Anyone train?

[Jamin_Mayer]

Dang.

I know your link would have been funny.

 

[Colin]

How 'bout this?

 

[JesseHuffman]

I kinda likey

 

[jf1962]

Get up at 4am work out till 5am ,start work at 6am work till 2:30pm football practice 3:30pm till 7pm then repeat.....


later in SO-CAL

 

[Eric_E]

I just started going to the gym for the first time in my life at 40 something years old. Couldn't tell ya if it helps with work since I don't do much now that I got a union job doing tree work. Oh yeah, that's why I started going to the gym.

Hey Mark...That about that tattoo now??????? (look back a number of posts)

 

[jerseygirl]

Tattoos

you train your tattoos

???

 

[Rocks_and_Trees]

Goin back to martial arts, I practiced Tae kwon Do from age 8 to 25. Was highly involved in competition. Was ranked third in the nation for some time in the fly weight division. tried out for 92' and 96' olympics, but lost in quarterfinals. Tae kwon do has helped me tremendously in tree climbing as far as flexibility, and most of all, my work ethic. I would highly recommend any form of martial arts to tree workers. Tried to make a come-back a few years ago, but tore a meniscus in my right knee. Had to choose between work and comp. So I hung up my hogu for spurs.

 

[JesseHuffman]

Im working on being able to touch my toes...does that count?

 

[Rocks_and_Trees]

warming up and static stretching is the key.

 

[Rocks_and_Trees]

What is Tae Kwon Do?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_gcWAb5Dvz4

 

[JesseHuffman]

Amazing.

 

[Colin]

The high kicks expose your crotch.

Not my style.

25 years ago I held a 2nd degree brown belt in this style.

 

[Rocks_and_Trees]

That's cool, it's traditional japanese jiu jiutsu. The Brazilian form is much different (what you see in modern MMA)

 

[treebear]

Make sure you really want to touch them first (wash them)
Cheers
Svein

 

[treebear]

Check out www.redcord.com This simple device is the contemporary nr 1 favourite by my PT. It´s a great device to train both the small stabilizing muscles as well as strength. Best of all - it is cheap and not space consuming.
Cheers
Svein

 

[Rocks_and_Trees]

Got a membership at my local indoor climbing gym. Feels good to be back in (rock) climbing shape again. Some of these young kids are pulling hard! Freaks of nature. Scary to think what they could do in a tree.

 

[JesseHuffman]

16 ounce bicep curls
set of 6, 2-3 times per week seems to do it

 

[Rocks_and_Trees]

yeah! Those help too. I'm stiil on the 12oz. curls.

 

[Paul Biester]

hey for what its worth I agree with the martial arts thig . Yoga is good to o .Any thing that combines strenght , coordinated movement and flexiblity will translate well into tree work

 

[The_Pheniox]

Get up before work and run or swim for an hour. Run any where between 20-60 kilometers on Sundays. I run ultra marathons so have to stay in shape for that. Also at night push ups, sit ups, and pull ups.