Wrestling Bears Like A Pro Photographer

Time to take a step aside from the usual reviews and Photography 101 articles for a little something different. While there are so many great how to articles on the net, none of them address the more serious aspects we photogs face. The question I am asked on repeated occasions stems from my bio. Go ahead, read over it quick.

Now that you have an idea of who I am, I will address a common question. How do you wrestle bears? This is a wonderful question and I believe it is time to finally give you an insight into how you pull this feat off and come away in one piece. Without anymore delay, here are a few tips to bear wrestling.

1. You must start with the correct physique. Now it doesn’t matter if you are small or tall, skinny or round. What matters is your chest and back hair. You never see a clean person wrestling bears. No, they always have a big thick coat of hair covering their body. Now while this may turn some people off, there is a good reason for all this hair. That reason is protection!

You see, a bear has some pretty hefty teeth and claws. These would rip a mere mortal to shreds. Having a healthy coating of hair helps pad the blow from these sharp instruments of impalement. You cannot win your wrestling match if you cry at the first scratch. This hair also keeps you warm when you’re wrestling in the frigid waters of Alaska. If you plan on wrestling bears, grow a thick coat of body hair!

2. You gotta buff up. Bear wrestling is a massive test of endurance and strength. If you’re not running a hundred miles a day, you are not ready to step into the ring with a grizzly. On average, I run 1,000 miles in the morning, then another 2,000 after dinner. This keeps me in peak condition to run circles around my opponent.

The second part is strength. You need to be able to push the bear off of you in the event that it pins you to the ground. For strength training, I hit the astral gym on a daily basis. Moving mountains is a great way to increase your leg strength. I bench three small planets for my chest workout. Lastly, I curl small galaxies for my arm workouts. It is exhausting, but you have to stick to it to really get those muscles primed for a wrestling match.

3. Time to accessorize. I watched wrestling a lot as a child. The most important item I learned is that accessories can make, or break, a match. This is also true with bear wrestling. Now, you may not have folding chairs, ladders, or doors at your disposal. Yet, you have items like backpacks and tripods. Don’t be afraid to use these when the match takes a turn in the bears favor. Just remember, you probably won’t be using the tripod after a few whacks. I tend to go through five tripods per match.

There you have it, three simple tips to get you on the road to bear wrestling. I have been doing this for five centuries, so be prepared to train for at least three decades before you step into the ring. Happy wrestling!

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Chris Nitz

This is where you would expect me to tell you about my life, how awesome I am, or why I am so superior to other people in this line of business. I would enjoy telling you how I have wrestled grizzly bears 10 feet tall. Maybe you would like hearing how I have taken on Velociraptors in my days as a young man. Even better is the story how I have traveled to the furthest reaches of space to stop catastrophic alien invasions. The problem will be that you might not believe my awesome stories.

I will keep these awesome stories for the campfire though. I’m just a man, taking pictures, trying to make a living. I ditched my education in computers in favor of pursuing my passion for photography. I enjoy a good cold beer on a warm day. I have a fondness of the outdoors.. I have enjoyed years capturing life’s unscripted moments. Hopefully, I can enjoy many more years of slacking off without fear of those grizzlies taking me out before my time.

My Philosophy is to capture those non-scripted moments. To capture the little details that this world really has to offer. From weddings to insects, I enjoy capturing the life, the details, and the moments that come and go in a flash.

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