[Closed] general all round physical fitness.. which job..?

have you told them how you feel? 🙄

sherpa?

Easy, SAS or SBS no one else can really contend.

Iain

what job did goan do?

have you told them how you feel

in a word.. yes of course I did.. I was bloody impressed at the amount of graft.. and not shy about showing my appraisal.. 😀

I was bloody impressed at the amount of graft..

But did you tell them how impressed you were their "strength"........they might have let you touch their muscles 💡

Personally wouldn't choose "builders labourer" as the best example, as a lot of time can spent pushing a broom. I would choose hod carrier as a better example of strength and stamina. And for strength, stamina, [i]and flexibility[/i] possibly plasterer.

Although SAS or SBS I'm sure is a good example of 'all round physical fitness', I would be surprised if their jobs required them to burn the same amount of calories 8 hours a day 5 days a week, as a hod carrier or ground worker/kerb layer

surely a v02 test to decide in which case sas /sbs or similar ...they cant do ajob of a hod carrier but igher vo2
think only nordic/cross country skiers is hgher than cyclists

what job did goan do?

Driving instructor?

...well that and Demi-God.

he would never describe himself as a demi god as that is only half a god he had a much higher [s]delusion [/s]opinion of himself than that/.Full on
god or god of gods like Zeus but better,faster and more fun to be with.

Aye but by the time they're 60 they'll be shagged out, their joints will be full of arthritis and their backs will be shot.

I used to work as a delivery driver - all the older chaps were absolutely done in from lifting white goods on / off vans. If you couldn't lift a 60kg package cleanly off the ground onto a van you got the p1ss ripped out of you (I could, but only did it once 8) ).

But did you tell them how impressed you were their "strength"........they might have let you touch their muscles

Although SAS or SBS I'm sure is a good example of 'all round physical fitness', I would be surprised if their jobs required them to burn the same amount of calories 8 hours a day 5 days a week, as a hod carrier or ground worker/kerb layer

this is the point I'm trying to make..

I used to climb comms towers for a living - that kept you fairly fit

A mate of mine is a landscape gardener which seems to keep him in pretty good shape. He barely rides his mountain bike once a month these days due to family and recently buying a new motorbike but he can still pedal at a fair rate of knotts... and I always seem to be the one who is more knackered after several hours biking. -I do 80odd miles per week and he'll be lucky to do 80miles a month.

Kev

Bin men. Ours do everything at a jog

I did demolition labouring for 4 months - that was pretty intense, often shifting ten tonnes of broken concrete a day after demolishing it with heavy equipment and wrecking bars.

Our postman has to pretty much run up loads of steps to the "high up" houses in our village - pretty impressive.

user removed - my girl friends dad is a plasterer and does alot of heavy lifting. he turned 60 this year and i'm afraid to say your wrong. cycled all his life and still does today. some days he beats 20 something cat 2 or even cat 1 riders up hills on club rides, out on strines and in the peak both dark and high. admittedly not often but he is certainly as good as climbing as me. i'm 27 and don't ride a compact, he's 60 and doesn't ride a compact. burried me on the last bit of the a57 up to strines last saturday, pretty embarrasing really (i had been using my big ring as much as possible though.. he also does circuit training 3 evenings a week in the winter.

Firefighters - ever seen a fat one?

Physically demanding job and they need to keep in shape.

Lapdancer

yeah but firefighters just sit around all day and then when theres work to be done they go on strike. 😛

IME its a common misconception that those who do either lots of training or have a hard physical job end up with Arthritis etc in later life.

I know lots of "older" runners/workers who are in good condition and dont suffer any more than everybody else.

Scaffolders

I've seen some fat firemen , and I am one (not too fat tho lol) but I was defo thinner when I was Io the forces or as uplink antenna rigging. Tho could well be an age thing plus I don't ride as much with kids and that. Tho I do ten km a day on rowing machine that seems to do naff all 🙁

Firefighters - ever seen a fat one?

Yeah - the one who lives next door to me is a porker

Mind you, he's a union rep & spends more time doing that than fire-fighting

IME its a common misconception that those who do either lots of training or have a hard physical job end up with Arthritis etc in later life.

It's an urban myth spun by fat office workers I reckon...

It's an urban myth spun by fat office workers I reckon...

hhaaha! yeah i reckon in the most part, although carpet fitters defiantly give their knees a beating.

RSI is an urban myth too. As are migraines.

Nice to hear all the stories of older lads who spend their days lifting massive weights and still have full mobility / good backs. My grandad smoked 60 a day and lived to be 100 too*.

I'm just going on what I saw at several different courier / delivery companies, and what I saw was loads of older gadges with shot backs who could only take smaller loads / forklift pallets. Perhaps they had all lifted stuff badly before the wall to wall video training kicked in on everything from how to lift a box to how to use a hammer?

I reckon the ultimate job for general fitness which will last into old age would be something like a dog walker or park ranger. Out roaming about most of every day, with the occasional need for a burst of energy.

*might be a lie

how are RSI and migraines urban myths? guessing you've never had a migraine or known anyone have to give up a career due to RSI?

It's an urban myth spun by fat office workers I reckon...

Quick headcount says my mates with office jobs, sedentary lifestyles etc seem to spend more time having their backs looked at than my tradesmen mates. That's armchair orthopaedics for you there

I do worry about later in life though...post 60 (if I make it...family history of cardiac arrest suggests I'm in my last decade...ooer). Physio friends tell me you're better off always being on the move and doing stuff. I hope so.

RSI is an urban myth too. As are migraines

Poor troll.

Poor troll.

not so sure

how are RSI and migraines urban myths? guessing you've never had a migraine or known anyone have to give up a career due to RSI?

Tree surgery - good for balance and co ordination too - I got a touch of arthritis and a few scars over the years, but avoided back trouble - a lot of that is due to bad lifting technique.

how are RSI and migraines urban myths? guessing you've never had a migraine or known anyone have to give up a career due to RSI?

maybe he heard a story from some guy at work who's cousin in Yorkshire swears he got RSI from having too many Migraines, and as a consequence locked an angry turkish dwarf in a shed.

mmmm if its trolling it def caught me out! i indeed reacted before engaging my brain... well trolled sir, well trolled.

guessing you've never had a migraine

Nope, how could I? They're urban myths after all.

An ex of mine used to always get migraines when we were trying to decide who would drive on a long car journey or she was just about to lose any argument. Recent medical research has proven a placebo to be effective relief fro migraines.

Now don't get all stressed out about this and get a little headache.

[edit] wasn't intended as a troll, merely some blatant sarcasm [edit]

Scaffolders

This.

[edit] wasn't intended as a troll, merely some blatant sarcasm [edit]

Blatant bollocks more like it 🙂

This

I've seen plenty of fat ones. And they're always smoking.

Anyway, back on subject.... Deerstalking keeps you pretty fit, similar to golf its a good walk spoiled. But in this case spoiled by having to drag a 1/4 ton stag back home with you.

dd - do you get headaches too?

I've seen plenty of fat ones. And they're always smoking.

While lifting stupid weight. We are talking about fitness not fatness....there is a difference.

This guy for example:
http://www.channel4.com/programmes/big-river-man

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+ 1 for scaffolders, also plasterers and screeders labourers as they just don't stop working all day long.

Having worked as a roofer many years ago, that gets my vote. We were putting scaffolding up and down all the time and that is tough work. On top of that you were climbing ladders all day, carrying heavy loads onto roofs, carrying heavy loads off roofs (if you've ever tried to pick up a roll of lead you'll know what I mean).

The toughest day I can remember was working on a very tall building and we needed to get a load of slate up on the roof. No mechanical hoist so I spent the day filling a metal bucket with slate, climbing up to the roof then pulling the bucket and slate up from the ground using a rope. For eight hours. Brutal.

Ninjas

When I was a student I used to put up marquees at agricultural and flower shows.

That used to keep me nice and fit.

Ninjas

Ninjas? Spend all day in the their jimjams and slippers? Lazy sods. Invisible? Phoned in sick more like.

When I was a postman I remember we entered a road relay, and thoroughly trounced several local athletic clubs' A teams. I'm pretty sure it was the fittest I've ever been, when I first started I was getting through a loaf of bread a day and having pizza for breakfast to try and cope with the work load. Obviously scaffolders would win on upper body stuff but posties are hard to beat for CV fitness.

Although having said that, lake district hill shepherd used to work quite well for Joss Naylor.

brakeswithface - Member
When I was a postman I remember we entered a road relay, and thoroughly trounced several local athletic clubs' A teams. I'm pretty sure it was the fittest I've ever been, when I first started I was getting through a loaf of bread a day and having pizza for breakfast to try and cope with the work load. Obviously scaffolders would win on upper body stuff but posties are hard to beat for CV fitness.

Postman Pat drives around in a van all day and doesn't look very fit to me 😉

It must be mentioned at this point that our van drivers were, to a man, fat knackers!

Ninjas

Ninjas? Spend all day in the their jimjams and slippers? Lazy sods. Invisible? Phoned in sick more like.

Good point...sorry I meant ninjas who moonlight as plasterers

personal trainers?

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Although SAS or SBS I'm sure is a good example of 'all round physical fitness', I would be surprised if their jobs required them to burn the same amount of calories 8 hours a day 5 days a week, as a hod carrier or ground worker/kerb layer

Probably not but the question was all round physical fitness and in any competition requiring that e.g. run, swim, row, cycle etc they would easily beat a labourer. For example a mate of mine is an ACU motocross and enduro coach and he coaches marines and a few "special" characters. Most people, who haven't ridden before, when faced with a tough enduro course won't be able to do much of it mainly due to the fear factor i.e they don't want to jump or wheelie over 4-5ft concrete pipes. Apparently these lads just had no fear at all and didn't get tired, hence in a very short time were doing well. Morale of the story being that they have the state of mind up top to push them selves further than everyone else, therefore in any physical competition apart from weightlifting they will suceed over the vast majority due to being able to push through the pain barrier long after everyone else has failed.

Iain

worked on building sites for years and its the plasterers you have to watch out for, scaffolders are stronger but usually too stupid to fight properly.

Pro boxers?
Pro triathletes, especially Ironman competitors?

Both very fit indeed.

Now most of us (me included) are sat at a desk all day, you have to do a lot to "keep up" with anyone in a physical job.

When doing demolition labouring, I had the most ridiculous appetite mainly due to needing so much fuel to keep going. Not handy on £6ph!

Scaffolders are all completely insane - not to be trusted either.

Riggers. The entertainment/rock&roll sort.

Brute strength (the kit is heavy), the agility & flexibility of a rock climber (some of them are), dexterity, speed (nothing else can get done until the points are up) and all that plus bloody long days leads to good CV fitness.

Obviously the beer, fags and nosecandy lifestyle has a bit of a detrimental affect, long term...

When doing demolition labouring, I had the most ridiculous appetite mainly due to needing so much fuel to keep going. Not handy on £6ph!

When I worked in construction it was basically a fish supper every lunchtime and I weighed about 11 stone. As soon as I started sitting at a desk the weight crept up, and up, and up...

Bob - I was doing weights three times a week as well (bit gym obsessed in those days) and actually gained healthy weight. The regular demolition guys (I was temping for them) were all built like brick outhouses.

The outdoor education instructors that I have encountered over the last few years all seem to have a good level of fitness just from work, and despite eating 5000+ calories per meal never gain weight. Might not be good at fighting though.

technical sales engineers. now they are both extremely physically fit and also the salt of the earth, ahem.

I'd hate to think what will happen to my gut (and everything else) the day I stop been a postie. Currently I walk about 7 miles on my round, five days a week, and eat loads just to keep refueled, and I still have 31" waist one year off my 40th birthday.