" From: "Jim Blair" <carnuck@xxxxxxxxxxx> " " Yes, I WAS built like a football player back then, but I grew up on a " farm and tossed bales of alfalfa and hay from the age of 8 or so. We did " haying every year and it seemed we got it stacked ever higher on the farm " truck as I got older. nothing like physical work while you're growing to build muscle! it also builds bones and ligaments, two things that stop when you stop growing. i'm not built like a footballer - unless maybe you mean soccer - but i rode my bike to school in jr. high, 6+ miles each way, and i was in better shape those 2 years than all the time i took phys ed. a little over 10 years later i rode the same route a little farther to my job, almost 10 miles on the dot, and from leaving my kitchen to stepping into my 3rd-floor office - including 2 stoplights - i consistently clocked 32-33 minutes. no, i wasn't racing or 'pushing'... i'm only in fair shape now but i still have that muscle; i walk the mile-plus cross town to my bank in under 20 minutes without even trying. ________________________________________________________________________ Andrew Hay the genius nature internet rambler is to see what all have seen adh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx and think what none thought _______________________________________________ AMC-List mailing list AMC-List@xxxxxxxxxxxx http://www.amc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/amc-list or go to http://www.amc-list.com