What’s the wear and tear on average UPS driver?

[Driver7906]

Go feeder. Your body will thank you.

 

[Babagounj]

Not a case?

I tried, but I kept passing out.

 

[Babagounj]

It would take at least a case of Michelob ultra to do what 3 regular beers would do

Michelob Dry was the best , no more stinky beer breath.

 

[Babagounj]

If UPS did not pay me so much, I would never have had the money to drink so much beer.

 

[brostalss]

Go feeder. Your body will thank you.

Sure does. No more back pain. No more elbow pain. No more ankle pain. No more knee pain.

 

[Benben]

Where does most of the pain come from if I may ask?

A lack of KY when DPS has, "one of his days!"

 

[UrFellowUpser]

Im in my third year so far and can tell i might have knee problems somewhere down the line. I workout 5 days a week to try to stay in peak physical shape for this job, but something tells me that still wont divert some of the pains and injuries that i will incur. It doesn't matter how much i deadlift or bench press these packages and bulk stops be kicking my ass.

 

[IVE GOTTA PACKAGE 4U]

Im in my third year so far and can tell i might have knee problems somewhere down the line. I workout 5 days a week to try to stay in peak physical shape for this job, but something tells me that still wont divert some of the pains and injuries that i will incur. It doesn't matter how much i deadlift or bench press these packages and bulk stops be kicking my ass.

Good footwear and don't muscle the packages

 

[1989]

I like when the new drivers been doing it for six months and says, this isn’t that bad, lmao. Punk ass punks.

Isn’t that bad.....old fart.

 

[burrheadd]

Well have co worker that he can't have sex with his wife do to too much overtime, yes the pressure is of him because his wife is 10 years younger than him , so the only studies he can think is about ,how to fixed his married, I guess the long repetitive motions and long hours o maybe his hormones are low.

How hot is she?

 

[Poop Head]

Just stay hydrated.

 

[Driver7906]

Im in my third year so far and can tell i might have knee problems somewhere down the line. I workout 5 days a week to try to stay in peak physical shape for this job, but something tells me that still wont divert some of the pains and injuries that i will incur. It doesn't matter how much i deadlift or bench press these packages and bulk stops be kicking my ass.

If you’re lifting heavy at the gym, doing that plus delivering packages is torture on your joints.

 

[Coldworld]

Sure does. No more back pain. No more elbow pain. No more ankle pain. No more knee pain.

Until you see one of these fools who are trying to jerk a stationary dolly 180 degrees.... ing morons!!

 

[IVE GOTTA PACKAGE 4U]

Just stay hydrated.

Michelob ultra?

 

[Coldworld]

How hot is she?

Take your pick.....lol

 

[Poop Head]

Michelob ultra?

Blue koolaid that the mechanics give me

 

[Benben]

"It doesn't matter how much i deadlift or bench press these packages and bulk stops be kicking my ass."

Trying to gain size is not smart!

You are in a marathon, not a sprint! How many marathon runners have you seen with muscle mass?

Put it this way: Every step down results in a force of 3x's your body weight straight into your ankles, knees, hips then low back! How many times do you step down out of your truck a day (never mind the added weight of the package you are carrying.) Multiply that by 5 days a week, 49 weeks a year and X amount of years you are able to do the job.

Change to objective of your workouts.

 

[Dumbo]

Marathon runners are actually extremely unhealthy. Study after study have proven the catabolic properties of steady state cardio in excess.

It's actually smart to lift weights outside of our job. I am educated in this area and founded and sold a successful private gym.

As drivers, we primarily use our low back, legs and biceps in a repetitive motion all day creating overuse injuries and muscle imbalances. The smart thing to do, and what I do, is 2 full body workouts per week with maybe a little more emphasis in chest, triceps, and upper back . Lifting in a 10 rep range area close to failure will actually help build muscle, which will cushion your joints and allow you to work in this job longer. Weight lifting strengthens not only your muscles but tendons. This will actually prevent damage to your joints.

Continuing to do this job without weight lifting will eventually break down muscle tissue, create major muscle imbalances, and cause more injury. Muscle imbalances cause disruptions in your kinetic chain which put more stress in other areas of your spine.

 

[Harley Rider]

After 34 years on a package car my body is done. Delivering downtown my first 10 years or so was the worst. A lot better once I was able to bid an extended area. Lots of windshield time instead of delivery time.

Went 30 years without anything major happening. Knee surgery in 2015, ankle surgery in 2016. Another knee surgery on other knee in early 2018. Then reinjured knee and ankle late in 2018 and had surgery again on both. Five surgeries in three years and workmans comp tried to drag their feet on each one hoping I would quit or go back to work.

Only good thing to come out of it was I retired one year sooner than planned and was able to start collecting disability.

 

[burrheadd]

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Have to be close to closing time