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Cheryl Isaak

On 9/22/07 8:11 AM, in article ,
"BAR" wrote:

JoeSpareBedroom wrote:
"witfal" wrote in message
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On 2007-09-21 16:45:50 -0700, "JoeSpareBedroom"
said:
Joe...no offense intended...but get to the gym, man.

Assuming that's you, of course.

It's me, and I agree halfway. It's about 20% shirt and bad picture angle.
But still, I saw that picture and said PHUQUE! This isn't good. Got back
to
hiking 3 miles a day on some outrageous hills, carrying 50 lbs in a
backpack
and 20 lbs in each hand for resistance. I've been in size 34 jeans since
1970, went to 35 two years ago. I will NOT continue in that direction.
Not.
I don't know how tall you are, but you should strive for no higher than 18
percent body fat. You'll live longer, and keep diabetes away. A good
thing.

15-16% would be better. I pack 13 and, at age 54, it's tough getting
lower unless you spend some time every day lifting followed by cardio.

I can't deal with the monotony of gyms. My doctor was an army airborne
ranger. He said that by the time he was ready to jump, he was jogging with
his body weight on his back. He's 58, and suggested the current routine.
Wants to see me up to 75 lbs by December, 100 by January (in the pack), and
30 per in each hand. I'm gonna do it outdoors. 15-20 degree temps will be
interesting. 1/2 mile up two serious hills in under 10 minutes. Doesn't
sound like much until you see these hills.

The doctor looks like he's 18.

When I made my first jump it took $145 and 6 hours of class work. It was
a static-line jump but, I got a ram-air parachute that was steerable.
That's about what I spent BC (before children). Loved the experience and
would go again as soon as the kids are grown.

Sikorsky invented helicopters so that the troops would survive the
vertical entry to the battlefield.

Hadn't heard that before - wonder if DS, aka the history buff, knows that.

C