Maybe we shouldn't confuse being fit with being on the cover of "BIG ARMS R US" or the "Sports Illustrated" swimsuit issue. If we were to define "fit" as having a body that can properly function under stress then I would argue that a person of normal proportion with a little body fat would be more fit than an underwear model in a survival situation, assuming that they were active. They say that an average person from the industrial countries carries around about three weeks of food on him. I don't know about you guys, but I may be carring around a fourth. The model will be colder than me and have less fuel to work on. I think that it would be a bad idea to avoid the gym. Strength is a great ally whether you are walking out of the Frank Church, or putting up a lamp in your kitchen.

I believe the quote from BOSS that was mentioned refered to having marathon runners and tri-athaletes who trained for the course on 5000 calorie diets, fall apart when the tried to function on 1500 or fewer calories.

I look at all the old farts (like fought in WWII, old) that I know. The ones that are still moving around are the ones that were putting up fence in their 80's. They all have bellies, but damn they're fit.
Just my end of the day rant,
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