Okay fit, I have enlisted in the army with the OCS option. My recruiter has told me I need to score in the 80% of the PT standards to make it as an officer. I have until March 16th to do so.
These are the 3 categories and what I need to achieve
Sit-ups in 2min - 68
Push-ups in 2 min - 67
2 mile run - 14:30
Currently I can barely run 2 miles in 18 minutes. Can do 25 push ups and only 25 sit ups.
How do I get to this level before the date?
I need some advice bros.
Recruiter told me to do regular push-ups then wide push ups then diamond to exhaustion for 3 sets every other day.
Sit-ups 3 sets to exhaustion every day.
Run sprints or 30/60's 30 second sprint 60 second jog to exhaustion every other day.
2 mile run every other day alternating between the sprint days.
Does this seem good?
>>39700523
The standards for situps are crap .Work on your push-ups because they hand those out like candy.
Go run at the park. Pretty simple really. Your 2 mile time is what most amateur 5k runners make
>>39700586
How the hell do I shave 3 1/2 minutes off my time though?
8 laps on a track is 2 miles
This means I'd need to shave around 27 seconds a lap.
What do?
>>39700523
>>39700613
Keep training. Run 3 to 4 times a week and do your push up sit ups 3 to 4 times a week. The only way to get better at the pt events is to train those specific events often.
>>39700613
2 miles isnt that big of a distance so do lots of high intensity interval training but be really careful. Make sure you warm up and warm down properly to avoid injury. Also try and get a 3-4 mile run in once a week at a chilled pace.
>>39700523
For standard sit-ups, do hip flexor training.
I'm in the Army OP. The first PT test I took in basic I ran 22 minutes. By the end I ran 16:30. With the combination of running every day and government hormone injected meat, you'll make significant improvements there. PU/SU score also went up.