Its only 5 months or so until the big migrants return.:fishin: :happy:

Tell us what you're doing to prepare yourself physically:musc: and mentally:think: for next year

physically I am gorging myself with all kinds of desserts and foods so I can then try to lose weight in the spring.
Mentally, nothing

I am with Slip! Starting double sessions tonight at the MSBA Party!!!:drool::drool:

Hunt, ice fishing and open water.

TONY!!!!! :wave:

Disc golf a few times a week.

Still fishing this month and hope to follow them down to NC in Jan.

God willing,that will leave 2 and 1/2 months to prepare for the spring.

started lifting hard again, but pulled a muscle in my side. once i heal up i'll be hitting the gym again. until then, i'll continue to exercise my mind :jump1:

Dropped 60 lbs this year so now I'm down to 192....gonna try and maintain through the holidays by riding the excercise bike and then hit the gym in January for some Weight Training. Once spring gets here I'm going to start walking again....was doing 5-6 miles a night this past summer/fall....then I'll be ready to rock once May gets here

I'm actually considering practicing casting. Sounds pathetic but that's exactly how I feel everytime I go to the canal. I can outcast plenty but get outcasted by jsut as many. There are definitely times when distance counts and I really think it does there based on my limited time. Need to work on the mechanics. :uhuh:

Dropped 60 lbs this year so now I'm down to 192....gonna try and maintain through the holidays by riding the excercise bike and then hit the gym in January for some Weight Training. Once spring gets here I'm going to start walking again....was doing 5-6 miles a night this past summer/fall....then I'll be ready to rock once May gets here
This is what I should do, I weighed myself a couple of weeks ago on a real scale, I weigh 50#s more than I did 20 years ago. No wonder I float.

Age and arthritis are taking their toll on my knees and ankles after a night of climbing rocks I'm sore for 2 days. My goal is to lose weight and get in shape. So far I've been back to the gym 3-4 days per week going on third week now. If that doesn't work it will mean much more kayak fishing than usual. However I am real hesitant to go out in kayak at night alone.

Keep running long 1/2" drill bits through my ears and pouring battery acid in until I get the urge to fish eels again. So far all that has happened is that I want to move to Franklin and change my name to Sauerkraut. Probably I'm getting close

hitting the gym ,,,cardio ,,, making some needles ..PP and especially want to make a bunch of Flaptails to fish next year in honor of our friend ..

Dropped 60 lbs this year so now I'm down to 192....

Thats impressive.... I'm trying Kev... 210 from 222 ,,, got down to 205 once ... would like to break 200 like 15 yrs. ago ..

I retired so I can fish whenever I want. 42 years flying 150,000 miles a year. Now ........:):chased::uhuh:

mentally...gonna work on loosing sleep. Gonna try and get the least as possible every night.

phisically...gonna lip 15 to 30 pound bags of fertilizer. I will also join thumb wrestling tournaments.

Been going to the gym every weekday AM, lost 15# so far (the doc is happy with me for the first time in three years!). Mostly weight training, so results are good (then again, I'm a pretty big boy, so I'm not sure if I want more bulk).

Shoulder surgery in Jan then exercise to get shoulder ready for May.

eat,drink,repeat.I can do many sets.

Get back into my physical regiment again since the car accident just about a month ago, deepen my Martial Arts training and Yoga (stretching mostly) which has been long overdue.

Mentally...trying not burning my brain out on graduate school, money issues, etc. and making sure I keep myself meditating as much as possible and researching to keep myself learning. Controlling my Narcolepsy would be nice...

Throwing the Iron around,and elliptical stairs 4 or 5 days a week.

Trying to rehab the shoulder and not put on much of the weight I had lost. Looking at the new ZB is keeping me very motivated.

DadFisherman - Congrats!

You too Tagger!

I am going to be ok until March. Thats when the mental torture for me begins. Honestly, checking out the posts here help. I want to loose some weight and get some cardio in. Jumping all over rocks in the middle of the night is not so good for the body when your in bad shape.

Fridge sprints, Twelve ounce curls, fork lifts. I'm gonna be my usual winded Spring self. Thank God I quit smoking years ago..

I know mentally I'm going to increase my lurking on here during April and May... so I can know when to start fishing. I figure the 6th or 7th thread may be a good indicator as the first few are usually ...:banano:....or....:bs:

Meanwhile, physically?? I'll be chasin' my 1yr old around as he's finally finding his legs... :morons:

rehab after my partial knee replacement. Down 12 lbs since 11/23 day of surgery.

X-C ski and do dog pulls on skii's until my shepherd passes out

Winter months mean it's gym time. Focusing on business and my health before the Spring comes and I go back to sleepless nights, snack food/Redbull for meals and living as a drifter out of my car.

to prepare for the next season, I try to forget about fishing all together... just stop thinking about it and refresh... then come back more excited than ever... even junkies fall deeper after trying to quit...

Thats impressive.... I'm trying Kev... 210 from 222 ,,, got down to 205 once ... would like to break 200 like 15 yrs. ago ..

I'll tell ya...walking was huge. I dropped a ton just from eating normal and walking every night.....now comes the tough part and trying to maintain

Re-work my website and get ready to do some fishing shows.

1st off give up the Cegars,tweek my diet and do the PX90 :yak5:

Now that TDF has lost his left leg and can no longer win, I would suggest we do the S-B Portly Angler 2010 starting on Jan 1 (jan 2 for those needing one last hurrah).

January 1 to May 1 Portly Angler Challenge 2010 (http://www.striped-bass.com/Stripertalk/scuppers/61056-portly-angler-challenge-2010-k-biggest-loser-gets-pluggage.html#post732528)

My biggest issue last year was being out of shape (well, that and I generally suck as an angler) and this year I need to work on that. 'Specialy if I'm going to even think about a wetsuit :rotf2: :wall: :devil2: .

for me.. it's all about recovery...

I re-aquaint myself with what my wife looks like..
I give my aching shoulders a chance to get semi limber again and avoid anything that aggrivates the calcium deposits that reside there...

I get some sleep.. more than 4-5 hours a night...

I allow my hands to grow skin( finger tips mainly) instead of scar tissue.

I wean myself of off of Advil (this goes in conjunction with resting my aching shoulders)

I go down in my shop and start turning plugs, making jigs and tieing flies... after a few months of this, the old yearning comes back.. and I cant wait for the start of the new season..

hitting the gym about 6 days a week. lifting 4 doing an upper / lower spit with a strength / power lifting template. Not really bulking, doing more of a recomp so i'm sacrificing some strength gain to try to stay relatively lean. I'll probably do a quick cut when i'm done with my current program then move on to either a westside template or 5-3-1. my goal would be to get to the 1000 lb club by spring, but that's pretty ambitious. hey, you asked :hihi:

i do it for overall health and because i like it, not with fishing in mind. fishing is not a physical activity IMO, and any relatively healthy person my age can do it. staying in shape for the long term definately extends the time that you can stay at it though as you age.

5-3-1. my goal would be to get to the 1000 lb club by spring, but that's pretty ambitious. hey, you asked :hihi:


Good luck. I got to 1100 (just belt, no other gear) when I was 23/24, but my shoulders back and knees are toast.

I just need to get back to spinning 1-2x a week once the wife goes back to the work and we get a baby schedule down!

I retired so I can fish whenever I want. 42 years flying 150,000 miles a year. Now ........:):chased::uhuh:

Congratulations :btu:

I'm actually considering practicing casting. Sounds pathetic but that's exactly how I feel everytime I go to the canal. I can outcast plenty but get outcasted by jsut as many. There are definitely times when distance counts and I really think it does there based on my limited time. Need to work on the mechanics. :uhuh:

i should probably do the same...

i should probably do the same...

Never work on mechanics until you have first justified buying a new more expensive rod and reel to match....probably a few more aerodynamic plugs as well.

been thinking of attending some of these classes....

YouTube - CapeCast: Pole fitness craze in Hyannis (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4l7nz9UmljA&feature=player_embedded)

You, spinning on one of those poles, is a visual I can REALLY do without.

You, spinning on one of those poles, is a visual I can REALLY do without.

I said attending...nothing about participating..

:D

I'm going to do 10 sit up's and 10 push up's every day till fishing starts.:musc:. Just enough so I don't get muscle bound:)

hitting the gym about 6 days a week. lifting 4 doing an upper / lower spit with a strength / power lifting template. Not really bulking, doing more of a recomp so i'm sacrificing some strength gain to try to stay relatively lean. I'll probably do a quick cut when i'm done with my current program then move on to either a westside template or 5-3-1. my goal would be to get to the 1000 lb club by spring, but that's pretty ambitious. hey, you asked :hihi:

i do it for overall health and because i like it, not with fishing in mind. fishing is not a physical activity IMO, and any relatively healthy person my age can do it. staying in shape for the long term definately extends the time that you can stay at it though as you age.

Well done. I'm hitting the gym3-4X per week, mostly agility/endurance/core type stuff.:musc:
Of course there's the goodwill building w/the wife too...she gladly returns the favor every summer when my one night commando trips to remote islands with certain surf mavens takes place. She takes care of the kids while I kick the snot out of myself. It all balances out.

physically I am gorging myself with all kinds of desserts and foods so I can then try to lose weight in the spring.
Mentally, nothing

i like that...:love:

been thinking of attending some of these classes....

YouTube - CapeCast: Pole fitness craze in Hyannis (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4l7nz9UmljA&feature=player_embedded)

Why don't they just strip? Seems stupid to pay to pole dance when people are willing to pay you.

Never work on mechanics until you have first justified buying a new more expensive rod and reel to match....probably a few more aerodynamic plugs as well.

why must you torture my fragile mind? :smash:

After bird hunting, dawn to dusk 3 days a week for the last couple of months I'm feeling like I'm in pretty good shape @ 6'-165lbs....but after seeing my bro get his arse whipped by a "little" 150 lb. tuna last year I think I'll start on the "milkshake & beers " diet to put on a few lbs. Would s*#k big time to get pulled over the gunnel after I've been bustin his balls.

been working on flex in my right elbow and shoulder.
now where did i put the cognac???

Dropped 60 lbs this year so now I'm down to 192....gonna try and maintain through the holidays by riding the excercise bike and then hit the gym in January for some Weight Training. Once spring gets here I'm going to start walking again....was doing 5-6 miles a night this past summer/fall....then I'll be ready to rock once May gets here

WOW!!! Congratulations!! Please tell me how you dropped the weight.And how long have you been at it?

Awesome......

Physioball..

thinking of ways to get Hern to get his shoulder back in shape......

Eddy and DAD - NICE JOB. every pound off your bod is like dropping 5 of carrying gear on a long walk or swim..... i speak from lengthy experience hiking, backpacking and diving...

i plan on doing some more upper body and cardio..... im still the 98 lb weakling compared to when i got sick..... and i have ZERO endurance.... a problem when ive taken up swimming to rocks to fish at night.... :-)

Gyrotonics

Nibblealotics

6" dia. Hand Ice Auger...Multiple holes for the upper body work and I still get out on the Mountain Bike at least once a week.

I applaud anyone here who really can hit the gym >3times/week.

The biggest improvement for my casting distance may come from the new blank I'm getting wrapped right now combines with AH ICBM pencils...