Health, fitness, gains and wellbeing

[Reiwa]

Originally Posted by NopeNopeNopeNope [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

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These big ass vultures (I know the pic doesn’t show it, but they were at least 4.5 foot wingspan) were following me around all day

I was kinda pissed thinking bro I’m not even that winded. You think I’m dying? That’s preposterous. Wait. Am I dying?

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People mean food, but not necessarily people are food. [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

[NopeNopeNopeNope]

Originally Posted by Reiwa [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

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Yea probably this

So that chuckwalla in the first pic, he did eventually drink from the bottle. But before any of that, he ran up simultaneously trying to drink and possibly nip my finger, he was certainly a hissy boy, making little lizard hiss noises with his mouth open

What I’m guessing is his lizard brain was elated to discover a new water source, and he became territorial like “get away from my new water source, human”

I wanted to explain “bro, I AM your new water source”, but I knew he’d never understand. So I made lizard noises and did pushups like they do and he chilled out. He eventually drank from the bottle for like minutes and stopped trying to bite me

Afterwards as I drank from the same bottle because I had to, it was 101ish out and I had a ways to go, I remembered either yourself or one of my RL friends reminded me that lizards can carry salmonella. And that lizard was getting his filthy lizard tongue all up in the bottle. So the rest of the day and the next day I was worried my stomach was going to start to melt. Or that I got lizard herpes or something

So far so good though [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

[Duik]

Nope nope is considered to be part-of-the-furniture now.

With regards to chipmunks and leezards

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Oh and when I say lizard I mean lizard lizard and not Lot Lizard

I know from experience that is a completely different kinda herpes

[OriginalContentGuy]

Nope I never imagined you as a herpetologist. Gnarly.

How's your training?

[NopeNopeNopeNope]

Originally Posted by OriginalContentGuy [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Nope I never imagined you as a herpetologist. Gnarly.

How's your training?

Nothing crazy [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Lately a lot of hiking. In order to get a workout nowadays I have to do what I call a “circuit” hike: which is up to the summit up one trail, then down a different trail to the base of the mountain on the other side. There I have to refill my 2 large water bottles. If for some reason the fountain at the other trailhead was out of order, I would have to take an uber back to my truck because it would be very dangerous to hike back up and down. Without being able to do a refill, in the summer I would have to carry at least 1.5 gallons on my back to be safe. Which I COULD do, but it’s easier to take less and refill it. Luckily that’s never happened where the fountain is out. Unluckily, the fountain water tastes like a mix of granite, gasoline, and human shit….and I’m pretty sure is giving me cancer

Then it’s back to the summit again up the other trail, and back down again on the original trail to my truck. Takes about 2.15ish hours if I jog all the straightaways. Also is around 100-105 degrees for the second half. The second go up is the hardest, the rocks radiate heat upwards. The glue on the soles of my trail runner shoes keeps dissolving from the heat, I just had to throw two old pairs away

I have to go before 8am because they close the trails to keep the tourists from accidentally killing themselves. The mountain that I hike has claimed dozens of lives, I know of 3 in the last 2 years. Hyperthermia has to be a shitty way to go. But it sucks because I’m not a morning person. I will literally roll out of bed at 7:30, race to the gas station to buy my water bottles, then get in to the trailhead parking right at 7:55am before they close the gate on me. All because some 65 year old tourists decided “hey honey, we haven’t worked out a day in the last 20 years, let’s go on a hike at 3pm when it’s 108 degrees out, what’s. The. Worst. That. Could. Happen?” 🙄

In terms of goals, I have none atm and it sucks. Before my target was a Cali beach trip in June, so I got pretty lean for that. Afterwards, I tend to overeat and now have some fat I need to lose

How about you or anyone else here? What’s crazy is the tryhard gym in Cali had 150lb dumbells. I didn’t even know that shit existed…

[OriginalContentGuy]

Mine's been organized on mostly work capacity and power endurance for rock climbing. There's an outdoor climbing spot about 3 hours from my metro area and I've been considering going there in a couple weeks. Word on the street is that the rock type there is mostly quartzite which is supposedly similar to granite but I'm imagining moisture control (i.e. dry hands) is gonna be critical. I'm wondering if I should wait until this heat dome abates some weekend for good friction on the rock but we'll see.

[NopeNopeNopeNope]

Originally Posted by OriginalContentGuy [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Mine's been organized on mostly work capacity and power endurance for rock climbing. There's an outdoor climbing spot about 3 hours from my metro area and I've been considering going there in a couple weeks. Word on the street is that the rock type there is mostly quartzite which is supposedly similar to granite but I'm imagining moisture control (i.e. dry hands) is gonna be critical. I'm wondering if I should wait until this heat dome abates some weekend for good friction on the rock but we'll see.

Oh rock climbing is sweet. Do you have an indoor spot near you? I used to have a membership to one in my 20’s, but it was so expensive monthly. I love the concept, but I was never all that good being 220lbs. I did at least get the idea that you aren’t climbing with your hands, you are with your feet; your hands are just to hold you to the wall. I still remember my old instructor in a rock climbing class at college saying “you should climb the wall the way you would climb a ladder” 🙂

Yea outdoor climbing could be sketchy. I see people put thick gym pads down in a spot near the mountain I hike, if they are not belaying

[OriginalContentGuy]

Originally Posted by NopeNopeNopeNope [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Oh rock climbing is sweet. Do you have an indoor spot near you? I used to have a membership to one in my 20’s, but it was so expensive monthly. I love the concept, but I was never all that good being 220lbs. I did at least get the idea that you aren’t climbing with your hands, you are with your feet; your hands are just to hold you to the wall. I still remember my old instructor in a rock climbing class at college saying “you should climb the wall the way you would climb a ladder” 🙂

Yea outdoor climbing could be sketchy. I see people put thick gym pads down in a spot near the mountain I hike, if they are not belaying

I fell in love with climbing. We have indoor gyms with boulders and sport climbs. Yes they are expensive but if you can devote an entire four plus hours to be productive every time you go then day passes are the same per hour for most people who gym in the general population. Cheaper if you can afford a monthly and are close to one where it makes sense with your life. Everything else you said seems right from experience. But someone said the person who is having the most fun is the best climber. I definitely recommend a good bouldering gym for anyone who has the chance and is interested. So don't underrate yourself because being 220# and ruck fit in inhospitable conditions is a strength all it's own. Are there caves where you hike and do you ever run into people caving?

[NopeNopeNopeNope]

Originally Posted by OriginalContentGuy [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I fell in love with climbing. We have indoor gyms with boulders and sport climbs. Yes they are expensive but if you can devote an entire four plus hours to be productive every time you go then day passes are the same per hour for most people who gym in the general population. Cheaper if you can afford a monthly and are close to one where it makes sense with your life. Everything else you said seems right from experience. But someone said the person who is having the most fun is the best climber. I definitely recommend a good bouldering gym for anyone who has the chance and is interested. So don't underrate yourself because being 220# and ruck fit in inhospitable conditions is a strength all it's own. Are there caves where you hike and do you ever run into people caving?

I like that quote about climbing. Naw, no caves that I know of. I like the idea of caves but have no direction sense and would definitely get my ass lost and my big ass stuck. That’s one place where being my size is nothing but a disadvantage. Plus I can get claustrophobic if put under pressure. And I’ve read about every interesting caving death story there is going down the YouTube rabbit hole 😉