tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575061201749703300.post3759999922230698102..comments2024-02-28T20:56:23.768-06:00Comments on Sipsey Street Irregulars: Two Pearls of Wisdom at Western Rifle Shooters on Deterrence and Fitness.Dutchman6http://www.blogger.com/profile/09935420042995679958noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575061201749703300.post-88470106402064817692009-05-19T20:44:25.678-05:002009-05-19T20:44:25.678-05:00I started taking the advice of "Trainer"...I started taking the advice of "Trainer" over two years ago. I am a big believer that you can't keep you mind shielded in the glory days of the past and you have to humble yourself and start small all over again - mainly because thats what I had to do!<br /><br />Baby steps are the key to getting ones extremely large glutimus maximus back into shape. In easier terms, something that I had to tell myself: FORGET THE GLORY YEARS AND GET OFF YOUR ASS! <br /><br />On top of what the Trainer suggested, do exercises that utilize your own body weight. PUSHUPS - good old fashioned pushups. Start with 5, and every week or two add 2 or 3 more reps. Soon you will find 20 is a breeze, then 25, then 30, etc. DIPS & PULLUPS - same thing, start with 1, then 2, then 3.<br /><br />One thing that I don't regret is cutting SALT from my diet. Those nutritional facts on the back of those DORITO bags, look at the SODIUM content on anything you buy and start calculating how much you actually eat...not the 12 chip serving size, factor in the whole bag that you take out in a day. You'll start to see a sodium diet of around 3500(way conservative for an "average" american who likes fast food) to 6000 plus. Start cutting that down and make it your goal to get it to 2500 or lower. <br /><br />You'll find yourself seasoning your protein differently and eating more raw foods such as roasted unsalted nuts and veggies. All that excess water that was in your body from the salt will quickly be gone and your body will start working much easier with you as you work out!<br /><br />We are all in this together, and for those who don't think you can do it - DO IT, you'll be glad you did.<br />~Fawkesblahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03643936352809712461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575061201749703300.post-11590924690629076972009-05-19T14:40:00.000-05:002009-05-19T14:40:00.000-05:00Well put! I've dropped 25 lbs, quit smoking, and I...Well put! I've dropped 25 lbs, quit smoking, and I'm walking a half-hour each night. Been doing this the last year or so, and I feel *much* better.<br />Still can't keep up with the kids, but then I was never any physical specimen to be proud of.drjimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05647484115197408897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575061201749703300.post-65290532324277389222009-05-19T10:00:00.000-05:002009-05-19T10:00:00.000-05:00Yep. Something most of us should probably be work...Yep. Something most of us should probably be working on. I find that it's much easier to do, and you can push yourself much harder, when you to PT with other people, which is what me and a few friends plan on doing over the summer.Johnny Deceptivelyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10315667849199111385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575061201749703300.post-81734176173678971642009-05-19T09:07:00.000-05:002009-05-19T09:07:00.000-05:00Fitness is key to YOUR survival, let alone YOUR ab...Fitness is <B>key</B> to <B>YOUR</B> survival, let alone <B>YOUR</B> ability to defeat an opponent!<br /><br />Simple exercise: <B>WALKING!</B> Start out slow. Get to where you can walk 5 miles at the pace of 15 minute miles. Not too hard, really. You can do this and still hold a conversation with a walking partner. <br /><br />Difficult exercise: <B>PUSH AWAYS!</B> Push away from the table! Start eating non-MSG saturated foods. Eat more vegatables and less 'heavy weights'.<br /><br />Discipline exercise: <B>DRY FIRE & "SNAP IN"!</B> Do it 3 times a week. You need to strengthen the muscles you use for shooting, too.<br /><br />It's time. <br /><br />Now get out and do it.The Trainernoreply@blogger.com