[pct-l] Weight question

[Brandon McGinnity]

By the way, I never meant it as a way of carrying less food. No sir, food is
not something to skimp on. I just think of body fat as a helpful, uh,
reservoir or backup, due to the high calorie use out there.

On Sat, Mar 5, 2011 at 5:17 PM, Eric <johner27 at evergreen.edu> wrote:

> 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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