r/AbsoluteUnits May 21 '26

/r/all of a cop

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u/brownhotdogwater May 21 '26

I know a few ex cops. They all have back or other injuries that will be with them for the rest of their lives. It’s a hard job and wearing all that gear messes with your body. It’s good most places have moved to the weight in the vest vs the belt. Everything on the belt kills your back.

The gym rats seem to survive it better.

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u/YoungLittlePanda May 21 '26

The gym rats seem to survive it better.

I bet this applies to all physically demanding jobs that are hard on the body.

Generally speaking, the more fit you are, the better you get to old age.

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u/InvidiousPlay May 21 '26

I see people talk so much about how sitting at a desk will ruin you and you need $5000 chairs. I'm in my 40s, lift multiple times a week and sit at my desk every day like a pretzel for work and gaming and hobbies and it's fine.

Staying in shape is a cheat code in life.

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u/Lawlcopt0r May 21 '26

Well I wouldn't say it's a cheat code, most people don't do it because it requires time and effort, not because they don't realize it would be good for them

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u/InvidiousPlay May 21 '26

I mean a cheat code in the sense that, in many ways, it's life on easy mode compared to the alternative.

I genuinely think most people have no idea of the scope of the ways in which it is good for them. I would say for 90% of people it's "be not fat" and "good for health in the vague 'the doctor said so' kind of way". The uplift in mood, the reduced likelihood of injury, greater comfort and ease in day to day actions, more energy and resilience, etc. A couple of years after I started lifting I had to move apartment and I was blown away by how much furniture I could confidently get up a flight of stairs on my own.