Wish I would have known, could have arranged some extra love.
MZ is a close friend of mine and he could have said hi for me.
Friday sucked, but I think some important changes will happen because of it, his legacy will be a good one.
SITREP THREAD. Post your Progress Here.
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MZ is a close friend of mine and he could have said hi for me.
Friday sucked, but I think some important changes will happen because of it, his legacy will be a good one.
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This is an extremely encouraging thread. I would say the best part is looking back at one of the first few pages and seeing guys, "feeling nervous, ready to ship, etc." now with the green tag under their names. Very encouraging stuff right there.
I'm finally working with a recruiter to get a solidified A&S date, so it's nice to be moving in the right direction. Can't go this fall (baby on the way, due smack dab in the middle of the fall class) so it's looking like Spring of 2017. Perfect amount of time to get in shape after coming back from deployment.
Side note, one of my Marines (bottom 1/3 of the platoon performance-wise) has just decided to attempt a lat-move to 0321. The change I have seen in him has been absolutely mind-blowing. I think the guy just needs to be challenged and has finally found something that will put a fire in his gut. He is working like a dog to ensure he is ready for BRC. From a leadership standpoint, it is a beautiful thing to see.
For now, just focusing on the close target (PFT, 285+) and working the admin side to get a solid class date. Will update as the info comes. Good luck to everyone in the same boat.
I'm finally working with a recruiter to get a solidified A&S date, so it's nice to be moving in the right direction. Can't go this fall (baby on the way, due smack dab in the middle of the fall class) so it's looking like Spring of 2017. Perfect amount of time to get in shape after coming back from deployment.
Side note, one of my Marines (bottom 1/3 of the platoon performance-wise) has just decided to attempt a lat-move to 0321. The change I have seen in him has been absolutely mind-blowing. I think the guy just needs to be challenged and has finally found something that will put a fire in his gut. He is working like a dog to ensure he is ready for BRC. From a leadership standpoint, it is a beautiful thing to see.
For now, just focusing on the close target (PFT, 285+) and working the admin side to get a solid class date. Will update as the info comes. Good luck to everyone in the same boat.
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It has been a few months since I have been on here but that's because I've just finished up with OSUT and am in holdover for Airborne. It feels so good to be chugging along towards RASP. If I have learned anything in my miniscule time in, it is that I am still a LONG way away. Just making sure I do everything possible to make sure I better myself in the coming week is all I need to worry about. I don't even know when my Airborne class starts. Everyday I wake up is a chance to prepare. Speaking of that I'll leave it at that. Some good PT is calling my name.
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I am not part of the Mentor Program yet but wanted to post some exciting news.
Went to MEPS today as a prior service AFRes coming over to the Army side.
I was able to snag an 18x slot, leaving for BCT in July.
It has taken me over 1.5 years to find a recruiter willing to help me out, but it is all coming together now.
Went to MEPS today as a prior service AFRes coming over to the Army side.
I was able to snag an 18x slot, leaving for BCT in July.
It has taken me over 1.5 years to find a recruiter willing to help me out, but it is all coming together now.
Week 5 of RASP complete. Passed the 12mile FM. Only two weeks of training left. Very excited.
Just finished up our last training day. Passed the PT test and 12mile ruck. Got our assignments today, going 2/75. Admin stuff next week then graduation on Friday. Pretty excited for the road ahead.
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Fuck ya congrats man have fun out there! Enjoy the cold! Lol
Donned our tan berets and finally earned the right to wear our scrolls today. Best moment of my life. Looking forward to the challenge ahead and earning the scroll everyday.
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Congratulations, that's awesome!
Congratulations on starting a journey to remember.
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...and now the pain begins... Muahhahahahhahaha
Been here half-lurking for a long time now, and since I'm roughly a year out from when I can get a contract to ship out, it's time to kick training into high gear with a solid well-thought out plan. I've been lifting consistently with bouts of running/no running, but enough of that BS because a program lacking running and rucking won't get me selected.
Current numbers:
5'9" 185lbs ~15% bodyfat
I want to drop roughly 10 lbs of fat quickly then slowly add on 10 lbs of muscle to put me at the same weight come Basic. I read on an MA article that a higher bodyweight helped in rucking and carrying a load aka most of SFAS. Losing the fat will help with running which is definitely my weakest area and slowly building up will allow me to gain strength without affecting the running. I've got my diet and macros down to achieve the goal, just got to put in the time.
Bench: 275x3
Push Press: 205x3
Clean: 205x3
Front Squat: 265x3 (little help on that last rep)
Hinge Lift: 315x3 4 sets
Deadlift: X-I would guess around 340-350
Squat: X-a couple of months ago it was 295x5 at 5 sets with 30sec rest in between
Weighted Dips: 10 with 70lbs
Weighted Pullups (Strict neck above bar): 6 with 70lbs - a little stronger with chinups
Pullups: 23 Not perfect Deadhang as I move fast but definitely all the way down
I will conduct an APFT Saturday.
I've been doing MA's Fortitude gym portion for the past 4 weeks so I don't have Deadlift or Squat numbers. I haven't done their running or rucking because I have never run over three miles and starting out with a 5 miler just seemed stupid. Rucking I'll address
1 Mile Run: 6:30 could have done faster
2 Mile Run: X-last time before winter was 14:15 but likely a lot slower now
5 Mile Run: X
I'm terrible at distance running but I've been doing some HIIT and longer intervals 3x week to supplement MA. From reading the Progress Report from the Q thread, this is a serious matter that I need to address. I haven't worried about it too much, but that's changing this week.
Rucking: X
Never rucked. I went to the surplus store and bought an old Alice with a hip belt and some Rocky boots from RangerJoes. The boots are a little too big, but I think the friction from my foot rubbing in the boot will do a lot to toughen my feet which was a big topic in the book Get Selected!
Goals:
I obviously want to be at basically the best condition possible before leaving for Basic. I have no clue when that will be, but I graduate in May 2017 so probably a month or two after that. From reading a whole lot of threads on here and various other tactical athlete articles, my goals are to be a cardiovascular stud with serious muscle endurance while maintaining as much strength as possible.
End of May 2017 Goals:
Squat: 450
Deadlift: 400+
Front Squat: 315
Bench: 300+
Standing Press: 185+(BW)
Pullups: 30 and 5 reps @90lbs (.5BW)
Dips: 50 and 10 reps @90lbs (.5BW)
1 Mile Run: 5:45
2 Mile Run: 12:00
5 Mile Run: 37:00
12 Mile Ruck: 2:30 or below @ 60lb pack
Plan:
Looking at E-Type, CDG, and others' posts about strength, becoming stronger will go a long way to increasing muscular endurance while making one better at performing under heavy loads which is the majority of SFAS. It also leads to durability and is a factor in injury prevention. Therefore, I will begin with strength and phased cardiovascular endurance (not pure LSD cardio) then move onto work capacity and endurance while maintaining strength and finish with whatever the hell is in MA's SFAS plan probably adding a strength component.
Train twice a day 6 days a week.
Mornings: 3x strength training with running after, 3x rucking. Alternate days
Afternoon: MMA training- great for training cardio and work capacity while training body awareness so that I don't get injured by something stupid at SFAS like a twisted ankle or anything else that can be avoidable. It's also fun, and allows me to throw in more work without over training the muscles. Plus, getting hit a lot adds in that toughen up factor.
I started that yesterday, and I was supposed to start MA's Rucking Improvement plan today, but I have a quarter sized blister from a combination of bitch feet and neoprene mats. So, I will start rucking next week. My running shoes are tight enough to prevent friction, and I'll go with double socks to be sure in the mean time.
After finishing Fortitude in two weeks, I will continue strength training with either Beyond 5/3/1 Full Body variation or the Texas Method until the end of January. Assistance exercises: mainly Core and low back, Cleans, loaded Carries, Cals, and various dumbbell exercises as needed to address weakness. Running and Rucking training volume will remain the same until the end of January.
After January I will suspend the MMA training and follow MA's Valor+Rucking Improvement, then Resilience+Running Improvement, then Ruck-Based Selection. All will have some form of supplemental workout type to reach the 2x day, 6x week number.
To prevent injury and overtraining, I will conduct mobility and stretching 15-20 minutes a day and 1 hour on Sundays via foam roller, lacrosse balls, bands, and Kelly Starrett's book.
I put the plan here so that it could be open to criticism so please fire away. As for time availability, I will be in the 5th year of college so the difficulty of the course load will be minimal as I have only a couple of Engineering classes left spread out over the year. The rest of the classes are just to get a few minors and mainly in the College of Liberal Arts which my school is not known for, that is to say they are easy at my school. Working part time will factor in, but I'm not worried about it. I am fully committed to the training and preparing myself for what lies ahead.
Current numbers:
5'9" 185lbs ~15% bodyfat
I want to drop roughly 10 lbs of fat quickly then slowly add on 10 lbs of muscle to put me at the same weight come Basic. I read on an MA article that a higher bodyweight helped in rucking and carrying a load aka most of SFAS. Losing the fat will help with running which is definitely my weakest area and slowly building up will allow me to gain strength without affecting the running. I've got my diet and macros down to achieve the goal, just got to put in the time.
Bench: 275x3
Push Press: 205x3
Clean: 205x3
Front Squat: 265x3 (little help on that last rep)
Hinge Lift: 315x3 4 sets
Deadlift: X-I would guess around 340-350
Squat: X-a couple of months ago it was 295x5 at 5 sets with 30sec rest in between
Weighted Dips: 10 with 70lbs
Weighted Pullups (Strict neck above bar): 6 with 70lbs - a little stronger with chinups
Pullups: 23 Not perfect Deadhang as I move fast but definitely all the way down
I will conduct an APFT Saturday.
I've been doing MA's Fortitude gym portion for the past 4 weeks so I don't have Deadlift or Squat numbers. I haven't done their running or rucking because I have never run over three miles and starting out with a 5 miler just seemed stupid. Rucking I'll address
1 Mile Run: 6:30 could have done faster
2 Mile Run: X-last time before winter was 14:15 but likely a lot slower now
5 Mile Run: X
I'm terrible at distance running but I've been doing some HIIT and longer intervals 3x week to supplement MA. From reading the Progress Report from the Q thread, this is a serious matter that I need to address. I haven't worried about it too much, but that's changing this week.
Rucking: X
Never rucked. I went to the surplus store and bought an old Alice with a hip belt and some Rocky boots from RangerJoes. The boots are a little too big, but I think the friction from my foot rubbing in the boot will do a lot to toughen my feet which was a big topic in the book Get Selected!
Goals:
I obviously want to be at basically the best condition possible before leaving for Basic. I have no clue when that will be, but I graduate in May 2017 so probably a month or two after that. From reading a whole lot of threads on here and various other tactical athlete articles, my goals are to be a cardiovascular stud with serious muscle endurance while maintaining as much strength as possible.
End of May 2017 Goals:
Squat: 450
Deadlift: 400+
Front Squat: 315
Bench: 300+
Standing Press: 185+(BW)
Pullups: 30 and 5 reps @90lbs (.5BW)
Dips: 50 and 10 reps @90lbs (.5BW)
1 Mile Run: 5:45
2 Mile Run: 12:00
5 Mile Run: 37:00
12 Mile Ruck: 2:30 or below @ 60lb pack
Plan:
Looking at E-Type, CDG, and others' posts about strength, becoming stronger will go a long way to increasing muscular endurance while making one better at performing under heavy loads which is the majority of SFAS. It also leads to durability and is a factor in injury prevention. Therefore, I will begin with strength and phased cardiovascular endurance (not pure LSD cardio) then move onto work capacity and endurance while maintaining strength and finish with whatever the hell is in MA's SFAS plan probably adding a strength component.
Train twice a day 6 days a week.
Mornings: 3x strength training with running after, 3x rucking. Alternate days
Afternoon: MMA training- great for training cardio and work capacity while training body awareness so that I don't get injured by something stupid at SFAS like a twisted ankle or anything else that can be avoidable. It's also fun, and allows me to throw in more work without over training the muscles. Plus, getting hit a lot adds in that toughen up factor.
I started that yesterday, and I was supposed to start MA's Rucking Improvement plan today, but I have a quarter sized blister from a combination of bitch feet and neoprene mats. So, I will start rucking next week. My running shoes are tight enough to prevent friction, and I'll go with double socks to be sure in the mean time.
After finishing Fortitude in two weeks, I will continue strength training with either Beyond 5/3/1 Full Body variation or the Texas Method until the end of January. Assistance exercises: mainly Core and low back, Cleans, loaded Carries, Cals, and various dumbbell exercises as needed to address weakness. Running and Rucking training volume will remain the same until the end of January.
After January I will suspend the MMA training and follow MA's Valor+Rucking Improvement, then Resilience+Running Improvement, then Ruck-Based Selection. All will have some form of supplemental workout type to reach the 2x day, 6x week number.
To prevent injury and overtraining, I will conduct mobility and stretching 15-20 minutes a day and 1 hour on Sundays via foam roller, lacrosse balls, bands, and Kelly Starrett's book.
I put the plan here so that it could be open to criticism so please fire away. As for time availability, I will be in the 5th year of college so the difficulty of the course load will be minimal as I have only a couple of Engineering classes left spread out over the year. The rest of the classes are just to get a few minors and mainly in the College of Liberal Arts which my school is not known for, that is to say they are easy at my school. Working part time will factor in, but I'm not worried about it. I am fully committed to the training and preparing myself for what lies ahead.
@Dienekes , I'm not a Special Forces Soldier, but with that being said, no military selection in the history of ever has counted less than perfect deadhang pull-ups. Going too fast and can't quite tell? No rep. Do them right in training and you won't get slapped in the face on gameday when you think you just knocked out 23 and the cadre impassively informs you that you've failed for lack of form and only had 5, or none.
You should post this into the SF forum.
@CDG Roger. Slow and controlled. I'm going to chest to bar from now on too.
@RUBSUMLOTION I apologize. The last time I checked the mentor group, there was a strange layout of older posts and newer posts mixed together. Will correct
@RUBSUMLOTION I apologize. The last time I checked the mentor group, there was a strange layout of older posts and newer posts mixed together. Will correct
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Alright, first progress post for me. I just hit my 3 year mark in the Air Force, so I was finally able to hit that retraining button for 1C2X1(Combat Control)! Step 1 completed. Now I wait to receive an email to see if there are billets open for FY 17 and if I am qualified to retrain. As well as continue to train for the PAST of course.
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First progress post.
Started getting ready in January, these are my first recorded times/stats.
PFT: 249
Pull-ups: 20
Crunches: 100
3 mile: 26:30
300 meter slick: 12:36
300 meters cammies: N/A
Ruck: N/A
Stats as of today.
PFT:276
Pull-ups: 20
Crunches: 100
3 mile run: 22:00
300 meter slick: 7:06
300 meter in cammies: 10:30
3 mile ruck: 32:36
Been focusing on swimming, strength/endurance workouts at the gym running with calisthenics, and working on a better ruck technique. I can't get the stride quite right. The posted time is with jogging/shuffling and no rifle substitute. Will have a new ruck with a rifle sub within the next few weeks.
Started getting ready in January, these are my first recorded times/stats.
PFT: 249
Pull-ups: 20
Crunches: 100
3 mile: 26:30
300 meter slick: 12:36
300 meters cammies: N/A
Ruck: N/A
Stats as of today.
PFT:276
Pull-ups: 20
Crunches: 100
3 mile run: 22:00
300 meter slick: 7:06
300 meter in cammies: 10:30
3 mile ruck: 32:36
Been focusing on swimming, strength/endurance workouts at the gym running with calisthenics, and working on a better ruck technique. I can't get the stride quite right. The posted time is with jogging/shuffling and no rifle substitute. Will have a new ruck with a rifle sub within the next few weeks.
Mor13
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Auto corrected July to January and no comma between gym and running. I apologize for the errors.
Mor13
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I'm trying to get a spot in the April class next year, currently trying to weave around an issue with my EAS date (FY 19 get out Dec 18).
