Preppers who Refuse to get Fit

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[@citizenoftheninthdivision]

People will spend 20k on night vision and a rifle yet can't do ten pushups or even squat their bodyweight. It's pathetic.

[@johnroche5461]

Dead weight and dead meat 💀

[@mikejeffsteel]

​@@johnroche5461 Loot box

[@christophermichaels6569]

As long as they feel mentally safe that’s all they need. Let them be their own downfall.

[@magnanimus9692]

What are you talking about?! I wholeheartedly support these people! I'd never be able to afford night vision on my own, but ill be friends with this guy (and call dibs on his gear to anyone else in the group). I wont even have to wait long.

[@Cowards_die_twice]

Absolutely. It makes me sick , these fat larpers. Like those pacific northwest guerilla idiots. All fat fucks who drink beer and eat frozen pizza

[@BandGeek2210]

As you age….you lose ability…at 58…bad shoulder…bad tricep..bad knee…blah blah blah. But as a former 11 Bravo…l always work out…you just have to realize your limitations

[@banzaii6285]

Yep...the old "Know your limits", improve where you can and slow down further degradation 😁

[@BandGeek2210]

@@banzaii6285 thank you for the positive feedback

[@jacobhoffman2553]

its good if your getting somewhere.... most the world aint and thats just math... for the bottom of the barrel they cant even have access to healthy food.... workin out is for the privileged

[@Ando2k10]

Working for an outfitter, it amazes me how, every year, before hunting season starts, we have calls from customers who are pissed off that we don't carry camo in sizes 4X and 5X, or one-man tree stands that support 400+ pounds.

[@xc8487]

As long as you can look down and see your belt buckle you're heading in the right direction.

[@theproudamerican1967]

Fit doesn't mean 2% body fat. I actually feel my best around 12%-15% body fat. Others may feel there best with more or less. Just get active and stay active fellas.

[@Maatdrummer1]

I will be 63 in July. I can walk 4 miles with a 25lb ruck once a week., and it takes me an hour and a half having to stop for the dogs. I am appalled at the absolute fatbodies that 90 % of the preppers and folks under thirty are. Disgusting.

[@alexbell8865]

Their plan is to survive off their horde of food and fat stores. It’s the meta right now 😂

[@Maatdrummer1]

@@alexbell8865 if you run you'll die tired. If you are fat and run you'll die faster.

[@Grizzly907LA]

I had a stint at a community college 10 years ago. I took the light rail in LA to get there. I got off at the station the school had a shuttle to transport physically impaired students to the school. I noticed that there were not many of those people taking the shuttle. Instead it was 18 to 20 year fatties taking the shuttle. They were not a little overweight...they were much, much bigger than me, at the time. I walked the short distance from the train station to the school...until I got a bicycle. I called the van that the school used "the slacker shuttle."

[@edash3397]

Everyone is a badass when they are belly up to the bar.

[@oldsoldier181]

I hate to say this, because I dont want to swole your ego-but, watching your vids, actually got me back to the gym, after over 15 years of not doing anything. Coming from being an 11B, getting out in 2004, then getting in to desk jobs, slowly losing motivation to do, well, any physical activity, over the course of years, this took a toll on my body. I am now 53. I started going to the gym regularly a couple months ago, and am working a walk/rucking routine in between my gym sessions. I am feeling better every week. I largely disregard the BS fitness guru bullshit. I actually bought the Rippletoe book you suggested. Simple, done in an hour. I try to steer clear of junk food, and eat normal portions. Not concerned about a "proper balance of macros" and shit like that. I just eat stuff I make. We have WAY overcomplicated getting fit. And, having gym rats tell us subliminally that THEIR physique is what we should be striving for, is wrong. Lift heavy things. Walk long distances. Dont fucking over complicate it. Signed, a grunt.

[@resolute123]

That would be the reason I see menes of a dude with a plate carrier and the size of Twiddle Dee. I was a rollypolly too several years ago till I saw an operator on CensorTube said to all outta shape guys we were too selfish. Being fat and lazy was saying fuck you to my family; that I didn't care for there well being. That hit me hard and came across you vids during my journey to better myself. I ruck twice a week up to 40 lb minimum of 3 miles at 18 min pace and strength training 30min on every other day. Thank you GruntProof for helping me on my journey.

[@TheTarotCardGuy]

I know so many people who talk big, when SHTF, yet refuse to work out or train. They've always got an excuse not to work out or go for a ruck. Im 51 this month, and ruck at least once or twice a week for an hour. I do Muay Thai once a week, and BJJ twice a week (unless injuries prevent me), and give guys half my age or younger a hard time on the mats. I've quickly realised that my 'Fit To Fight' friends are few and far between.

[@Kris-mj3xr]

Fitness gets very complicated because there is so much information available, much of which is irrelevant or unnecessary for the average person wanting to be prepared. -have a baseline strength in the compound lifts (squat, bench, pull-up etc) -run an 8:00 mile Having just that will prepare you for most challenges life will produce. You don’t need complicated programs, or to Snatch, or be taking endless supplements, etc. Most people should Keep it simple and execute. -from a fitness professional & Army vet.

[@GruntProof]

Yes. I'll argue on plans all day but if most people would just anything, they'd be much better off.

[@Kris-mj3xr]

@@GruntProof exactly. Most Americans just need to start today and do SOMETHING regularly and eat real food instead of processed crap. It’s that simple.

[@lelandgaunt9985]

Yeah, I ain’t running

[@Kris-mj3xr]

@@lelandgaunt9985 cool. Just understand having a shitty cardiovascular engine makes you a liability to others and you’re probably going to die.

[@GruntProof]

no need to run. Lift heavy weights, be active, and ruck weekly

[@ronbrown6272]

Pushing 64 years old, still out rucking with 25 pound ruck once a week. Try to get more ruck days in when the left hip tendons aren't flaring up-never too old to keep walking in the woods. Great channel brother.

[@rixsix280]

I'm doing okay for an older guy. I tell myself if I want to keep on doing the outdoor things that I enjoy that I need to stay healthy and fit. Every year I set a goal for a long and challenging hike that I will do on my next birthday. I spend the year getting fit and ready for it. I now have one of my sons joining in on some hikercise a couple of days a week. One of the toughest things I've found is that as I got older, there are fewer and fewer people left in my age group that has the ability or desire to hit the trails. It's usually just me and my dogs.

[@traillesstravelled7901]

Some would say physical fitness is the first and most important prep.

[@alexbell8865]

I got into training for aesthetics. Stayed to get stronger. You can have both in my opinion. But you are right. All my range buddies have no problems going to shoot 100 rounds or so, but none of them will go on a 5 mile ruck….

[@ehatley]

Absolutely, we have to be able to get somewhat dynamic in our physical abilities, such as running a mile or 2. And still having the ability to perform as tasks require. We should build our endurance. Carry loads over distances. Being in shape doesn't always mean "ripped".

[@prenticefaber9626]

If you're not fit, you can't and will not fight, period because fighting is not a 20-second bar fight.

[@gator7082]

Kettlebells are a great tool. For those who are couch potatoes looking to get into it Strong First has some great minimalist programs such at Simple and Sinister. They are made to get you into shape to get out and train harder things. Other noteworthy folks are Dan John and Geoff Neupert, who has some great minimalist programs to get you going.

[@gunsandcafe]

Dan John is a living encyclopedia of strength and conditioning

[@thatkajunguy8029]

I'm 66 y/o and started kettlebells 3 years ago.. Began with DJ's armor building complex, I've both gotten stronger, much better movement with increased flexibility and stamina while losing 45 pounds in the process ........

[@spagsunfiltered]

Thank you for saying the quiet part out loud. So many preppers are JUST LARPer's.

[@stamm2366]

So my Body was Fu..up , I was training allready but it only got betten after a serious talk on KZbin with Grunt Proof about Fitness. I still suck, but with les pain. Thank you very much. DeinStamm

[@mikelang6764]

Looking at 72 this Summer, assuming I make it. I've got some old injuries, but I still train and workout several times a week. I use weights, kettle bells and body weight exercises........I can still rip off a few pullups on good days............When I'm out and about I shake my head at the sad shape of most guys a third my age..............My blood work is near perfect, the only pill I take is for Thyroid and I rarely get sick..............You can't put a price on staying healthy

[@RedDevil5081]

Good on ya! 🥃🍻🫡🇺🇸

[@BR54966]

This former SSG Airborne Infantry Combat Vet impaled under a truck is in great shape though heavily damaged

[@GiarcraiGO]

As someone whos lost 40lbs I largely agree about being more fit and resilient. What I disagree with is about being better able to stand up to the elements. I live in the north. Maybe because I spent so much of my life with the extra weight and got used to having the layer to keep me warm, I get cold much easier now that I'm leaner.

[@rudegarami6738]

True that. Look at Inuit or Mongolians, they are “well marbled” as Jocko Willink would say because they have to be to withstand the cold.

[@DJTheMetalheadMercenary]

Facts! Being regular with baseline standards of fitness will put someone in a healthier place in fairly short order all things considered.

[@TheRealRenn]

Fitness is wonderful when one is young. I used to work out every day, rode 50-100 miles per week on my bike. Raced Motocross. 6% body fat & ripped. Now at 66 it just hurts too much to work out any more. To those who know, no explanation required. To those who don't no explanation will be good enough. I guess I can't be one of the cool guy tier-1 preppers now.

[@magnanimus9692]

With all due respect, fitness is a necessity at any age, especially the older you get and the more injuries you acquire. Talk to a physical therapist, likely there are very specific muscle imbalances that, once corrected, will significantly decrease your pain, hopefully to a point you can work out and be activr without much of a problem. Our bodies dont need to be perfect, they just need to be good enough, and that bar is low and clearing it is typically very attainable with a bit of help. Godspeed.

[@user-nk8ww9ce9k]

You can hang out with us and still do stuff, buddy.

[@salted_lizard]

You're problem is you worked out everyday with no recovery, and it sounds like you mostly rode your bike.

[@TheRealRenn]

@@salted_lizard good to know what my problem is.

[@salted_lizard]

@@TheRealRenn you just described ridiculous weekly mileage everyday with no stops at 6% bodyfat (presumably at a low bodyweight) and then make the assumption exercise is something only for the young based off that anecdote.

[@MyMomSaysImKeen]

" ... By these days it was a demerit to be muscular. Each infant was examined at birth, and all who promised undue strength were destroyed. Humanitarians may protest, but it would have been no true kindness to let an athlete live; he would never have been happy in that state of life to which the Machine had called him; he would have yearned for trees to climb, rivers to bathe in, meadows and hills against which he might measure his body. Man must be adapted to his surroundings, must he not? In the dawn of the world our weakly must be exposed on Mount Taygetus, in its twilight our strong will suffer euthanasia, that the Machine may progress, that the Machine may progress, that the Machine may progress eternally! “You know that we have lost the sense of space. We say ‘space is annihilated,’ but we have annihilated not space, but the sense thereof. We have lost a part of ourselves. I determined to recover it, and I began by walking up and down the platform of the railway outside my room. Up and down, until I was tired, and so did recapture the meaning of ‘Near’ and ‘Far.’ ‘Near’ is a place to which I can get quickly on my feet, not a place to which the train or the air-ship will take me quickly. ‘Far’ is a place to which I cannot get quickly on my feet; the vomitory is ‘far,’ though I could be there in thirty-eight seconds bysummoning the train. Man is the measure. That was my first lesson. Man's feet are the measure for distance, his hands are the measure for ownership, his body is the measure for all that is lovable and desirable and strong." E. M. Forster, The Machine Stops

[@RustyStator]

I work with two "preppers" both over 280 easy. Absolutely no way these fools can run those Gucci cabines the way they think they can. More likely to roll an ankle, or blow out their knee just walking.

[@demandred1957]

Just not being a fat ass is plenty good. I went from 216 down to what I am now, 176lbs. What I weighed in high school.

[@Jupiterxice]

If you're not getting physical fit then you're 95% already at a downfall.

[@acem82]

I notice that at very low fat %, I need about one more layer than I used to, all the time. Other than that, it's all benefits.

[@TX-OaksRnr]

Be fit and strong or perish. I will defend the weak but not the deadbeats or slackers. Let’s get a shirt for this.

[@JMark-zk5pj]

Additional armor plating.

[@kmafdlmagotg8328]

Stallone got down to 4% or less body fat for Rambo II. He said he was on the verge of passing out. It was an interview from many years ago.

[@GruntProof]

Yea but all those guys have drugs

[@kmafdlmagotg8328]

@GruntProof What he was saying was he starved himself for the sake of the movie, but he also said he highly recommends NOT doing it. It's too unhealthy. Like your videos. Keep up the good work.

[@GruntProof]

I'm happy I tried it once in my life but I'd never recommend it to the average guy.

[@brettlaw4346]

It's like V for Vendetta, "I killed you 10 minutes ago."

[@dereks8930]

Two people fatter than hell hoarding supplies.... mark it on your map for future reference they won't be needing it after a month or two

[@ulfdanielsen6009]

Haha, never thought of that,- good one,- free storage supply that you didn´t have to pool together yourself.:)

[@ulfdanielsen6009]

It´s a strange catch 22. When you are unfit your entire body screams in agony at the thought of lifting just an empty unloaded barbell. The more you push yourself, the harder you work, the more you challenge yourself, the more you have to stretch yourself for your accomplishments the easier the hard work becomes and the less painful it is. People prepping their surroundings without prepping themselves are overlooking the blatantly obvious: Thinking the´re going to come out on top when unprepared for the situation may be a very naive position. Praeparareo - ergo sum. I prepare - therefore I am.

[@Variable19]

You speak an inconvenient truth that most people don't want to hear.... most people wont hold themselves to any form of minimal fitness standards and it shows.... personally after my main workout (weights, sprints or stairs) I throw in a few 12oz curls for good measure 🍺🍺

[@jamesborek8125]

Went from 6'7 420lbs to 6'7 315lbs. Starting to build back my strength and flexibility.. plus side is even at my current level of physical fitness, rucking around with 50-60lbs is still easier than when I was a full fatty 👍

[@GruntProof]

Hell yea

[@Arkancide]

I struggle to get as fit as I should be due to crippling major depressive disorder and PTSD. Buying guns and ammo and gear and shooting comes easy and acts as a fun outlet. But for some reason exercise to the level I need is very hard for me to get motivated for. I make fun of it by telling myself and others that I am a Gravy Seal on Meal Team Six on the days I don't lift my weights and take my walks. But the snowball effect is a bitch. The inertia of inactivity is very strong.

[@davidoftheforest3822]

just go for a walk. Forward momentum is also very strong

[@RJ-is9ko]

Find a simple calisthenics routine and stick with it.

[@zachgregory1289]

You have to conquer each day. You fail today, conquer tomorrow and the next day. Building new habits and routine.

[@mrpilkington9710]

It really does depend on what you are prepping for there are 300 lb half blind taliban agents who helped to drive us out of Afghanistan.

[@codyjohnson9781]

The guy who runs the City Prepping channel did a bunch of fitness videos. He said he caught a lot of shit for talking about fitness. It's weird to me that people want to be loot drops.

[@lelandgaunt9985]

Some guys need a hummer door instead of a plate carrier, most are the type that purchase up pallets of ammunition.

[@davidoftheforest3822]

we did 15km in the bush the other day. After back to back 10km days. The craziest terrain we've seen yet. 80% slopes, topo lines looking like the imagery was having a seizure 😂 we split into 3 buddy teams. My team was the last team standing. Did multiple stream crossings. Not once did me and my buddy think of throwing in the towel. Its important to have dick draggers from time to time just to prove to yourself that you are who you say you are

[@morzymoo6199]

There is nothing wrong with the belly but you should be able to carry that belly around in every situation

[@JacobJohn-rc4sx]

This may well be the year i drop all the lard and bulk up to manly proportions.

[@pyramus7958]

100 percent in any instance you need to be fit and you need to take care of yourself. I have never been 7 percent body fat that is insane. I think the lowest i have been is like 13 or 14. I workout and I eat high amounts of protein with zero sugar. I feel great.

[@brandonkeefer7298]

16% was lowest i got my bmi..im 5'9" i was 135lbs of muscle..great shape yes ,but i was damn near a ragdoll..now im 29% at 200lbs

[@GruntProof]

That's perfect if you're strong

[@theayeguy5226]

Mr. Crestoe!! Glad to see another Python enjoyer 😄

[@Shoots-A-Stick79]

I was warned by my hunting party years ago that if you get hurt or incapacitated out here, we're going to quarter your ass to get you out of here. I'm 62 (63 in July) in shape, 6'2" and 260. Dont be a liability to others.

[@Sw-nv4hw]

I need a bucket!

[@DirtyDirtbath]

I tried the body builder cut in my mid 20s, weighing all my food, hard core dieting, working out 2+ hours daily, running, parkour, biking 20 miles a day 4 days a week, got down to 5% body fat and *looked* good, felt like dog shit because of how malnourished I was

[@chuckfinley3152]

I love cutting so much, after eating a pile of protein there’s basically nothing left for fat and carbs lol, it takes a month to be able to look at chicken again lol

[@Rentcollector]

Sir just one more waffer thin 😂😂😂😂. Ahhh Fu$k off I couldn’t eat another bite!!! But sir, just one waffer thin 😂😂😂

[@user-zc6vs3rw8r]

“But, it’s just a wafer thin mint”

[@optimumperformance]

Forget body fat percentage (unless you are far/obese). Worry about base strength and VO2max.

[@Grizzly907LA]

I'm a fat F'k. The last year has been absolute hell for me. I jacked up my knee, and as a consequence, my energy went to shit. I don't know why that happened. I'm just starting to get some energy back. B12 helps. I'm getting back into it very slowly, just doing normal things. I have other challenges working against me. I've also cut back on my intake. Part of starting out on the negative side of the number line is to start just doing regular stuff, take breaks when you have to. Slowly work up from there. Hopefully I'll start doing some very light rucking in the summer (I'm talking blankets in my pack,) and slowly building from there. Do the best you can with what you got.

[@johnparinellojr.2035]

Like the Beetles said “Your gonna carry that weight.” 40 lbs on your back is no joke. People are gonna be in for a rude awaking when they try to carry that much without building up to it. Start small like 15 to 20 lbs, get use to it and build up from there.

[@theequestriandojo3768]

I'm just here for the Monsieur Creosote comments. Better get a bucket, I'm gonna throw up!

[@hioehjgojiwhgfi]

Side note: mental fitness. Our society as a whole has grown stressed, irritable, neurotic. A motivated amputee fueled by little more than hate and ramen can accomplish twice that of a better armed, more fit individual that's lost hope. Ask yourselves what'll happen when you haven't had sex, nicotine, alcohol, netflix etc for 3 weeks ON TOP of whatever the situation would be. When's the last time you went 2 days or more without eating? Will you be an angry, unthinking mess? Identify your crutches and face the thought of not having them. Prepare mentally for that. Vets will remember it as "embracing the suck". I hope this helps someone that needs to hear it.

[@thomasorchard]

Your physical fitness and situational awareness are your 2 greatest assets besides all the latest weapons and gear... That being said, the best way to get fit is always controversial, and no one has a perfect answer. Whatever your routine is (weights, calisthenics, running, rucking, BJJ, boxing, etc), keep a consistent weekly schedule and work on getting a little better each day.

[@KYAg227]

woah only fans page flash there for a minute!

[@TheREALLibertyOrDeath]

Unfortunately my profession is a body wrecker.

[@taterbug70]

Oh shit it's mister creosote!

[@bobbymorehead5069]

Drive a truck and love food so I'm back on the ol huffy trying whip this body bk n shape never know this economy may have to hop bk on that pole

[@drunknnirish]

Throw a kettlebell in your truck and watch Dan Johns stuff

[@gator7082]

@@drunknnirish I was about to reply the same thing, can't go wrong with kettlebells and Dan John.

[@lancev7186]

Guys should be metabolically healthy - meaning your baseline fuel should be ketones and not carbs. Eat low carbs, intermittent fasting, etc.

[@drunknnirish]

muscle mass is the key to metabolic health

[@lancev7186]

@@drunknnirish Not really. Guys focus too much on muscle mass and eat a bunch of garbage. They’ve got muscle mass but are fat and metabolically unhealthy. You should be able to do some serious rucking and hiking in a fasted state and rely only on your ketones

[@bluecollar-outlaw]

for me fitness and combat sport training are the two most important things to practice. what's your view on practicing combat?

[@1028802828]

I can't find the full video in description. Can anyone help me out?

[@piouswhale]

6% body fat? Pssht i got 60%. Higher numbers are better right? 😂

[@taterbug70]

I am very suspicious of a man who does not like to do physical things because man was designed to work to lift and travel and to procreate. Someone who refuses these things has denied his Maker, amen.

[@davidoftheforest3822]

procreate with someone who refuses? wtf?

[@taterbug70]

@@davidoftheforest3822 I was driving and had to do it on speaker.

[@trunkmonkey81]

Preppers who are not in good physical shape are the most dangerous, because they have no way to retreat

[@rmcgraw7943]

cardio

[@joeblack1348]

Guy at work. 340lbs roughly..5 5" tactical bag, hat and patches. I watch him painfully walk to his car 20 feet or so. He's not going to make it in a shtf.

[@aandersson650]

If I were going into the apocalypse, I’d probably have to move from where I am, and I’d try and gain bodyfat. Its fuel youre carrying on your body. Eat the fruit and meat that will go bad in a matter of days. Obviously make sure you can walk for 10’s of kilometers, lift yourself up over obstacles but you can still do that while being a little chubby. You’ll lose the fat fast if you are forced to be active.

[@crookedelbow4417]

Maintain a decent degree of strength and locomotive capability while eating like an adult. Let body fat fall where it may.

[@statictech7]

Same with fat lazy gun guys. I was a professional mma competitor for 5 years and whenever some dork heard about that they go “ya i dont gotta learn all that stuff ill just shoot em” sure bro.. sure.

[@hahabanero]

Having some fat is actually a very good choice ;) You will survive longer without food

[@MrRAGE-md5rj]

So long as it's not enough to make you a slow, easy target. I'd be lying if I said that wasn't the case for me.

[@PistolsPlayground]

People don't understand fitness. You don't have to look like a shredded body builder, those weight cuts take a shit ton out of you. When you do those cuts you have wayyyyy less energy, strength, and stamina than you did before the cut, you feel flat out exhausted. Fitness is about optimizing your condition, where you're at your strongest, and have stamina to push yourself. It's also about diet, not like all the bullshit fad diets. It's about optimized nutrition based around your goals. People cut out carbs trying to lose fat, but they zap their energy and lose all motivation to exercise, and end up going back to being a lazy fat shit on the couch. Nothing wrong with having a little fat on you, as long as you're able to move yourself and your gear the way you need to.

[@mdog1615]

come on mang , its all about the gear, not actually being able to physically use it 😂😂😂

[@drunknnirish]

This reminds me of a guy I saw that was actually carrying an O2 tank around with a sheepdog patch on it. Now I understand some people health stuff isn't always within their control but that hit me as a reminder of most in this "community". Anyone who cares about being self reliant should deadlift 400, squat, 300, and press 150. Those are super easy numbers for any man to hit and will make you such a better human than you are now.

[@drunknnirish]

@@jonc4050 Think about it this way, if you can deadlift 400 you can easily pick up your 200-250 lb buddy in all of his kit and carry him to safety. Just steady work will get you there, 5 lbs a per work out and you can easily be there in six months.

[@lelandgaunt9985]

Lost a lot of leg strength keep twisting something on the project site.

[@Hotcarl1]

I was unsubscribed to your channel. You're being shadow banned lol

[@Grim-Crusader]

Those Grinder profile pics were kind of cringe

[@Devilinabag]

Thats a horrific thumbnail

[@RedDevil5081]

Old don't mean can't, it just means you got to adapt and modify. Here's to all you "Dried Ups" that are pushing forward! Drive on! 🥃🍻🪂🫡🇺🇸