Prepping in the city and on the cul de sac

Prepping in the city and on the cul de sac

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Building Strength From Physical Activity

This might not be for everyone, and to be quite honest with you it might not even be totally necessary, but building your physical strength in preparedness of a disaster scenario is advisable. When things are chaos, anything can potentially happen, and your ability to physically respond to unexpected surprises definitely gives you an advantage.

You might say to yourself, “I’m old” or “I don’t want to go to a gym”. Neither of these objections need to become excuses not to get stronger. You can increase your strength at any age, and you most certainly don’t have to go to a gym.

Survival is ultimately physically taxing. Chances are, you probably won’t have trouble sleeping at night after everything you’ll go through during the day. Even if you don’t partake in any survival activity that requires physical exertion, you will be fatigued just from the mental aspects of weathering the storm. Physical strength is an asset to you in weathering this storm. The benefits are numerous, and you’ll find all sorts of ways in which being stronger can give you a leg up in making it to the other side.

How Do You Get Stronger?

To put it simply, you want to build some muscle mass. Having some extra muscle on your body will give you the strength to handle any situation at hand, and will also give you the strength to persevere through the difficult days and nights we endure.
 
As someone with some experience in this area myself, let me start by telling you that doing resistance training every day or too often in general is counterproductive. Your body needs adequate rest after the exertion and your muscle will be repairing for the next several days that follow. That being the case, I would limit any resistance training to twice a week maximum. Give yourself at least 3-4 days of rest after workouts, or more.
 
One way to productively approach this is to use a set of dumbbells and in one short workout you only work your upper body with exercises like bicep curls or squats. Pushups are also really good for your upper body muscles. After your upper body workout, rest for a minimum of 3-4 days, and the next workout you do only focus on the lower body muscles followed by an adequate period of rest. Some exercises to look into for the lower body include squats and leg raises. These can be done with your body weight and don’t necessitate additional weight from dumbbells.
 
If you just can’t see yourself adopting the habit of exercise or gaining strength doesn’t appeal to you, that is ultimately ok. You can certainly still survive whatever scenario brings us to a SHTF abrupt change. As a prepper you will have an arsenal of weapons to protect yourself with, so strength won’t be necessary for hand to hand combat, and might not be necessary at all. It’s a worthwhile endeavor though, and something we would recommend.

We are here to show you that not only can you survive in the city or the suburbs, but that you are in fact at an advantage. Not a disadvantage. Prepping in the city or the suburbs can pay massive dividends when the SHTF.

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