Larry, thanks for sharing some of your personal life with us and thanks again for your service to this country. IMHO, unless you have walked in a persons shoes you can’t really judge or criticise that person. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s4M7ud5gk8g
It’s a damn shame Mr. Vickers even felt the need to do that video.
The situation is obvious, he went from a period of constant training, and the related metabolism, to civilian life and it all caught up with him. In my 20s and 30s I was teaching 3 to 4 classes a night and I had to eat constantly to keep from losing weight. Then I had to get a “sit down” job and didn’t have the time to train as frequently and it caught up to me. That’s it, end of story.
Anyone making comments about this guy should be forced to go through at least Ranger school at the age of 35 and then see what kind of shape they are actually in.
It’s great Larry is working out, and the opportunity to promo the gym is the only reason to do a video like this, but all of the 20 somethings giving him shit probably don’t understand he can’t run around the block with the same trouble free effort they do. While they were playing HALO, he was actually doing it and some injuries just never go away. And they make keeping fit that much more challenging. It’s great he found a gym run by some former SF guys who know that stuff.
All that said, screw the haters, Larry should enjoy his steak. I hope he keeps working out, not that I am being critical of his physical condition, but because I want him to have and enjoy all the years he deserves.
Not much that can be added to this. I doubt that some of those who bitch and moan the most still couldn’t keep up with Larry if pitted against him, and that is now. Forget in his day. I know I wouldn’t screw with the man.
It’s all the armchair operators that have nothing better to do than to run people down who are superior to them. It’s pretty sad actually.
This is the part of the internet that always gets to me… Why do people think they even have the right to address a man like Larry, let alone try to insult him over his weight, school him on the definition of an “assault rifle,” or anything else that pops up on his posts.
Some people’s kids. -_-
People actually have the nerve to leave comments like that on his channels? Wow…that is beyond crazy!
I rarely pay attention to the comments section in most places because it is usually full of trolls, spammers and people with questionable grammar skills.
With the amount of information one cal glean from a man like Mr. Vickers, nobody has the right to say things like that to him…sorry. It is beyond disrespectful. Mr. Vickers is one of the only people in the tactical world that I go to first for information and gear recommendations. If he says it works - it does and you can take it to the bank.
As one that is a few years younger than he, I too know that as we get around age 50 it is damned hard to keep weight off. Especially if you have a busy schedule and don’t have loads of spare hours to run or spend in a gym.
I am glad to see that he is getting back into the fitness routine but hey, the if the man wants to have a beer and pizza now and then I think he has more than deserved it!
The amount of rudeness that pops up on the web never ceases to amaze me. It is a tragedy that he even had to make a video like that.
Im a bit overweight myself but I lift regularly. I definitely wont badmouth Mr Vickers for working out though I will give him some shit for choosing Crossfit. HAHA
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I wish that was the reason I am fat.
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That is the nature of social media. First comment is always “you suck,” second “show us your tits.”
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That’s what happens when you get old(er). What are you going to, defend the nature of human anatomy? I don’t understand why this video was made.
No need for me to post on M4C as of late. Steyr seems to be hitting all the points I want to make.
The smart-ass young 'uns commenting about Larry’s weight should put on a 45+lb ruck and pass to standards (not just complete) the “Long Drag” they do at the end of CAG’s selection phase. Yep, ~45 MILES overland with a compass, no time specified, just “Do the best you can”. Then they can talk shit, but I’d wager those who have done it wouldn’t knock Larry 'cause he’s BTDT just like them. Something about a brotherhood…
if one could live life backwards they might not ask stupid questions and what is wrong with folks for even asking ?
maybe its being old enough to realize things and what he has done and did
and still bet the dude would destroy most folks if push comes to shove 
Oh heck yeah, he is probably as strong as an ox and must know some plenty devastating fighting moves. Delta operators receive extensive training in so many things.
His accomplishments are very impressive to put it mildly.
In addition to the comments already made here…
What the hell does his current waist size or state of physical fitness have to do with the hard earned knowledge that Larry possesses and is generous enough to share? Are their people out there that think adding an inch to your waist line makes makes knowledge and experience drop out of your brain?
This is one of the reasons I come to M4C. Its nice to see some sane, intelligent, reasonable people to remind me that not everybody “out there” in the world is an idiot. The previous comments on this thread remind me that there is still hope for humanity.
{I remove my hat…} Thank you Mr. Vickers for your years of service.
Yup…I’d second the above.
As an Aviator who transported and provided CAP for operators like Larry Vickers, I saw some of what these patriots endured. With the Service induced physical conditions he suffers from, I’m surprised he has the energy and will to do what he does now. As a young 1LT at Fort Campbell in 1983, I thought my completion of Air Assault School in July of that year was the toughest thing I had ever undertaken. I soon learned that I was not in the same class as these hardcore operators.
As an aside, imagine anyone talking about a MOH winner like this.
Imagine someone during the 50s calling Murphy a pipsqueak. Imagine someone calling York a back woods hillbilly. When exactly did it become acceptable to criticize men who have done more than their critics ever will with their entire lives.
Now if another member of Delta, NSW or any other similar group wants to make a criticism then that is fine. But I just don’t think Ventura is going to have the nerve to have a discussion about weight.
Minute 27 after Gore invented the internet.
to say I have been in a helicopter crash is freaking insane to say you have been in 3 I cant put it into words 
I always thought he had a bit of an elevated ego. That’s the impression I got from YouTube and stuff. No ,I never met the guy. It’s just how he appears to me. Does he know his stuff? without a doubt. Not arguing that. This brought him down to earth some. It was nice to see.
He’s earned whatever “ego” he has developed by the time he’s put in, and what he has done for this country. I respect the hell out of him. Not saying you don’t, but I think a certain confidence comes with the territory of being among the best of the best. He’s done shit that I can only accomplish with a controller on my couch.