Think you still got what it takes?

I like that, a man of few words....

 

But many dots...

 

I'm not sure. It could just be a coincidence.

 

Lol.....

 

Sometimes, better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak and remove all doubt.

Carry on, nothing to see here, carry on, carry on... ...

 

Most dangerous person I ever ran across working in Law Enforcement was a former Korean War vet with terminal cancer...he had killed before and has nothing to live for. My FTO reminded me to always treat everyone well as that " old drunk " you might hassle could be a vet with nothing to lose. But I digress...That being said...stay in the best shape you are able but not to the exclusion of learning new skills etc for SHTF...my .02 cents

 

I've always thought the 'Rocky' (a la Rocky IV) method of training looks like a pleasant alternative to doing it the more rote and mechanistic way (using machines or just running the same course everyday, being a slave to a stopwatch). I need to get a really big pile or rocks delivered one day to chuck into and out of a cart and beat with a sledgehammer. Probably more fun to watch than do, though.

 

People need to realize the shape you are in when it starts will be nothing like where you are in 30 days. Work will rebuild those who it can. others will fail and die. If you look at photos of the ww2 guys in training and then in combat you will see much leaner people.

 

True. I've also had a lesson recently in how quickly your physical abilities can change. I broke my ankle about two weeks ago and, in a flash, things that I had taken for granted, were no longer possible. Just negotiating my own house became a major challenge.

Adapt and overcome.

Life will always present challenges. Those who are capable of adapting to new situations will always have a better chance of surviving those new challenges than those unable to adapt. Nature teaches this lesson every day.

Being as well prepared as we can be is a key part of being able to survive changing situations, and, as the OP reminds us, our physical condition is indeed part of the equation; as is our dental health, and physical health, and medical preps, to include crutches, as I've recently learned. Oh well, at least I've learned some lessons about moving with a bum leg, and I've acquired some crutches and a walking boot - a couple of preps that I didn't have before to add to my medical preps. Looking for that silver lining.

 

Two things come to mind. "Don't screw around with old people. They'll just shoot you." and "It now takes me all day long to do what I used to do all day long."

Gettin' old is hell. I just celebrated (groan) 62nd b'day. I now refer to myself as a fowg. (fat old white guy) LOL

Kajun