I just got through registering for the Scout Camp Regional Combine in Akron, OH on May 10th, and I’ve been game-planning. This combine doesn’t work like most open tryouts, the biggest difference is that you do almost everything from the NFL Combine. The only exercises you don’t do in fact are the Standing Broad Jump, and the 60-Yard shuttle. (Both of those are actually pluses for me, because I’m not the best Standing Broad Jumper, and I’ve never run the 60-yard shuttle. LOL!)

But what is really awesome is I’ll get the opportunity to work out in front of scouts from the CFL, AFL, AFL2, and…….THE NFL!!!!!!!!! This is a really great opportunity for me to show what I have to the scouts. What else is really great is that I do well enough, I am invited to an Elite Level Combine in Indianapolis at the RCA Dome, to work out for scouts in front of all 32 NFL Teams!

The scoring system is actually quite complexed, I have to score an 8.50 or higher in order to be invited to that combine. If I do that however, I’m pretty sure that I’ll get signed to a CFL roster. But if I don’t, I’ll still have a chance to go workout for the NFL. So with som sample players on their database, I’ve figured out just about what I should score at, and what scores I need to achieve in the drills to do so.

40 Yard Dash: 4.41

Bench Press: 225 x 5 reps

Vertical Jump: 35"

Short Shuttle: 4.20

Height: 5′8"

Weight: 171 lbs.

So there’s the numbers I need to hit, and I can do all of them, no problem. With those scores, I’ll hit about an 8.7 on their scale, which gets me an invite to the RCA Dome. 8.715, those four digits could possibly change my life…..

Hey Bodyspace,

In my last post, I informed you all that I was suffering from severe tendonitis in my right wrist. It was actually quite stiff, but weak and inflexible at the same time. All of that, coupled with the pain, caused me to take the week of from lifting. However, on Tuesday morning, my wrist was completely healed! I felt like there nothing ever wrong with it at all. So today, I’ll be doing my first weight training workout this week. Thanks for all the well-wishes, as I’m very sure that they aided in my speedy recovery.