Initial PT Test at RTC

[FutureSailor316]

I am curious as to what the pass/fail percentage is for the initial pt test at RTC? Do you typically run outside or inside?

[LT Guppy]

A lot of people fail the first PT test.
You're not allowed to PT until you are medically cleared (basically the first week), that coupled with the lack of sleep, stress, and sickness really dampens your scores.

I believe all RTC runs are inside.

[BubbaGumps64]

A lot of people fail the first PT test.
You're not allowed to PT until you are medically cleared (basically the first week), that coupled with the lack of sleep, stress, and sickness really dampens your scores.

I believe all RTC runs are inside.

Yes, you run inside Freedom Hall.

[savphoto]

All PT is done indoors until your last victory sort of run where you get to run around the whole base. My division didn't get to do the victory run because the base was snowed in. Quite a few people fail their initial PRT. If you are not an active runner, or have not ran in a while, that mile and a half run might be a little of a challenge. I remember my initial run was barely passing in order to advance to E2.

[Temen]

A lot of people will fail the initial PFA. I want to say close to half of my division did, but don't worry by time the final PFA came around no one failed it in my division.

[FutureSailor316]

I love to run so that should not be a problem. I can do around 75 curl ups in 2 minutes. Doing the 100 push up challenge now so I can get good at those. I am in week 2 of the 100 push up challenge.

[FutureSailor316]

How often do you push ups in basic? Everyday? 6 days a week?

[LT Guppy]

Push ups are a common IT exercise, so you will likely be doing them frequently outside normal PT.

[FutureSailor316]

I see. Push ups is an area I currently struggle in but am working very hard at. I have already progressed quite a bit since I started doing them about a month a go. I have just now started a structured push up plan and am currently in week 2 of that. I just want to excel at both the academic and physical aspects of being in the Navy.

[Diesirae27]

Remember to exhale on exertion. If you haven't already looked up proper form, there are vids via youtube. What does your pushup plans consist of? There are different ways do do push-ups. You are only as strong as your stabilization muscles. Therefore, using different forms of push-ups and other exercises will help you be safer, better and faster while training.

I had a bad habit of holding by breath on exertion which starves the body of much needed oxygen and increases the likelihood of a hernia during certain exercises.

[FutureSailor316]

Remember to exhale on exertion. If you haven't already looked up proper form, there are vids via youtube. What does your pushup plans consist of? There are different ways do do push-ups. You are only as strong as your stabilization muscles. Therefore, using different forms of push-ups and other exercises will help you be safer, better and faster while training.

I had a bad habit of holding by breath on exertion which starves the body of much needed oxygen and increases the likelihood of a hernia during certain exercises.

My push up program is the One Hundred Push Up Challenge (http://hundredpushups.com/#sthash.IpZXDpDC.dpbs). I do this on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Basically I do body weight on Monday, Wednesday and Friday (push ups, curl ups, planks, flutter kicks, bicycle crunches, russian twists, leg raises, etc). On Tuesday and Thursday I do a kettlebell HIIT workout. I am not a huge fan of weight lifting. I run whenever weather permits.