before the CD work, he worked a bullet 4f in 47 and change at BEL (over a very fast track though). For what it's worth the exercise rider has gone on record saying he is much happier and a better worker after the surgery. take with a pinch of salt, like everything else that will be written from now on.
and it's buddha not buddah. By mispelling it people are removing my gigantic negative kharma angle (would you like it if someone named a horse "god").