What's some difficult physical things to do?

I'll put my vote in for pullups, the thing with pullups is you can't just rock up and bang out a set having never done them before. For the vast majority of people, their first attempt at a pullup is a total failure. You need to train for some time before you can do a clean rep, let alone a set and that for me qualifies as a difficult manoeuvre. Plus they look badass.

sbeefyk2 wrote:

Prairie Dawg wrote:

Get a blue belt in BJJ -- you'll be much better off in a physical altercation than a huge % of the population.

In most of America you can get a blue belt by paying the yearly dues and sticking around long enough.

Things must have changed since I did BJJ.

I've trained to the limit of my ability in the marathon...4000+ miles/year, several times dealing with balancing performance, weight, and over-training. Ran mid-2:20s which is pretty good for a guy who couldn't break 34 for 10K in college. Suffice to say I know what it's like to limit out in the marathon. Tried ultras, I'd get to ~40 miles 6:40ish pace but had hip issues crop up which many years later now totally limit my running.

The hardest physical thing I've done is not running. It was strapping on a ~100lb pack full of elk meat and gear and hiking ~12-14 miles out of a wilderness area with significant elevation changes. The only running experience I ever had which came close to comparison was a marathon where I finished the last 8 miles in hypothermia.

BJJ is overrated. It's great in mma and It's decent 1 on 1, but not better than any other martial art. It's useless in group situations since you don't learn how to strike.

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really...... wrote:

BJJ is overrated. It's great in mma and It's decent 1 on 1, but not better than any other martial art. It's useless in group situations since you don't learn how to strike.

+1

In a real street fights, I'd take someone with a solid wrestling background and/or someone with a solid sambo(not the racial slur, the combat the USSR invented for their Army) background.

In a street fight, most BJJ schools teach now will not prepare one for a street fight. For example, pulling guard will just get your face smashed. And their takedown offense/defense is weak for most practitioners, without a background in Judo/wrestling. So in the real world someone picks you up and slam up, you're not landing on a soft matt in class. You'll get knocked out once your head hits the concert. And lastly, any strikers with either a good reach and/or takedown defense will do fairly well against most BJJ practitioners.

Exhibit A:

i'm approaching 40....here are a few goals ive set:

pull up with 1/2 body weight added

sub 4:40 mile

225x8 on bench

shoot even par in golf

climb 8b

Climbing Mt. Everest by the Kangshung Face route.

Climbing Mt. Everest by the West Ridge route.

Climbing Annapurna by any route you like.

Autofellatio is quite the challenge.