YETI
Well-known member
If you don't mind my asking, how much is that setting you back? From the podcast he was on, it does not sound cheap. Then again, can you really put a price on health?
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Steven Donovan
Active member
"- Stay young mentally. Don’t give in to the psychology of ‘being old’, do the hard thing, take the risk, stay on the edge or else you’ll quickly lose your ability to."
Amen to this.
Frankie Mo
New member
100% Don’t let the old man in..
Not sure yet
I’ll just take that 1/4 of viagra, now @Ron Dan
It’s called a quarter Porsche.
Milo'sSyndicate
Well-known member
DEEP waters here, I'm gonna wade in anyway.
Repeat after me, say it out loud; PTS is not a disorder. There is nothing wrong with me. I do not have a disorder.
Your PTS could be from bad social/family history, MIL/1st responder service.
SCENARIO;
Bob: Have you talked to Jack lately?
Mike: No, he's still working through some PTSD stuff from deployment. Kinda out there right now.
Bob: Oh f*&k, I hope he's OK, been struggling with this for years....
Correct, Jack's 100's of years of genetic memory tell him there's NOTHING wrong with him, but the last 40 years of American white coat authority have told us we're damaged goods; Hollyweird, TV, podcasts, the VA, friends and family holding men and women at a distance with prescriptions. Jack's heart and soul and genetic memory know there's nothing "wrong" with him.
DISPLACE/REPLACE: Self-medication and self-deception are coping and survival mechanisms. Until we get time and distance from the event, this shit saves you. Self-meds can turn into a crutch, then a bad familiar habit, then a handicap that takes valuables. Valuables like friends/family/houses/spouses. Forget it, move on. You CAN stop self-medicating now, you are normal. Stop for 2 weeks, months, or years, but cut the cord from that destructive path.
"Dear Lord, thank you for these gifts, I ask for you to come into my life again today and remove these difficulties of self in anger, fear, resentment. Replace them with your Courage, strength, and Joy to better help those of your children who still suffer. In your Son's name Jesus Christ I do pray. Amen." KEYS; gratitude expressed, ask for Him (out loud) into your life every day, and it is to be in his Son's name I pray. We are adventurers and warriors from 1000s of years ago, our genetic memory tells us contrary what the white coats are saying; there's nothing wrong with us. Ditch the shame, guilt, and anxiety today of things done or said yesterday; you now have a new site alignment, site picture, and your target focus is coming back with relief.
.....Pffft, wtf is this Milo guy?.... Take a look at what Micah Fink has been doing at Heroes & Horses, and YOU carry this message to that "Jack" in your life; Dude, there's nothing wrong with us!? Holy shit! Let's go fishing dude, look for some sheds, scout that spot down by the river! WHY does going into the adventure of the fish/hunt/camp/bike/hike outdoors hit us? It tickles that 1000 year old genetic memory-holy shit I KNOW those mountains?! Get out there, drive on, keep moving, keep doing.
Repeat after me, say it out loud; PTS is not a disorder. There is nothing wrong with me. I do not have a disorder.
Your PTS could be from bad social/family history, MIL/1st responder service.
SCENARIO;
Bob: Have you talked to Jack lately?
Mike: No, he's still working through some PTSD stuff from deployment. Kinda out there right now.
Bob: Oh f*&k, I hope he's OK, been struggling with this for years....
Correct, Jack's 100's of years of genetic memory tell him there's NOTHING wrong with him, but the last 40 years of American white coat authority have told us we're damaged goods; Hollyweird, TV, podcasts, the VA, friends and family holding men and women at a distance with prescriptions. Jack's heart and soul and genetic memory know there's nothing "wrong" with him.
DISPLACE/REPLACE: Self-medication and self-deception are coping and survival mechanisms. Until we get time and distance from the event, this shit saves you. Self-meds can turn into a crutch, then a bad familiar habit, then a handicap that takes valuables. Valuables like friends/family/houses/spouses. Forget it, move on. You CAN stop self-medicating now, you are normal. Stop for 2 weeks, months, or years, but cut the cord from that destructive path.
"Dear Lord, thank you for these gifts, I ask for you to come into my life again today and remove these difficulties of self in anger, fear, resentment. Replace them with your Courage, strength, and Joy to better help those of your children who still suffer. In your Son's name Jesus Christ I do pray. Amen." KEYS; gratitude expressed, ask for Him (out loud) into your life every day, and it is to be in his Son's name I pray. We are adventurers and warriors from 1000s of years ago, our genetic memory tells us contrary what the white coats are saying; there's nothing wrong with us. Ditch the shame, guilt, and anxiety today of things done or said yesterday; you now have a new site alignment, site picture, and your target focus is coming back with relief.
.....Pffft, wtf is this Milo guy?.... Take a look at what Micah Fink has been doing at Heroes & Horses, and YOU carry this message to that "Jack" in your life; Dude, there's nothing wrong with us!? Holy shit! Let's go fishing dude, look for some sheds, scout that spot down by the river! WHY does going into the adventure of the fish/hunt/camp/bike/hike outdoors hit us? It tickles that 1000 year old genetic memory-holy shit I KNOW those mountains?! Get out there, drive on, keep moving, keep doing.
Omega Watch Guy
Active member
I turned 30 in November and felt like crap. I was out of shape, and getting worse. This year, I’ve essentially given up drinking and have moved to a diet that centers around beef. I try to shoot for a gallon of water a day, and try to cut out as many sweets as I can. Obviously, I’ve had a few beers YTD, but nowhere near the intake I used to have. I’ve also made myself workout more. I have a 4 day per week regimen, and have been doing that for a couple months. I’m just wanting to make sure that I’m in as good of shape as possible because I don’t want be sucking air when my kid wants to play. I’m about 5-11 ish and I started this year at about 215, and now I’m floating right around 206. I’m not necessarily wanting to shed pounds, but I’m wanting to lean up and get rid of the fat.
Workout below:
Day1:
3x circuit
Chest Press 12 reps
Dumbbell Pullover 12 reps
Chest Flyes 12 reps
Tricep Kickbacks Triceps 12 reps
Tricep Overhead Extensions 12 reps
Day2:
3x circuit
Goblet squat 12 reps
Single Dumbbell Overhead Squat 12 reps
Bulgarian Split Squat 6 reps per side
Deadlift 12 reps
Russian twists 12 reps
Dumbbell V Up 12 reps
Day 3:
3x circuit
Bent over row 12 reps
Dumbbells renegade row 12 reps
Dumbbell reverse fly 12 reps
Isometric dumbbell row hold 12 reps
Bicep curl 12
Hammer curl 12
Day 4:
3 x circuit
Shoulder press 12 reps
Lat raise 12 reps
Upright row 12 reps
Shrug 12 reps
Overhead squat press 12 reps
Dumbbell wood chop lunge 12 reps
Workout below:
Day1:
3x circuit
Chest Press 12 reps
Dumbbell Pullover 12 reps
Chest Flyes 12 reps
Tricep Kickbacks Triceps 12 reps
Tricep Overhead Extensions 12 reps
Day2:
3x circuit
Goblet squat 12 reps
Single Dumbbell Overhead Squat 12 reps
Bulgarian Split Squat 6 reps per side
Deadlift 12 reps
Russian twists 12 reps
Dumbbell V Up 12 reps
Day 3:
3x circuit
Bent over row 12 reps
Dumbbells renegade row 12 reps
Dumbbell reverse fly 12 reps
Isometric dumbbell row hold 12 reps
Bicep curl 12
Hammer curl 12
Day 4:
3 x circuit
Shoulder press 12 reps
Lat raise 12 reps
Upright row 12 reps
Shrug 12 reps
Overhead squat press 12 reps
Dumbbell wood chop lunge 12 reps
YETI
Well-known member
I'm part of a veterans' group that uses the outdoors as a way to connect and get back to being ourselves. We started with fishing, hence the name Reel Warriors Foundation, but have greatly expended beyond that. All I know is there is something about getting dudes in the outdoors and around a campfire that makes things better
I read an article a while ago called "Chasing the Lame Buffalo." It explained a lot of why we feel this way
Bakes
Well-known member
Add weight or reps. Look up wave progression. Get up to 12 for a weight then add enough you can only do 5s. Work to add reps at that weight. When you get back to 12s add weight and start over at 5s. Without this type of change your body doesn’t get a single to adapt. That’s why dudes end up benching the same as they did a year ago.
JC SWFlorida
New member
I'm 52. Been between 175 and 180lbs my entire adult life. At 5'9" most "experts" will tell you that's overweight. Whatever. I've lifted my whole life. Not huge weights but enough to keep muscle on. The last 2 years I drifted up over 180, topping at 188. My wife jokingly calling me fat here and there. Also probably drinking too much in my 40s didn't help. Bloodwork was not perfect for the first time ever. So I decided to do something about it.
About 4 months ago I started Keto. Tried it ages ago but never did it right. There is more to it than just eliminating carbs. If you don't do it right, you'll quit and hate it. But once your body flips the switch from running on carbs to running on fat, everything changes. I'm now 170, probably the first time since high school. I'm sure my cholesterol is way up, but so what. The issue is not cholesterol but plaque. My trust in the medical establishment has never been lower, pretty sure I'm not alone. Is cholesterol good, or bad? Does it come from diet or does your body produce it? Does it always end up creating plaque? How much does stress factor in? Also my blood glucose and insulin levels are down dramatically.
If you think about it. How did man eat for 10k years? He only ate carbs after a harvest of fruit, perhaps. There were no carbs. Maybe a potatoe or rice here and there? Once you start paying attention to carbs, you realize they are EVERYWHERE! Pizza, sandwiches, beverages, restaurant menus, packaged foods. It all started probably 100 years ago. Packaged/processed food didn't exist. Restaurant chains didn't exist. Seed oils didn't exist. Now half the world is either diabetic or pre-diabetic. Cancer, heart disease, it's all metabolic. Keto just going back to the 9900 years before that, where we ate not every 3-4 hours, but when we HAD food. And when we ate, we ate the most nutrient dense food we had first....FAT! Imagine your body's fuel source is burning logs (fat) versus leaves and twigs (carbs). Slow, steady. Also you're almost never "starving." You can miss meals and not even think about it. Brain fog and afternoon crashes are almost non-existent. Not sure it's for everyone, but it's been a complete 180 for me.
If you're interested, I followed Dr. Annette Bosworth (books, youtube, X posts), got a blood/glucose meter, and used Grok as a personal coach - like having a coach there to answer questions anytime you need it.
About 4 months ago I started Keto. Tried it ages ago but never did it right. There is more to it than just eliminating carbs. If you don't do it right, you'll quit and hate it. But once your body flips the switch from running on carbs to running on fat, everything changes. I'm now 170, probably the first time since high school. I'm sure my cholesterol is way up, but so what. The issue is not cholesterol but plaque. My trust in the medical establishment has never been lower, pretty sure I'm not alone. Is cholesterol good, or bad? Does it come from diet or does your body produce it? Does it always end up creating plaque? How much does stress factor in? Also my blood glucose and insulin levels are down dramatically.
If you think about it. How did man eat for 10k years? He only ate carbs after a harvest of fruit, perhaps. There were no carbs. Maybe a potatoe or rice here and there? Once you start paying attention to carbs, you realize they are EVERYWHERE! Pizza, sandwiches, beverages, restaurant menus, packaged foods. It all started probably 100 years ago. Packaged/processed food didn't exist. Restaurant chains didn't exist. Seed oils didn't exist. Now half the world is either diabetic or pre-diabetic. Cancer, heart disease, it's all metabolic. Keto just going back to the 9900 years before that, where we ate not every 3-4 hours, but when we HAD food. And when we ate, we ate the most nutrient dense food we had first....FAT! Imagine your body's fuel source is burning logs (fat) versus leaves and twigs (carbs). Slow, steady. Also you're almost never "starving." You can miss meals and not even think about it. Brain fog and afternoon crashes are almost non-existent. Not sure it's for everyone, but it's been a complete 180 for me.
If you're interested, I followed Dr. Annette Bosworth (books, youtube, X posts), got a blood/glucose meter, and used Grok as a personal coach - like having a coach there to answer questions anytime you need it.
Dude, I am definitely checking this out. My body temp rises 300 degrees about two hours after I fall asleep.
Sean Molina
Well-known member
One thing I'd add is the negative impact fitness influencers have on practical fitness. For example, Liver King. We weren't dumb enough to fall for his sales tactics because we knew that guy was paying 20k a month for all of the juice. But, at least for me, I fell for the trap of trendy diets and the idea that you need an hour of fitness in the gym.
In other words, the not-so-glamorous life of doing 100 pushups in your living room doesn't qualify for sexy Instagram posts but it brings results.
This shift in mindset helped me. If you don't have supplements, a gym, or a fancy diet, you can still get stronger from the unsexy exercises.
Body squats. Sprints. Pushups. You only need 15 minutes to kill take your body to hypertrophy.
Anyway, I wanted this out there because I don't want my friends falling for the traps.
In other words, the not-so-glamorous life of doing 100 pushups in your living room doesn't qualify for sexy Instagram posts but it brings results.
This shift in mindset helped me. If you don't have supplements, a gym, or a fancy diet, you can still get stronger from the unsexy exercises.
Body squats. Sprints. Pushups. You only need 15 minutes to kill take your body to hypertrophy.
Anyway, I wanted this out there because I don't want my friends falling for the traps.
Sean Molina
Well-known member
My Chili Pad also works as an alarm clock. It gradually rises to 110 degrees in the morning. So, I wake up naturally because my body is heating up. This simulates the natural rise in temperature that humans were designed for when sleeping outside.
You wonder why you sleep better outside? Part of it is being exposed to the change in temperature from the natural elements.
So, my sleep is amazing but, also, waking up is way easy. My bed is so hot I want to jump out of bed.
les
Active member
Exctly right. This is precisely why I wrote what I wrote.
Fitness and diet is simple. Humans are masters at over-complexifying shit.
Sean Molina
Well-known member
From my little foxhole, I see athletes, LEO, and military have a tendency to complicate things because of their history. For me, an athlete, I had the mindset that I needed to stretch for 15 minutes, lift for an hour, finish with core work, and then stretch. If I didn't, then I was cheating myself. That worked when I competed. But, eventually, it was a limitation.
I'm all for the Jocko/David Goggins get-after-it grit but it wasn't sustainable for me or my schedule.
If I can squeeze in a million pushups while watching Bluey with the kids, then I chalk it up as a win.
les
Active member
Yeah... I hear you. World class athletes are a different class, largely because of specialization and training demands based on that specialization and necessary training regimen.
LEO and .mil... there's lots of hype around needing to complicate the uncomplicated, in my opinion. But, that's just one guy talking. If cops and soldiers simply ate right (anyone who's been there know they don't), most of those "performance issues" would solve themselves.
//L
YETI
Well-known member
Speaking of Goggins, I just read the he re-enlisted in the Air Force and is in the PJ pipeline!! He had to get an age waiver to do it too
Perfectly said. I do a lot of these home workouts on off days. Pushups, planks, squats, dips.
