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MTT TL · April 8, 2011, 06:09 AM

When I got back after my last tour I developed an odd heart condition and could do no PT. The only real exercise I got was two miles of walking a day.

I gained 40 pounds in six months.

Turned out the condition was treatable and I started the PT again about a year later.

I lost 43 pound in six months.

Being fat is absolutely no joy or pleasure. I don't know how people do it. I still had strength but could barely run and had no endurance. I could hardly bike either as bikes are not designed for 265 pound people. The bike would literally rattle apart under the stress and require constant maintenance due to me overloading it with my girth.

It seems to me to be a miserable existence. So I would say if you can exercise by all means do. I don't know if it will help your shooting any but it sure can't hurt anything.

April 8, 2011, 06:09 AM	#33
MTT TL Senior Member Join Date: October 21, 2009 Location: Quadling Country Posts: 2,780	When I got back after my last tour I developed an odd heart condition and could do no PT. The only real exercise I got was two miles of walking a day. I gained 40 pounds in six months. Turned out the condition was treatable and I started the PT again about a year later. I lost 43 pound in six months. Being fat is absolutely no joy or pleasure. I don't know how people do it. I still had strength but could barely run and had no endurance. I could hardly bike either as bikes are not designed for 265 pound people. The bike would literally rattle apart under the stress and require constant maintenance due to me overloading it with my girth. It seems to me to be a miserable existence. So I would say if you can exercise by all means do. I don't know if it will help your shooting any but it sure can't hurt anything. __________________ Thus a man should endeavor to reach this high place of courage with all his heart, and, so trying, never be backward in war.