Army

[Destroyer^]

im looking into joining the army and being a specialist in it and communications

now im 20

6ft3
16 stone

pretty well built but with a little excess fat and past 4 months ive been weight training 2 hrs a day 5 days a week as i did use to be well fat!!

now i have to run 1.5 miles in 14 minutes and im really not a runner but id like to be able to do this


im gonna run 1.5 miles tomoz and find out what time i do it in

but in the mean time any1 have any good tips on upping my stamina?

P.s i do smoke but trying to quit =/

[SiM]

Give High-intensity interval training a go...

I would recommend sprinting for 1 min and then walking for 1-2 min depending on fitness... I normally do it on a treadmill, but it applies to any cardio really...

And its worth buying a heart rate monitor imo to measure improvements and to see if you are doing too much/little

[sp3n]

cut down the weight training to 1hour (40mins preferably) max for 3days a week
quit smoking
cardio (hiit training) 4 times a week

hows your diet?

[J4MES]

The fitness training you'll receive when you begin training will be progressive - there will be some larger and less fit than yourself. The training you are already doing will stand you in good stead - plenty of recruits will have done nothing (although plenty will be very fit too). In terms of training specifics, you'll benefit from running 40mins upwards, which should see your 1.5 mile time dropping. Fartlec training/hill training would be useful as well.

[Optical668]

Cycling is good building up stamina.

[Destroyer^]

my diet atm has been Eggs in the morning, chicken at lunch in brown bread or something wholegrain then either fish or chicken/beef with wholegrain rice at night

problem is eating vegtables and fruit not so much fruit but cant stand veg lol

they have a fitness program on the website which im tempted to use for 3 months as it seams to cover everything from pressups and situps to runs and HIT

or do u think it wld just be best to concentrate on the running ?

[Destroyer^]

just tried running 1.5 miles and got to 0.8 of it then couldnt go any further but did it in 8 minutes =s

[danroyle]

when i tried to join ten years ago you had to do that 1.5 miles in 10 min 30 and 1 minute faster for the para trials

you also needed to do do a set number of chinups plus 100 sit ups in 2 mins and a load of press ups.


definitely give up the smoking i used to do my 1.5 in 9 minutes as a smoker now i have gievn up i can't do 9 minutes anymore but i feel alot less wasted when i finish

if you give up smoking watch the weight gain i put on about 2 stone when i gave up now i have to lose 10 pounds to get back to my ideal weight

[danroyle]

just tried running 1.5 miles and got to 0.8 of it then couldnt go any further but did it in 8 minutes =s

also if you are not a runner try easing into 1.5 miles do half a mile 5 days this week take 2 day break then try 3/4 mile next week for 5 days try beating your own time each day then go up to a mile and build up slowly to 1.5 miles

[0iD]

If you want a taster try a British Military Fitness class, they seriously rock!
British Military Fitness - Locations

[Geist]

Have a look at the below pdf to find out the figures that you need to be able to do. As above remember though that while you need to be fit you don't need to be superman when you join as you'll be doing a lot of PT.

Running is important as everything comes down to it from 1.5mile runs to the 8mile odd CFTs. But don't forget about sit-ups, push-ups and a general all round workout. Better to be slower but able to carry the kit

Matt 2 - Fitness