Obese/Unfit/Smoker = Unprepared?
Immediately after the zombie apocalypse, it won't be just the prepared who will be the survivors, random people will also be survivors. It would not be a rash bet to say that these people will outnumber the prepared. Knowing that state of the general health and fitness of average people nowadays, will these people survive? Will they have no chance at all?
Being overweight not only has the obvious problem of size but breathing difficulties, low fitness levels, diabetes.
Heavy smokers will also have little fitness not to mention suffering withdrawal symptoms.
How many of these people who survive the initial outbreak will even last a week (Not even bringing into the question of fighting off zombies/living rough.)?
I would say that looking after yourself now is far more important than
buying guns and ammo.
More importantly, how are you preparing your body for the ultimate game of survival of the fittest?
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Permalink Reply by L1TTL3 BR0TH3R X on -
Although I can't speak for all the smokers in the world, but strictly speaking for myself, I don't think smoking will slow me down in case of an outbreak. If anything it'll calm my nerves like a flask of whiskey will do for some people.
You're as healthy as you think you are. Emotional = Physical = Mental = Spiritual health all has to balance out in order to be truly healthy and "fit"
You can be "fit" all you want, but if your mind can't comprehend what's happening, or you give up hope, or you watch a love one die and you snap, well, being physically fit aint gonna do a person no good if the internal stuff break down.
And personally for myself, I'm 5'8", 175lbs, and have about 18% body fat the last time I checked, I lift at a gym, go practice Brazilian Jiujitsu, and Tae Kwon Do once a week.
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Permalink Reply by ChRoNiC666 on -
i`m not skinny but then again i`m not obese, i`m chubby which will hopefully sustain me for a while if food is scarce. i`m quite fit and can hold my own if things get tough, like KING has said before me your emotional health is gonna be a factor. you can be bruce lee but if your mind can`t comprehend that hoardes of zombies are at your door trying to feast on your intestines and you lose your mind, what use are you then. all you become is a muscley crying lump.
as to the smoking, yeah i probably get out of breath faster than a non smoker but watch me run with zeds on my tail goddammit. smoking keeps me calm but unlike say using alcohol to keep calm i can still think rationally and not get into an alcohol induced panic.. besides i smoke weed so hopefully if i ever get bit the T.H.C will hopefully slow the infection down long enough for me to warn others and end my own life before the zeds make my death a hell of a lot more painful. :)~
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Permalink Reply by ChRoNiC666 on
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to add, i do get touchy though when i have`nt had a smoke so that could affect my attitude towards certain things and possibly affect the group dynamic. :)~
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Permalink Reply by Harold on -
Im 6'1 and about 172 lbs. I work out with weights daily. But i smoke and that affected my stamina a bit. It didnt lowered neither my strength nor agility though.
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Permalink Reply by Neos on -
you know Hornet, you'll never know how much you miss those mexican taco trucks until you move from the west to the east coast. damn i miss those...
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Permalink Reply by L1TTL3 BR0TH3R X on
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Different people have different versions of being fit. One body type doesn't match anothers. And don't count us smokers and drinkers out. =)
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Permalink Reply by john may on -
nice bro representing the big boys i wish cristopher big black boykin was a member on here his replie to this disscusion would of been epic
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Permalink Reply by Ghost on -
I dont think that smokes are going to be a problem.. even the worst smoker will quit when things get tough but I think with all the cigarettes in this country I wouldent worry.. yes there is a health issue but I dont think it will stop me considerably unless there is a RAGE virus outbreak.. but then again they can be killed by almost anything... as far as obese I d k.. im slightly overweight I work out when I can, I know myself and am personally not worried... what I would worry about more is people who dont know how to shoot, or even know basic gun safty..people will do what they can to survive and above all the basic stats.. unless your wheelchair bound, it will be about how much you know and how far your prepared to go. not just what you can bench.
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Permalink Reply by john may on
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hey there buddy kinda ofensive there if a zombie outbreak happens and i meet you and your in trouble i will let you die as i walk past smoking a a cig as i yell i thought the chubys werent gona survive and then i will leave laughing. im obese i wont lie but i know im gona survive belive it. im woods smart weapon smart im a class a example of a country boy im not the fastest person out there but i have the will to survive and the mind and experience know one is going to survive without experience in combat
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Permalink Reply by Brent on -
There is a trend in the replies here, mainly of the overweight smoking variety.
It's an odd thought that people who practice a daily regimen and have strong will powers would suddenly wilt and the people without would flourish.
Just a counterpoint.
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Permalink Reply by Venomous_Soul on -
Um Sounds to me like this guy signed up for the wrong war, While were fighting Zombies, he'll be trying to get them to exersize exersize exersize! (spelled wrong on purpose!) He'll be standing there looking at the zeds saying "We are at war with Obesity! We are at war with ourselves!"
But seriously tho who's gonna run out of smokes, not only will there still be a ton left to scavenge from, but also people have been making smokes for hundreds of years so I'm sure that there still may be a few left who know how to make them!
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