Best health & body reference books according to redditors
We found 97 Reddit comments discussing the best health & body reference books. We ranked the 42 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the top 20.
We found 97 Reddit comments discussing the best health & body reference books. We ranked the 42 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the top 20.
Gooood, gooood, like the kink flow through you.
P.S.
For those questioning, interested in dabbling, or just wanna read into what the other side likes, here's some book recs:
The Ultimate Guide to Kink: BDSM, Role Play and the Erotic Edge
Screw the Roses, Send Me the Thorns: The Romance and Sexual Sorcery of Sadomasochism
The Loving Dominant
SM 101: A Realistic Introduction
Different Loving: A Complete Exploration of the World of Sexual Dominance and Submission
r/climbing is mostly rock climbing oriented, you might be better off on r/mountaineering or r/alpinism.
Training for the New Alpinism and its authors' website.
In general, as others have said: get mileage in, ideally uphill carrying a pack. And get used to moving and camping on snow.
Edit to add: a good & popular tip for uphill mileage carrying a pack is to carry rocks or water that you can dump at the top to save your knees on the way down. Might be especially relevant if you're just starting out and overweight.
It's important to realize how incredible some of the things that are being done in medicine that weren't possible even 100 years ago and thus it makes sense to be pricey, but here's a quick explanation.
First, I recommend every American reads the healthcare handbook which was written by two medical students recently at Washington University in St. Louis - it breaks the American Healthcare system down beautifully.
To give you a quicker read though: There are two large areas of why healthcare (medical bills) are expensive.
Equipment : The incredible equipment we have today takes lots of money and time to develop and drug development leads to patent laws and thus the healthcare provider must make back their money to pay for all of their expensive equipment and your drugs.
Training In the U.S. to become a physician you need a bachelors degree followed by four years of medical school and a minimum of 3 year residency. four years of med school can run you well into a $250k, average indebtedness hovers above $100k and residencies are 85+ hour work weeks for below minimum wage.
In the U.S. due to our mostly private healthcare system, large HMOs and Insurance companies play a game with hospitals. Because they can guarantee a large number of patients and must pay the bill, they negotiate with healthcare providers to actually only pay a fraction. The provider then raises it's rates and the cycle repeats. Those without insurance get screwed.
tdlr: A small fraction of the U.S. is stuck actually footing those huge bills and large HMOs and Insurance companies pay them and although they're expensive they normally still make a profit because so many people are paying them premiums as a backup
Overhead : The U.S. has a huge overhead cost in healthcare (due to how confusing and mixed up our billing is as a private industry).
My advice is that most of us are climbing to live, not living to climb.
Steve Bechtel and Charlie Manganiello of ClimbStrong both advocate cutting down on cardio to truly hit your climbing peak, both of them ski and run, and have put plenty of thought into progressing while being a multi-sport athlete.
It also depends on your current goals. Trying to cut weight? eating right and engaging in some mild cardio can help. Trying to climb long trad routes and be a mountaineer? Buddy there's a whole massive debate about how to become the most insane cardio machine possible.
You should do the thing you feel is most rewarding. I tend to cycle in and out of climbing-heavy and running-heavy periods of my life because they both make me happy. Am I the strongest at either that I could be? Definitely not.
Being with guides doesn't lower your risk of edema, but it does make it more likely that you will make it down alive and survive it (assuming they have medical training, rescue experience, etc). The only way to reduce the risk of edema is to take the time to properly acclimatize and reduce the time spent at altitude. Guides can help you set up this program, but it is up to you to monitor your condition and recognize the signs of AMS early to avoid more serious conditions developing.
If you really want to do this you should pick up Steve House's book "Training for the New Alpinism" to structure the proper training program, https://www.amazon.com/Training-New-Alpinism-Climber-Athlete/dp/193834023X. This book has the overview of what you would need to know to properly train for your objective including discussion of acclimatization schedules and strategies for succeeding at altitude.
I'm sure people with less experience/forethought than you have summited Aconcagua with a guide company, but you have to decide whether this a reasonable objective for you. You may want to call around to reputable guiding companies and describe your experience/fitness level and see what they say. Your post doesn't give much detail as to what your fitness level/experience in the outdoors is.
The bottom line is that you shouldn't underestimate the altitude, Aconcagua is well above the altitude at which HACE/HAPE, hypothermia, strokes, etc all become serious risks that are difficult to minimize and can strike very quickly with deadly consequences. You will be ~2000 m above lost city at the summit. Make sure your guiding company has the proper medical training, medical supplies, and rescue experience to get you down safely if you suffer one of these conditions.
Here is some resources you may find useful:
http://www.alanarnette.com/climbing/guidequestions.php
http://www.alanarnette.com/7summits/aconcaguafaq.php
http://www.alanarnette.com/climbing/guides.php
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A4JqV2xdcaQ
Training for the New Alpinisim is the standard work. It has all the info you need and more.
If you want a good resource that provides more info than you will be able to digest, pick up a copy of Training for the New Alpinisim
Better fitness and movement patterns. Walking 20 miles a day for 6 months while putting all your weight on your passive body structures will fuck you up, yo. I suggest reading Becoming a Supple Leopard for general movement patterns, and then Training for the New Alpinism to understand how to get in shape (though from the sounds of it, you probably won't have time for the latter).
If you are looking for gear knowledge, I'd suggest first laying out your gear on GearGrams or LighterPack. Asking "what do you wish you had" doesn't give us much useful to go on, since it doesn't tell us what you are bringing already; and as MadMaxHeadroom said, what you don't bring is just as important as what you do. Using one of these websites to list your gear will give you a useful way to tabulate weight, and will make your gear list easier to share and easier to read.
Once you've done that, I'd suggest posting to one or a few of the long distance hiking subs. I can't find one specifically for the CT, but here are a few, in descending order of activity:
A fun book you might want to read is A Brief History of Drugs: From the Stone Age to the Stoned Age.
This particular interview with Joe Rogan has been referenced below by /u/twintersx and I wanted to direct the question to you.
Obviously you said that low volume/high intensity training sessions have been beneficial to you, but in almost every other sport this isn't the case. Whether it be an endurance sport like cycling to short/high intensity bouts like wrestling or gymnastics (In both of these cases I agree that the "amount of time" as being short is relative, but albeit they are mostly anaerobic).
To summarize the interview (and perhaps butcher it) Firas Zahabi references training techniques used by the Russian Olympic Wrestling team where they do high volume low intensity workouts focused largely on technique. They then will increase intensity and decrease volume leading up to the competition. This seems to accomplish two things really well: it increases performance (apparently the Russian wrestling team is legendary), and decreases injury.
Another place that I've seen this type of training recommendation is within the book Training for the new alpinism where one of the authors describes his experience for improving his cycling performance through low volume/high intensity workouts. He ultimately realizes from personal experience that nothing can beat a firm solid "base" or "foundation" that includes a high amount of volume and low intensity, from which you can launch into more intense strength / power. Granted, in this book he is almost exclusively talking about endurance (both in the mountains and in cycling), but I can't help but feel an intuition that these folks are onto something...
From my own personal experience I largely have seen great gains in the short/high intensity sessions that you are describing. But despite all of my precautions / recovery / prehab I find myself getting injured and setting myself back from further gains.
I'd like to hear your thoughts!
If the climb were tomorrow you could probably do it with a guide. You should definitely push yourself to be in shape but it sounds like you already have a reasonable fitness base.
Check out http://www.amazon.com/Training-New-Alpinism-Climber-Athlete/dp/193834023X if you really want to get into climbing shape.
There isn't really a way for you to get used to altitude without having taller mountains nearby but you might be able to go a few days early and hike around the area to acclimate.
$15,000 sounds quite expensive. Some equipment will be provided with the guided trip and you can find most other equipment on sale or gently used.
Depending on how long you plan to stick around before/after, I would think you could do it for ~$5,000. Airfare + some cheap lodging & food + personal gear + guide fee.
Probably less if you are willing to camp instead of get a hotel, shop at a grocery store and cook on a camp stove instead of going to restaurants, be picky in your purchases and buy what you need not what is newest or fanciest, join some forums and try to find someone else in the program to bum a ride with or a local to do a few acclimatization hikes.
Hopefully someone else can think of mountains closer to home for you to train.
I would check out Training for the New Alpinism. Slightly more focused on alpinism/mountaineering/climbing, but the training and science in the book is extremely relevant. Great book to learn what's actually important when training for endurance and strength specifically for climbing mountains.
Fierce_Fox is right. FM manuals such as FM-217-76 Survival.....may be somewhat outdated but the information is reliable.
As a Medic/EMT my prepping focuses on my skill set with everything else falling close in line. I have a lot of information in digital format; both on USB and a small external drive. I have a small tablet that is in my BoB for reading documents and such.
At a minimum, here are my suggestions:
FM 21-76 Survival - Department of the Army
https://archive.org/details/military-manuals
SAS Survival Guide - https://www.amazon.com/SAS-Survival-Guide-Collins-Gem/dp/0061992860/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1483496552&sr=8-1&keywords=sas+survival+guide
The Pocket Prepper's Guide - Bernie Car
https://www.amazon.com/Preppers-Pocket-Guide-Things-Disaster/dp/1569759294/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1483496827&sr=8-1-fkmr0&keywords=The+Pocket+Prepper%27s+Guide+-+Bernie+Car
The Complete Disaster Home Preparation Guide - Robert Roskind
https://www.amazon.com/Complete-Disaster-Home-Preparation-Guide/dp/0130859001/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1483496881&sr=8-1&keywords=The+Complete+Disaster+Home+Preparation+Guide+-+Robert+Roskind
How To Survive the End of the World As We Know It-James Wesley,Rawles
https://www.amazon.com/How-Survive-End-World-Know/dp/0452295831/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1483496952&sr=8-1&keywords=How+To+Survive+the+End+of+the+World+As+We+Know+It-James+Wesley%2CRawles
Bug Out - Scott B. Williams
https://www.amazon.com/Bug-Out-Complete-Escaping-Catastrophic/dp/156975781X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1483496991&sr=8-1&keywords=Bug+Out+-+Scott+B.+Williams
When There Is No Doctor - Gerard S. Doyle, MD -
https://www.amazon.com/When-There-Doctor-Challenging-Self-reliance/dp/1934170119/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1483497054&sr=8-2&keywords=When+There+Is+No+Doctor
The Ultimate Survival Medicine Guide - Joseph Alton, MD & Amy Alton, ARNP - https://www.amazon.com/Ultimate-Survival-Medicine-Guide-Preparedness/dp/1629147702/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1483497109&sr=8-1-fkmr0&keywords=The+Ultimate+Survival+Medicine+Guide+-+Joseph+Alton%2C+MD+%26+Amy+Alton%2C+ARNP
Last, but not least, The Zombie Survival Guide - Max Brooks
https://www.amazon.com/Zombie-Survival-Guide-Complete-Protection/dp/1400049628/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1483497158&sr=8-1&keywords=The+Zombie+Survival+Guide+-+Max+Brooks
The last one is more humor but it does have many great points and ideas.
A library that covered everything would be very heavy and take up a bit of space. For the minimum, at least 1-2 books on everything one will need to survive will still be a lot. These books should be read, reread, and read again. We can't memorize everything, but having this to go back on when needed is a great addition. There's tons of information online and downloadable for free.
Depending on one's skill set, then they may not need as much. Teach others in a group is a must. Can't have one person be the ONLY one who can do 'this' skill. IMO, research should always be the first step. So much information out there and it's free.
The greatest help is increasing your aerobic fitness. The more oxygen your body can process per breath and more volume your heart is trained to pump per contraction the lower your respiratory and heart rate will be.
When I have been doing regular aerobic work I can ski tour or climb above 10k without slowing down at all. When I haven't been running I turn into a huffing and puffing mess (like I did climbing at 10k last week).
The frequency of your aerobic work is more important, low intensity is fine. If you have a choice between running 20 minutes a day 3 days a week or for 2 hours once a week, take the former.
If you really want to get into there is a wealth of information here:
https://www.amazon.com/Training-New-Alpinism-Climber-Athlete/dp/193834023X
Not exactly answering your question, but I'm going to highly recommend Training For the New Alpinism, which can help you formulate an effective workout plan for your trip.
Anecdotally, I've lifted and climbed on the same day because alternate days would never allow recovery. Usually I'd lift weak and (try to) climb hard. Mountaineering prioritizes functional fitness over "glamour."
Are you talking about staff training? I’m a big fan of Bob Mager’s Six Pack and Tom Gilbert’s Human Competence. I come from a more behavioral side of ID, though... which is something I rarely see represented on here.
https://www.amazon.com/New-Mager-Six-Pack-Robert-F/dp/187961815X
https://www.amazon.com/Human-Competence-Engineering-Worthy-Performance/dp/0787996157/ref=mp_s_a_1_fkmr1_1?keywords=tom+gilbert+human+competence&qid=1562848027&s=gateway&sr=8-1-fkmr1
For technical alpine rock you need to train both your climbing ability and your cardiovascular system. Getting to the trango towers and other high altitude rock destinations require stellar cardiovascular strength on top of being a strong rock climber. Pick up the book [Training for the New Alpinism](https://www.amazon.com/Training-New-Alpinism-Climber-Athlete/dp/193834023X), this is some of the most in depth information you can get on how to train specifically for alpine climbing. Also if you feel inclined check out the r/alpinism training club which is posted on this sub every monday, we talk about our routines, benchmarks, questions, and ideas for training. I find that the rock-specific training isn't talked about much in this book, so maybe look into some other books or apps (crimpd is a free training app with some interesting workouts) to improve your rock skills.
>As a side note, if you're training to conquer big mountains, look into 'Interval Training'. It's the most effective method for developing cardiovascular endurance.
JFC: no it's not. They wrote a whole book about that.
> I don’t have access to weights but I have a very steep hill right next to me.
Just put some water bottles in a backpack, 20% of your bodyweight or so, and do some power hikes on the steep hill..
The most boring but a bit more efficient method is to find a box/step that's at 75% of your tibia height and do lots of reps with the loaded backpack on it..( the equivalent of 300m of ascent) put both feet on top.
Edit : last part taken from https://www.amazon.com/Training-New-Alpinism-Climber-Athlete/dp/193834023X
highly recommended
I rock climb 3x a week which will fill in quite a few holes left void when it comes to core, upper body strength and flexibility. Plus, I live in an area which has more moderate, low angle, slabby rock climbs than one can even image, so many runs involve scrambling for 1000's of feet. To supplement even further, I do many of the exercises for your core highlighted in Steve House's Training for the New Alpinism.
Maybe one tip is to realize and understand that you have to train yourself to use your core, so it's a good idea to remember to keep your core tight, while running so that becomes somewhat of an automatic thing, or it's just not going to help you out as much. This is a little easier maybe trail running, as one technique for technical downhills is to keep a tight core, rather than letting your upper body slouch.
And get this book, http://www.amazon.ca/Training-New-Alpinism-Climber-Athlete/dp/193834023X and there is your entire FAQ
Training for the New Alpinism
If you're new, work on technique as opposed to fitness (yeah, fitness helps, but technique is more important initially).
Check this book out.
If you want to get into some next-level stuff, pick up Training for the New Alpinism by Steve House. It's alpinism-focused, but has good workouts. Or perhaps Conditioning for Climbers
Buy this and learn how muscles work. Your drawing shows potential but you seem to have no idea how the human body moves.
http://www.amazon.com/Grays-Anatomy-Students-STUDENT-CONSULT/dp/0443069522/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1344464833&sr=8-1&keywords=gray%27s+anatomy
According to Training for the New Alpinism the majority of your training should actually be in Zone 1 or, more generally, at a level of effort where you can breathe exclusively through your nose. Lots of great information from the authors here: http://www.uphillathlete.com
Yes, it is really that great. Also get the Training for the New Alpinism Training Log.
It sounds like you would benefit from Training for the New Alpinism. I haven't read it yet, but it seems to be very highly regarded, and of course the authors' credentials are beyond impeccable.
Yes, me. 36 and just found out I have POF, and have been experiencing peri symptoms for a few years.
I wish you luck on the baby front!
It really is a mindfuck, going through it this early. I found these books 1 2 3, especially the 1st one, to be helpful.
I agree with this list of Top 10 Documentaries on Mountaineering. Not exactly on point for what you wanted. Not sure it really exists at this point.
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I really liked Meru. If you don't mind reading here are a few books that got me into it:
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Into Thin Air.
No Shortcuts to the Top.
The Climb.
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Training Books:
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Training for New Alpinism
Climbing: Training for Peak Performance.
I see you haven't gotten much traction here, so I'll just share with you a little of my knowledge and experience. I was not an AST, but I know several extremely fit people who didn't make it. I can't give you a plan, but I'll share what I've heard. I was honor graduate of my boot camp company, meaning I had the best overall average in everything, including fitness tests (I think, they never said exactly how it was calculated, but I did very well in everything). I also have trained for rock climbing and mountaineering, so I have some basic knowledge of serious training regimes.
First what I know: boot camp is easy. If you do a modicum of training before hand you'll be just fine. I assume if you have aspirations to go AST, you consider yourself to be pretty fit to begin with. The PT requirements are all available online or from your recruiter. Make sure you can do all those with ease (of you come in moderately fit, they'll get you up to the minimum, but you're not shooting for the minimum given your aspirations). To go above and beyond, you'll be doing flutter kicks (with heavy boots), squats (not weighted except maybe a pack and rifle), crunches, push ups, swimming, and stationary bike. The first 4 you will do every day, any time the CCs want to. You'll also do a lot applied isometric exercises: holding your helmsman or canteen straight armed out in front of you, sitting while aiming your rifle unsupported (no elbows on knees) for seriously long times, upwards of half an hour (although I don't know exactly how long, but it felt like an eternity). I admire your dedication if you train for that type of thing beforehand, it would be exceedingly tedious.
AST: From what I understand, you basically have a full time job in the pool for the first 8 weeks of AST school. I'm not sure there is a practical way to adequately train for that, unless you have the time (6-8 hours a day), a pool/ocean, and people willing to wrestle you in the pool all day. But obviously get in the pool or ocean or lake as much as you can and completely exhaust yourself. Start slow, but keep building up intensity and duration. Take up full body training, cardio endurance, strength, power. You generally want to start a serious training cycle with a long base training in endurance--so swimming for hours, running, cycling, rowing, whatever. Then add strength--hit the weight room or however your strength train, focus on muscles you need in the water. Finally add power--high intensity interval training, hills. Keep training endurance throughout, but you can taper off a bit.
Whether or not any of that makes sense to you, go to a bookstore and look through the sports training section. Find training manuals for anything that you think might apply. I doubt there is a CG AST training manual, but there might be a Navy SEAL one or similar. Swimming would help. I learned a lot from this book about how the human body responds to training and how to craft a training plan. It's written for mountaineers, but a lot of the principles could be applied to anything. In case you're wondering, mountaineering is extremely physically taxing in ways similar to something like AST school: pushing your body to near physical limit--heavy pack marching up steep slopes with less air than usual--for 8-10-12 hours, then you wake up and do it again, and again, and again. Not saying you need to buy this book, but take a look at the table of contents to see how it's structured, I would recommend any book that has a similar structure or addresses the same types of concepts.
There's a lot to take in--that's why people write entire books on the stuff. Again, boot is easy, but if you want to go AST, you need to start training like an AST now. If you're not willing to put in that kind of dedication, I would guess your chances for success at AST school are pretty slim. Good luck and sorry for the essay, but I hope it's useful.
First things first, go out and buy a copy of Mountaineering: Freedom of the Hills.
That book will be a fantastic primer on all things mountaineering and alpinism, it's widely considered the bible of mountaineering and has been updated several times by top alpinists and guides. It should get you comfortable with climbing some less technical peaks near you. To find some peaks to climb and route information look at Summitpost.
And lastly for training for mountaineering buy a copy of Training for the new Alpinism. The book was written by Steve House, world renowned alpinist, and Scott Johnston, his training coach. The book only covers how to train your body to prepare for climbing and covers everything from diet, to mental training, to sports science.
Lastly, see if you can join your local mountaineering club and find a mentor.
Be safe. Have fun. Don't die.
http://www.amazon.com/Under-Radar-Pass-Drug-Marijuana-ebook/dp/B009K6Q356
That's the book I used. I followed it exactly and passed within three days after smoking literally everyday for years.
I found the concept in this book...
https://www.amazon.com/Training-New-Alpinism-Climber-Athlete/dp/193834023X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1532982144&sr=8-1&keywords=training+for+alpinism&dpID=51U9Fi6TgwL&preST=_SY291_BO1,204,203,200_QL40_&dpSrc=srch
I'm sure other fitness books advocate it as well. But in the book above he calls for a 8 wk transition period even if your active. A 16-20 base period. Then a period of time specific to whatever your goals is.
You can probably find someone to go with but I'm not sure what it takes to be properly insured as a professional guide to protect against personal liability. You might have better luck going with a group through meetup or some other hiking club.
https://www.google.com/search?rlz=1C1GGRV_enUS754US754&q=meetup+cactus+to+clouds
There have been many groups going in the past.
There are lots of training guides for hiking/mountaineering
https://www.amazon.com/Training-New-Alpinism-Climber-Athlete/dp/193834023X
http://www.fitclimb.com/page/12-week-mountaineering-fitness
You can also look at stuff for Whitney and start training:
http://www.fitclimb.com/page/mt-whitney-conditioning
The best training is probably to go hike with a similiar pack weight as much as you can. Start getting out and doing treks with 5000-8000ft elevation gain. Socal has lots of local peaks you can do.
THE disc golf book
There is a book called, "the Pill Book". You should have a physical copy.
http://www.amazon.com/The-Pill-Book-Harold-Silverman/dp/0553579746 You can find them at thrift stores often. It provides information about identification and use. (It is what cops carry with them to identify pills they find).
If you use the book to to identify the fish-mox or fish-pen, etc. you'll realize it is exactly the same pill as for humans.
A couple of med students wrote a great book. It is a pretty easy read and makes healthcare delivery understandable. I think everyone should have to read it. Not just healthcare workers, everyone.
Anyway, it's pretty cheap [check it out] (http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0615650937/ref=redir_mdp_mobile/187-3851700-0854829)
Training for the New Alpinism is the definitive guide to fitness for mountaineering and hiking.
It's pretty much exactly what you're looking for. It has a few sample programs, but it's more about how to create the right program for your goals. ...and there's also a training log that goes along with it too.
I think you really need to go talk to a gynecologist. In particular, the "deep inside" pain you are describing does not sound like vaginismus. You can also check out this book: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B001NJUPFW/
Don't bother, you'll get enough of it in med school haha.
As far as I know, one of the gold standards for anatomy is the Frank H Netter material. There's a nice Atlas of Human Anatomy (keep in mind an atlas usually doesn't have information about the functions of any anatomy, just the names), and study cards (even referenced here).
Gray's Anatomy is good (obviously), but really long. The student's version may be shorter/more manageable.
My undergrad class used Grant's Atlas of Anatomy/Grant's Dissector, and a Human Anatomy textbook. They were not bad as well. Anatomy material is always pretty dry.
If you can, maybe see what your school uses? That way you won't start reading and then have to switch to a different book (though I suppose extra reading is never a bad thing).
And congrats again on getting into med school!
2 weeks is way too long - I had that experience once and it was awful (but I was able to resolve it without a trip to the doctor thankfully). Miralax was the only thing that worked for me at that point. Do not develop a dependence on it, it fucked up my stomach after I took it regularly for 2 years, but it really does work better than anything else in the short term. I'm at the point where I will take a laxative if it has been more than 2 days without a BM. This is what I use at the moment for a gentle laxative to take during dinner if I've been backed up:
https://www.amazon.com/Dr-Schulzes-Intestinal-Laxative-Capsules/dp/B000X1U6EQ
But for now you need the big guns, take miralax, and glycerin suppositories (to help it not tear up your rear end on the way out). If that doesn't give you a BM in 2 days, or if you get any acute pain or vomiting - see a doctor.
Also for headaches and stomach pain, taking cannabis has been a lifesaver for me (perhaps literally).
Edit: for the future when you have time and money to devote to finding a more long-term fix for your gut health issues, I can't recommend this book highly enough:
https://www.amazon.com/Fix-Your-Gut-Definitive-Digestive/dp/1974682021
You will have to make a serious commitment to completely alter your diet though, and spend hundreds of dollars trying out diets and supplements until you find a combination that works for you.
Consider getting this book: Training for he New Alpinism House discusses training for mountaineering and climbing. He goes into detail about how different types of training affect your aerobic ability, etc. He also lays out how to structure your training plans. Some of it is geared towards climbing, but for the most part its been a great resource for training for hiking/backpacking. I highly recommend picking up a copy and a heart rate monitor.
https://www.amazon.com/Definitive-Guide-Disc-Golf/dp/1629372048
I'm a guy so my advice only goes so far. I'll point to other women however.https://hikinglady.com/hiking/how-ladies-go-to-the-bathroom-when-hiking/
https://thetrek.co/pee-rag/
Skurka brought in a couple ladies to give a very blunt discussion of female bathroom and hygine. Worth reading (anything Skurka posts is worth at least considering, he's a world class backpacker)https://andrewskurka.com/2013/female-hygiene-guide-tips/
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This one is a little loosey goosey on the "leave no trace" aspects of hygeine but it has some good ideashttps://www.theadventurejunkies.com/female-hygiene-guide-for-hiking-and-camping/
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I have this book "How to Shit in the Woods" and it's both funny and illuminating and has specifics for women.
https://www.amazon.com/How-Shit-Woods-3rd-Environmentally/dp/1580083633
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I saw this book referenced several times so I'll list it here.
https://www.amazon.com/Book-Doctors-Complete-Vulvovaginal-Health/dp/0553381148/
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Good luck and have fun. Yosemite is *gorgeous* and the late thaw this year means water and green later into the summer than normal.
http://www.amazon.com/The-Pill-Book-Harold-Silverman/dp/0553579746
Find one of these.
Drink alot of water, and be in very good aerobic shape. Read the book Training for the new Alpinism. https://www.amazon.com/Training-New-Alpinism-Climber-Athlete/dp/193834023X
As far as improving your headgame goes, leading easy but long runouts is super helpful, as well as falling onto (well-placed) gear. Alpine multipitch is an admirable goal, but it is a far cry from what most people think of as trad climbing. You should be confident on long runouts, with potential no-fall zones. There are a lot of skills that are important for alpine climbing that often are not learned in a typical trad climbing mentor relationship, such as self-rescue, alpine route finding, and depending on your goals, snow climbing skills. There are several ways to learn these skills such as books or hiring a guide. Ultimately, your safety is much more dependent on yourself when alpine climbing. I say this not to scare you away from alpine climbing, as it has been responsible for some of the most amazing memories I have, but it has also been responsible for some of the scariest.
Some books that you might find beneficial:
Climbing Self-Rescue - Just what it says in the title.
Vertical Mind - I found this book useful for improving my head space.
Training for the New Alpinism - Probably the best book to help a climber transition into the backcountry.
[Mountaineering: The Freedom of the Hills] (https://www.amazon.com/Mountaineering-Freedom-Hills-Mountaineers/dp/1680510045/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=freedom+of+the+hills&qid=1562736585&s=gateway&sr=8-1) - This book is excellent, but probably isn't extremely helpful until you are climbing more serious alpine routes.
As far as advice, just get as much mileage on lead outdoors as you can, with 1-2 indoor bouldering sessions per week. If it doesn't impact your bouldering, you could add a couple strength sessions as well. If you want to get into alpine climbing, or even just multipitch climbing, practice your systems at the top of single pitch routes. Belay your partner from the top, practice building an anchor at the top off of the bolts, set up simple pulley systems. Just spending 15 minutes per session will help you get muscle memory down for when it really matters.
Edit: As you get into more alpine climbing, you should increase the strength training and cardio. Climbing efficiently after four hours walking with a pack full of gear and food is harder than it sounds. Increasing your physical strength will reduce the mental load a lot, allowing you to think more clearly and be more confident.
I suggest reading this book by Elizabeth Stewart, MD. It can help narrow down or at least clarify some of the pain issues you describe and has some great resources for locating a doctor who specializes in your condition. There are so many issues that can affect pelvic health (I've been diagnosed and treated for way too many of them, lol). This book finally set me on the right path to recovery. So there is hope! Do it for yourself, and your partner will be the lucky recipient of your efforts.
https://www.amazon.com/Before-Your-Time-Menopause-Survival/dp/1439108455
That book.
I know school is just around the corner but, if you can, This book is great. Also, I've been reading Costanzo's physiology and it's pretty great as well.
Get this book: The V Book: A Doctor's Guide to Complete Vulvovaginal Health. Our local public library has it, or you can buy it used for three or four dollars.
Your lube might not be helping, if you're sensitive to an ingredient in it, but it's very important to use lube. Look for a brand of lube specifically recommended for people with sensitivities. Probably not the issue, but it's easy enough to try.
Ask your doctor to recommend another doctor who specializes in vulvodynia.
The focus isn't so much on the history of each particular drug, but rather humanity's interaction with them. Again, this book is best suited for those that are interested in a more academic view on hallucinogens. If you're looking purely for a brass tacks drug history book, I highly recommend A Brief History of Drugs as a good place to start.
Just read your other posts. I feel for ya.
I had a tough infection that my regular OBYGYN couldn't get rid of, so she recommended me to a specialist. This OBYGYN was a med school teacher in Boston and specialized in post-menopausal issues. She cleared up my infection and diagnosed my vulvodynia. After seeing her for 2 years, my vulvodynia was not gone (physical therapy helped the pain immensely, but I still had symptoms), so she sent me to Dr. Elizabeth Stewart, author of The V Book, which is the bible for vulvodynia. Her office is so awesome that some patients freaking fly into the Boston area to see her.
Vulvodynia is so poorly understood that no one even knows what causes it, but most of the treatments involve physical therapy, treatment of skin irritations, and relaxation techniques. Most doctors who treat vulvodynia know about the physical therapy portion, but many do not know how to treat the skin irritation. Dr. Stewart specializes in skin treatment.
I don't know where you are located, but I can recommend the following resources:
Best of luck! Feel free to PM me if you have additional questions. This problem really really freaking sucks and I wouldn't wish it on anyone.
Evolutionary Medicine Evolutionary Medicine and Health: New Perspectives
The book assumes a basic knowledge, but it is a great collection of articles on multiple topics.
Training for the New Alpinism by Steve House and Scott Johnston
There are a few that are primarily based around the history of the Frisbee itself like 'flat flip flies straight' , which if you really like the history of it is pretty interesting, and a few others like 'the complete book of Frisbee..' which I have not read .
More specific to disc golf is The Definitive Guide... .
edit: here is a great little short write up I keep bookmarked.
I wish you the best of luck. As other people have stated - diving and swimming are two things. I am super afraid of swimming in the ocean. Diving is okay. Actually diving is great.
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However: IF you come to the conclusion you cannot do it - don't force yourself to dive. Quite a lot of people can't dive for various reasons. There doesn't even need to be a trauma involved, so if you can't do it, chances are you just can't. There's a good chance it doesn't have to do anything with your thalassophobia, so it doesn't own or define you.
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Book tip: Monika Rahimi is a German dive instructor and author. In her German books she writes a great and insightful deal about the fears and anxiety surrounding diving. I don't know her English stuff, but if it is half as good as her German stuff this is a great book to understand fear and anxiety connceted to water.
I'd actually recommend that to everyone. Even those you are completely fine.
It's a pretty well respected book. The guys who wrote it are alpine climbers, pro athletes, and coaches who have coached olympians.
http://www.amazon.com/Training-New-Alpinism-Climber-Athlete-ebook/dp/B00ILZ8S0K/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&sr=&qid=
And sorry but most of this is not rocket science, it's not hard to grasp the mechanisms and get a grasp of how it all works.
>Name me a moral concept. Or a few. And why are we assuming that nature is non-moral?
That's the thing, I'm saying that there are no distinctively "moral" properties in nature. Morality, defined as "The extent to which an action is right or wrong," is a useful fiction, based on the conventions and designs of other human beings. When someone says that "rape is morally wrong," what they are saying in effect is that its consequences are undesirable, and should be prohibited as a matter of principle. Once enough people come together and reach a consensus on this point, a new moral is born. But the moral itself does not derive its authority from an objective ground of value, which stands above and beyond the practical interests and agreements of human beings.
I'm far more comfortable with using the terms good or evil, just or unjust, equal or unequal, appropriate or inappropriate, suitable or unsuitable, proportional or disproportional, adaptive or maladaptive, functional or dysfunctional, efficient or inefficient. Note that I'm not talking about good or evil in a theistic or moral sense, I'm speaking in purely functional terms. A "good" thing of a certain kind is one which performs its function well. For instance, the function of a knife is to cut: cutting is that which a knife alone achieves, or achieves better than other objects. It is a distinctive quality of a knife that it cut well or badly. To the extent that an object lacks these traits, it will be evil or bad as a result. In that sense, the words that I use are devoid of subjective valuations, there is no expression of liking or prejudice, rather, I'm using these words to point to objective criteria, and as a result the claims are matters for empirical investigation, not what one or another ideology proclaims is right or wrong.
>Humans feel pain and process emotions in the same way that most mammals do.
I never denied that fact. However, I'd characterize the issue differently. As I said before, it is in the consitution of our species that we eat animal flesh for subsistance. Obviously, I'm not claiming that we require a wholly carniverous diet, only that a large proportion of our food comes from animals. The only implication that follows from this is that nature prescribes that lower animals are the proper prey of human beings, and thus it is fitting, appropriate, or suitable to our species. You are the one introducing a moral claim into this situation. And as I said, your claim is groundless as it appeals to an arbitrary preference of subjective taste. It has no moral authority. You also lack the general consent of others, which would be required to turn this into a principle or norm of conduct. So where does that leave us? I maintain that we have a natural right or entitlement to prey on other creatures for the good of our species. This right follows from the fact that we are proportionally superior, in nearly all respects, as it pertains to fitness, which is the only measure of comparison at issue in the final analysis. If you dispute this claim, kindly explain how it is possible for us to fish out entire oceans, or reduce whole ecosystems to cinders to suit our purposes. The suffering of other animals is indeed an evil, but only for those species so unfortunate to become victims of the human appetite.
Here's a small taste of the contradictory evidence you requested.
reddit constantly makes light of animal rights, which really is one of the most important issues of our time.
It is wrong to torture/imprison/experiment-on animals for the same reasons it is wrong in humans.
"But apes aren't people." - It depends on who you ask. Some think apes are people, see The Great Ape Project. And why are people especially entitled to humane treatment? It is because we recognize that we wouldn't want the same thing done to us. Many white people did not consider black people equally human, and used this as a justification for their mistreatment. Now we recognize that we shouldn't have done that. We do the same thing with animals today.
"No, I mean apes are part of the human species." - Species is just a term of connivence that usually describes animals that can mate and produce fertile offspring. We have to ask why we shouldn't torture humans, and then we will see that those same reasons apply to apes as well.
"But apes aren't as smart as people." - Nowadays we don't say that medical experiments should be performed on retarded humans, since they are not as smart. It is their capacity to suffer that we consider, not their intelligence, when we decide not to perform medical experiments on humans. In terms of capacity for suffering, there is no reason to think that apes and humans are not equal.
"We can gain important medical knowledge from these experiments." - Nazi experiments on humans helped advance our medical understanding, but most people still think they were wrong. Again, consider if it would be worth it to experiment on retarded humans without their consent, since we could learn important things. Furthermore, the value of the information that actually comes from these experiments in dubious. Consider that the vast majority of improvements in life expectancy come from public health measures (sewers, clean water, vaccinations, etc.). As far as medically important drugs, nearly all are discovered serendipitously, rather than in directed research. See this book.
These arguments apply equally well to many animals, certainly the common food animals, pigs, cows, etc. Don't torture them! If you want to eat animals (since they are delicious, and provide many useful products), just find ones which were treated kindly while alive, it's not that hard. Unfortunately, nearly all the meat, milk, leather we have comes from tortured animals. reddit hates vegans. but most vegans are simply doing their best not to torture living things.
reddit is an ass when it comes to animal rights. reddit would have whipped their black slaves in early 1800s America, and they would have sent their jewish neighbors to concentration camps in 1940s Germany. In both cases, groups were thought of as sub-human, and therefore they could be mistreated. Today we do the exact same thing to animals. Being human is irrelevant!
Tl;dr: When thinking about animal rights, consider the animal to be a retarded human child, and then proceed with the ethical decision.