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cwh2, how did you get the second one off of the ground?

Thanks. We get a bit of snowshoeing in, but it's recreational, not a 'workout'.

Are you using mountaineering crampons or Katoolahs or the like?

Go for it penguin... it may turn into a goat rope, but I almost always learn something in these threads.

I haven't been to a gym in... at least 10 years. Well, physical therapy to fix an ankle, but that isn't really a gym. I have a squat rack and a barbell at home. I also have all the necessary "equipment" to do pullups, pushups, situps etc. The "gym" can really be wherever you want it to be.

Free lawnmower and a pack frame can make a pretty good workout. Especially if you don't mow for 2 weeks in the summer.


Hike in somewhere and carry something home. You'll find it under the crossfit WOD (Wood of the Day).


Spend a couple hours splitting wood with a splitting maul. Caution: risk of injury is high if you don't pay attention.

One of my recurring workouts this summer was to do "sprints" up the hill behind the house with the pack loaded with split wood. Another was to lift a big spruce round from the ground to over my head 20 times, then rest for a minute. 5 sets of that, done as fast as possible is surprisingly effective at making you nauseous.

I have to mix stuff like that up. Repetition kills motivation for me. Doesn't hurt my feelings if I can do something productive while "working out".

I have thought about starting a work-out thread on this forum a few times. Just so folks could get an idea of what other guys are doing and how it is working out for them. Check in, post what you did that day, a goal set or reached, that sort of thing. Even a link to a Dailymile page would work.

In short you should try and keep up with current research on proteins and testosterone instead of repeating what you read 20 years ago.

Ah, yes. Again we see the "skip the carbs, and eat lots of protein." This in spite of the fact that no accepted studies have ever proven any harm from eating complex carbohydrates. Quite the opposite.
Much more than one gram of protein for every seven pounds of body weight either is converted to fat and stored as such or is converted to glucose because the person isn't eating enough carbohydrates. When that happens, there are no amino acids to not only build muscle, but the other things like antibodies, etc. can't be made by the body unless it breaks down one's muscle tissue to make them.
You guys that ignore the facts better make sure you eat those proteins throughout the day to keep your blood sugar levels up. Don't be surprised if you keep getting heads cold and flu like symtoms. Yes, you can eat enough of them to do both jobs, but, unlike eating complex carbs, the body will not convert any extra protein to glycogen and store it for use later in the day. That and the fact that you best make sure you don't drift into protein poisoning. That kills.
But the worst is this idea that soon we are going to see increased acceptance of testosterone and steriod use. This is absolutely nuts. You should see what the medical community has to say about this. In short, you are asking for all sorts of problems, some of them quite serious. Especially as you get older.
Good luck. E

+1

First, nutrition. It's real simple- lots of meats, lots of vegetables, some fruit, few carbs and no sugar. Stay on the outside of the grocery store and avoid fake food.

Ah, yes. Again we see the "skip the carbs, and eat lots of protein." This in spite of the fact that no accepted studies have ever proven any harm from eating complex carbohydrates. Quite the opposite.
Much more than one gram of protein for every seven pounds of body weight either is converted to fat and stored as such or is converted to glucose because the person isn't eating enough carbohydrates. When that happens, there are no amino acids to not only build muscle, but the other things like antibodies, etc. can't be made by the body unless it breaks down one's muscle tissue to make them.
You guys that ignore the facts better make sure you eat those proteins throughout the day to keep your blood sugar levels up. Don't be surprised if you keep getting heads cold and flu like symtoms. Yes, you can eat enough of them to do both jobs, but, unlike eating complex carbs, the body will not convert any extra protein to glycogen and store it for use later in the day. That and the fact that you best make sure you don't drift into protein poisoning. That kills.
But the worst is this idea that soon we are going to see increased acceptance of testosterone and steriod use. This is absolutely nuts. You should see what the medical community has to say about this. In short, you are asking for all sorts of problems, some of them quite serious. Especially as you get older.
Good luck. E