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« Reply #250 on: 13 Jan 2009, 04:40 »

Fuckin, there's muscles in that area that developed. I don't know what they are called. This probably doesn't mean a lot to most of you because you didn't see what I used to look like (same size, no muscles). But YEAH, I used to look fucking terrible.
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« Reply #251 on: 18 Jan 2009, 11:39 »

Today was basketball + 80 minute leg work out and 10 minute stationary bike. I predict an incredibly sore set of legs until thursday at least.

How are you guys holding up?
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« Reply #252 on: 18 Jan 2009, 11:49 »

I haven't even tried to exercise after Christmas due to having the flu (except riding a stationary bike a couple of times right after New Years), but between pre-Christmas and now, I have lost 1 pound. Which, you know, isn't really a big deal, but it's so much better than gaining weight, which is what I'd usually do over Christmas. That being said, once my throat gets better, I will start going to the gym! I have my membership ready and everything, it's just a matter of being able to do anything but breathe normally without having a coughing fit.

Plus, I finally gave in and set up an appointment with the doctor (or, well, I'm waiting for the response and details), so I can figure out some issues. Which I guess counts as trying to be healthier, maybe, except I'm sort of worried.
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« Reply #253 on: 18 Jan 2009, 12:05 »

Once my cold clears up I'm going to start that couch to 5k plan.  So, hopefully tomorrow.
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« Reply #254 on: 20 Jan 2009, 15:18 »

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« Reply #256 on: 21 Jan 2009, 17:13 »

30 degree F, off to play some bball outside  :-D
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« Reply #257 on: 15 Mar 2009, 12:45 »

so... the year is about 1/5 of the way done. how many have given up on this resolution?
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« Reply #258 on: 15 Mar 2009, 12:55 »

I've started eating healthier (which didn't mean much while in America, really) and I've started walking halfway home when I finish work before 8pm. it's about a 40 minute walk and then I catch the bus for the last few k's. In the last week I've lost about 3kg or 6.75lbs. Honestly I wasn't really doing anything for the first few months but then I found out that my older brother, who has always been a big guy and has been above 100kg since he started high school has now started taking care of himself and actually weighs less than I do. I don't know if that makes me a bad person or whatever but knowing that I was heavier than him (and still am actually) gave me the impetus to start getting serious about losing weight and being healthier. This week my housemate is going to be picking up our new benchpress and we're going to start working out together and getting all manly and shit.
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« Reply #259 on: 15 Mar 2009, 15:44 »

i actually totally forgot about the resolution but i have been working out with my housemate. she's on some crazy fitness program that targets basically every part of your body and i'm not at home as much as she is, but i do the tapes with her when i have time, usually 3-4 days a week.
i have triceps! i've never had triceps before! it's so cool!
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« Reply #260 on: 15 Mar 2009, 21:48 »

Since this thread began I have gained the ability to military press more than my own weight. I'm sure this will come in handy one day.
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« Reply #261 on: 15 Mar 2009, 23:03 »

Pretty much any cardio will 'tone' up your stomach. Doing sit ups/crunches to tone up your stomach are not necessary, as you cannot spot reduce fat (ie. doing sit ups will not make you loser stomach fat), and tone is just muscle combined with low fat. You will almost certainly already have muscle, and if you don't, most cardio will require you to use you core muscles to keep your posture and will therefore build enough muscle to look good whilst reducing any fat you have across your stomach.

I just want to make sure, are you saying that just running/swimming/other cardio will give me abs? i hope that's true, because i'm cool with running and swimming, but i hate sit-ups, and i want to have nice abs for the ladies. and how does it work?

also, what exactly is conditioning? i do parkour (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parkour), and i always hear about conditioning conditioning conditioning. i'd like to know what it is, because i need to get in really good shape for my parkour and related activities.

and last question, how exactly should i be stretching before and after workouts/running/etc.? i've heard differing stories, but the general consensus is to stretch both before and afterwards, because when you don't stretch before, your muscles are cold and easier to injure. is this true?

thank you good people of healthy thread.
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« Reply #262 on: 15 Mar 2009, 23:42 »

I have worked out less since the new year began. Stupid jobs keeping me from wanting to wake up.
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« Reply #263 on: 16 Mar 2009, 04:57 »

My only form of working out is walking. Everywhere. Especially at work.
I work on the floor in a night club, which involves walking up and down stairs with baskets full of glasses and bottles for around 5-6 hours straight. I'm starting to get guns, which is nice until I start looking like I could kill a man with will power.

I'm also eating about one meal a day and some snacking, but not through choice. Working nights means I have dinner, then leave and then i'm shattered by the time I get home.
I guess my point is walking is awesome? I don't have a car, so that might help too.
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« Reply #264 on: 16 Mar 2009, 09:13 »

I have mostly only made diet modifications.  I still eat ham, salami and cheese sandwiches everyday, but I otherwise only eat red meat one or two meals a week.  I only drink water, beer, and the occasional cup of tea/soda/glass of juice once a week.  I'm also getting a little better about drinking enough water (still not 8 oz. all the time, but usually at least 5-6, whereas before that was maybe 3-4) and eating enough fiber, eating more fruits and veggies instead of things with chocolate in them, etc.  I want to start the couch to 5k thing, but I need to get the next month or so's schoolwork out of the way otherwise I will get really stressed out.  Also I have been at least trying to at least get out more.
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« Reply #265 on: 16 Mar 2009, 12:01 »

couch to 5k, stretches and all, doesn't take up more than 21 minutes every 2 days at the start. At its most intense it takes up 35 minutes every 2 days. I have no trouble integrating it with work and school (pro-tip: run before you shower). It's the lifting that I have a hard time applying.
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« Reply #266 on: 16 Mar 2009, 12:28 »

I have an avalanche of assignments I have to do in the next couple of weeks, which is pretty much what's keeping me from starting right now.  Also, my best friend is leaving for Arizona in a few weeks and I'm trying to hang out with him as much as I can.  When he's finally off (which is more or less when my assignments start to thin out again), I will at least give it a shot.
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« Reply #267 on: 16 Mar 2009, 12:44 »

I have been doing..better than before Christmas, but not great. I've only lost about 6 pounds post-New Years, but I guess that's something, at least. As soon as the roads here get ice-free (they're almost there), I'm planning on starting walking a lot more, and maaybe do the couch to 5K-thing. I do have an access card to a gym, but I fucking hate going there. I much prefer walking/jogging outside, at least for now, when I'm in a pretty bad shape.

And hey, I just realized that apples are actually pretty damn tasty. I hadn't had one in a long time, but bought one tonight instead of chocolate!
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« Reply #268 on: 16 Mar 2009, 19:14 »

I'm proud that I've finally forced myself to get up off my ass and start working out. I was getting flabby and tubby, where I used to have not-quite-a-six-pack-let's-call-it-a-four-pack. It was sad that I could only run about 1/3 of a mile, but seeing as how I haven't exercised for months now, I'd say that was pretty good! It felt good to be sweaty and tired again, as weird as it sounds.
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« Reply #269 on: 16 Mar 2009, 19:23 »

I just want to make sure, are you saying that just running/swimming/other cardio will give me abs? i hope that's true, because i'm cool with running and swimming, but i hate sit-ups, and i want to have nice abs for the ladies. and how does it work?

Pretty much. Cardio and a good diet will give you what you want.

also, what exactly is conditioning? i do parkour (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parkour), and i always hear about conditioning conditioning conditioning. i'd like to know what it is, because i need to get in really good shape for my parkour and related activities.

Conditioning is essentially improving your fitness levels. It's a bit of a buzzword, it just implies that your body is adapting to different physical conditions.

and last question, how exactly should i be stretching before and after workouts/running/etc.? i've heard differing stories, but the general consensus is to stretch both before and afterwards, because when you don't stretch before, your muscles are cold and easier to injure. is this true?

There is a lot of debate over static stretching, and studies have shown that it can be actually detrimental. I would recommend doing a few warm up and cool down sets/laps instead, or some dynamic stretching.
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« Reply #270 on: 16 Mar 2009, 19:23 »

RedLion, I am really envious of you. I went from running 5k races weekly to being completely sedentary over the course of this fall, due to a fence injury, and now where I used to have a six-pack I am getting flab. I keep promising myself I will become more active but then convincing myself I am too busy, therefore, I have not run since last fall.

Internets, this is a promise that by this time next week I will have run at least a mile.
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« Reply #271 on: 16 Mar 2009, 21:00 »

Hey health thread, I am trying to cut sugary drinks and caffiene out of my diet, which is tricky because I am a barista and surrounded by coffee and assorted other drinks for seven hours a day. I have been two weeks without a coffee so far, surviving by having one cup of caffienated tea first thing in the morning, and then lemongrass tea with honey for the rest of the day.
I don't drink too much water because I dislike the taste of it and it always seems to make my stomach gurgle, but I am trying to drink a few glasses a day.
What are some other delicious things I can drink that are not awful for me?
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« Reply #272 on: 16 Mar 2009, 22:08 »

I drink Izzes in lieu of soda. they're basically sparkling water with juice from concentrate. You could try that maybe! Or just juice in general.
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« Reply #273 on: 17 Mar 2009, 00:19 »

Try to get used to water. If you don't like the taste, add a little something (lemon), or make some lemonade/iced tea with it. Stay away from artificially oversweetened drinks. Juice is good. You don't really need to cut caffeine completely out - I use it to wake up, and after a hard workout - just don't rely on it completely.

I drink close to a gallon of water in a day if I go on a long bike ride (4+ hours) - about a 24oz bottle an hour roughly depending on the temperature outside. I also like to use sports drink mix - it's a lot cheaper in the long run than buying Gatorade by the bottle every time you work out.
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« Reply #274 on: 17 Mar 2009, 02:05 »

also, what exactly is conditioning? i do parkour (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parkour), and i always hear about conditioning conditioning conditioning. i'd like to know what it is, because i need to get in really good shape for my parkour and related activities.

Conditioning is essentially improving your fitness levels. It's a bit of a buzzword, it just implies that your body is adapting to different physical conditions.

I don't know if this will help or not, LittleKey, but I actually took a parkour class once last year, and the conditioning they had us do was all about building up the muscles needed to do the leaps, etc. involved in parkour.  There was a fair amount of pull up / push up / sit up kind of stuff, plus walking on balance beams (on feet, on all fours), yoga-style stretching, and some typical aerobic jumping jacks / jogging. Only then, after all of that, did we get into doing rolls.  It might also be good to note that the guys teaching the class all did some other athletic activity outside of parkour: some of them taught gymnastics, others worked out out gyms, one guy was ex-military, I think.
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« Reply #275 on: 17 Mar 2009, 10:22 »

also if you quit drinking bottled water (and you should cos if you really think about it privately owned water might be the scariest thing in the world) and drink tap water whenever you are thirsty instead you will save so much crazy money.
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« Reply #276 on: 17 Mar 2009, 10:40 »

There is like bleach and shit in the water where I live. It apparently tastes horrible to out of towners. I have never noticed.
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« Reply #277 on: 17 Mar 2009, 12:14 »

I have one of those refrigerators that turns ice into cold water and I'm spoiled by it.
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« Reply #278 on: 17 Mar 2009, 14:17 »

I used to be chubby and out of shape, but then I went vegan.  So I can still be lazy and not exercise and eat all I want and maintain a healthy weight!

Although I'm considering signing up at a yoga studio or taking pilates classes or something.  :/  It is really depressing to be out of breath after walking up three flights of stairs.
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« Reply #279 on: 19 Mar 2009, 16:06 »

Well I have been trying to work out every single day for 30 minutes.  No excuses!

So far I have done really well.  I usually have been able to run/bike/elliptical for 30 minutes.  Sometimes I swim or lift some weights as a bonus.  I always try to do some situps afterword.

In Feb I pretty much didn't miss a day.  (excepting work days when I worked all through gym hours).  In march I skipped for 2 days in a row and one day when I fell asleep and didn't wake up in time.

I lost 5 pounds in Jan and 3 pounds in Feb.  I have gained back a ton of muscle mass.

I can do 50 situps with ease again!  I am happy about this.  Hopefully I will get back to the point where I can do 100 without feeling it.  (Not likely since that was when I was on the college swim team and all)

Eating well has also been a issue.  I have tried to only eat whole wheat bread and eat more oatmeal.  I have tried to eat more vegetables and stuff.  Less meat.

Has anyone heard anything bad/good about the "steam in" microwavable frozen vegetables?  I have been eating some of those because they are just so convenient.  The ones with soy beans are great.
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« Reply #280 on: 19 Mar 2009, 20:46 »

Eating well has also been a issue.  I have tried to only eat whole wheat bread and eat more oatmeal.  I have tried to eat more vegetables and stuff.  Less meat.

You're doing it right and doing it wrong. Oatmeal is good, so are more vegetables.  However, it sounds like you're eating a fairly high-carb diet.  Unfortunately, you won't lose weight or gain strength on such a diet (unless, perhaps, you're an ultramarathoner.)  Eat meat and vegetables, nuts and seeds, some fruit, little starch and no sugar.  I personally prefer high fat, high protein, low carb diet balances, but most people are successful with a 40/40/30 split.  If you keep your caloric intake to appropriate levels, you'll burn fat and build muscle.

Don't eat less meat, but eat healthier meat.  Avoid too much smoked meat.  Fish and grassfeed, hormone-free beef is your best bet for relatively lean, healthy meats.  Up your fiber intake too.
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« Reply #281 on: 20 Mar 2009, 06:37 »

Eating well has also been a issue.  I have tried to only eat whole wheat bread and eat more oatmeal.  I have tried to eat more vegetables and stuff.  Less meat.
However, it sounds like you're eating a fairly high-carb diet.  Unfortunately, you won't lose weight or gain strength on such a diet (unless, perhaps, you're an ultramarathoner.) 

Yeah this is true.  I have done better though.  I have cut down on my sugar intake and I most of the carbs I eat are from the whole grain breads (I have cut out all white bread).  I have been eating a ton of raw and natural no-salt nuts which are great.  I am doing well on the fruit front.

The real problem is eating more fresh vegetables and more lean meat and fish.  I think I just need to put aside more time to cook stuff.
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« Reply #282 on: 20 Mar 2009, 08:37 »

I'm going to hang a sign over my bed, and write "20 sit-ups, 20 push-ups" on it. Then I will do this every night until my arms are not puny and stuff. Then I will move on to something harder. And I will start running again in summer.

I will weigh more than 70 kilos! I'm bloody 190cm tall, and my BMI is 19.4. Being good at something physical is bloody fun, so I'm going to aim for that. Biceps will also help me not get so god damned many bruises when fencing. Before I learned to block properly, my arms and thighs made me look like a victim of some serious abuse.
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« Reply #283 on: 20 Mar 2009, 12:20 »

Finals ended day before yesterday, and school had me so stressed that I ended up eating way worse than usual. It's hard when you're in a house with people and you're craving things like mad and everyone's too exhausted to cook and someone suggests pizza again. But now finals are over and I'm back on caveman on monday. If anyone doesn't know about the caveman diet, it's pretty strict but when I follow it I feel so excellent. Healthy, energized, and it does wonders for my mental health and even my social phobias! It's hard to keep up with, though, so I add in a few "allowed vices" like salt and vinegar potato chips in moderation once or twice a week. Also, raw veggies are delicous, and the farmers market is open soon!

But the excercise is going great. I've been biking 5+ days a week for 3 weeks now, almost perfectly! I rode 15 miles yesterday, at a speed of about 12-13 mph, which is kinda wimpy for a portlander, but not that bad considering that a week ago it was more like 9-10 mph. I bellydance once a week, walk about 3x a week (usually for about an hour, 4 miles or so), and I'm thinking of graduating to weighted hikes (with a 30-40 pound pack) for training.

It's been a week since I did my morning 10 minute abs training though. I'm pretty dissapointed in myself for letting that slip. I'll start again on monday, I swear.
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« Reply #284 on: 20 Mar 2009, 13:15 »

I gained 2 kilo's.. This is a good thing by the way, as i am pretty darn skinny.. Also, 20 minutes of workout every day, and a new job 5 km away.. Go go gadget bloody bike with a flat..
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« Reply #285 on: 20 Mar 2009, 14:32 »

Biceps will also help me not get so god damned many bruises when fencing.

Actually triceps make your arms look bigger. The biceps are just the frosting.
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« Reply #286 on: 20 Mar 2009, 14:59 »

Triceps are easily on the same level as biceps in terms of actual functional strength as well. I've noticed that many amateur bodybuilders will have the stereotypical pumped biceps but that athletes like high level rugby and football players end up with ridiculous triceps to go along with their biceps whether they mean to develop them or not. It's particularly noticeable if you see them with a shirt off; pads and short sleeves sometimes do a surprisingly good job obscuring just how much muscle those guys are packing just below the shoulders.
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Re: The 'I Feel Like Being Healthier' Thread!
« Reply #287 on: 20 Mar 2009, 15:07 »

The triceps are actually much greater in terms of functional strength; almost all upper body compound movements utilize your triceps in one way or another.

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Re: The 'I Feel Like Being Healthier' Thread!
« Reply #288 on: 20 Mar 2009, 15:44 »

Yeah, that makes sense. I sorta figured it must be that way just from what I've seen but it's not like I've ever really studied anatamy or anything.
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Re: The 'I Feel Like Being Healthier' Thread!
« Reply #289 on: 20 Mar 2009, 15:56 »

the caveman diet

I was just reading up on this, and it's amazing the amount of bullshit that people will spout to justify their particular diet.
"There are races of people who are all slim, who are stronger and faster than us. They all have straight teeth and perfect eyesight. Arthritis, diabetes, hypertension, heart disease, stroke, depression, schizophrenia and cancer are absolute rarities for them. These people are the last 84 tribes of hunter-gatherers in the world."
Yes, because in general hunter-gatherer societies have slightly lower levels of medical care than us.

"Around 10,000 years ago, an enormous breakthrough was made- a breakthrough that was to change the course of history, and our diet, forever. This breakthrough was the discovery that cooking these foods made them edible- the heat destroyed enough toxins to render them edible."
Cooking could have started as early as two million years ago, but probably more like 250,000 to 50,000 years ago. 10,000 years ago we discovered farming these crops - and the thing is, hunter gatherers had been eating these things for a long time, because hunter-gatherers will eat things that provide high calories for low effort, because it's most efficient. That's how crops evolved - hunter gatherers ate them!

Now this is not knocking any actual benefits the caveman diet might have for you - if it works for you, awesome! But I hate the justifications that people use for such stuff. It's pseudo-scientific and dishonest. (I'm rereading Guns, Germss and Steel and the stuff I read on the caveman diet annoyed me by being wrong.)
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« Reply #290 on: 20 Mar 2009, 17:15 »

God... they have websites for it? You might be reading about an entirely different thing... What I mean by caveman diet is a return to really simple foods. Like brown rice and meat and fish and vegetables and corn and whole wheat and such. Nothing that's very processed or chemical or high fat (though high protein is ok.) and not very much sugar outside of fruit and such.

When I was 4 my appendix exploded, and antibiotics destroyed my immune system. I was allergic to over 100 different foods. I ate pretty much brown rice, veggies, chicken and fish for 2 years. Hated it, but it worked, now I have almost no food allergies!

Anyway, all the psuedo-scientific stuff sounds like BS, but eating simple not overprocessed foods is pretty obviously going to be a healthy choice!
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« Reply #291 on: 22 Mar 2009, 13:37 »

My wrestling season ended about two months ago, I was cut, healthy, energetic, and could probably run a marathon with a midget tied to each leg. I've had a break from all enforced exercise due to bruising my rib, to such a circumstance that I had trouble getting out of bed. I intend to start running again, adding at least half a mile weekly. Cardio follows that I'd probably do some kind of lifting program, so I'm just gonna' do the basics until the summer lifting program starts again to hopefully get my abdominals back. I intend to diet but not the way I did during the season. I still haven't touched a soda in months and haven't eaten fast food in close to a year. Only problem is encouragement, I had at least three hours of exercise daily before, not it's less than a half hour now. I guess I just need a pep talk.
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« Reply #292 on: 22 Mar 2009, 14:58 »

Anyway, all the psuedo-scientific stuff sounds like BS, but eating simple not overprocessed foods is pretty obviously going to be a healthy choice!

Have to be careful with thoughts like that. It's fairly true since our bodies have adapted to various food sources over time, but taking it as an absolute is the sort of thing that encourages a lot of the pseudo-science that is flying around out there. It depends a lot on what you consider to be "overprocessed." For example, using calcium carbonate in maize preparation was vital to the survival of Mesoamericans in order to help stave off pellagra, a condition that typically ends in dementia and death.
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« Reply #293 on: 22 Mar 2009, 15:57 »

You're going to die alone in the wilderness.
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« Reply #294 on: 22 Mar 2009, 15:59 »

I should clarify that when I say alone I really mean "alone with the bears."
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« Reply #295 on: 22 Mar 2009, 16:27 »

Depends really, are you planning to go alone?
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« Reply #297 on: 22 Mar 2009, 16:53 »

If you intend to hike for an extrended period of time, exercise shouldn't be a question of what, but when.
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« Reply #298 on: 22 Mar 2009, 17:04 »

Cardio is a given.  I would also suggest building up some good leg strength (which can be as simple as using your own body weight - squats, lunges, etc) and hiking varied terrain to strengthen your other leg muscles.  That will help prevent ankle injuries.

I really hope you get to do this.  I have been to Baxter State Park in Maine where the trail starts and always wanted to hike Katahdin.  It is absolutely gorgeous there.
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« Reply #299 on: 22 Mar 2009, 17:12 »

So, uh, guys. I want to hike the Appalachian trail at some point. I am thinking in two to four years, depending on whether or not I go for a BA in literature. At this point it's little more than an idea, but that is where things start, right? I imagine some program to get in better shape would be a good thing, although being in top shape to begin with probably isn't necessary - I'll be walking in rough terrain for five to seven months, after all.

Do any of you trek a lot, and have advice as to what kind of exercises I should be doing? Gear suggestions?

(I'd take it as a kindness if y'all didn't wail on how I'll never be able to pull it off, like everyone else I have talked about this to has done you pessimistic bastards)

Do it. I've done a bunch of smaller hikes (a few two, three week jaunts), and for my first 300km hike I wasn't remotely fit. The first few days will be absolute hell, but if you're a persistent sort it shouldn't be too hard. One kind of cool thing is the isolation; no need to try to suck it up if you're struggling. Just pant away and stagger around for a bit!

Having said that, I've always been pretty strong, so a 40kg pack didn't bother me too much. if you're a lightweight, bulking up might be a good idea. So, pro tips:

Some core strength would be a good idea. Sit ups, Push ups. You'll struggle with the pack regardless, but some extra muscle won't hurt.
I don't think you need to be absolutely fit, but if you've never done any hiking then a few short trips would be a good idea.
Make sure you have a good tent and sleeping bag (obvious, but people can be stupid)..
Be prepared to spend a lot more money on gear then you originally thought.
I love the isolation of camping/hiking in the wilderness, just make sure you don't mind it. Again, doing a few short trips might be a good way to decide if you can go all feral for a few months.

The best exercise for hiking would be hiking.

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