JACKSONVILLE, Fla \u2014 Dozens of professional bull riders will gather in Jacksonville for \u201cPBR: Unleash the Beast.\u201d The bull riding event will take place at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena on February 20-21. I got the chance to sit down with professional rider Wyatt Rogers ahead this weekend\u2019s event to talk about training to be a bull rider, how he got into it, and the worst injury he suffered while bull riding.<\/p>\n
\u2018When I was little, I took gymnastics and a bunch of balance classes and stuff like that, so I definitely go work out,” says Rogers on his training regimen. \u201cBull riding is all core strength and balance, so I definitely go work out and I have to do a lot of endurance and agility work. Because I\u2019m bigger bull rider, I have to focus on my body weight, and staying kind of lean and on the athletic side, and just getting on some practice bulls and stuff. The only way I can practice bull riding is by getting on the bulls.\u201d<\/p>\n
Rogers says he doesn\u2019t use mechanical bulls when it comes to training. \u201cJust real live animals that we practice on, they\u2019re just not the level of buck and bull that you\u2019ll see this weekend.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is the elite of the elite,\u201d says Rogers when describing PBR: Unleash the Beast. \u201cIt\u2019s the top 40 best bull riders versus bulls in the world.\u201d<\/p>\n
You can hear what Rogers says is the worst injury he suffered from bull riding, and how long it took him to recover in the full interview. <\/p>\n
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