yeah pretty much!


it does come in handy having to drag out a deer that has made it way back in the brush though.....

Exercise to hunt in Texas? ? Why? Thought we all had four wheelers, blinds,and feeders so the animals come to us

Forgot about our 200 ft winches/tow straps for when our prey goes into a thicket

Came across more than I care to remember in our neck of the woods. Luckily timber rattlers aren't really agressive and you've really got to jack with one to get it irritated. Best memory of one was a cat at the lodge out on my old lease reaching down off the porch swatting at one and meowing real loud. Walked out and this 6' long rattler is just letting the cat paw the mess out of it.

As far as working out goes, I don't have time for it. Too busy working. Interesting thing, though. I have buddies that do the gym thing, and look to be in MUCH better shape than me. When it comes time to haul hay or build fence I can work most of them into the ground. There's something about actually getting out and working hard at hard work that builds an ability that can't be found in a gym.

Strength is strength no matter where it comes from.

I bought the P90X about a month ago and dropped 8 lbs in the first two weeks. Went to a fishing spot on the river, about A mile down stream and wasn't winded or anything.

So I should be ready come 2 OCT.

If I had a dollar for everytime I've heard the last two statements I could buy you a years supply of protien powder....

strength, stamina and muscle size don't always have a direct correlation to each other.

look at powerlifters, most are borderline fat, but they can lift incredible amounts of weight, more than any bodybuilder.

my stepdad had the same attitude as you. he was a hard worker and because he had been doing it so long, he had pretty good stamina doing manual labor tasks, like hauling hay or building fence, tilling, etc. but it did'nt make him in shape either. he could lift sacks of concrete all day long but don't ask him to do a pull up cause it ain't gonna happen.

fairly high percentage of bodyfat, even though he was skinny, isn't healthy, plus the 2 packs of cigs he smoked every day didn't help. not to mention he never drank anything besides dr.pepper everyday, except for a tea at dinner.

One is going to be better off doin strength training, cardio and eating healthy than working like a dog and eating/doing whatever they want.

at that point a person is wearing out their body instead of taking care of it

Do you really want to compare me to a guy who smoked two packs a day and sucked down enough sugar to put a fire-ant mound in a diabetic coma? No offense towards your step-father intended, but you brought him up.