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Post by spatial on Jul 4, 2024 22:40:57 GMT 10
Could not find previous thread of preppers in the media.
The professor who studied preppers for 3 years wrote a book on preppers accross the world. Ended moving from an apartment to a 3 acre ranch, figured out gov is not going to save you in a crisis.
Lots of guns, but audience was convinced to store more food.
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Post by frostbite on Jul 5, 2024 8:39:11 GMT 10
Are you really a prepper if you’re morbidly obese?
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Post by spatial on Jul 5, 2024 9:46:49 GMT 10
Are you really a prepper if you’re morbidly obese? It is what I was thinking. Portable food storage!!! Some preppers have large gaps in their prepps. Obesity induce diabetes etc. is very negative for prepping. I carry some weight, but exercise daily - very short run and do 30 pushup and 30 squats twice a day, nowhere near where I used to be. For me it is now go time to get fit one of my final preps for what is coming.. |
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Post by malewithatail on Jul 5, 2024 9:49:47 GMT 10
Good point, you need to be able to meet threats head on and manoeuvre.
The crowning achievement will be when people actually have to work to produce food, there will be a lot of 'spare tyres' being worked off, providing they don't have a heart attack first !
Free your mind, the rest will follow.
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Post by frostbite on Jul 5, 2024 10:49:40 GMT 10
I do a 40 minute weights session 6 days a week. I don’t walk much but I climb lots of stairs at work. And I chase Mrs Frostbite around the bedroom a lot. Never seem to catch her though…..
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Post by spatial on Jul 5, 2024 11:37:29 GMT 10
Good point, you need to be able to meet threats head on and manoeuvre. The crowning achievement will be when people actually have to work to produce food, there will be a lot of 'spare tyres' being worked off, providing they don't have a heart attack first ! Years ago I remember reading a post for a guy that was a prepper and had a storm shelter, the one sunny day while visiting with the neighbors there was a tornado warning. He nearly passed out trying to get to the storm shelter in time. Said it was a big wake up call for him. A person needs minimum fitness, vehicle breaks down, stampede in supermarket, active shooter etc. etc. etc.. Other issues related to obesity, like high blood pressure, blood sugar issues, weak heart can be self inflected problem a person can do without when society collapses. My main prep for 2024 is health, went to a dentist for the first time in 34years, had a prostate rebore done. Doc wanted to put me on medication and ongoing monitoring, convinced him to do the surgery, now sorted no further issues and have no prescribed meds. |
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Post by bug on Jul 5, 2024 13:13:01 GMT 10
Death from poor health/obesity is far more likely than any apocalypse.
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Post by bug on Jul 5, 2024 13:13:38 GMT 10
Could not find previous thread of preppers in the media. The professor who studied preppers for 3 years wrote a book on preppers accross the world. Ended moving from an apartment to a 3 acre ranch, figured out gov is not going to save you in a crisis. Lots of guns, but audience was convinced to store more food. Interesting that he studied preppers for a significant period and came to the conclusion that they are correct. |
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Post by frostbite on Jul 5, 2024 15:53:12 GMT 10
I’ve got that book. Not a bad read. He even visited an overgrown retreat of a prepper guru in Tasmania
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Post by Beno on Jul 5, 2024 15:58:21 GMT 10
Good point, you need to be able to meet threats head on and manoeuvre. The crowning achievement will be when people actually have to work to produce food, there will be a lot of 'spare tyres' being worked off, providing they don't have a heart attack first ! Years ago I remember reading a post for a guy that was a prepper and had a storm shelter, the one sunny day while visiting with the neighbors there was a tornado warning. He nearly passed out trying to get to the storm shelter in time. Said it was a big wake up call for him. A person needs minimum fitness, vehicle breaks down, stampede in supermarket, active shooter etc. etc. etc.. Other issues related to obesity, like high blood pressure, blood sugar issues, weak heart can be self inflected problem a person can do without when society collapses. My main prep for 2024 is health, went to a dentist for the first time in 34years, had a prostate rebore done. Doc wanted to put me on medication and ongoing monitoring, convinced him to do the surgery, now sorted no further issues and have no prescribed meds. a prostate rebore does not sound fun. Having some back up lard is a good idea particularly if you get really sick. Being cut like a greek statue might look ok but leaves little to spare when getting lean is not an option. I’m no doc but 10% either way of the top end of the healthy BMI range is probably ideal. |
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Post by Stealth on Jul 13, 2024 13:22:06 GMT 10
The other thing to keep in mind is that battle fit doesn't mean Rocky Balboa. It means, can I do what I need to do without physical aids like a car, trailer etc. etc. for a limited period of time in each session. I've seen plenty of combat wombats who're carrying several spare tires (almost as large as this guy in the video!) and yet SMOKED me on a 2.4km run. Carrying extra fat doesn't make you unfit. It makes you unhealthy in general. But as long as you can do what you need to do being fat isn't necessarily going to prevent you from doing what you need to do. And as others have pointed out, necessity is a great driver. I agree with Beno, when it comes to fitness and bodyweight the upper end of the healthy BMI range for your age/gender is about the best place to be. Enough for sickness or injury to not deplete your reserves but not so much that it effects your health over-all.
Being a little bit fluffy isn't the worst thing in the world so long as that fluff doesn't prevent you from maintaining your health and still being able to achieve what you want to do without being held back by it.
That being said I don't think old mate is a good example of 'a bit of fluff'. I think he probably would roll faster than he could run 🤣.
But I do like that the professor acknowledges that most preppers are less anxious than your average citizen because we've got some protections in place. I love his community view as well. The more preppers who prep for their communities the better off everyone will be. I think that's a very good message to get out. He makes a very good point, a lot of folks have an unreasonable expectation of what the government can even achieve in the event of disaster. Obviously some of it is incompetence and lack of foresight. But there's also a lack of understanding that even the best government, with it's best attempts, can't cover every single one of it's citizens. Ensuring that we have everything covered that we can means we'll have a better chance than if we just ignored it and hoped it all went away.
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