Navy Seals

[Chewbacca]

I’m thinking of turning into one of those crushing it type navy seal bodied day traders who say no to soy and chips and coffee and booze.


Is this good or bad?

[SearChart]

Good luck

Chips coffee and booze are too hard for me to say no to.

[kieselguhr]

I applaud and support this thought CJ.

Let’s start with slowing down on the booze friend
The chips and coffee can remain a while longer

[BNA/LION]

Bad

What exactly are you now? Description please...

[White Collar Boy]

Maybe keep the coffee (it has health benefits, reducing risk of Parkinson’s and dementia), and moderate the booze (can provide something to look forward to at the end of the day), and kick out the chips and soy. Sounds great!

[AzPaul]

Originally Posted by Chewbacca

Is this good or bad?

Which do you think it is?

[Chewbacca]

Originally Posted by AzPaul

Which do you think it is?

I don’t know?


Do I want to worry every day about what I eat and feel depressed about missing a workout day or having a carb?


Probably feel guilty about spending time on a forum, too. Not to mention I’d get even better looking and I’d have to avoid even more women.


This is a serious life decision.

[White Collar Boy]

Originally Posted by Chewbacca

Do I want to worry every day about what I eat and feel depressed about missing a workout day or having a carb?

Not to mention I’d get even better looking and I’d have to avoid even more women.

I think if you get into the groove with it, the gain will be worth the pain, and not even a home soft-serve machine will slow you down. Assuming you already have a decent baseline fitness level from outrunning lovedrunk women, Beatles-style.

[AzPaul]

Originally Posted by Chewbacca

I don’t know?

Search your feelings.

[din64]

Originally Posted by Chewbacca

I don’t know?





Do I want to worry every day about what I eat and feel depressed about missing a workout day or having a carb?





Probably feel guilty about spending time on a forum, too. Not to mention I’d get even better looking and I’d have to avoid even more women.





This is a serious life decision.

A serious life decision indeed. But then again, why do you want to shy away from women?

[Chewbacca]

Originally Posted by din64

A serious life decision indeed. But then again, why do you want to shy away from women?

I spend 120hrs a week here.

I’m uncomfortable around the fairer sex.

[CRM114]

Give up coffee?...lunacy. Not only is it NOT bad for you, it's so good and healthful it can be considered a form of medicine.

[Travelair007]

But you’ll be able to kill a fly with an unsharpened pencil... I call that upside!! and protein!

[Polarexplorerii]

Originally Posted by Travelair007

But you’ll be able to kill a fly with an unsharpened pencil... I call that upside!! and protein!

[Speedbird-1]

Originally Posted by Chewbacca

I’m thinking of turning into one of those crushing it type navy seal bodied day traders who say no to soy and chips and coffee and booze.


Is this good or bad?

Will it make you live longer?

I suspect not, it will just feel like it.

[GB-man]

I generally say no to soy and chips but booze and coffee? Have you lost your mind?

[donas]

Moderation is key, whether it's changing one's diet or exercising; simple changes are more likely to survive the test of time and willpower.

[brandrea]

Originally Posted by donas

Moderation is key, whether it's changing one's diet or exercising; simple changes are more likely to survive the test of time and willpower.

Totally agree Wade, very well put

[cm10005]

Seals drink a lot of coffee and a lot of Booze

[MrGoat]

Originally Posted by cm10005

Seals drink a lot of coffee and a lot of Booze

+1

The hardest dudes I know also go the hardest. They go the hardest at everything they do. If they are going to drink for the night they go HARD. Do they do that every night? Depends on which ones you’re talking to. When they hit the gym which most do daily if not twice daily they hit that harder than 99% of other gym goers. It’s a mind set with SEALS and other tier 1 special operations forces. Those guys put everything in to anything they’re doing. Granted that being said they also have for the most part incredible self control. You can’t get on a team if you’ve got bad credit. You want to change something in your life go hard at it. But don’t give up the things you like because then you’ll just die miserably.

Dad bods are in right now. Embrace it and enjoy yourself. That’s how I live my life and I used to be the strongest guy any one I knew knew.

Being jacked is over rated. Meal prep, gym x2 daily, supplements and just general thinking about what you need to do to maintain is a chore. If you’ve got a family, a full time job that doesn’t pay you to work out and generally enjoy being able to kick back trying to get hard and jacked is not a good avenue to go down.


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[erhein]

Originally Posted by mrgoat

being jacked is over rated.

whew!!

[904VT]

Originally Posted by MrGoat

+1

The hardest dudes I know also go the hardest. They go the hardest at everything they do. If they are going to drink for the night they go HARD. Do they do that every night? Depends on which ones you’re talking to. When they hit the gym which most do daily if not twice daily they hit that harder than 99% of other gym goers. It’s a mind set with SEALS and other tier 1 special operations forces. Those guys put everything in to anything they’re doing. Granted that being said they also have for the most part incredible self control. You can’t get on a team if you’ve got bad credit. You want to change something in your life go hard at it. But don’t give up the things you like because then you’ll just die miserably.

Dad bods are in right now. Embrace it and enjoy yourself. That’s how I live my life and I used to be the strongest guy any one I knew knew.

Being jacked is over rated. Meal prep, gym x2 daily, supplements and just general thinking about what you need to do to maintain is a chore. If you’ve got a family, a full time job that doesn’t pay you to work out and generally enjoy being able to kick back trying to get hard and jacked is not a good avenue to go down.


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Yes, I imagine many of the latter group you mention prefer to not be jacked, but rather in great shape and in a less obvious fashion but ultimately really depends on mission set. T2 SEALS and Battalion though imo at least much more likely to be jacked though it does seem decathlete type fitness is most common nowadays in general. Different mission sets though so certainly can vary. Mission, Men, and Me a great book if you have interest in the area of the latter you mention. Does a good job of bringing comedy in, and presenting in a more relatable way than the old Dick Marcinko books, which are still interesting though. Need to be exceptional athletes and with extremely above average intelligence imo make it more difficult than making pro sports. I think (or should say know) the bad credit has most to do with not having anyone that could potentially be financially blackmailed. Used to love The Unit on CBS....the newer show ST6 is great, but imo not quite up to the old Eric Haney consulted show that the Unit was. That latter show, seemed about as accurate as you can get in Hollywood. One common trait though is a love for Rolex divers

[austinp]

Originally Posted by cm10005

Seals drink a lot of coffee and a lot of Booze

Yep.


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[Chewbacca]

Originally Posted by cm10005

Seals drink a lot of coffee and a lot of Booze

In the movies they’re always cleaning weapons and making fun of the noobs and marines.

(Sounds like TRF)

[BNA/LION]

Originally Posted by cm10005

Seals drink a lot of coffee and a lot of Booze

Great! I'm and unofficially a Seal!

[Sperry]

Do five pushups and twenty sit-ups. And then decide.

Oh, do them in twelve seconds. :-)

[GradyPhilpott]

I don't eat chips or soy or drink coffee or booze, but my body isn't ripped and I don't day-trade.

Life is good though.

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[encarter13]

Originally Posted by GradyPhilpott

I don't eat chips or soy or drink coffee or booze, but my body isn't ripped and I don't day-trade.

Life is good though.

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I always imagined you as a older Marine that loves his morning coffee and probably enjoys Bourbon and Scotch.

[GradyPhilpott]

Originally Posted by encarter13

I always imagined you as a older Marine that loves his morning coffee and probably enjoys Bourbon and Scotch.

I used to drink black coffee by the gallon and plenty of scotch, bourbon, beer, wine, vodka, and whatever was available, but there comes a time in life when we must dial back some our excesses and that time came for me 20-30 years ago.

I am an old Marine, though.

Semper Fidelis!

August '68

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[TheVTCGuy]

Originally Posted by GradyPhilpott

I used to drink black coffee by the gallon and plenty of scotch, bourbon, beer, wine, vodka, and whatever was available, but there comes a time in life when we must dial back some our excesses and that time came for me 20-30 years ago.

I am an old Marine, though.

Semper Fidelis!

August '68

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Almost as handsome as me Grady I rarely drank alcohol my whole life, same with coffee. Maybe that’s my problem