Recent content by pipboy48

ok... so non-perishable food. aka candy, cigs, baby wipes, dvd's, dancing santa, throw away gifts, drink crystals, spices, foot/"wet area" powder, reading materials and pics of me in a leather g-string and cowboy hat on the hood of his car (so very very wrong). I'm sure his wife will get a hoot...

I've read a few posts about care packages but havn't been able to find a list of sorts to tell me about what I can/can't send. What is prefered in a care package. How much is too much. Best kit that everybody forgets or don't think they need. Cool gadgets? An endless ammount of dvd's? A buddy...

Just read it. Pretty good. I'm not much of a fan of the jumping timelines.. i'm a pretty linear guy. Could have gone into a little more detail about his time on tour. Overall?... gets a thumbs up. Hey.. any book that I just pick up and take an afternoon to read can't be all that bad! Pipboy

Now I have been following a plan similar to that. My friends and I call it the vitamin beer and vitamin chicken wing plan. no Skoal though!  Thanks for all the tips. I have no problems with follow-through when I set my mind to it. I think there also might be an environmental factor at work. I...

Has anybody found the PERFECT nutrition plan? A few other threads point out some sights but they all seem to universally lack actual meal lists, shopping lists or recipies. I have yet to find something that works for me. I can ruck, I can run but I can't keep my damn hands out of the cookie jar...

Ok... here's two cents from a civvy's point of view. I visit my buddy at CFB Kingston quite often. We naturally head out to some of the local watering holes. Inevitably some meathead townie or college student sizes us up (I'm not in but I've got the haircut and build) and seems to think to...

Fun Fun town. lots to do and see. Downtown crowd has been a little wild lately. Heard of a warning to cool things. (does anybody know if this relates to the stabbing at AJ's?)  anyway... old news. The Tango Hotel is right at the gates near the pmqs... good luck! :)

Not even one suggestion from an instructor?  ANYTHING! ok.... How about this then... has anybody actually joined with a friend? How did you keep each other going? How did you get over the rough spots in BMQ/SQ/BIQ  ???  Anybody have any encouraging stories about graduating together? Pipboy

Putz.... I never said it was a matter of motivation. I said it was easier and more enjoyable. Did you read my earlier post? I have an Mp3 player and I know that they make a run more enjoyable... But how do you get into competition with one? or have a conversation? How does it spot you when...

I'm sure that there are many out there that are in the same boat I'm in. When running, lifting, or even swimming it always seems easier when you have somebody to train with. Someone who pushes you and you push back. But after that first week of workingout begins to wear on them.. they seem to...

Just curious.. Now that you're actually on course... Have they given you a PT program to follow during the week or is that up to you? Maybe poisting something like that would help a lot of people who are signing up to be rentals. Just a thought. Pipboy

Hey... keep it up!  I havn't laughed like that for a while!  also: thanks for letting us know some fun things we can look forward to! Pipboy

Yeah.... I tried eating or drinking a tea before running but it's just a waste of food!  I always end up leaving it at the side of the road.  I may just have to do the stairs in the morning and go for the run at night. I'd actually like to find a copy of the step test audio if anybody knows what...

thanks for replying guys... I guess I'll have to grin and bear it!  I don't have any problem actually getting out of bed and out onto the trail. I can't get myself to 100% at six in the morning!  One more question about early mornings. When they say your day starts at 5:30 in basic do you...

I've been told that morning runs will shed those last few pounds of vitamin beer and vitamin chicken-wing.  I am however having problems getting going in the morning.  It's like I'm shuffling along in my sleep and even when I catch myself doing this I can only put on a burst for a few hundred...