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Chase the Rabbits

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the fitness-made-easy dept.

So, it's Friday night, and as usual, we need some sort of entertainment. Tonight's theme: fitness. Here's what happens when a computer geek meets a Navy SEAL for PT. It's not pretty. But does he learn? Oh no.

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  1. You'll probably need it by cscx · · Score: 0, Informative

    GoogleCache!

  2. Re:from the article by Raindeer · · Score: 3, Informative
    he New York City marathon is 26 miles, and the winner usually does it in about 2 hours; and is completely wiped out. I believe it's quite impossible to run 141 miles in a single day, even for a world class runner.

    sorry, but you're wrong 141 miles equals 226,91694 kilometers. Below here I paste the overall best distance of The Netherlands' best Ultrarunners in the 24 hour category:

    01 Ron Teunisse 251.949 Apeldoorn-'90

    02 Wim Epskamp 249.694 Uden-'00

    03 Wim bart Knol 225.636 Apeldoorn-'95
    I found this at: http://www.ultraned.org/uitslagen/ranglijst.php?it em=8

    I do however belief that this drill sergeant is probably bragging.

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  3. Mind more than body by AHumbleOpinion · · Score: 2, Informative

    I've known several SEAL "rejects" and dropouts (injuries, etc.), and these guys are more fit than I'll ever be!

    The obstacles to entering Special Ops are more mental than physical. It's relatively easy to condition a body, it's hard to find a mind that combines "never quit" psychology and high intelligence. At least that's what a man with three tours in south east asia told me.

  4. Re:Sure, I'll sign up by jso888 · · Score: 2, Informative

    Oh, c'mon. Having no equipment or not being in Houston / NYC is no excuse for not working out.

    I used to be in decent shape back in the day; I could run a four and a half minute mile. I had a 32 inch waist.

    Then I started a Web development company and ran it for five years. A lot of time was spent sitting behind a computer, eating badly and drinking obscene amounts of Coca Cola, or in airports, eating crappy airport food. At the end of my five year run, most my muscle mass had turned to flab. I could barely run a mile in any amount of time, and had a 38" waist.

    I finally left the company last spring. I got off my ass, started doing 20 to 30 minutes of calisthetics every other day, ate healthier, and was back down to a 32" waist in about 6 months. The only thing left to do is work on my cardiovascular conditioning, which should take about an hour of jogging or swimming three days a week, and to quit smoking.

    If you can't find the motivation to do a sum total of five hours of exercise a week, you've got bigger problems. Like dying prematurely from heart disease.

    You don't need to be able to take that class, or build your treadmill torture machine. You already have all you need to get into reasonable shape.