Hey all you's folks!
I've got a few moments right now in between work & working out so this is going to be shorter than normal.
Last night was one of the first times I've noticed a really significant change in my body's athletic ability since starting this whole thing. We were feeding, & during big cat feeding (especially with CARE's holistic whole-carcass feeding method) you're generally getting really dirty & lugging around some pretty hefty stuff. It's an arduous ordeal but it gives you a good chace to work out your CARE Muscles.
Basically, we have our tractor with a front-end bucket lift, we fill that bucket with meaty goodness, then we lift the bucket to the level of the enclosures, & we toss din-dins hither and thither to the hungry lions and tigers who run around like crazed lunatics below.
Fun!
I've fed countless times & I've always been able to get the job done. It's at least a two person job- one to drive the tractor, one up top to toss. Sometimes, when we're short-staffed, I have to fill both positions which involves driving, placement, climbing, tossing, descending, driving to the next one, & repeat. It takes a bit longer to perform, but again, I can git-r'-dun (oof).
Last night I had to do just that for the first time in probably a month & a half- only this time I noticed a fluidity like I've never experienced before. I was scaling & descending faster & with significantly less effort, and I was gripping & tossing the heavy food with greater ease.
It was neat!
I guess the workouts are starting to pay off. Maybe soon I'll have to get new pants.
Anyway, I've gotta go run!
Take care,
Derek
My name is Derek Krahn, Operations Director (glorified poop scooper) for the Center for Animal Research and Education (CARE), a non-profit big cat sanctuary in North Texas. Going against my self preservation instincts, I'm training to compete in a series of extreme mudruns in order to raise money, awareness, & visibility for CARE. This blog will serve as a chronicle of this impulsive misadventure. I'm looking for sponsors in exchange for promotion. Let's make this thing BIG!
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