April 30, 2015

Prepper’s SHTF Physical Fitness

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In this show we talked to Brian who is a veteran of almost 10 years in the Air Force as a Firefighter. We talked about physical fitness for preppers and how becoming physically ready for a SHTF event or survival situation doesn't necessarily mean going to the gym twice a week. here is what Brian wrote for the show today...

Notes From Brian

I'm a veteran of almost 10 years in the Air Force as a Firefighter. Afterward I graduated from Colorado State University with a Major in Exercise Science and a Minor in Business Administration. During and since I've received many certifications in the fitness industry:

Certified Personal Trainer from the American College of Sports Medicine

Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist from the National Strength and Conditioning Association

Coaching certifications in Olympic Weightlifting, Kettlebells, and CrossFit

Instructing certification in Self Myofascial Release

Experienced coach in many disciplines, such as indoor cycling, sports yoga, boot camps, Crossfit, weightlifting, and all aspects of strength and conditioning.

Instructed at the National Personal Training Institute of Colorado down in Denver, CO. Part Owner/Operator of a Fitness company, FTF Fitness, out in California. Seminar Developer/Presenter with FTF Fitness. Currently working on a "Human Body Owner's Manual" book on the basics of how our bodies function in movement and exercise.

Blog at www.GnosticJock.blogspot.com

A common theme in Prepping is maintaining a good level of fitness should it be necessary during one of a great many SHTF circumstances.

What does a good level of fitness mean for us Preppers?

The word fitness is really pretty vague. A person can be "Fit" for a great many things. A Fit powerlifter is much different from a Fit triathlete. And considering the great many things a prepper may need to be able to accomplish during an emergency situation, being "Fit" for us is a pretty lofty goal.

When an individual sets out to train their bodies, they should do so with a specific goal in mind. Afterall, if you don't know where you're going, how can you hope to figure out which maps and equipment you'll need? For most people this Goal may be to simply lose some weight, or get better at a certain discipline, say running or cycling. But what might that Goal be for a Prepper? Our journey to fitness will probably include quite a few different goals.

So where does one begin?

Firstly lets understand exactly what we're trying to do. Simply enough we're trying to increase our body's (And certainly our Mind's too) ability to deal with a large number of stressors. The body you walk around in every day is very much still that of a caveman's in essence. It's programmed to survive above all else. When an external stress is placed upon it, it has the ability to adapt in order to better respond to that stress in the future. This is how our species started in a very small part of the world, and over the millennia has spread to every corner of the planet, along the way adapting to the different climates and dangers of each. What's important to remember here is that your body is an EXTREMELY adaptive piece of bio-machinery. It can, and will, adapt to any stress placed upon it. And we can use this to our advantage by placing carefully programmed types of stress on it in order to mold it into what we desire.

So given this fact, all we have to do is match our program of stress to the goal we want to achieve. If you want to become a better runner, you develop a consistently progressive program to take you from the runner you are, to the runner you want to be. Very simple process really.

One of the keys there is consistent progression. Obviously a couch potato doesn't simply get up one day and run a marathon. They have to take baby steps to get to that goal.

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