What A Planker!

                

How long can you do the plank?

Is it just 2 minutes before your arms begin to shake and your core turns to jelly?

The previous record of eight hours, one minute, was set by Mao Weidong in China in 2016. 

George wanted to reclaim the World Record which he held in 2011, when he planked for one hour and 20 minutes, until losing it to Mao in 2016.

Most people have difficulty planking for just minutes at a time, but at the age of 62, George Hood has shown that it’s possible to push the boundaries at any age with perseverance and a strong mindset. 

The hardcore former US Marine and DEA Supervisory Special Agent is no stranger to record-breaking, but this record is truly incredible.

George Hood set the record for The Longest Male Abdominal Plank in Chicago, according to Guinness World Records.

At a time of 8 hours, 15 minutes and 15 seconds.

He finished the event by doing 75 push ups. 

Hood says he did around 2,100 hours of planking in preparation and started practicing in 2011, training up to 7 hours a day.

In training for last month’s attempt, Hood reportedly did approximately 674,000 sit ups and 270,000 push ups.

"I have to totally disassociate myself from the reality of the clock. It's an art and a skillset that I have mastered over the years."

After breaking the record, Hood announced his retirement from plank record attempts.

Hood also wanted to utilize this occasion at the World Record to raise awareness about and reduce the stigma surrounding mental health challenges, especially in the military and law enforcement. 

A gym named 515 Fitness, which helps “address mental illness through exercise and support” co-sponsored Hood’s attempt in Chicago, Illinois, according to the Guinness Book of World Records. 

In fact, Hood held the plank until 8 hours, 15 minutes and 15 seconds for the "515" to be in the record books in honour of the gym

Age is just a number!

George Hood the Bulletproofbodies Team salute you.

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=59MaNHq8UDo&feature=emb_logo

10 ways To Bulletproof Yourself Against Ski Injuries

                 

 We have just got back from Skiing in the Alps whilst racing in the Army Medical Services annual meeting in both Alpine and Nordic.

We were also treating loads of Skiing-related injuries.

Here are 10 Bulletproof Tips to keep you injury free:

1. Warm up before you attempt that back run

2. Avoid high-risk behaviour

3. Don't fully straighten your legs when you fall

4. Don't try to get up until you stop sliding

5. When your down stay down and check you are intact!

6. Avoid landing on an out-stretched hand

7. Continually correct your technique whilst your are skiing

8. You can rarely lean forward enough, keep your arms forward

9. Carry your Skis properly 

10. Wear a helmet 

I would rather see you on the slopes, than in my clinic.

Stay safe out there.

Recovery after a day of skiing should always be an Après Ski activity.

At Bulletproofbodies we use Compex as our go to recovery aid.

At Bulletproofbodies we use Compex as our go to recovery aid.

Use the code:

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Learn To Move Like Conor McGregor

                 

As Conor MCgregor wins another UFC fight, this time in just 40 seconds.

Do you ever wonder how he got so good he could win fights in three different weight categories?

One of the many answers is in the way he moves.

Movement is a skill that many athletes lack.

In 2015 McGregor started training with Ido Portal (A Movement Expert)

 and the results speak for themselves.

Welcome to "Movement Culture." 

Most importantly Ido has inspired thousands of people to expand their movement horizons and play with the myriad different ways that the human body can move. 

 

Modern society is “movement deprived” at a gross level...and it's costing us. 

Ido Portal was one of the original people in recent years to popularize the NEED for a much higher quantity and quality of movement.

No! 

Your movement quality is not good enough, RESUBMIT!

Ido is legendary for the movment standards he requires and students are often asked to "Resubmit" their videos.

Want to start your Movement training?

Try this simple test.

Just sit down and stand up without using your hands:

Can you do it?

Post your comments below.

Ido Portal and Conor McGreogor the Bulletproofbodies Boys Salute You.

Bulletproof Your Body With Yoga

                 

Bulletproof Your Body With Yoga

For years top Sports Men and Women have kept it a secret that they do Yoga.

From Ryan Giggs to LeBron James, 

Maria Sharapova, Paula Radcliffe and the New Zealand All Blacks,

For Giggs’s part, mixing navasanas and chaturangas into his fitness routine added “another 10 years” onto his career.

After a hamstring injury sustained in training in 2001, he tried lots of different treatmenets, but the only one that kept injury at bay was Yoga.

“Yoga was first about injury prevention, but later it became about recovery,”

 Said Giggs.

“The day after a match, the adrenalin would still be in my body. But the following day, when I got out of bed, everything would hurt, so I would do yoga then.”

This weekend Dale from Bulletproofbodies will be starting his Teacher Training with Sarah Ramsden, the Yoga teacher that helped Giggs stay in the Premiership at Manchester United.

It's not just reserved for yummy mummies with a chai latte addiction.

There is no typical yoga person anymore.

As for those who have been discouraged by feeling they are not
 ‘the yoga type’,

or don’t possess the required dexterity and flexibility.

 “saying you are not flexible enough for yoga
 is like being too dirty for a bath”

Over the years the Bulletproofbodies Boys have watched many, blokes (including ourselves) struggle, 
unintentionally competing with implausibly bendy ladies and not doing themselves any favours at all.

Backs out of alignment, necks crunched, hamstrings screaming out for mercy as the woman on the mat next to him effortlessly (or so it seems), does the splits or seems to put her toes in her ears!

This is exactly why we are doing "injury prevention" Yoga training, that we can all add to enhance our training.

The idea is to make Yoga a daily practice, all that is required is 10 minutes a day.

Apart from Yoga's role in sports recovery, the mental health benefits Yoga affords are making it increasingly popular with everyone.

So get on the Mat and show me your downwards facing dog!

But, the best thing is, at the end of it all and all part of the session, you have a well-deserved lie down.

Video:  

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WCXHz-WfykM&feature=emb_logo

The Bulletproofbodies Boys Winter High Moon 2020

                   

The Winter Fan Dance 2020.

That’s how it starts, dark and cold.

As the crowds gather to test themselves against Pen y Fan.

There is a moment when everyone thinks,

 "why am I doing this again?"

The Bulletproofbodies Boys were back providing Physio support, 

Foot Care and Race-day massage at the AEE Special Forces Event in the Brecon Beacons at the Storey Arms.

It was great to meet and treat this awesome bloke,

Jordan Beecher.

An ex-Airborne amputee in action.

As usual we got a chance to do the night march or Ex High Moon.

Uzo revealed his secret weapon

 - Doughnuts from Claire Moreton (Trident Legend)

Uzo retained his winning title

and James came second to the Trident legend that is Mark Pilgrim:

We asked Mark what was his secret?

Doughnuts?

He replied that,

 “there are no quick wins, you just have to put in the training!”

It was a weekend well spent as we a caught up the Gone Tabbing Community.

Providing Physio for endurance athletes and their families supporting them.

Everyone was talking about the new Massage Gun from Pulseroll.

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As we help endurance athletes to go always a little further.

To all those who did the Fan the Bulletproofbodies Boys salute you.

Video: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uonJAziiAEY