Going to boot camp with some fat.

Bahrke · 11-28-2012, 05:12 PM

You can definitely ship overweight. I am 10 lbs over mine and fine. It's the body fat percentage that matters. 22% is the golden number

aharris · 11-28-2012, 06:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Bahrke

You can definitely ship overweight. I am 10 lbs over mine and fine. It's the body fat percentage that matters. 22% is the golden number

Yup, and 33% for females.

cakers00 · 12-27-2012, 03:28 PM

I know when I go to boot in 97 days (excited it is under 100 now) that I will still have some fat on me. I've been on the heavier side since I was around 10 yrs old. But I have lost about 50lbs or so to join the navy. When I depped in I was 8lbs over my max weight but was sitting right at the 33% (I think they can sign you at 36% b/c they know you have time to lose it) Well the holidays and being sick have caught up with me. I know I have time to lose it and more but I still kind of worry how well I really will do. I dont want to be the 'fat' one at boot. I am not worried about pushups or situps b/c I know I can push myself when I am 'competing' but I suck at running. I have done two 5k's in the past month or so and although I walked parts of them, I ran the first 1.5-2 miles. I run on a treadmill now that it is cold out but it's so boring that I have a hard time pushing myself past a mile. But I am doing a mile at about 9:30 pace.

One of my best friends who is an HM in Japan told me that there are actually very few people that are in shape when you get to boot (she was one of them lol) and that so many cant even do a pushup. Hearing that helps me not worry as much. I guess as long as we all commit to push ourselves a little more each day and keep our focus on why we are doing it then we will be a great contribution to America's Navy.

sorry I sometimes tend to ramble -_-

11-28-2012, 05:12 PM	#1
Bahrke Newbie Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Dahlgren, VA Posts: 11 Rep Power: 8	You can definitely ship overweight. I am 10 lbs over mine and fine. It's the body fat percentage that matters. 22% is the golden number

12-27-2012, 03:28 PM	#3
cakers00 Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Cleveland, TN Posts: 93 Rep Power: 16	I know when I go to boot in 97 days (excited it is under 100 now) that I will still have some fat on me. I've been on the heavier side since I was around 10 yrs old. But I have lost about 50lbs or so to join the navy. When I depped in I was 8lbs over my max weight but was sitting right at the 33% (I think they can sign you at 36% b/c they know you have time to lose it) Well the holidays and being sick have caught up with me. I know I have time to lose it and more but I still kind of worry how well I really will do. I dont want to be the 'fat' one at boot. I am not worried about pushups or situps b/c I know I can push myself when I am 'competing' but I suck at running. I have done two 5k's in the past month or so and although I walked parts of them, I ran the first 1.5-2 miles. I run on a treadmill now that it is cold out but it's so boring that I have a hard time pushing myself past a mile. But I am doing a mile at about 9:30 pace. One of my best friends who is an HM in Japan told me that there are actually very few people that are in shape when you get to boot (she was one of them lol) and that so many cant even do a pushup. Hearing that helps me not worry as much. I guess as long as we all commit to push ourselves a little more each day and keep our focus on why we are doing it then we will be a great contribution to America's Navy. sorry I sometimes tend to ramble -_-