Woldan

Maybe not for the casual athlete, but for professionals and those who want to max out its a big no- go. I only drink two beers / month and only on exercise-free days. (Except on festivals of course, on special occasions I drink until I need to be carried home) By the way, I've heard that excessively fatty food has the same effect.

As far as I know the body starts to repair the muscle tissue damage and increases fiber thickness (overcompensating) immediately after the workout and keeps doing that for at least 24 up to 72 hours depending on the size of the muscle and workout intensity. Day and night. When you drink alcohol you dramatically dull the repairing and overcompensation efforts for several hours (depending on the amount of alcohol consumed you can sabotage the whole process) because alcohol sabotages the pituitary gland which is responsible for your hormones. And muscle growth depends on hormones and neurotransmitters. Thats why true alcoholics look old and have very thin bodies, the body cannot repair itself and can't grow/re-grow muscle tissue.

You know, working out has no effect on you when you drink alcohol afterwards.

Just bought tickets for this years tractor pulling finale. Tractor pulling is insane. I love it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0hrjF0L-cQw

^ Love that Song, Wals. I also love this song and the video:

Moneybags who are tired of spending their cash on Ferraris, corrupt politicians and golden water taps.

I've heard that only 9% of the US citizen approve of the planned attack on Syria. Democracy at its best.

I have a lighter in my backpack, but I'd never go without my trusty old military-grade magnesium stick. Its like a sparkler, and with some fuzzy old birchbark I have a fire in no time at all.

She can beat my mountain. (gently) She could joust with my wood. She could sheath my longsword.

She can beat my mountain. (gently)

See? I told you that some good old luck helps big time. You're welcome.

You mean.... Oh my god. OH MY GOD!

Primary water source. Well, its not really a conventional cistern, its a small underground basin that collects water from an underground spring nearby, I own the spring. Of course the water goes through all kinds of filters (the quality is excellent.) but for somebody who knows a thing or two about chemicals not a big problem. I could think of 5 chemicals in my closet that could seriously f_ck up my water.

You know, I hadn't thought of that, wells are kind of scarce up here and especially the stock farmers value water sources highly. But that does not give anybody the right to mess with my property, I maintain the cistern, I paid for it, its my property. When I see someone messing with my water he better be a faster sprinter than me if he doesn't like wheelchairs.

Crazy is what I'm confronted with every single day.

I just found out that somebody poisoned or tried to poison my water. The lock was missing on the cover of my water cistern, I did not remove it, nobody else has keys and I'm the only one allowed to remove it. The person must have used a heavy bolt cutter to remove it and he or she was probably doing it at night because the cistern is right next to a road frequently used by neighbors. Somebody would have seen something at day. Who is removing a lock from a water cistern if he doesn't want to put something nasty in it? I checked the water and couldn't find anything in it, but I can think of a ton of nasty things that are not visible in water. A$$holes everywhere, and people wonder why I'm such an antisocial person.

I recommend Eberlestock backpacks, they're as great as they're expensive: http://www.eberlestock.com/

Just be yourself - without all your bad qualities.

In theory, yes, I could, the problem is I'd have to gather fruits, hunt, check traps, make fire, gather fire wood, gather and purify water, build and maintain my shelter all by myself every_single_day. Thats a LOT of work. Hunting alone can easily take you 6-8 hours / day and success is not always granted. I guess I could do that for a couple of weeks but it would only be a matter of time until I'd burn out and the lack of company would result in questioning everything, depressions apathy. And there is nothing more deadly than losing your will to survive. My chances of survival grow exponentially in a group, being in a group is vital. And forget surviving alone in the winter time without any rations or any sort of preparations. You're welcome. I recommend a machete for your backpack, you can chop wood with it to build shelter, turned around its a hammer, its a good defense weapon, you can use it to skin animals and firmly attached to a long stick you have a superb spear.

Thanks. And here I was afraid of being categorized as some kind of stereotypical doomsday prepper nut. (Which I'm not) If you need any help with your survival backpack just ask me, I'm happy to help. One thing I highly recommend, -I would even call it the single most important item in my backpack- is this survival book: I have one copy of it in my backpack and it contains survival techniques in all kinds of terrains and situations, first aid skills, how to hunt, skin animals and prepare meat, the dangers of parasites, psychology in dangerous situations, ...its an extremely comprehensive survival book. Even when you are not THAT interested in that kind of subject its still a great read because of the sheer amount useful information in it. I don't know what exactly is wrong with your physical condition, but it almost never hurts to do some exercise to improve yourself, especially a screwed up back can be greatly improved with some resistance training. Why is that? Doesn't your government store food for at least one month in case of a breakdown? Mine does. (- In theory, I have no faith in my government when it comes to dealing with extreme situations)

A member in the BW forum just posted an awesome pic, here it is. Realistic female plate armor and a Mordaxt. lovely.

Just finished packing my survival backpack, I managed not to break the 20kg comfort-limit and it contains everything from a tent to ammo to emergency food that would keep me alive for approx. 20 days. I'm never going to need it, but its still fun to create a working concept of a general survival backpack using my experiences gathered from various trips into the wilds. And it always amazes me how much gear you'd need and how much you'd be screwed without it once you leave your comfortable house and civilization. Its a trip to another world.

Yep, I've visited that site, now I wish I was a professional blacksmith and could forge my own armor.