[angus_mackagen]

Why would a fat ass old military (combat arms) retiree be a better fighter than a young "stud"? You can have ALL the physical fitness in the world. You can read all the books on warfare you can get your hands on. When the fight is over and the dust has settled, its the one with the the PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE and the KNOWLEDGE that will (95% of the time) win the fight.

 

[Alligatorgars]

With all the macho, gung ho, ar-15 or ak47, body armor, night scope, BOB toting, face paint, tacti cool, how to take on a mob guys, there will be plenty of widows to console (granted some will be under dim light others with the light off and double wrapped). Call me Jody if you must but please stock a couple of cases of Santa Margherita Pinot Grigio wine. It really sets the mood if you catch my drift.
Thanks

 

[Hooch501]

I retired from the service recently,so I'm still in decent shape. I don't think I would worry about how fast you are. If someone takes a shot at you you'll move faster than you thought possible. Trust me. Just do what's best for your body. After 24 years in, I'm worn out.

 

[junglecrawler]

Today:
40 minute run
Pullups
Pushups
Rows
Dips
Kettlebell
lateral raises
Curls

Tonight:
Forearms
Stretching
Wall hangs and some small parkour exercises.

OP, there are quite a few members here who take fitness seriously, and there's some really good threads discussing training and technique.
Fitness is integral to survivalism.

 

[Fivepak]

Today:
40 minute run
Pullups
Pushups
Rows
Dips
Kettlebell
lateral raises
Curls

Tonight:
Forearms
Stretching
Wall hangs and some small parkour exercises.

OP, there are quite a few members here who take fitness seriously, and there's some really good threads discussing training and technique.
Fitness is integral to survivalism.

I agree with your last statement, but you can tell by some of the comments in this thread that there are a lot of fat bodies here that just make excuses or rationalize why fitness is not important.

 

[junglecrawler]

For me it is pretty hard to keep all the plates spinning. I really had to whip my *** to train today, so I can sympathise with people having difficulty. But we can't let ourselves go to seed. We have to keep pushing that boulder up the hill, no matter how many times it rolls down. The moment we stop pushing, it rolls over us.

 

[Steve28]

How many preppers are truly fighting fit. From what I've seen the answer is less than 40% smh... I'm not ripping on anyone. Why .is it that fitness is so important yet so over looked?


Based on these basic guidlines what is your real abillity to "fight"?

Low: less than 25 Pushups, 25 situps, can run a mile in less than 15 min.

Med: 25-50 pushups, 25-50 situps, mile in less than 12 min.

High: 50-75 Pushups, 50-75 situps, mile in less than 10.

Combat ready: 75-100 pushups, 75-100 situps, mile in less than 8.

Ninja: 100+ Pushups/situps, mile in 6:30 or less.

**** Pushups and situps are timed in 2 min each****


I fall in the combat ready area except for my running which is in the med. Time frame, ran a 3 mile this morning in 33: 03 so that's about 11 min a mile.

The point is what percent of .preppers here are really ready to fight when the shtf?

Your criteria is ridiculous. Fighting isn't an endurance exercise, it's skill. I have little endurance, what I have is 200lbs of anger when anger is required. Confrontations end fast because I use every last pound of my bulk to overwhelm someone. It's fast, it's nasty and I don't need to be able to do 60 pushups to pull it off.

 

[Northern-Lights]

Combat ready?

I'm thinking this is a DoD civilian who is deployed. I'm in the sandbox right now as a DoD civilian.... The military (long ago) got away from filling all it's slots with active duty folks. Many civilian folks are now attached to the military in one form or another.

The acutal shooters, medics, flyers....etc are military. Safety, administration, and many other jobs are done by civilians. Unfortunately, no way of knowing by looking at the picture....but I'm guesing civilian. I cannot even imagine a military member being able to look like this.

 

[oldiron_79]

How many preppers are truly fighting fit. From what I've seen the answer is less than 40% smh... I'm not ripping on anyone. Why .is it that fitness is so important yet so over looked?


Based on these basic guidlines what is your real abillity to "fight"?

Low: less than 25 Pushups, 25 situps, can run a mile in less than 15 min.

Med: 25-50 pushups, 25-50 situps, mile in less than 12 min.

High: 50-75 Pushups, 50-75 situps, mile in less than 10.

Combat ready: 75-100 pushups, 75-100 situps, mile in less than 8.

Ninja: 100+ Pushups/situps, mile in 6:30 or less.

**** Pushups and situps are timed in 2 min each****


I fall in the combat ready area except for my running which is in the med. Time frame, ran a 3 mile this morning in 33: 03 so that's about 11 min a mile.

The point is what percent of .preppers here are really ready to fight when the shtf?

Well Id make medium on running and ninja on pushups/setups according to that scale.

 

[junglecrawler]

The scale isn't realistic to me because I shifted entirely to circuit training, and in SHTF we'll be expected to push, pull, lift, run, fight and leap, all at once.

I can't do full reps of anything after the second set when I'm working all muscle groups. One thing that may get people more excited about their workouts is making them real world goal oriented, rather than statistical numbers. When you do one full, complete movement pull up, you're doing the exact movement that will haul you up a ledge, for example. To inspire my maximum pull ups reps from each set, I visualize the value that each one of those pullups has. If I flag or give up on rep #11, the twelfth pullup may be the one that got me away from the flood/mob/zomboids.
The gravitas of IRL training is a strong motivator.

 

[KaBar67]

I was in the Airborne infantry and I never saw anyone like this where I was stationed. Amazing what a waiver will do for you these days.

I can't see that kid leaving basic training. Permanent hold, no graduation.

 

[Nightwind]

How many preppers are truly fighting fit. From what I've seen the answer is less than 40% smh... I'm not ripping on anyone. Why .is it that fitness is so important yet so over looked?


Based on these basic guidlines what is your real abillity to "fight"?

Low: less than 25 Pushups, 25 situps, can run a mile in less than 15 min.

Med: 25-50 pushups, 25-50 situps, mile in less than 12 min.

High: 50-75 Pushups, 50-75 situps, mile in less than 10.

Combat ready: 75-100 pushups, 75-100 situps, mile in less than 8.

Ninja: 100+ Pushups/situps, mile in 6:30 or less.

**** Pushups and situps are timed in 2 min each****


I fall in the combat ready area except for my running which is in the med. Time frame, ran a 3 mile this morning in 33: 03 so that's about 11 min a mile.

The point is what percent of .preppers here are really ready to fight when the shtf?

That's quite a narrow framework there, more suited to soldiering than fighting!
I used to fit that description but sadly no more

I have now modified my tactics to take into account my disabilities ( nothing major but time and cancer has taken a toll on my physical prowess ) so yes I am fighting fit up to my limitations!:

 

[chemicaljake]

I'd fall into your Medium category. I haven't seriously worked out in several years, but I've always been decent at running and my genetics have made up the difference for my inactivity. I was the lucky one of my brothers.

Thus far, i like to eat (a lot) and i don't fluctuate in weight more than a pound or two. People at work constantly tell me "I hate people like you". I am expecting it all to come crashing down when I'm 30.

As far as true measurement of combat readiness, I'm not ready. Not by a long shot. My ability to jump/climb over stuff with weight on (fighting load) is nonexistent. My ability to carry a wounded comrade is also ****-poor. I can shoot OK from a rest at resting heart rate. My pistol skills are weak at best. I have never shot a moving target or shot while I was moving. I have never shot over 100 yards or practiced calling bullet drop or windage. I'm thinking that many of my gun buddies are in the same boat. I have no training in fire team tactics. Nobody on my side of the family has ever shot a gun. My wife's side are shooters, but they have as much practice as I have.

I believe that i could win a hand-to hand fight, as combat is no rules. I spar once in a while and do OK, partly because I know I can't actually do things that would hurt anyone.

I would rate my overall combat readiness as follows:

SERIOUSLY DEFICIENT

 

[Silentrage]

I'm working on it , I'll be 52 next month , been working out and soon will add in running , and doing the bleachers ,(God I hate and love them ) , wish me luck !

 

[junglecrawler]

I'm working on it , I'll be 52 next month , been working out and soon will add in running , and doing the bleachers ,(God I hate and love them ) , wish me luck !

Silentrage, that's just awsome.

 

[Fivepak]

. I'm thinking this is a DoD civilian who is deployed. I'm in the sandbox right now as a DoD civilian.... The military (long ago) got away from filling all it's slots with active duty folks. Many civilian folks are now attached to the military in one form or another.
Read more at http://www.survivalistboards.com/showthread.php?t=246485&page=2#giFP64869ezwdAo0.99

The photo shows he's a corporal. Unfortunately he is military. I'm sure he's flagged for any favorable action and reenlistment. It depends on the motivation of the chain of command to remover a turd like that from service. He's a disgrace. Even a civilian should never look like that. He has no personal pride.

 

[Darius379]

The photo shows he's a corporal. Unfortunately he is military. I'm sure he's flagged for any favorable action and reenlistment. It depends on the motivation of the chain of command to remover a turd like that from service. He's a disgrace. Even a civilian should never look like that. He has no personal pride.

Civilian here and life sometimes throws you curves. People gain weight for alot of reasons ( injury, depression, working 60-70 hrs a week. Everyone that keeps insulting can help with the personal fitness threads on here. Shoulder and knee replacements, spinal fusions and such don"t help being fit. Its very hard to rebuild that control when it had been taken away from you. Its not a pride problem its a physical fear of your body letting you down again. Then suffering for years until it can be fixed. A personal trainer helps but they are expensive so just before someone judges a person know the history first please and thank you. Not to single your comment out, just the last in the post.

 

[Kpz1234]

Well, if the SHTF Corporal Pizza up there will have ample fat reserves to live off of.

 

[StraitForwardPrepper]

How many preppers are truly fighting fit. From what I've seen the answer is less than 40% smh... I'm not ripping on anyone. Why .is it that fitness is so important yet so over looked?


Based on these basic guidlines what is your real abillity to "fight"?

Low: less than 25 Pushups, 25 situps, can run a mile in less than 15 min.

Med: 25-50 pushups, 25-50 situps, mile in less than 12 min.

High: 50-75 Pushups, 50-75 situps, mile in less than 10.

Combat ready: 75-100 pushups, 75-100 situps, mile in less than 8.

Ninja: 100+ Pushups/situps, mile in 6:30 or less.

**** Pushups and situps are timed in 2 min each****


I fall in the combat ready area except for my running which is in the med. Time frame, ran a 3 mile this morning in 33: 03 so that's about 11 min a mile.

The point is what percent of .preppers here are really ready to fight when the shtf?

Situps, pushups and running are not a measurement of how well you can fight. How well you can fight, your experience, training and mental capabilities (as well as how bad you want it) give you a better idea of hand-to-hand combat readiness more than running and doing pushups...

However, "hitting hard" can definitely be trained by lifting heavy (80-90% of 1 rep max). I've ran marathons and I've done extreme bodybuilding, and they're just completely different animals. Each has it's benefits, but IMHO, heavy weight lifting prepares you for a fight far better than running (unless you want to get away).

I personally believe the best way to be ready for a fight is to avoid a fight. It's not cowardly, it's being smart. When disaster hits, nobody needs to prove they're a tough guy by fighting someone. The most minor of injuries and wounds will be magnified without proper medical treatment.

I would, however, recommend pepper spray and a gun. Avoid the fight, don't let anyone know where you stay, and you win in my opinion.


Take care,
- Straight Forward Prepper

 

[chemicaljake]

Civilian here and life sometimes throws you curves. People gain weight for alot of reasons ( injury, depression, working 60-70 hrs a week. Everyone that keeps insulting can help with the personal fitness threads on here. Shoulder and knee replacements, spinal fusions and such don"t help being fit. Its very hard to rebuild that control when it had been taken away from you. Its not a pride problem its a physical fear of your body letting you down again. Then suffering for years until it can be fixed. A personal trainer helps but they are expensive so just before someone judges a person know the history first please and thank you. Not to single your comment out, just the last in the post.

The wife and I were just reading up on phthalates in processed foods. Apparently anything stored in any plastic besides #2, #5, and some #1 can have high concentrations of certain phthalates. These have been directly correlated to nearly every health problem in modern society- neurological, mental, developmental problems, obesity, hormonal imbalance, insulin insensitivity, the list goes on and on. One of the most striking for us was that elevated phthalate levels in the blood (2-3x that of average males) directly correlated with increased waist size in adult males and hormonal imbalance/disruption in infant males. Though science hasn't "proven" it yet (much like the smoking causes lung cancer debacle of the 80's and 90's), we are convinced enough from the studies that the male obesity epidemic and the homosexuality epidemic are fed, in large part, by modern processing and packaging of foods. I'm convinced that the rise in autism rates is related to this rather than better methods of diagnosis and reporting.

Pitch your plastic everything. Water bottles, cheap Tupperware (the brand name stuff is #5), plastic jars of peanut butter, margarine spread, jelly, and the list goes on and on. It's nearly impossible to find something in your diet that doesn't have contact with a plastic.

I know it sounds alarmist, but I'm not taking the chance. Problems were discovered with BPA in the "unbreakable" wonder-plastic Polycarbonate. Now it's a point for things to be BPA-free. Only a matter of time before we find other things that cause damage in humans.