Nothing against Bielema or anything, I like him even though he left Iowa and found success elsewhere, but can someone explain to me how a man with access to a D-1 training table/dieticians and training facilities that are better than half the countries competing in the Olympics can be as fat as Mangino or Bielema?
Always wondered that myself. I get that it's in the 99th percentile of stressful jobs and those guys don't have any free time during the day, but they make enough money to pay someone $75K a year to follow them around and meal prep/plan their diet. Wouldn't it just be easier to have all your meals planned out and just show up for you 4 times a day? Have a trainer take 45 mins and come up with a daily treadmill/elliptical program and he could be down to 250 within a year.
He would have to eat a restrictor plate version of the training table. Those are designed for athletes who consume 8-12k calories a day.
I wonder if he's the type who skips meals, then pigs out late at night? Thats the easiest way to put on excess weight.
He also had some epic battles with the bottle during his bachelor days in Madison. Barry and company had a come to Jesus chat with him around 2008,2009 or so.
There should be a first class fitness center within steps of his office. Many big time college and pro coaches, insanely busy as they are, find a way to get their 45-60 minutes in, even if its at five in the morning.
Bert has no alibi there. He could easily look at video on his tablet while exercising. And he should hire a nutritionist. He's getting to the same age as Tony Sirigusa, Michael Clarke Duncan, baseball umpire John McSherry. He's gotta do it for himself and for others who need him.