Fitness OTR

[RostyC]

The air around a T/S could KILL you!

Not so much the diesel fumes, it's the baked urine.

[heavyhaulerss]

I have always stayed in shape by eating well. that is the first thing to change, your food intake. when ever I leave the house my cooler consist of only raw fruits & veggies. about 15 different kinds.nothing else. & I only drink water on the road. what truck divers need is cardio excercises, more than strenth & muscular excersises. but anything is better than nothing.

[Roadhog]

I won't try any diet that hasn't been practiced on lab mice first....or Homer approved.

mmmmmmmmmm...doughnuts

[Bigmon]

For cardio you can chase the pimps around the parking lot.

[Roadhog]

Make a CD recording of the "crap your mother-in-law says."

Listen to that, and it will ruin your appetite.

[VPIDarkAngel]

The diet part makes a huge bit of difference. When I was on 48-state, I just cut back what I ate because I didn't have much of an appetite.

However, I started a regular exercise regimen that has kept me in shape rather well. It's called Dollar General dedicated. It's amazing how unloading 40,000 lbs. of freight a day can keep one in shape.

[scythe08]

Some things I used to do to stay healthy. As mentioned,park far away and walk. Go for plenty of walks or jogs before you pretrip or after you post. I bought several of those rubber bands from Walmart and used them everyday for general excercises. Did lots of push ups in the bunk or catwalk or in the trailer. I had tried those little stairstepper things because they will fit under the bunk or behind the passenger seat,,,,broke everyone I had! The hydraulics would heat up so bad, the pistons would burn up,,,POS!!!


and probably most important,,,I tried to eat as good as I could. I only had a sit down meal once a week. I drank nutrition shakes for lunch and breakfast and bought some of those precooked dinty moore dinners from walmart,,I think they were like $1.50 or 2 bucks. More than enough for a meal. However I did have snacks and I did cheat for lunch and breakfast, so I didn't lose any weight in 3 years OTR but I didn't gain any either.

[sean71]

I really appreciate all of the posts to this subject! I DO want to reiterate that I am mainly looking for insight from those who actually DO stay in shape and how they do it OTR. Yes, I would of course say that exercising at a truckstops could be less-than-healthy but unless said truckstop is in a cornfield all by it's lonesome in Iowa there are many many side roads and streets to walk and jog on near 99% of truckstops. When I used to workout at Bally Fitness here in Vancouver, I met a Schneider driver who came into the gym pretty often and he was 11 western state OTR with no set schedule. Now, I admit that I only saw him in the sauna....he never chose to hit the weights or cardio...but he was at a gym often as an OTR driver! OK, I'm gonna let this thread go and quite botherin' all you die-hard buffet jockeys.

Rember..."A buffet a day keeps the women away!"

[ronjon619]

I don't think I have ever seen anyone get out of their truck and go for a jog around the streets near the TS. I've seen many guys walking laps around the TS but not jogging. Your gonna be running an irregular schedule and your times will be tight.

[heavyhaulerss]

with drivers running a lot of miles, it is much more difficult to keep in shape. I dont run that hard, so I have not only time, but still have some energy to work out when home. buying a real inexpensive truck for $15,000 when I started over 11 years ago has enabled me to have this lifestyle. having a lot of over head would of perhaps had me looking like some others drivers I have seen over the years, blood shot hound dog eyes, & a out of shape wore out looking body. I feel sorry for those folks who do all they can to make a living to pay the bills & feed their family. A lot of them do not live long. I talk to folks, all the time & most don't beleive I'm a otr truck driver, cause they say I dont look like one. lol. I will try to keep it that way.

[Triple Digit Bob]

Rember..."A buffet a day keeps the women away!"



I could care less about that part anymore. Im married. Even if I became single again Im not sure if I would ever want to get involved with another woman again. If I decide to take steps to getting fit,which I already have,I would do it for myself and not for anyone else. When I tried to get a DOT physical last year my blood pressure was 175/100. Maybe the nasty fight I had with my spouse had something to do with it. After 20 minutes they took it again and it was 160/90. Still too high for a 2-year card but I was able to get a 3-month card. Since it was my personal doctor he gave me some meds to take which I refused. I decided to take 3 months off the road to try and make some lifestyle changes and started drinking apple cider vinegar. 6 months later when I went to renew my physical my BP was MUCH BETTER. 132/82 and I got a 2-year card. Not sure what made the difference in my BP,but I suspected it was drinking apple cider vinegar. The important part of getting fit is to keep BP and sugar levels down since the combo of diabetes and HBP is a big killer. A 20-30 minute brisk walk 4-5 times a week will make a BIG difference. I have ate some real greasy and fatty foods at dinner and would walk briskly for 30 minutes after the meal and I still lost a little weight. If you are having a hard time changing your diet start with the walking first. The rest will slowly but surely follow.

[sean71]

Nice post Triple Digit Bob!
My quote of ..."A buffet a day keeps the women away!" of course was a pithy little platitude that applies to BOTH single and married! You think married guys can eat what they want and be a big fat slob and expect their wives to be wanting them when said lardass wants some luvin'? HA!
Sorry man but apple cider vinegar isn't what got you in better shape but your lifestyle changes and regular exercise are what made the difference.
The trucking industry and drivers alike are going to be in for a RUDE awakening when CSA 2010 and physical health issues come a'knockin' if the trucking culture doesn't change soon!


But then again, who the hell am I to say diddly-squat?....I' ain't even a trucker yet.

[BIG JEEP on 44's]

Just bring weights and walk or run...plenty of time maybe not always but usually . if you really pay attention to your day you'll see how much time is wasted ...And I've heard drivers sitting at truck stops yacking away on the CB for up to an hour about having no time...Nope not when u waste hours away talking about doing nothing for hours.

[Angrhost]

I was overweight by a ton. Clocked in at 414 lbs. I was able to pass all DoT tests and all but I hated being that big. I bought several boxes of exercise elastics. The super thin like 3 inch wide by 4 feet rubber ones. I have like 20 of em and I tie them all togeather at different places. I am able to step on one end with it going over my back down to my arms etc. to work any part of my body possible. I also like to do "suicide sprints" inside an empty trailer. Also I climb the hell out of empty tanker trailers in our terminals. I also only drink water, use fake sugar for my coffee, and drink some protein powder nasty crap in those 2 for $2 20oz 2% milk bottles. In about 4 months Im almost 350.

[Bigmon]

Good job. Hopefully, someone knows you're in those trailers incase you pass out.

I was overweight by a ton. Clocked in at 414 lbs. I was able to pass all DoT tests and all but I hated being that big. I bought several boxes of exercise elastics. The super thin like 3 inch wide by 4 feet rubber ones. I have like 20 of em and I tie them all togeather at different places. I am able to step on one end with it going over my back down to my arms etc. to work any part of my body possible. I also like to do "suicide sprints" inside an empty trailer. Also I climb the hell out of empty tanker trailers in our terminals. I also only drink water, use fake sugar for my coffee, and drink some protein powder nasty crap in those 2 for $2 20oz 2% milk bottles. In about 4 months Im almost 350.

[Kevin0915]

Here is what i did, before i threw my back out climbing into my truck too fast. Slim Fast 2x a day....hydroxicut (which is just baiscly a water pill...so you'll be stopping every 1-2 yrs to take a leak) and then when i do get stopped....go for a walk. Before i go for a walk, i have my backpack all ready to head to the shower. on my way back to the truck, i stop in, swipe my card at the pilot, and get in line for the shower...go get my backpack, and normally the shower is ready. walk for an hour a day. dont have to walk around the truck stop..walk down the road 30 min. then go back. and if you get really lazy.....

......walk to a Pizza Hut, then call for delivery and bum a ride back to your truck with the delivery driver. =)

[jd112488]

all this talk about working out made me thirsty. i am gonna go in the back yard with the kids and some beer and cook out on my new grill.

[heavyhaulerss]

all this talk about working out made me thirsty. i am gonna go in the back yard with the kids and some beer and cook out on my new grill.

Now that's the thing to do all the time!

[Syncrosonix]

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[Luzon]

I use a jump rope and i do pushups, for stomach i do crunches in the bunk. I usually do this before i take a shower. You would be amaze what a jump rope will do.

I agree. Jumping rope is one hell of a workout. Especially if the rope's handles are weighted.