[pct-l] Weight question

Sat Mar 5 17:17:13 CST 2011

See, this is why I ask people :) I originally was in line with Brandon's way
of thinking - less food to carry that way. But it makes sense that hauling
around less body weight would ultimately be more beneficial. I'd say I'm in
the 14-16% BF range now, probably going to dump some and get back to my
normal 10-12% range.  Thanks for all the insight guys!

Regards,
Eric
www.primalpct.com

On Sat, Mar 5, 2011 at 10:35 AM, Paul Robison <paulrobisonhome at yahoo.com>wrote:

> I had not intended to imply that you don't want any bodyfat... Just that
> gaining extra fat is not as efficient as carrying more food... Pound for
> pound.
>
> Yu don't want to hit the trail already starving...
> You'd want your normal healthy layer of fat, if anything to keep warm that
> first ten days ; )
>
> I think there is a happy medium.  I work outside and in winter I always get
> a little rig around the middle ... Come spring it's gone.
>
> Also the feast and famine argument doesn't help when comparing bodyfat to
> carrying food.  Obviously if there is no food then bodyfat beats nothing...
> But this should never be the case on the trail
>
>
> Sent from my iPod
>
> On 2011-03-05, at 12:56 PM, Brandon McGinnity <bmcginnity at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > I have to disagree with you all. Of course excessive weight is bad, but
> humans evolved in a feast and famine world. That's why we gain weight as we
> do: for the lean times. If you're in good health otherwise, some extra
> pounds won't hurt you too bad for the trail. But you're right, it will go
> quick.
> >
> > Unfortunately my system is such that I can't gain, so I'm gonna be
> bordering starvation again. Ah well, these long hikes, and just being out
> there, is worth it.
> >
> > On Sat, Mar 5, 2011 at 7:57 AM, Paul Robison <paulrobisonhome at yahoo.com>
> wrote:
> > Think of it this way... Bodyfat is ALWAYS straining yur joints... Your
> ankles etc.
> >
> > ... Instead of gaining ten pound ... You could just carry more food, the.
> At least close to the next town your not carrying the weight.
> >
> > The food bag gets lighter much faster than a beer gut does
> >
> > ~Paul
> >
> > Sent from my iPod
> >
> > On 2011-03-05, at 1:20 AM, Scott Williams <baidarker at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > > The lighter you are, the easier it is from the start.  Don't gain
> weight
> > > before you start.  Even the skinny people I hiked with lost weight on
> trail,
> > > but they did just fine, and finished with those of us who had a bit
> extra
> > > when we started.
> > >
> > > Shroomer
> > >
> > > On Fri, Mar 4, 2011 at 6:30 PM, Diane Soini of Santa Barbara Hikes <
> > > diane at santabarbarahikes.com> wrote:
> > >
> > >> I don't think it's worthwhile to put on weight before the hike.
> > >> You'll lose all your excess weight in the first few weeks. I met a
> > >> guy near Tehachapi who had lost 50lbs. I, a woman who is
> > >> metabolically gifted for long distance hiking, lost 25lbs by Big
> > >> Bear. If you are metabolically gifted for sitting on your butt eating
> > >> potato chips without looking like you do, you'll lose any extra
> > >> weight in a week.
> > >>
> > >> Unless you can keep extra weight on longer than a couple weeks, it's
> > >> probably not going to help you.
> > >>
> > >> Diane
> > >>
> > >> On Mar 4, 2011, at 4:53 PM, pct-l-request at backcountry.net wrote:
> > >>
> > >>> But not packweight - this one is querying those experienced thru-
> > >>> hikers:
> > >>>
> > >>> Is it better to put on some bodyfat before hiking the trail?  I can
> > >>> gain and
> > >>> lose weight pretty easily, so I was wondering if people found it
> > >>> was better
> > >>> to lose weight to have less to cart around on the trail, or to gain
> > >>> a bit of
> > >>> fat they could then burn off while hiking and not be as hungry/rely
> > >>> on if
> > >>> they didn't have enough food.
> > >>>
> > >>> Thoughts? Opinions?
> > >>>
> > >>> Thanks!
> > >>>
> > >>> Regards,
> > >>> Eric
> > >>
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