Bulldog92’s BodyBlog

Just an update… I talked to the guys wife on the phone today while she was at the hospital.  The Docs were able to save his leg and foot.  His wife told me that it would likely take a min of 8 months to rehab the leg.  Unreal that something that happens in a moment can take so long to mend.  But it sounds like he will be fine…which is a miracle after the trauma to the leg/artery and bones.  His wife said the bike goes…he probably agrees.  Hope all of your guys and ladies are doing well   

This is going to be interesting…

On the way to the gym I see a guy on a sweet motorcycle in the turn lane across an intersection from me.  I see him hit some gravel and lose control of the bike (later found out that his throttle stuck).  He was working hard to save it but it was too out of control and the poor guy slammed into a metal post sign in the median.  His bike slid past me (I’m in the mustang) about 35 yards from the sign he just hit.  I quickly pulled over and ran over to the dude who is now lying in the intersection.  A sweet lady and another guy are holding his head and trying to keep him from moving.  I see that his left leg is just about amputated about 7 inches up from his ankle.  The tibia and fibula bones are completly severed as well as the artery and as you might imagine he is in some kind of pain.  A couple of folks are standing around making 911 calls and seem a little dazed.  The guy is bleeding out pretty badly so I wrapped both hands just below his left knee and put pressure on the artery and got the bleeding stopped (as long as I kept pressure behind his knee).  The paramedics finally show up about 4-5 mins later and we get him on the board and into the ambulance.  About 4 mins after that, the lifeflight helicopter shows up and flew the guy off to the hospital.  So I say all that to remind all of you motorcycle riders to be extremely careful on those most powerful machines…and all you four wheel drivers (like me), to watch out for our motorcycle brothers out there.  

So I finally get to the gym (adrenline already pumping) and do a bench presss warm-up set of 135X10, then 225X7, then I put on 315 lbs and benched it 6 times.  So 315X6 is a new personal best for me.  So it was a good workout day for me but it did not have the luster it normally has after witnessing what I had just seen.  I hope the guy is OK.  I might try to go see him in a day or so to see how he is doing.  I hope all of you are doing well.  If you have a motorcycle…drive carefully.  My kids will NEVER ride them…I just made a new rule today

I know that diet has a great deal to do with abs.  I know I have to lose that layer of flub in order to see my abs.  Knowing this is great…even applying the principle of clean eating has been going well…BUT…it’s been about a month of hitting my abs hard (intensely for 30-40 min 3-4 times a week mixing up the exercises and weights) AND watching my diet and the changes are S..L..O..W.  I am liking what I’m seeing but it is a lot harder than I thought.  I have been taking the Universal Animal Cuts which I really like.  I’m trying to do this as naturally as possible so I’m off the fat burners for a while and wanted to do it the ole fashioned way…hard work.  I know it takes time, so I’m not losing heart or anything like that but I am open to suggestions.  I’ll post up some update pics in a couple of weeks and would appreciate any feedback/recommendations.  Hope you guys are doing well. If you know an ab program that gives serious results…point me that way.  Thanks friends.  BOBBY

I have been running/jogging for several years now.  I like the way I feel physically after a good run.  About a week ago I decided to start doing more "sprint" exercises like I did  back in high school in an effort to lose the fat not the hard-earned mass I’ve maneged to scrape together.  Here is what I’ve been doing…

1.  Stretch 2-3 min.

2.  1 mile warm-up Run/jog (8:00 min mile pace)

3.  HIIT sprint cycle:  run 1/2 lap (.125 mile), then walk 1/2 lap on track (or treadmill) for 2-3 miles depending on the day.

4.  Cool-down with a 1/2-1 mile walk.

All this takes from 35-53 min depending on how long I do the HIIT cycle.  Once done, I go right into my normal weight routine.  I like how I feel after the cardio, it makes me sweat more during the workout which I know is burning more calories than without the cardio.  I post up again in a couple of weeks or so to say how it’s going.  Keep pressing friends.  BOBBY