Bar sports personality Frank Flemingalso known as Frank the Tank, was hospitalized after sending a problem on his feet, causing bleeding.
“I broke out in a leak. Just started shooting. My shoes were soaked in blood and I didn’t even feel any pain,” Frank, 49, said in a video shared via X on Thursday, August 14.
Frank explained that he looked down at his feet, which was “red like hell” and was “tracking blood” while walking.
He continued, “I looked and I stabbed a thorn and my little jack was just squirting blood.” “Obviously, I have varicose veins. I have to grab the crutch. I can’t put my weight on my feet for the next few days.”
The internet personality tells fans that he will “try” to play in the New York Metropolitan Metropolis baseball game over the weekend. (Frank covers bars at Mets.)
He concluded: “I just can’t believe this ***.”
— Frank Fleming (@njtank99) August 14, 2025
In a separate X post on Friday, August 15, Frank shared photos of varicose veins on his feet. ((According to Mayo Clinicthey are bulging and usually affect the enlargement of the veins in the legs. ) Followers can see the small hole he quoted in the previous video.
Frank’s injury was in his ongoing walking streak, which was recorded on social media. The personality of the bar makes his goal to walk 20,000 steps a day, which is part of his weight loss journey.
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He wrote on Thursday via X via X: “In the next few days, I need to put a cane on it.
Frank, who had previously weighed over 500 pounds, has been sharing his healthy journey with Barstool fans. January 2024Frank revealed that he weighed under 350 pounds for the first time in two decades.
“I think I’ve been making good progress,” he said in a video shared by X at the time. He further explained his weight struggles, sharing that he had reached 500 pounds in 2015 or 2016. He lost weight when he suffered from MRSA infection at the same time, but the 2020 Covid-19 pandemic has made him any progress.
“It’s a good number – the numbers are very good,” he shared 343.2 pounds in the same video.
Frank assured fans that he would try to maintain a walking winning streak.
“I’m going to try to keep this winning streak,” he said. “I may not get 20,000 steps in the next few days, but I’ll try to walk with these crutches.”
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