Underestimate at your own risk.

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(10 September 2013, 11:30)River Song Wrote: Taking for example the body builders. They may be extremely fit, but IMHO fit in one direction only. The reason for their extreme fitness, (and you can apply this across the categories mentioned in the OP) - the reason that they are superb in their chosen skill-set is that they are TOTALLY focussed - i.e. it's an all consuming passion.

But they are likely to be useless in some other areas. Thats why although my fitness is not good, I'm pretty useful in lots of other areas. A bit of a generalist but i reckon I've got a good chance of surviving.

Agreed RS,

These guys are sometimes excessively focussed, but they are obsessive by nature and if that obsession turns in the duirection of self preservation thay will be equally focussed on gettng what they want.

Re general fitness: My personal decision has been to work at maintaining a good level of fitness as a prep. That fitness I see an an enabler, incresing options available to me both now, and even more so if we have to deal with a TU situation.