That’s Nick Ekbatani above doing what I counted to be 75 jump ropes on one leg.  Let me repeat that, 75 on one damn leg, which is about 74 more than what I can do on two damn legs.  Man, I love his camera man who also appears to be his trainer telling him, “no excuses!”   Screaming no excuses to a guy who is jump roping on one leg huh?  I would love for that trainer to come to my house during my workout days where I tend to procrastinate because I feel a bit of tightness on my left side burn.  No excuses?  My left hair follicle has a minor sprain, it’s a no go day coach.

If you have not done so it would serve you good to check out Nick’s blog because there is some fascinating stuff being written down where Nick seems to be detailing his recovery process in real time.  Here is an excerpt from his most recent post.

30 minutes later, I leave the gym. My clothes are saturated in sweat. My muscles are swollen with blood. I am fatigued beyond belief and slightly lightheaded. Amputees require up to 40% more oxygen than normal people and I am no exception. Every time my crutches hit the ground and my body swings through, I require a small break to breathe. I am exhausted. As if I had just swam to the surface from the bottom of the ocean, I desperately gasp for air. Im exhausted…and its never felt so damn good.

The doctors said I should still be in bed…my body has decided differently. This is my grind and I wouldn’t want it any different. Through every adverse day…I am gifted with the chance of redemption. I push on, I fight forward, I never give up…so naturally, most days are easy.

Today is the exception.

He is like the bizarro me.  Go check out his blog here.