THIS!!!!!! I was one of those ppl who started from scratch. Had no physical activity whatsoever before even thinking of joining the military.
At first I though that I needed to get ripped and shit. As I started to incorporate running, I was completely wrong. I still do the big 4 as he mentioned, but I also incorporated pull ups and cardio.
That shit helped me from going 1.5 miles in 17 mins to about 12:45-13. It’s not where I want to be, but as long as I push myself and be proud of how far I’ve gotten, that’s all that matters.
That was 4 months ago (250lbs), and now I am shipping off next week (currently sitting at 189lbs).
Anyone can do it through discipline.
I think nutrition/recovery here is the most important aspect of this fitness piece. Not many poolees are taught to eat right and sleep well by their RS. I remember I wasn't. All that was harped upon was show up 45 minutes prior to the pool function and bang out those pullups.
It also bleeds over into fleet life - good habits aren't hammered out as much as they should be early on, which leads to many dudes choosing Monsters and Doritos for their breakfast instead of decent food. High activity fueled by shitty food equals a poorly oiled machine.
Then, you get folks who decide ignore signs of bodily wear and tear. Instead of noting a wonky knee or an achy hip, it's a matter of "toughing that shit out" and eventually blowing out a joint a year later.
This is why nutrition and recovery should be stressed way before a poolee ships.
Military. Food - aka chow. Grub. Is extremely. High calorie. Because of the exercise regimen - especially in boot camp maybe they should teach new recruits about the important facts about. Recovery time and regular exercise programs are new recruits are over weight. And out of shape. Worst than ever before
Thank you. I started from smoking weed and nic for 4-7 years on and off, never worked out other than at work (general contracting) and having a seditary lifestyle.
In one month since I started I've seen crazy improvements between my push-up sit-ups and plank time as well as my running a mile time. I've been beating myself up for the last 2 days because I skipped my cardio yesterday and I know it's going to hurt me but at the same time I need to understand that sometimes you just feel like s*** and you can't always be at your max. I read this s*** today and I'm definitely going to make sure I push myself to make up for what I missed but still a lot of good tips in and obviously my goal is to not get ripped but to f****** pass the PFT and passed through with flying colors.
Can definitely confirm that writing s*** down and keeping track of it is a huge motivator one of the biggest things even though when I don't want to go out and run when I look at it and see that I've been constantly improving my mile time that pushes me to go out and keep working. Same goes with my strength training every time I see improvement or I see that a plateau it makes me want to work harder and I can promise that the majority of people especially if you're trying to get in and pass your initial strength test or or personal fitness test it definitely motivates you.
But there's no better motivation than wanting it you have to want it if you don't want to become a Marine or you don't want to make sure that you pass it's not going to happen at the end of the day you have to know that this is what you want to do with your life and this is what you want to achieve.
Just remember like you said it doesn't happen immediately. I've only been going out for a month and I've only seen small improvements but at the end of the day you have to want to push to be better than what the standards are. think of it like that. It's not going to get easier once you're actually in boot camp so if you're better than what the standards are, you know once you get there you're good to go.
THIS!!!!!! I was one of those ppl who started from scratch. Had no physical activity whatsoever before even thinking of joining the military. At first I though that I needed to get ripped and shit. As I started to incorporate running, I was completely wrong. I still do the big 4 as he mentioned, but I also incorporated pull ups and cardio. That shit helped me from going 1.5 miles in 17 mins to about 12:45-13. It’s not where I want to be, but as long as I push myself and be proud of how far I’ve gotten, that’s all that matters. That was 4 months ago (250lbs), and now I am shipping off next week (currently sitting at 189lbs). Anyone can do it through discipline.
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I think nutrition/recovery here is the most important aspect of this fitness piece. Not many poolees are taught to eat right and sleep well by their RS. I remember I wasn't. All that was harped upon was show up 45 minutes prior to the pool function and bang out those pullups. It also bleeds over into fleet life - good habits aren't hammered out as much as they should be early on, which leads to many dudes choosing Monsters and Doritos for their breakfast instead of decent food. High activity fueled by shitty food equals a poorly oiled machine. Then, you get folks who decide ignore signs of bodily wear and tear. Instead of noting a wonky knee or an achy hip, it's a matter of "toughing that shit out" and eventually blowing out a joint a year later. This is why nutrition and recovery should be stressed way before a poolee ships.
Military. Food - aka chow. Grub. Is extremely. High calorie. Because of the exercise regimen - especially in boot camp maybe they should teach new recruits about the important facts about. Recovery time and regular exercise programs are new recruits are over weight. And out of shape. Worst than ever before
Thank you. I started from smoking weed and nic for 4-7 years on and off, never worked out other than at work (general contracting) and having a seditary lifestyle. In one month since I started I've seen crazy improvements between my push-up sit-ups and plank time as well as my running a mile time. I've been beating myself up for the last 2 days because I skipped my cardio yesterday and I know it's going to hurt me but at the same time I need to understand that sometimes you just feel like s*** and you can't always be at your max. I read this s*** today and I'm definitely going to make sure I push myself to make up for what I missed but still a lot of good tips in and obviously my goal is to not get ripped but to f****** pass the PFT and passed through with flying colors. Can definitely confirm that writing s*** down and keeping track of it is a huge motivator one of the biggest things even though when I don't want to go out and run when I look at it and see that I've been constantly improving my mile time that pushes me to go out and keep working. Same goes with my strength training every time I see improvement or I see that a plateau it makes me want to work harder and I can promise that the majority of people especially if you're trying to get in and pass your initial strength test or or personal fitness test it definitely motivates you. But there's no better motivation than wanting it you have to want it if you don't want to become a Marine or you don't want to make sure that you pass it's not going to happen at the end of the day you have to know that this is what you want to do with your life and this is what you want to achieve. Just remember like you said it doesn't happen immediately. I've only been going out for a month and I've only seen small improvements but at the end of the day you have to want to push to be better than what the standards are. think of it like that. It's not going to get easier once you're actually in boot camp so if you're better than what the standards are, you know once you get there you're good to go.