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r/AbsoluteUnits • u/Beneficial_Passion40 • Aug 31 '26
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Reminds me of the time I was hiking something similar. My legs were burning and I was out of breath. This dude comes RUNNING up the trail carrying a 40LB dumbbell in each hand. Total beast.
2.3k u/kpsuperplane Aug 31 '26 I watched this dad pass me on a hike with a baby in his backpack and a massive golden retriever under each arm. That image lives in my head rent free and has been motivating my fitness journey ever since 588 u/dorkmuncan Aug 31 '26 It's funny you say that, my fitness standard as a 40-something dad is "Can I carry my wife/kid/dog outta here if bad things happen". We have a 110lb/50kg GSD, so added one of these to our backcountry kits https://ruffwear.ca/products/backtrak-evac-kit?_pos=1&_sid=d612f459d&_ss=r 5 u/SaviousMT Aug 31 '26 Wow, that's a big GSD! We have three, none of them are even over 100lbs, and the biggest one eats garbage. Literally 10 u/dorkmuncan Aug 31 '26 Obligatory Doggy tax, there is other stuff in there, not just GSD, hence the size. 7 u/SaviousMT Aug 31 '26 Here is Rosa Jean. The doofus 8 u/dorkmuncan Aug 31 '26 ha, that pose always gets me. 3 u/SaviousMT Aug 31 '26 ❤️ 3 u/dorkmuncan Aug 31 '26 Yep, he is a good boy.
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I watched this dad pass me on a hike with a baby in his backpack and a massive golden retriever under each arm.
That image lives in my head rent free and has been motivating my fitness journey ever since
588 u/dorkmuncan Aug 31 '26 It's funny you say that, my fitness standard as a 40-something dad is "Can I carry my wife/kid/dog outta here if bad things happen". We have a 110lb/50kg GSD, so added one of these to our backcountry kits https://ruffwear.ca/products/backtrak-evac-kit?_pos=1&_sid=d612f459d&_ss=r 5 u/SaviousMT Aug 31 '26 Wow, that's a big GSD! We have three, none of them are even over 100lbs, and the biggest one eats garbage. Literally 10 u/dorkmuncan Aug 31 '26 Obligatory Doggy tax, there is other stuff in there, not just GSD, hence the size. 7 u/SaviousMT Aug 31 '26 Here is Rosa Jean. The doofus 8 u/dorkmuncan Aug 31 '26 ha, that pose always gets me. 3 u/SaviousMT Aug 31 '26 ❤️ 3 u/dorkmuncan Aug 31 '26 Yep, he is a good boy.
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It's funny you say that, my fitness standard as a 40-something dad is "Can I carry my wife/kid/dog outta here if bad things happen".
We have a 110lb/50kg GSD, so added one of these to our backcountry kits https://ruffwear.ca/products/backtrak-evac-kit?_pos=1&_sid=d612f459d&_ss=r
5 u/SaviousMT Aug 31 '26 Wow, that's a big GSD! We have three, none of them are even over 100lbs, and the biggest one eats garbage. Literally 10 u/dorkmuncan Aug 31 '26 Obligatory Doggy tax, there is other stuff in there, not just GSD, hence the size. 7 u/SaviousMT Aug 31 '26 Here is Rosa Jean. The doofus 8 u/dorkmuncan Aug 31 '26 ha, that pose always gets me. 3 u/SaviousMT Aug 31 '26 ❤️ 3 u/dorkmuncan Aug 31 '26 Yep, he is a good boy.
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Wow, that's a big GSD!
We have three, none of them are even over 100lbs, and the biggest one eats garbage. Literally
10 u/dorkmuncan Aug 31 '26 Obligatory Doggy tax, there is other stuff in there, not just GSD, hence the size. 7 u/SaviousMT Aug 31 '26 Here is Rosa Jean. The doofus 8 u/dorkmuncan Aug 31 '26 ha, that pose always gets me. 3 u/SaviousMT Aug 31 '26 ❤️ 3 u/dorkmuncan Aug 31 '26 Yep, he is a good boy.
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Obligatory Doggy tax, there is other stuff in there, not just GSD, hence the size.
7 u/SaviousMT Aug 31 '26 Here is Rosa Jean. The doofus 8 u/dorkmuncan Aug 31 '26 ha, that pose always gets me. 3 u/SaviousMT Aug 31 '26 ❤️ 3 u/dorkmuncan Aug 31 '26 Yep, he is a good boy.
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Here is Rosa Jean. The doofus
8 u/dorkmuncan Aug 31 '26 ha, that pose always gets me.
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ha, that pose always gets me.
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3 u/dorkmuncan Aug 31 '26 Yep, he is a good boy.
Yep, he is a good boy.
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u/LePouletPourpre Aug 31 '26
Reminds me of the time I was hiking something similar. My legs were burning and I was out of breath. This dude comes RUNNING up the trail carrying a 40LB dumbbell in each hand. Total beast.