Running at Altitude

[Short Round]

I'm glad I saw this thread because I actually logged on this evening to ask a similar question to the one originally posted. I've been training on deployment at about 6k for the past six months. I've tried to work in cardio but it is just to tempting to lift for size while I'm here and the food is free (albeit terrible). I'm putting in a MECEP package later this year and I need to up my PFT from about a 174 to a 185, which is 100% dependent on my 3 mile time. I've started incorporating sprints and some agility drills into my routines but I'm wondering if it will show at all when I get back to sea level to run. Will any of this strength training at altitude have any crossover into my run time?

 

[0699]

I'm glad I saw this thread because I actually logged on this evening to ask a similar question to the one originally posted. I've been training on deployment at about 6k for the past six months. I've tried to work in cardio but it is just to tempting to lift for size while I'm here and the food is free (albeit terrible). I'm putting in a MECEP package later this year and I need to up my PFT from about a 174 to a 185, which is 100% dependent on my 3 mile time. I've started incorporating sprints and some agility drills into my routines but I'm wondering if it will show at all when I get back to sea level to run. Will any of this strength training at altitude have any crossover into my run time?

185? Did they change the PFT?

 

[Short Round]

Whoops! 285* Sorry its late here.

 

[0699]

Whoops! 285* Sorry its late here.

That makes more sense. Thank you for the clarification.

 

[pardus]

I'm glad I saw this thread because I actually logged on this evening to ask a similar question to the one originally posted. I've been training on deployment at about 6k for the past six months. I've tried to work in cardio but it is just to tempting to lift for size while I'm here and the food is free (albeit terrible). I'm putting in a MECEP package later this year and I need to up my PFT from about a 174 to a 185, which is 100% dependent on my 3 mile time. I've started incorporating sprints and some agility drills into my routines but I'm wondering if it will show at all when I get back to sea level to run. Will any of this strength training at altitude have any crossover into my run time?

The altitude will help with the run/cardio, honestly I'm not sure about the strength training.
I would add some Fartlek runs to your run training.

 

[Short Round]

The altitude will help with the run/cardio, honestly I'm not sure about the strength training.
I would add some Fartlek runs to your run training.

Good to go sir. We have a small track around one of our LZs, I may start doing Fartlek runs on that.

 

[Etype]

Fuck running. I would just tell those instructors or whatever that I focus on my fight mechanism, and that flight is for birds and pussies.

I would also tell them that if they want me to run, they need to call it chasing, because I don't run from anything.

 

[amlove21]

Fuck running. I would just tell those instructors or whatever that I focus on my fight mechanism, and that flight is for birds and pussies.

I would also tell them that if they want me to run, they need to call it chasing, because I don't run from anything.

DID WE JUST BECOME BSET FRIENDS?! YEP.

Running breeds cowardice. As far as I can tell, we aren't involved in foot races with the enemy for freedom.

Fuck runnin times two. PS, I lol'd at "flight is for birds and pussies". Fucking instant classic.