/k/ombat fitness

>>28660323

>rucking

Enjoy your early onset arthritis

>>28660323
If someone can not do 30 pull ups they have no reason to lift. They have not even mastered their body weight.

>>28660323
I browse /fit/ it's the same as working out

>>28660323
His arms are kinda flabby.

>>28660323

Operator fitness is all about load bearing and endurance. Absolute strength isn't going to play a huge role in being mobile and keeping your heart rate down.

Deadlifts never hurt though, of course.

>>28660323
the only people who will respond are those who do, giving the illusion that this board is fit.

pictures of the /k/ meetups show that the majority are slobs and manchildren

Lifting weekly schedule is a standard two-week AxBxAxx and BxAxBxx cycle and I'll run on two or three of the off days depending on how I feel.

A
Military Press
Deadlift
Tricep Press
Calf Raises
Curls

B
Squat
Bench
Row
Flys
Shrugs

>>28660430

Dumb faggot detected: https://desustorage.org/k/thread/28600127/#28602629

>>28660373

>If you can't lift x weight you shouldn't be lifting at all!

How do you expect people to be able to lift heavier weights if they can't train on lower weights? Do you know how strength training works?

I fear you may be retarded, or autistic at the very least.

>>28660373
Regarding pull ups and push ups, do you risk curlbro syndrome if you stick with them instead of lifting with irons?

>>28660576

Not him but as someone who switched from bodyweight only to weightlifting I can say that weightlifting is superior in every single way.

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>>28660323
>Does /k/ even lift?

Every weekday I build 15 pallets of auto parts shipments and then load them into a truck. You fucking tell me.

You ever seen one of these bastards? They're brake drums for big rigs. One alone weighs close to 150lbs. Yesterday I shipped four of them.

>>28660323
Just started, sort of following Starting Strength and Warrior Diet. Taking a meal at 1pm and then 5pm and then not eating until the same time the next day.

Workout A
3x5 Squats, can only squat the bar at this stage, will probably be able to squat 20kg next session, I have pretty big legs
3x5 OHP. Not much there, probably about 20kg+bar as well.
1x5 Deadlift, could probably put this at 30-40kg.

Workout B
3x5 Squats
3x5 Bench
1x5 Deadlift

Accessories of Bicep Curls, Leg Press, Lat pulldowns and Crunch/Situps, with cardio consisting of 10-15 minute jogs in 11.5 speed setting on treadmill broken up with walks every 1:30, and Heavy bag routine until I sweat too hard and my arms get heavy.

I think this should get me fit prett soon, I'm at 103kg last time I weighed myself which was last wednesday. Used every machine at the gym for my second time, But looking at getting into a proper routine.

ABxABxx schedule.

Ricky, if you're out there, what's your routine?

Bleachers with a vest and bodyweight shit. Will gym again soon, but the new years people are still there.

>>28660652
I used to work in a auto parts warehouse, I fucking hated those things. We were a really high output warehouse and I'd see those multiple times a day. Batteries was a good work out though. They were in 6 aisles and a few pallets in another area. Every other hour you had to pull a new batch of them. So you'd cruise down the aisles with a increasingly heavier flatbed pulling dozens of them. I got pretty fit thanks to that job, and just maintained it over the years.

>>28660862
>Batteries was a good work out though

When you say high output, like how high?

Being winter in MN, my bulk battery pallet to sort is two or three layers.

They're starting to feel lighter. I love it.

>>28660829
The fact you started is good. Start encorporating some form of cardio into your mornings.
Average morning workout;
10 heaves(pull-ups)/3 burpees
9 heaves/6 burpees
8 heaves/9 burpees, etc till
1 heave/30 burpees.

Then arvo hit the weights, focus on going medium weight for 8-10 reps, don't focus too much on isolation.
Do this 5-6 days a week. Just don't go too hard to early.

>>28660576
If you only do pull ups as your back exercise you put your shoulders at risk. At least switch them out for rows occasionally.

>>28660829
Bro, you sound like a newb to lifting so let me give you some advice for you to ignore.

>warrior diet
That sounds horrible and you aren't doing yourself any favors. Eat regular planned meals, 3-6 a day. With warrior diet you're going to be spending half your day deprived of energy required to fuel your workouts as well as recover.

>can only squat the bar
>I have pretty big legs
No, you don't.
Do SS like the book says. I did it and went from squatting 115lbs 1rm to 285 1rm in 6 months. Gained 25 lbs, most fat. The program is set up the way it is for a reason.

>cardio
Cardio is necessary, but unfortunately you will not be able to progress very far on your cardio and heavy squats at the same time. I tried running on off days and eventually felt like I got hit by a truck. 20-30 mins of easy biking was much better. It won't be perfect, but get your base strength up to a decent beginner level (225 lbs squat for reps, 185 bench for reps, etc). Then switch to a weekly progression routine. Yes you will still have plenty of noob gains to go, but by not training at max effort every session you will leave some energy you can devote to good cardio.

>Curls, leg press, lat pulldowns
See above, stick with the program. Focus on the compounds, don't major in the minors.

>>28660323
I hate people who pretend to be military/know shit about the military

>>28660958
meant to say gained 25 lbs, mostly muscle, lel

>>28660958
I hate faggots who dont know shit that regurgitate broscience to be condescending

Hell yeah. PPL but doubled so it's more like PPLPP, I guess. Lost 30 pounds already, should be brety gud by summer. Cut out most sugar and carbs after breakfast, it's just a lot of cottage cheese and veggies for me. Gotta get back on cardio though, running sucks when you're a fatty.

>>28660934
I can't do a single pull up and have trouble hitting 5 pushups at the moment. I'm training for strength at the moment so I can more easily involve some bodyweight stuff in my down time, or when I can't make it to a gym.

>>28660958
I do have big legs, not necessarily muscle though. I only squatted the bar because that's what I felt comfortable with, I think I can push a bit more and still get 3x5.

I also don't have the book, using the wiki. Will consider picking the book up as I've heard it gives proper weight levels for what you should start out at.

I'm not majorly working out the accessories, I just feel like I haven't done enough work with SS if I don't throw in a few accessory workouts to go with it.

>>28660978
You were right the first time

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>>28660323
>be 6'0" 250libs
>start couch to 5 k
>little sucky at first. had to force myself to go and run 3x a week for the first 2 weeks.
>after 2 weeks get into a rythm and actually enjoy my evening runs on the treadmill.
>a few months go by and i get down to 210 libs.
>wife poops out 2nd born child. dont treadmill for 8 months.
>start treadmilling again. after about 7 workouts end up jogging 30 mins and completing the couch to 5k again. relieved i hadnt lost all progress i had made.
>just started bridge to 10k. so far so good.
>going to start emis 100 pushup challenge so i can alternate run/pushup/run/pushup/etc. i'll add in other routines once i get these out of the way.
progress has been slow but steady. for the foreseeable future i think i should be able to stay on a routine workout schedule. once i get under 200libs i hope never to get back above that ever. unless its all muscle of course.

>>28661009
Your starting weight is individual. Rip says you should start with the bar, do 5 reps. Add 10 lbs, do 5 reps. Continue until you feel the bar speed slow down (basically, instead of it being effortless, it takes an easy-moderate effort). Do not push it and go heavy. The entire idea is to start light, because you will be adding 5-10 pounds every single workout. The first couple of weeks may seem easy and you may be inclined to do more. Resist the urge though, because in a month or two you will be squatting 50+ more lbs than you started with. It will only continue to get heavier, and when you're squatting heavy, you'll be sick of thinking about extra leg work.

If you've never lifted a day in your life, start with just the bar and add 5 lbs each session until you get used to the form. Then after a couple weeks test your true starting weights. Speaking of form, make sure yours is on point. I injured my knee squatting because my form got sloppy and couldn't lift for 5 months. Don't be me.

good luck anon, get swole

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I used to not have to work out, slinging feed, stall mats, etc and averaging 27,000 steps a day kept me fittish, even if excessive carb consumption meant I'm carrying 25 lbs more than I should.

But after 10 years of not being allowed to sit down at work (except for pic related), now I'm tied to a desk for half the day. I've already ordered a stand up desk, and cut pop and a lot of the snacky carbs I used to graze, but now I've gotta think hard about actually working out.

I'm happy with my strength, (I can one rep my body weight on the bench press), I just want to maintain strength, cut weight for the sake of my joints, and keep limber.

Assuming I can give the gym an hour a day, would 2 days a week of strength training (one upper body, one leg), 2 days of cardio (one of rowing machine, one of treadmill/stair climber/elliptical), and a weekly hour of Yoga be sensible, or do I need more time lifting?

FWIW, I'm 28, 210 lbs, 5'8", and wear size 36 inch pants, mostly because I've got that Ex-hockey player booty (my belt is a 32, and I can carry a 1911 IWB without having to come off the second to last notch)

>>28661078
I think i've got decent form on squats. I get below parallel and keep my ass out and my back sort of straight. My knees hurt a bit, but that's because it was my first time doing squats, so I expect that'll be a thing until my joints get used to the stress.

I'll save my big weights for my last session next week. See what I can 1RM. Just for shits and giggles.

Do you recommend taking a small notepad to gym and writing down what you can do and what causes you to fail? like say "5reps 20kg, fail last rep"? I'm going to do it to keep track of my gains and so I don't hit a brick wall when I lift.

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How does a skelly prepare of boot? especially OCS?

>>28661205

Weight, height, age?

>>28661078
Heres better advice:
Do.t listen to dumbass broscience. The fitness community is filled with bullshit studies that dont take genetics into account.

If you are repping it out atleast 50% of your 1rm, you are doing work. Do 3 sets of 10 ubtil you find a weight that you can only do 8 reps on. Do that weight until you can do 10 full reps with rock solid form. then up the weight.

Dont be a fool like these memed on starting strength clowns. Dont injure yourself in stupid rep ranges that give you know extra benefit being in.

>>28661205
Boot is mostly cardio and endurance. Run often, hit the gym and work on endurance for weights (lower weight, more reps, 45 seconds to 1min resting periods) rather than strength.

Eat plenty of protein, a fair amount of carbs and a reasonable amount of natural fats. Protein and cardio will be your two main points to work on, they'll help you build endurance and get slightly bigger.

What's your BMI and your height/weight?

>>28661167
If you're only going to lift twice a week, I would recommend a full body routine such as Bench/Squats one day and OHP/Deadlifts the next. That way you hit upper body and lower body twice a week each, which usually nets better gainz than only once a week.

>>28661205
Endurance and weight gain. Unless you know your knees handle runs well, I wouldn't prerun very much (do some), but do everything you can to increase your lung capacity and your cardiovascular efficiency, and force yourself to eat until you're sick. Half a dozen eggs, a big bowl of oatmeal, and half a cup of salsa for breakfast, 4 boneless skinless breasts and a mess of fruit for lunch, two pork chops and potato for dinner, a meal replacement shake an hour after each meal.

More if you can hack it.

Drink at least 2 liters of water a day.

>>28661189
Thats exactly why I bring a notepad or note it in my phone.

>>28661251
Starting Strength is a more than proven STRENGTH routine for people just STARTING out. You progress every workout, and progression is what makes you stronger. Does 3x10 work? Absolutely, as long as you have a progression scheme. But you can lift more weight with 3x5, meaning more strength gains. I don't see how 3x5 is considered a stupid rep range. Do you even lift, or am I feeding a troll?

>>28661316
Thanks for the advice. I hope I can maintain lifting twice a week, really I'm happy with my strength, we took the bed of my brother's Toyota to do some frame work and I could lift the rear tires off the ground solo. Granted the whole truck was probably under 2500 lbs and mostly over the front axle, but I'm stronger now than I've ever been.

I'm just also fat.

And who knows, I haven't done actual strength training since high school, maybe I'll find it addictive and see what I can build.

Lets see some numbers
Flat Bench: 225
Dead Lift: 335
Squat: 335

My goal for this year is to get into the 1k pound club. IM at 895/1000 shooting for 915 this week.

>>28660323

I can overhead press 270 pounds

>>28661432
Flat Bench: 75
Dead Lift: 120
Squat: 150

trying to lose some weight successfully but slow. Due to being in a really dangerous place and for now I dont wanna get kidnapped.

Been doing lift with an yugo AK on different weight
abductors
jumping jacks

I do olympic weightlifting and whatever my coach puts on the board.

Just clean deadlifted 170 kilos for 4 reps so I do okay.

My cardio is pretty shit though.

>>28661461
Please be in kilos. Why is your back so weak? Do RDLs.

>>28661205
SS+GOMAD

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>>28661432
1rms:
230lbs Bench
265lbs Squat
415lbs Deadlift
145lbs OHP

I'm a small little fuck, but absolute strength is ny biggest concern right now.

Also post current body dudes

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>>28660323
Navy DEP Specwar kid here
8:50 swim (500yard)
71 pushups
84 situps
11 pullups
10:58 1.5 mile run

Have an EOD contract.

My pullups bite, I easily have the lowest score for that. What can I do to improve my numbers? I'd like to be atleast in the low 20's.

>>28661432
Bench 205 lbs 1RM
OHP 135
Squat 255
Deadlift 275
Pushups Max 72
Situps Max 61
Pullups Max 12
5k Avg 24:00
2 mile Avg 14:00
5 mile Avg 46:00

Got serious about getting in shape about 6 months ago. They're all shit numbers, but still way better than where I started.

>>28660588
Cost effectiveness?

>>28661584
Not shit at all. You're extremely well rounded. That you're even still working on it is impressive.

>>28661382
Less reps =/= more strength you fool

Brb my muscles calculate the amount of reps I do

>>28661555

Do them weighted.

>>28661432
current bench/squat/dead: 245/315/405
previous best: 255/335/465

170lbs, 5'9.

>>28661685

$15 a month and actually making gains versus free and looking dyel as fuck

>>28661713
Thanks bro, right now my primary goals are getting my run times down to 2 mile 13 minutes, 5k in 21:00, and 5 miles in 40:00.
Lifting is secondary, but I will be satisfied when I can do 1/2/3/4 plates for reps

I am trying to get fit, I'm planning on getting a treadmill and putting on a plate carrier full of sandbags and walk for a straight hour each day.

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I PT every weekday because the Marine Corps is gay. On the weekends i usually get drunk and run the backyard, if I'm bored I take my plate carrier along.

>PFT 270-something
Lifting is gay, whats the point of benching 2 plates if you cant run to save your goddamn life.

>>28661808
I can second this. It's motivating to have a place to go to, making it a complete activity and not just "I guess I'll go do pushups in the corner for 15 minutes.

Also drinking more whole milk really does help with that bulk.

>>28661966

Hell, and when I was doing bodyweight only I had that planned out strictly with increasing reps and such.

I was doing the following exercises with no pauses between reps and 5 minute breaks between exercise: 60 push ups, 100 sit ups, 100 unweighted squats, 20 pull ups, 100 lunges, 40 dips, 5 minute plank, and running. While all that is solid I was a total dyel.

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>>28660323
If you're not scoring a 300 you're a fucking pussy. The only way you're not a pussy is if you are a tree stump of muscle that can't quite hit 13:00 on the run. Literally no excuse for PU/SU though.

last APFT I took was 84/83/12:10

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>>28660845
Not Ricky, but Ranger, here's an example of what out strength coaches have us focusing on.

It's not focused on the PT test because nobody gives a shit about the APFT, it's focused on what's going to make us better in combat.

>>28662140
if you can do this you sure as fuck can max the APFT

>>28662140
Interesting, do you and the other Rangers feel like you've gotten better results with this compared to a standard barbell strength and running/conditioning routine?

Any tips for somebody working on maxing out the APFT before talking to a recruiter about an Opt40 contract?
Also, thoughts on 13F in the Rangers?

>>28662286
you best bet for 75th is to excel in OSUT, option 40 is for cooks

>>28660323
Uprudder

>>28660323
What's your 2/5/12 mile ruck times and weight?

>>28662087
Last APFT I took

94/89/ 12:13

And I look like a pasty sack of crap.

>>28660652
Fuck off fag they weigh 80 tops, I work in heavy duty. Get your bullshit outta this thread

>>28662258
You'd think so but that's not always the case. We've had some issues with privates following these workouts, scoring 90% and above on the PT test before sending them to school.

Personally I have no problem with the run or sit ups, but I'm always a few short on the push ups. Granted the grading is pretty strict and you have to touch your chest to the ground.

>>28662286
I was on 5/3/1 for a while. I started regularly doing the WODs when I got back from Ranger School, I feel a lot stronger overall and more well balanced now.

I run a lot more then the program calls for though, but that's just because I like running.

If you want to go Ranger get an option 40 contract. Don't risk trying to get it in OSUT, because you probably won't get it. Get it in your contract even if you have to wait, otherwise you might get stuck in some big army unit instead.

13F is pretty cool, if I could do it again I'd go 13F. You get to call in a lot of fires, and you're treated a little better than the average infantry private.

>>28662438
right.. Im saying it's easy...

>>28662520
>you have to touch your chest to the ground.
The fuck? Really?

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>>28662445
>they weigh 80 tops

Lel no.

Pic related does and they're lighter.

>>28661864
this desu
I don't understand why everyone complicates this shit and is obsessed with MUH GAINZ

just make sure you can keep going for a long ass time
cardio is the name of the survival game

3 rounds jump rope, 3-4 rounds kickboxing, 3-4 rounds indian clubs, 4-8 sets olympic bar all positions, just started dead hangs, 3-4 rounds wrestling drills. that's enough for me.

>>28661432
I'm a fat shit now but during football season last year these were my numbers.
Bench:350
Squat:600
Deadlift:Something, don't remember.

>>28662559
Pretty much. The grading is pretty strict so you're basically better off going to the ground then having a bunch of push ups thrown out. That's why most team leaders make their guys touch their chest to the ground.

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>>28662690
Sounds like it would hurt your elbows.

>MFW imagining doing diamond pushups chest to ground

>>28662520
You would go 13F Opt40? What exactly do 13F's do on missions? I assume they hang around the perimeter of the area and provide overwatch in case of needed CAS. Do they ever get to "kick in doors" like the 11B's? I've also heard that in the conventional side 13F get made glorified radio operators while artillery/CAS can get called in by basically any NCO/Officer instead of the 13F only. Is this true in the Rangers as well?

I ask because calling in CAS and artillery sounds cool, but if Infantry does the same thing, plus has the opportunity for more missions/schools/special units, then maybe I should just go 11B instead.

>>28662675

>football
>legit lifting

You most likely were quarter squatting, benching w/o touching your chest, and doing stupid shit

Source: former D3 football player

>>28661432

Bench: 315
Squat: 455
Dead: 505

who /plg/ here?

>>28660588
Heil Hitler dubs checked.

>as someone who switched from bodyweight only to weightlifting I can say that weightlifting is superior in every single way
And concur.

>>28662705
It just makes it harder to do a lot of push ups quickly more than anything else.

You'll hang around with the PL- officer- because he's the one who's suppose to authorize calls for fire. Beyond that you'll actually be responsible for calling in that fire, as well as sometimes bring in helicopters to their LZ.

You won't be kicking in any doors- you're actually pretty valuable- but I know more than a few 13Fs who got weapons kills. Really though your main concern is the ability to rain death down upon your enemy, it's a pretty important job.

You're also going to have access to a lot more assets than the regular army does, and you have a chance to get JTAC qualified which is pretty important in the FO world. I wouldn't worry about not getting to do cool guy stuff/having senior guys overriding you in regiment.

>>28662913
Just because you were lazy doesn't mean I was senpai.

>>28660323
>APFT
lol.

>>28660958
>base strength up to a decent beginner level (225 lbs squat for reps, 185 bench for reps, etc)
At what height & weight would you say is beginner level for 225 squat and 185 bench? Srs question

>>28660323
>290 APFT

You got an extra zero in there, OP.

>>28661432
Flat Bench: 175 5x5
Squat: 180 5x5
Dead Lift: 295 5x5

Still skelly, but working on it.

>>28662520
What about volunteering for rasp at 68w ait? Does that happen alot cause rangers need medics and socm us a ball buster?

>>28662520
Can you give a similar description of medics in batt

>>28660373
Wow your stupid.

>>28661555
You should get your pushups and situps up to 100 each. Pull ups, 20, at least. Your run, down to less than ten. I can do your numbers now, and I am just a submariner. I don't train physically. You've got a ways to go. I know plenty of people who have gone specwar, and even just basic bitch dive school demands far more than what you're putting out right now.

>>28663256
No clue how hard it is to get a to RASP from 68W AIT. Your best bet is to get an option 40 contract. We're always pretty short on medics. If that's not an option for whatever reason go talk to your AIT cadre about getting a slot. Like I said, Regiment is always hurting for medics so long as you're not a shit bag your cadre should be able to help you out.

>>28663270
You're going to be practicing a lot of combat medicine. Before he stepped down as the head of JSOC- or maybe USASOC? I can't remember right right now- General Mattis specifically commended Ranger Medics as some of the best combat medics he's ever seen. It's not an overstatement. Ranger medics undergo a lot of training before they get to battalion, and they're constantly training when they get to battalion, on top of the usual stuff they need to be proficient enough to go out. Then there's a bunch of medic specific training events they get to go to.

Much like 13F, you won't be kicking in doors, but that doesn't mean you won't be shooting. One of the medics I knew got 14 kills in Iraq on just his old shorty rifle. One of the newer medics I know just got two kills himself this past week. Medics are valuable, you'll be having out with the platoon sargeant, but you'll still be in the shit.

Just know, you're going to be studying a lot. SOCOM is a fucking ball buster, and even when you get to battalion you're still going to be learning. You really either need to be good at studying, or have a love for medicine.

>>28660576
Absolutely

>>28660323
Day 1
Squat 5 sets, 2 warm up
Flat bench 4x8
Decline bench 3x8
Calf raise 3x12+
Cable fly 3x12

Day 2
Deadlift increasing weight till I can only get 4, kind of a weekly max out
Pull ups 3x12
barbell row 3x10
chin up 3x10
Glute bridge 3x10

Day 3
Military press 3x8
Ez bar curl and skull crusher 3x8-12
Lateral and front raises 3x10
Concentration curl 3x10
One hand rope cable push down 3x10

Ill switch auxiliary movements in and out too, but those are my main I've been doing recently. For abs I'll just do abwork during rest period every other day and do cardio 3 times a week

>>28660373
if you can't bench press 2x bodyweight you have no business doing pushups

>>28662140
This is really great, thanks anon

Used to lift regularly, now I don't and I feel bad about it. Help me get back into it

Twice a week:
>bench press 8x3
>pull ups 8x3
>overhead dumbbell press 8x3

Apart from this I play floorball for 1.5h per week and during the winter months I go tour skating when the conditions are right.

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>>28660323
desu....crossfit is the way to go.
there is a reason pat mcnamara is doing it. I mean jeez...just look at him!

>>28660323

I use to, about three months ago I fucked up in deadlifting. Snap city for my ass.

>>28660323
i dont need to work out, thats what a gun is for dumb ass

M-F sucking dicks
Weekend spitroasts

>>28660323

283 APFT.

Run 3-4 times a week, low weight rucking 2 times a week, push/pull/sit ups every day

>>28662913
>d3
Fucking kek

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>>28661246
>>28661271

21 y/o
6 foot
165-170
prob 20-22% fat

light smoker. light drinker.

I think my drinkings really getting in the way of my stronglifts program..

>>28664983
I go to that gym when I'm back from school. He doesn't really do crossfit so much as his own fitness program I think he's written about. Even runs his own classes for it some Sundays when the gym is closed

>>28660323
Lifting is pointless. Cardio is where it's at.

Don't give a fuck if you squat 400lbs. Running out of breath will get you killed.

there is some really stupid shit itt

>>28660360
Rucking is an amazing exercise though.

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>>28665453

Start eating a 4,000 calorie diet, stronglifts or starting strength program, and couch to 5k. Bridge to 10k if you're already running a lot.

>>28661740
I've been lifting for 5 years now and I can tell you that I currently out lift everyone by doing 3x5 or 5x5 on the compound exercises. While 3x 10 might give you a quicker start, you will stall and stay at a plateau rather quickly. This doesn't happen as quickly with 5x5. If you don't believe me you should google it and try to educate yourself

>>28661007
LISS cardio, bruh. Handle your shit without killing your joints.

>>28663444
Sweet thanks man. So you guys are still deploying if guys are getting kills then?

>>28661432
1Rm's
Flat Bench: 225
Dead Lift: 375
Squat: 265

Did a 5/3/1 for a while now I switched it up after December leave cycle to a "back to basics" routine for foundation. Now I get up to working weight for 5x10 reps. Going from 5x to 10x on Squats/Deads makes a hell of a difference.

I'm an ABxAxBx routine.

A
Bench press
Squat
Weighted decline situps
L sit pullups
Reverse curls

B
Deadlifts
Overhead press
Barbell rows
Dumbbell rows

I also will go running on x days or sometimes immediately post workout depending on time.

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>191CM
>96KG
>Still semi-skeleton tier
>Going to enlist in my countrys military in 7 months or so
Basically I hit most requireements including the cardio parts of running and rucking, I can squat heavy weights relative to my own bodyweight, push ups and sit ups etc are fine. What I can't do however, which is one of the tests they put you through is pull-ups and or chin ups. How do I into chin ups? I can hardly manage to do two in a row.

>>28667112
Oyeah, that's 6'3 and 211 lbs for burgers.

>>28667112
http://twentypullups.com/the-training-program/

PDF can be downloaded. good luck anon

>>28660323
Lol, the army pt test is a joke i have a 280score, and I rarely ever do pt, and i know people who workout a ton to get that 300 and can't even do their job in a combat situation. Fuckingtryhardkillyourself.jpg

>>28667407
Cool, thanks. Do you think it would work to swap or at least mix it up with chin ups instead of pull ups?

>>28667112

Negative pull ups/chin ups, bicep curls for chin ups, overhead press for pull ups. I'd do both for a more well rounded physique.

Shoulder
Back
Chest
Legs
Arms
Shoulders

45 minutes cardio errday

Repeat.

Get on a gear, eat a lot of food, get swole as fuck.

>>28665453
If your going to Marine OCS bruh you gotta run, run while carrying stuff, run while carrying stuff in boots and shit, get over obstacles with boots and shit. Practice that shit and you should be fine so long as your not an idiot, beta, or lazy.

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I DO AND I INJURED MY BACK

THIS THREAD TRIGGERS ME

I NEED/WANT TO HIT THE GYM BUT I CAN'T EVEN GET OUTTA BED

FUCKING LIL FUCKLINGS ON A FUCKMOBILE FILLED WITH A FUCKTON OF FUCKS

>>28660373
>This statement
Kek

>>28667843
It's hard for me to eat at a surplus as it is but with cardio and lifting in the mix it's near impossible. Oh well time for five guys

>>28668289

kek, I gotta hear this, how did you injure your back?

>>28666910
Yeah, though we're not sending as many guys over. It's been an super busy winter over there though.

>>28668289
Go see a chiropractor and buy a tube of BioFreeze on the way out, you stupid faggot.

Strength and Conditioning Coach here (don't do it anymore though). I used to follow intricately designed programmes (spreadsheets, models and graphs to chart and predict progress, the full hog) but now I just go by feel with a very rough idea of what I want to squeeze into each week. I'm in the gym everyday though so that makes it more viable for me to train this way.

>>28660373
If you can't perform a Victorian on rings then you have not even mastered your own body weight and shouldn't be lifting weights.

Also, rucking will fuck you up prematurely. You shouldn't do more rucking than is necessary. If you were training for a particular rucking scenario (ie. delta selection), I wouldn't want to make more than 20% of my specific prep work actual rucking. Even then, weighted step ups on a plyo box can be a less risky alternative to actually getting in the hills (although that level of specificity is still required). Latest research has suggested that strength is more important than aerobic capacity as the base of rucking performance (ie. individuals with a high aerobic capacity and low absolute strength performed significantly worse than individuals with a high absolute strength and low aerobic capacity - relatively speaking).

>>28662140
That's some crossfit tier shit. Not sure why military PT instructors are such trend followers when there are proven, minimalist approaches which have worked fine for decades.

Tactical Barbell is probably one of the best programmes on the market for military. But don't over estimate the importance of fitness or fitness training - the primary requirement for job performance or passing things like SF selection is just a bit of grit and guile.

>>28668289
Try not to think about the pain.

The excruciating pain.

The debilitating, throbbing, burning, never ending pain.

If you take your mind off of it, it should get better.

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>>28668411
I pulled a back muscle while getting up from breakfast table.

>itsmagiciaintgottaexplainshit.jpg

>>28668435
Ibuprofen, muscle relaxants and resting for now, i probably wont be able to lift for a week or two but i'll try to start cardio in a few days

>>28668474
>mfw

>>28668454
Currently doing Tactical Barbell, Zulu template. Just finished a couple cycles of Operator (Squat/OHP/Rows). Really enjoying it. I used to do 5/3/1, but when I started to push on cardio hard, my body couldn't keep up with hitting PR's every workout.

Tactical Barbell isn't anything revolutionary, but the percentages are easier to maintain alongside heavy conditioning. Plus less math involved than 5/3/1

Running 3miles daily with weighted vest
100 push ups daily
100 situps daily
30 minutes on a 90lbs punching bag daily.
Seriously, working out for this shit isn't about being able to bench more or squat more, its about being able to move yourself and other people around.

>>28669288
Really? So soldiers don't have to carry heavy equipment from one place to another (loading and unloading supplies, ammunition, and personal equipment, helping to construct or maintain encampments and defences, walking everywhere with the equivalent of a small child strapped to their back). Also, last time I checked, moving other people around is the same principle as moving pieces of iron around. How are you gonna rehearse those buddy drags and fireman carries when you don't have anyone else around?

>>28668418
Since this is a fitness thread. Whats steroid use like in Regiment and SOF deployed and stateside? Ricky has touched on it some but he's so far away from the flagpole so to speak that his experiences seem to differ from others

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What do you military guys think of SOFlete? It's basically a heavy strength movement that can be an oly lift, power lift, or other barbell lift or weighted lift, then a cardio movement like runs, sprint, swims, ect. It looks really low volume though.
>pic related

>>28660323
my routine
>run 5 1/2mi trail behind my house daily after work
>on weekends, do the same thing, with loaded plate carrier, then rest on sundays

All my "bulk" comes from my job in construction. Lifting shit all day, moving heavy things, etc.

I also eat a whole lot. I weigh 180 and am 5' 7"

Im not very scientific. But I like to run, a lot. I have since high school.

>>28664983
Crossfit is well known for providing one way tickets to snap city. I hope you have a good physiotherapist.

>>28664902
>Help me get back into it
If you need help getting back into it, you're never gonna make it. Loser.
>How's that :^)

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>>28666212
Do you think that only doing cardio will prepare you to run with 100 lbs of gear?

Pic related, a sprinter vs a marathon runner. Find a happy medium.

>>28667843
>Get on a gear
For the mil guys, do they test for that kind of stuff on drug tests?

>>28672228
>(
I got out at the end of '10. When I was in they only tested for roids if they suspected anything but that would only happen if they hate you.

>>28671740
So, like a decathlete? aka the most physically fit people on the planet

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>>28660323
i'm currently doing a PPLPPLx variant of 5/3/1 i made. for the pulls i do chinup and T-bar row. i'm cutting right now but once i hit 175lbs this summer i'll be switching from 3x8 to 5x10 on the secondary movement for the day.

the best part about deadlifting is the xboxhuge forearms you get. just did 330lbs deadlift for an easy 8 day before yesterday on the last 3/3/3+ set

>>28673568
Whatever floats your boat. The issue with doing excess amounts of steady state cardio is that it will break down muscle mass. You may be skinny as fuck and can run for a long time with nothing else but your own body weight, but if you strap on combat gear you would be dying a few miles in. Notice how marathon runners and cyclists (anyone who does long extended amounts of cardio) do not look physically fit, in fact many have flabby arms and guts.

>>28672228
I have second hand knowledge but I was told that in the middle east they were getting pharma grade gear on the cheap. Did they get caught or tested? I have no idea.

>>28673851
>pharma grade gear on the cheap
What is the going rate for sterons? I have no clue where to source something like that, but I'm just curious how much it costs to into gains.

>>28660360
don't do it on hardball and wear a weight vest
also, stop before you get so fatigued that your feet are slapping. thats when your muscles have stopped protecting you from the impact

>>28674016
And average 3 month test ecycle with an oral kickstart will be $150-200, depending on the ugl you get it from. Pharma will be more you also need PCT and AIs too though. That can range from $50-200 depending on if it's from a research Chem site, ugl or actual pharma

>>28674512
Plus pins too, but those are cheap, like $50 for 200, and you only need 25-30 with a three month cycle

>>28660373
Unless you built your own silicon microprocessors you have no business using a computer or the internet

>>28660373
Unless you've been fucked by a man, you have no right fucking a woman since you have not even mastered your own asshole

>>28661382
starting strength is just basic linear progression. if you're a beginner, literally anything works.

>>28661075
>TFW 5'7" ~210 for a solid year
>Even through EMT school
>Start dieting, running, lifting
>Down to 180 and leveled off
>My 36 waist pants make me look like one of those nutrisystem fags

Wonder feeling bro.

>>28666413
Source on that calculator?

>>28676210

google "calorie calculator"

>>28676349
Literally first result. Danke.

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>>28675722

>this post

>>28660323

My lifting routine is this:

Push Day:
BB squat
Leg extension
DB bench press
Incline DB bench press
DB shoulder press
Triceps extension
Calf extension

Pull Day:
Lat pulldown
DB row
Leg curl
DB lateral raise
DB curl
Sitting twist machine
Leg raise
Incline sit-up

I lift 3 days a week.

As secondary exercise come skiing (winter), swimming (summer), jogging (all year round). If I wanted to be an operator, I should jog and swim much more, but operator I'm not. I'm also considering starting muay thai, judo or MMA, but I'm still recovering from back injuries.