[The Muffin man]

Actually if the majority of the weight is muscle you can pretty much tell them it’s muscle and I don’t think they’d care.

[Anonymous]

SNOTLING and MUFFINMAN (and anyone else interested): It’s weight. It’s just weight, pure and simple. They will not tape me, they will not check my body fat. It is simply weight. Some people think it’s stupid, but think about it. Let’s say I’m 700 pounds of pure muscle. 5% body fat. I can carry a bunch of wounded without a problem. But if I’m hit, who can carry me?

I also think it’s good for discipline. Losing weight takes a lot of work and being strict with yourself. Also, giving up MUSCLE is actually a big thing, too. That you’re willing to part with something you worked so hard to get shows dedication.

[JimmyDimples]

SNOTLING and MUFFINMAN (and anyone else interested): It’s weight. It’s just weight, pure and simple. They will not tape me, they will not check my body fat. It is simply weight. Some people think it’s stupid, but think about it. Let’s say I’m 700 pounds of pure muscle. 5% body fat. I can carry a bunch of wounded without a problem. But if I’m hit, who can carry me?

That IS a good point. Though at 700 lbs., I think you’d probably be need to be hit with a grenade launcher or a full burst of .50 caliber autofire before it got that bad. 😉

I also think it’s good for discipline. Losing weight takes a lot of work and being strict with yourself. Also, giving up MUSCLE is actually a big thing, too. That you’re willing to part with something you worked so hard to get shows dedication.

Ah yes. *puts on turban* True strength from within overcomes physical without. True mastery over all your body and mind and desires. Thank you for stopping at BlipMart. That’ll be $2.95, please.

OK, bad stereotype aside, I seriously salute your priorities. I’ve heard many tales IRL where the power controls its wielder, not the other way ’round.

Hmm… a 700 lb. UberStrawberry in the military… any fiction writers got any ideas?

[Vic]

Oh yea!! From now on you will be UberStrawberry, upholder of justice, freedom, and the American way! 🙂 🙂 🙂 And all around nice gal!

[Anonymous]

hehehe, thanks Vic!

[The Muffin man]

SNOTLING and MUFFINMAN (and anyone else interested): It’s weight. It’s just weight, pure and simple. They will not tape me, they will not check my body fat. It is simply weight. Some people think it’s stupid, but think about it. Let’s say I’m 700 pounds of pure muscle. 5% body fat. I can carry a bunch of wounded without a problem. But if I’m hit, who can carry me?

I also think it’s good for discipline. Losing weight takes a lot of work and being strict with yourself. Also, giving up MUSCLE is actually a big thing, too. That you’re willing to part with something you worked so hard to get shows dedication.

I’d figure the marines would be LESS strict about it, not MORE strict. My sister had to gain weight to get into the air force, but was told "if you’re overweight but it’s not fat, you’ll still get in."

[Anonymous]

I’d figure the marines would be LESS strict about it, not MORE strict. My sister had to gain weight to get into the air force, but was told "if you’re overweight but it’s not fat, you’ll still get in."

I’m not sure why you’d think that, the Marines are the strictest and most hard-core 😀 They’d never be less strict than the Air Force, either 😉

Like I said, it’s about discipline and ease of mobility (muscular people tend to not be very flexible as many muscular people don’t do things like yoga to keep them flexible), as well as considering your fellow Marines…no one wants to be weighed down carrying the 300 pound guy if he gets shot…and they won’t care that the 300 pounds is pure muscle 😉

[Vic]

No one is less strict than the Air Force Strawberry!! I by the way did a short stint in the Navy.

[The Muffin man]

[quote="The Muffin Man"]

I’d figure the marines would be LESS strict about it, not MORE strict. My sister had to gain weight to get into the air force, but was told "if you’re overweight but it’s not fat, you’ll still get in."

I’m not sure why you’d think that, the Marines are the strictest and most hard-core 😀 They’d never be less strict than the Air Force, either 😉

Like I said, it’s about discipline and ease of mobility (muscular people tend to not be very flexible as many muscular people don’t do things like yoga to keep them flexible), as well as considering your fellow Marines…no one wants to be weighed down carrying the 300 pound guy if he gets shot…and they won’t care that the 300 pounds is pure muscle ;)[/quote]

well I meant more 5 pounds over weight with muscle. I don’t imagine 5lbs of muscle weighs more than 5lbs of fat.

First person to say "Muscle is heavier" fails at logic 😉

[David]

Muscle is denser. 😛

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