NJ Podiatrist Prepares for Titan Games Challenge
Routine: Dr. Brad Schaeffer’s job as a foot and ankle surgeon makes it hard for him to keep a regular gym schedule. Luckily, he keeps a pull-up bar in his office. “I’m in this little room where you can only basically do squats, pull-ups, and push-ups,” Schaeffer tells The Post. “In between patients, I’ll grind out a solid workout in 45 minutes. I get a good sweat going, towel off, throw my scrubs back on, and then I’m back seeing patients.”
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Dr. Brad Schaeffer (photo: Zandy Mangold) |
Biggest obstacle: Schaeffer, who weighs about 165 pounds, says his lack of big, bulky muscles put him at a disadvantage. “There were parts [of the competition] where I didn’t know if I could physically push [a wall] over,” the surgeon says.
Motivation: Inspiring his patients. “[Health and wellness] was always a part of my life,” says the surgeon. “When you’re sitting here telling your patient they need to do x, y, and z or lose weight or do this with a heart condition, and you’re not doing any of that yourself, I never understood that,” he says. “I practice what I preach.”
Source: Marisa Dellatto, NY Post [1/14/19]
