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Physical progress.

Blake

Blake

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It's been hitting me hard lately that God desires that I not be slothful, and I need to take it upon myself to straighten up and become strong in my body as well, not grow only in spirit -- in fact I believe the two are mutually beneficial. Do you agree with this? Is there scripture supporting this? I am very invested in the topic (Lord grant that I become invested in the action!) and I'd like to see what you all have to say.
 
The first chapter of Daniel might enlighten you.

But from my own personal point of view.... At 27 you should be almost indestructible. By the time I was 21, you could break an 8 foot 2x2 (SYP) over almost any part of my body without it causing me any real harm, and I could hold a cement block against my stomach while another guy broke it with a 12 lb sledge hammer.

Not quite as impressive as it sounds, because these are both demonstration tricks we played with... but either would have really messed up someone not in good shape.

So, YES, get your flabby self to the gym...... this 69 year-old man still goes three days a week.
 
I need to start going to the gym or something...=/

I've heard others say that practicing self control in ways such as staying in shape and watching their diet does benefit them spiritually. And I do think that makes sense.
 
The trick is doing workout stuff that is fun for you.
 
Willie T said:
But from my own personal point of view.... At 27 you should be almost indestructible. By the time I was 21, you could break an 8 foot 2x2 (SYP) over almost any part of my body without it causing me any real harm, and I could hold a cement block against my stomach while another guy broke it with a 12 lb sledge hammer.
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I got an exercise bike up to 35 mph once and held it for almost 5 seconds.
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I'm hopping on myfitnesspal. The youth pastor at my church invited me, and we're going to be accountability partners. It's hard to be an effective witness when you appear given over to your lust for food and love of slothfulness. Not saying we should walk around like an ascetic necessarily, but perhaps we should examine the spiritual nature of it all. I want to improve my physical nature! Let it show as a temple of God, not a temple of sloth and gluttony.
 
Here's the cement block being broken. (It looks more impressive if you use a full 8" x 16" building block.
 
Very impressive my brother Willie, at this point in my life I'm shamed to say I couldn't even hold myself on those two chairs, much less take a blow from the sledge! But this will change.
 
I thought I was indestructible at 21. at that age I was still into getting to full contact fighting. I did fight at that age of 19 but nothing serious enough as I should have found some kickboxing gym that would have trained me proper to fight and went from there.
 
My mother dated an ex-Airborne Ranger. Need I say more? I was impressed, and he just loved to train me. Taught me so much that basic training was kind of easy for me. Taught me to fly, too. But, it didn't work out between them, and she later wound up marrying a construction worker.
 
Willie T said:
My mother dated an ex-Airborne Ranger. Need I say more? I was impressed, and he just loved to train me. Taught me so much that basic training was kind of easy for me. Taught me to fly, too. But, it didn't work out between them, and she later wound up marrying a construction worker.
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did you ever get your single or double engine ratings and also instrument ratings? well that explains that most excellent link that I have enjoyed for hours.
 
jasonc said:
did you ever get your single or double engine ratings and also instrument ratings? well that explains that most excellent link that I have enjoyed for hours.
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VFR, Single engine, Land, PP. Lost my ticket due to the stroke, but I still have an Ultralight in the hanger out back.
 
Willie T said:
VFR, Single engine, Land, PP. Lost my ticket due to the stroke, but I still have an Ultralight in the hanger out back.
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you live on an aerodome? we have a few of those. im surpised flying that ultralight isn't a hobby of yours for hours on end.
 
jasonc said:
you live on an aerodome? we have a few of those. im surpised flying that ultralight isn't a hobby of yours for hours on end.
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Nope. Wish I did. The Hanger just houses my Ultralight and our little boats. It's really just a big metal building, but we call it "The Hanger". The UL gets trailered to Lake Seminole for flying. But I haven't had it out for nearly three years now. I have to admit to not being all that confident since it felt like my head exploded one afternoon, sitting at the computer.
 
Willie T said:
Nope. Wish I did. The Hanger just houses my Ultralight and our little boats. It's really just a big metal building, but we call it "The Hanger". The UL gets trailered to Lake Seminole for flying. But I haven't had it out for nearly three years now. I have to admit to not being all that confident since it felt like my head exploded one afternoon, sitting at the computer.
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I have a friend whom flies his and flies It over the county and takes pics of the places and posts them on a website. I cant remember the webpage.
 
If I ever do get the confidence to go up again, I'm afraid I am forever limited to just the little UL. It has a ceiling of 13,000, but I can't even keep up with Interstate traffic without a tailwind. It's only 40 hp.
 
Working out started being a lifesaver for me starting in my teens when my anxiety really started to amp up and I was searching for a way to deal with all kinds of emotions from my parents divorce and being moved all over the place.All I had at first was this beautiful park with a walking trail but I went everyday Ive never timed my workouts I just keep my body moving until I feel Ive sweated the emotion out and gotten some clarity.I love the discipline of it.My favorite ways of making myself move are walking,swimming (every chance I get) and working with horses(I enjoy taking care of them much more than riding them).
 
hallowbonnie said:
Working out started being a lifesaver for me starting in my teens when my anxiety really started to amp up and I was searching for a way to deal with all kinds of emotions from my parents divorce and being moved all over the place.All I had at first was this beautiful park with a walking trail but I went everyday Ive never timed my workouts I just keep my body moving until I feel Ive sweated the emotion out and gotten some clarity.I love the discipline of it.My favorite ways of making myself move are walking,swimming (every chance I get) and working with horses(I enjoy taking care of them much more than riding them).
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That's the trick. Do your favorite stuff, so that working out is really just "fun" time.
 
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