Sunday Schedules

Mparker181 · 10-08-2013, 09:44 PM

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Originally Posted by AyeeYoAP

Oh yeah... like air chairs (which I LOVE) which is basically like a sustained squat. Our RDCs would make us hold it for 90 seconds. A lot of people fatigue out, but they always made us start over. One time we got in trouble and our RDCs made us hold our arms out with our trainee guides for a couple minutes. Sometimes they would just drop us in the pushup position and just leave us there.

No, not really. They know people get tired. Bootcamp is a mind game. You **** up sometimes. Whats the worst that can happen? Getting dropped or getting yelled at. If you get tired while they drop you, once again, whats the worst that can happen? Get dropped and yelled at some more?

Believe it or not, your RDCs wanna see you succeed. They won't let you fall behind unless they see you're not really trying. I promise you, you won't be in a situation where everyone can succeed physically while you can't. Even the strongest people have a breaking point. Trust me, all you will hurt together lol

The people that don't succeed physically are the ones that quit during the sustained runs, or cheat during in-house PT when your RDC has their back turned.

Don't overthink it. I did a butt ton of research on bootcamp before I went. I got there and was like ... "oh... so... THIS is it?!" Super easy!

Im still having trouble getting my mile and a half down to 14 (I used to smoke) mostly because my lungs won't let me... any advice?

gregmosu · 10-09-2013, 06:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Mparker181

Im still having trouble getting my mile and a half down to 14 (I used to smoke) mostly because my lungs won't let me... any advice?

How long have you been running? I don't smoke and it still took a long time just to get to where I can jog 2 miles w/out sucking air towards the end. I started out pushing myself very hard on the eliptical machine at the gym... then moved onto running. I'd walk a lap then run a lap. But run it at a pace you can't sustain for very long. Increase the running portion of this gradually until you build up endurance. If you keep pushing yourself a little more each day it'll come around for you.

bronxCTM · 10-09-2013, 09:55 AM

My coach said he would tell the people that thought they couldn't run a few sustained miles (usually the sprinters) that you can't run slow enough doing long distance lol. I had never really run more than a mile before my first year of doing track last year (at first I was a sprinter but moved over to long distance after I enlisted) and I did my first 3 miles in 25 minutes barely sucking air at the end (I was running with my track coach because I was new)--it was hard during the actual course, running uphill and what not but at the end I thought I could have run another mile or two.

I guess what I'm trying to say is try running slow(er) at first and working your way up.

A 7 mph pace is a good pace to run (8:34/mile).

AyeeYoAP · 10-09-2013, 10:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Mparker181

Im still having trouble getting my mile and a half down to 14 (I used to smoke) mostly because my lungs won't let me... any advice?

Breathe through your nose and take occasional deep breaths through your mouth. What helps me A LOT when I run and can't listen to music, I like... let my mind wander. Kinda like... having a conversation with yourself in your head. Sounds crazy but I do it and its over before I know it.

Laworlo · 10-12-2013, 12:17 PM

We once had divisional IT for 6 hours after Holiday routine on Sunday. It was brutal. But only happened like that once.

10-09-2013, 09:55 AM	#3
bronxCTM Senior Member Join Date: May 2013 Posts: 196 Rep Power: 0	My coach said he would tell the people that thought they couldn't run a few sustained miles (usually the sprinters) that you can't run slow enough doing long distance lol. I had never really run more than a mile before my first year of doing track last year (at first I was a sprinter but moved over to long distance after I enlisted) and I did my first 3 miles in 25 minutes barely sucking air at the end (I was running with my track coach because I was new)--it was hard during the actual course, running uphill and what not but at the end I thought I could have run another mile or two. I guess what I'm trying to say is try running slow(er) at first and working your way up. A 7 mph pace is a good pace to run (8:34/mile).

10-12-2013, 12:17 PM	#5
Laworlo Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: San Diego, California Posts: 322 Rep Power: 0	We once had divisional IT for 6 hours after Holiday routine on Sunday. It was brutal. But only happened like that once.