Originally Posted by
ChargerDawg
Go to the Home Depot, pick up a bag of cement, strap it on your back, and then go for the ride.
It really puts it into perspective.
It really does. A coworker of mine is training to climb Mts. Ranier and Denali, and he has a training pack he puts on when he hikes in the hills of south central Indiana. I picked the thing up and just about fell over, and it weighs less than the poundage I've lost in the last year.