Fitness Standards For Industries

[jomoco]

So give me a percentage Eggs?

 

I freely admit I fell out of that small percentage capable of doing it daily 7-8 years ago!

 

Jomoco

[stihlmadasever]

Ive seen some pretty chunky young guys coming into the industry.I think the use of ascenders and newer technology takes the hard work out of climbing in the physical side of things....mental toughness is the real issue for me,as said before bodies adapt to the job but it takes the mind a lot longer to get "fit" for the tasks at hand.

[treequip]

 

I'm sayin less than five percent, kinda like navy seals n such.

 

Jomoco

 

So how many "navy seals" that do tree work do you know?

 

I thought they were all about cloak and dagger missions, do they do tree cutting on the days off.

[jomoco]

So how many "navy seals" that do tree work do you know?

 

I thought they were all about cloak and dagger missions, do they do tree cutting on the days off.

 

One, but at 6'7" and 300lbs, he was a bit overly fond of pole saws!

 

Could throw an 084 around like an 036 though!

 

Power to weight ratio's are not quite as critical as they used to be, but I suspect the international climbing champs could all manage atleast 3 dead hang muscle ups.

 

 

Jomoco

[percy verance]

Just watched the old video of the chap climbing the tree. What a pussy wearing gloves, they had it easy back then.

[jomoco]

Compared to say trench warfare earlier on Guadacanal?

 

Sure, much easier!

 

Jomoco

[gooseflight]

Dropout rate from SEAL training is around 80%. So eight of 10 >selected< for training couldn't hack it. Comparable to swinging around in a tree? Nah.

[gooseflight]

One, but at 6'7" and 300lbs, he was a bit overly fond of pole saws!

That's a BMI of 34. Obese. But you can tell him:laugh1:

[jomoco]

He was very effective at getting cars parked in our work zones moved with little argument!

 

Great guy, who still sells jobs n runs crews.

 

Jomoco

[eggsarascal]

So give me a percentage Eggs?

 

I freely admit I fell out of that small percentage capable of doing it daily 7-8 years ago!

 

Jomoco

 

How can I, or anyone else give you a percentage?

 

What you are trying to do is make out you are doing a job that is over and above what anyone else does.

 

Walk a day in my shoes, Jomoco.

 

Not that my job is big, brave, or hard........ Most folk wouldn't do it mind.