Looking for military workouts!

[Big Fatty]

It's amazing what can be accomplished whey you have them 24/ 7.

I like the one 'school' I went to .. first day.. "Schedule is too tight, no time for PT." This was an NCO academy E-5 and above. Everyone was "YES!! No PT for 6 weeks!!"

Then we fall out to go to class the next day, combat boots, and fatigues. Instructor comes outside.. "We're LATE, we're going to have to double time to the classroom." Yeah, the classroom was 5 miles away. Get there.. "Damn good time men, we got here earlier than expected!" and we proceeded to do PT for an hour. Repeat 42 times..

Now this was Ft Knox Ky in July.. 90+ degrees at 6AM with matching humidity. Yeah, Lost some weight in those 6 weeks, but probably scored my best PT test EVER after those 6 weeks. Now I only mention this as this was for NCOs, you can imagine what they did to us as bare collared privates.

And as you probably know, push-ups and sit-up were the easy part.

The hardest thing to REALLY improve was the running, so EVERYwhere little PVT Johny goes, he better be running.

I won't argue with you. I was in great shape though when I entered USAF Basic. Passing the PT tests was a breeze.

My point is:

Someone who is asking for help on these forums, not using their recruiter, not checking out the Navy sites, and who is probably out of shape to begin with...........
Will have a hard time to prepare in 8 weeks.
I am not saying that training hard for 8 weeks will not render some improvement. I am saying it is just a little late and it will be very tough.

 

[LateApex]

You can get ready for basic in a few months no problem.

I suggest running a few times a week. You don't have to do anything major. A couple miles at a time would suffice.

Do some PT:

1) push ups
2) sit ups

If you're so inclined you can do some pull ups as well.

You may want to supplement with some swimming. Since you will be in the pool a little.

Basic training is a walk in the park.

 

[LateApex]

I won't argue with you. I was in great shape though when I entered USAF Basic. Passing the PT tests was a breeze.

My point is:

Someone who is asking for help on these forums, not using their recruiter, not checking out the Navy sites, and who is probably out of shape to begin with...........
Will have a hard time to prepare in 8 weeks.
I am not saying that training hard for 8 weeks will not render some improvement. I am saying it is just a little late and it will be very tough.

8 weeks is an eternity if all you're doing is training for basic...

 

[Big Fatty]

8 weeks is an eternity if all you're doing is training for basic...

Depends on fitness level.........

 

[dustin]

If you have a difficult time with the Navy PRT requirements for your age group before you join, and you think you will return to your current condition after bootcamp for whatever reason. Make sure you talk to your recruiter extensively about your physical fitness concerns.

3 PFA failures in 4 years and you are discharged.

It's the new attrition tool...

 

[Big Fatty]

If you have a difficult time with the Navy PRT requirements for your age group before you join, and you think you will return to your current condition after bootcamp for whatever reason. Make sure you talk to your recruiter extensively about your physical fitness concerns.

3 PFA failures in 4 years and you are discharged.

It's the new attrition tool...

Yep, the military doesn't want fatties anymore. Suck on that Oprah...