Thanks to Wolfpack !

[AJ SIMS]

Hey professionalmuscle ! I don't post to often but always reading and enjoying some great info . Some of you may know me from my teen years some of you may not .. I just wanted to publicly thank Nate ( Wolfpack ) for helping me prep for my show ( and this isn't a cheesy plug for his services) that I would of been doing 4 weeks from today the 2010 Npc Southern USA . Would of been my first show back from the 2008 NPC Teen nationals . We worked very hard to bring the best package we could during this prep for me at 21 years old , and my confidence was reaching an all time high ... Unfortunately I some issues starting last week I tried to work through but couldn't and today had to make the choice to pull out . Though mentally it's killing me right now to look back on all the hard work I am trying to remain tough and look torwards the future . Nate was there for me whenever I needed him and really learned my body quickly and my metabolism , I will continue working with him this off-season into next prep . Thanks again Nate for everything bro !! Pics posted below are 37 days out from the show ... Any constructive criticism is welcome


Aj

 

[AJ SIMS]

A few back shots 6 weeks out ..

 

[chris250]

Aj - hey bro you look great...if I may ask, why are you pulling out of the show ?

I hope everything is well with you and your family, we meet back at jr.nats a couple years ago...Best wishes

chris250

 

[AJ SIMS]

Oh man , thanks Chris.. I just got back from the hospital I was there since Friday night about 2hrs after this post .. I got a skin infection ( cellulitus ) around April 5th , I didn't know at the time what it was tryed home remedies such as epsom salt baths , arnicare cream , motrin , ice , heat etc... I pushed through daily doing my cardio , training , diet , supps etc... I pushed through alot of pain but finally Saturday ( April 10th ) I went to the walk in clinic and doc said a bad case of cellulitus and i was given bactrim for 10 days .. Well it still hurt a ton over the course of the next days but I still did everything in my prep the cellulitus was clearing but shifting to 1 side into a ball or lump what have you the size of an orange . We went after chest and abs training to walk in clinic , I was praying the whole time this wouldnt stop my prep I was looking my absolute best ever and had over 4 1/2 weeks left . I get there and they tell me its a bad abcess and needs to be cut and drained right away , so they gave me local numbing agents which didn't work really I felt it all and cut it opend he said it drained over 200cc's of puss . He then packed it and wrapped and said come back tomm for re-check and re-packing . I went in the AM and they said I needed to go to ER as I was bleeding more than I should so we drove to ER and they took me in fast track center and said no biggie just packed it wrapped and said stay on bactrim and come back sunday for re pack . That night after I posted here I started bleeding everywhere and draining like crazy , my wife said we needed to go to ER right away ... They took me in and gave me saline , and somthing 7x stronger than morphine , as the doctor packed 4 yards of packing in there and I got a MRSA test and ultra sound to make sure no blood clots where there . Then was put in a room and given anti-biotics 2x a day everyday I was there each lasting 3 hours . My packing was changed 2x a day there everydayas well , as I was about to be discharged this AM they were re-packing it and AGAIN it was bleeding they found the doctor cut an artery when he did the cut and drain . A surgeons assistant came up said it shouldn't be an issue though 3 doctors were freaking saying I needed to stay and wait in the morning for the surgeon to see if it needed to be zapped or stitched . She said it just needs pressure and packing and she zapped it with a silver nitrate which bascially is a temporary cauterize and she said I should be good as well as other nurses so I dis-charged myself .. It's been crazy and to think I was so close to stepping onstage and going through my days 110% and this happend I could of never imagined ...

Aj

 

[b-boy]

Oh man , thanks Chris.. I just got back from the hospital I was there since Friday night about 2hrs after this post .. I got a skin infection ( cellulitus ) around April 5th , I didn't know at the time what it was tryed home remedies such as epsom salt baths , arnicare cream , motrin , ice , heat etc... I pushed through daily doing my cardio , training , diet , supps etc... I pushed through alot of pain but finally Saturday ( April 10th ) I went to the walk in clinic and doc said a bad case of cellulitus and i was given bactrim for 10 days .. Well it still hurt a ton over the course of the next days but I still did everything in my prep the cellulitus was clearing but shifting to 1 side into a ball or lump what have you the size of an orange . We went after chest and abs training to walk in clinic , I was praying the whole time this wouldnt stop my prep I was looking my absolute best ever and had over 4 1/2 weeks left . I get there and they tell me its a bad abcess and needs to be cut and drained right away , so they gave me local numbing agents which didn't work really I felt it all and cut it opend he said it drained over 200cc's of puss . He then packed it and wrapped and said come back tomm for re-check and re-packing . I went in the AM and they said I needed to go to ER as I was bleeding more than I should so we drove to ER and they took me in fast track center and said no biggie just packed it wrapped and said stay on bactrim and come back sunday for re pack . That night after I posted here I started bleeding everywhere and draining like crazy , my wife said we needed to go to ER right away ... They took me in and gave me saline , and somthing 7x stronger than morphine , as the doctor packed 4 yards of packing in there and I got a MRSA test and ultra sound to make sure no blood clots where there . Then was put in a room and given anti-biotics 2x a day everyday I was there each lasting 3 hours . My packing was changed 2x a day there everydayas well , as I was about to be discharged this AM they were re-packing it and AGAIN it was bleeding they found the doctor cut an artery when he did the cut and drain . A surgeons assistant came up said it shouldn't be an issue though 3 doctors were freaking saying I needed to stay and wait in the morning for the surgeon to see if it needed to be zapped or stitched . She said it just needs pressure and packing and she zapped it with a silver nitrate which bascially is a temporary cauterize and she said I should be good as well as other nurses so I dis-charged myself .. It's been crazy and to think I was so close to stepping onstage and going through my days 110% and this happend I could of never imagined ...

Aj

damn AJ sorry to hear about all that bro! hope everything is ok and heals up for ya, bodybuilding def. can take a back seat for a while!

 

[calfmaster]

AJ looks like you've made some really huge improvements since your teen years! I always thought you had sick legs at the nationals but felt your torso was a little too blocky- have to hand it to you though you've really come a long way to bring your arms and many other areas up. Remind me a lot of jay's build.
Really sucks about the infection man, how did that start in the first place you think? Now showering after the gym or supplements a little dirty?

You have a great future infront of you bro, you'll really blow them away next show.

 

[AJ SIMS]

Thanks guys alot !! I have a nurse coming over daily to re-pack till it's fully healed hopefully only 3-4 days . I can't wait to get back to training and dip into off-season .. I know I am crazy , of course I am thankful and thank God everything is ok but I was so close after a 2 year off-season to stepping back onstage to show improvements only to have it ripped away is really tough to deal with for me . So I want to get back to making even more improvements and see what the next show may be .