Health, fitness, gains and wellbeing

[OriginalContentGuy]

Originally Posted by NopeNopeNopeNope [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

6 time Mr Olympia winner Chris Bumstead tries to run, and his leg nearly explodes lol. I’ve seen fat middle school girls run better

Daily reminder that bodybuilders are some of the most unhealthy people on the planet. Just about as healthy as a morbidly obese person, give or take depending on what compounds the bodybuilder is on. Also, as can be seen here, not even all that athletic in general. They’re good at doing non-functional weight pushing and starving themselves like an anorexic woman

"It is no mark of health being well-adjisted to a profoundly sick society.' - Krishnamurti R. Bugez

[NopeNopeNopeNope]

Originally Posted by OriginalContentGuy [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I fell in love with climbing. We have indoor gyms with boulders and sport climbs. Yes they are expensive but if you can devote an entire four plus hours to be productive every time you go then day passes are the same per hour for most people who gym in the general population. Cheaper if you can afford a monthly and are close to one where it makes sense with your life. Everything else you said seems right from experience. But someone said the person who is having the most fun is the best climber. I definitely recommend a good bouldering gym for anyone who has the chance and is interested. So don't underrate yourself because being 220# and ruck fit in inhospitable conditions is a strength all it's own. Are there caves where you hike and do you ever run into people caving?

I like that quote about climbing. Naw, no caves that I know of. I like the idea of caves but have no direction sense and would definitely get my ass lost and my big ass stuck. That’s one place where being my size is nothing but a disadvantage. Plus I can get claustrophobic if put under pressure. And I’ve read about every interesting caving death story there is going down the YouTube rabbit hole 😉

[NopeNopeNopeNope]

Lol I saw that about Dr Mike. Dude thinks he has good cardio because of jiu jitsu, which I definitely believe can happen, but certainly didn’t for Mike

If you like climbing I’m sure you’ve seen some Magnus vids. I hope I am getting the name right. Now that’s a natural versatile athlete right there, that dude is ridic

[NopeNopeNopeNope]

My cousin is planning on doing Rim 2 Rim of the Grand Canyon in August which is ballsy, but with an overnight stay at phantom ranch. I told him South Kaibab is the one that kills everyone - steep switchbacks with no cover/shade and no way to get water

Grand Canyon consistently fights for the most deaths of any national park, claiming about 17 lives per year

This dude has been called the most fit to die in the GC

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[kjs86z2]

not into high risk climbing but i love long hikes

single day presidential traverse was my last big one

started at 2am under headlamp, finished at 5:30 in the evening...not a fast time but i took a lot of breaks to just stop and sit and enjoy myself

next up: single day pemi loop

[NopeNopeNopeNope]

Originally Posted by kjs86z2 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

not into high risk climbing but i love long hikes

single day presidential traverse was my last big one

started at 2am under headlamp, finished at 5:30 in the evening...not a fast time but i took a lot of breaks to just stop and sit and enjoy myself

next up: single day pemi loop

How far is that presidential??

I have a bucket list to do half dome in Yosemite, mostly because of how hard I hear it can be. I just hate traveling…

[NopeNopeNopeNope]

Ooh good hiking weather this Saturday. Will have to find old shoes where I don’t mind when the sole glue melts

[kjs86z2]

Originally Posted by NopeNopeNopeNope [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

How far is that presidential??

I have a bucket list to do half dome in Yosemite, mostly because of how hard I hear it can be. I just hate traveling…

about 20 miles, 9k feet of gain, and 9 summits - north to south you get the hardest part done with first with fresh legs

12-13 miles above treeline iirc

people far more fit than i ultra-light pack and run it...i had boots on and a bigger pack...and i stopped quite a bit to take pictures and just enjoy it....was a perfect day


half dome is cool, the cables are neat (gotta start hella early if you want to beat the crowd which can be dangerous if people are morons), just getting a permit via the lottery sucks - but you can get a wilderness / backpacking permit and circumvent the lotto system

do bring gloves for half dome tho, the cables will tear your hands up

clouds rest and 4 mile / panorama / john muir loop are both great options if you dont want to deal with permits - or say to heck w/ yosemite in general and go bag whitney


im almost "done" with new england...single day pemi is going to require some extra training....and im saving katahdin for last

i want to start chipping away at the 14ers in CO - did elbert years ago and havent been back since