Training for a Course

[wannabe_Rockape]

Im currently at university and im training for a course with the ATc and need the best advice for a training porgramme for the course. Here is what is consists of.

Level Ten on the Bleep Test
30 Push Ups in a minute
25 Burpees in a Minute
1.5 mile in under 11 minutes.

and i have 8 weeks to train for it.

Help us out lads

[El Prez]

If you go to the Joining Royal Marines forum and read the first half dozen subjects you will discover how much you need all those eight weeks. Enjoy.

[Proud Salopian]

Excuse my ignorance but what are 'burpees'?

[El Prez]

From a standing start, down into a squat (hands on deck in press up position)extend legs to the press up position, bring the legs smartly to a squat and then jump up leaving the deck, arms and legs stretched in a star position. Doesn't sound much until you have been doing them for a while.

[Spooky]

level 10 on the beep test?!! Thats barely more than a light jog.

forgive me for sounding like im trying to impress but im a STAB and i push out lv 17 each time i do one and i dont actually train that much...

[El Prez]

Spooks we entertain all levels of knowledge and ability, from heroes of the inner urban ring-road justice movement to stealth fighters of the antipodes.

[Spooky]

fair enough

im just thinking along the lines of hes going to be needing to aim a lot higher for when he starts his training.

[El Prez]

True, but from little acorns.................squirrels get fat.

[rambo]

Spooky if your telling us you hardly train how on earth are you managing to get to lv 17. I think your pulling everyones pickle here. What do you do for a living, because you swound like a hero.

[Spooky]

i run a lot, thats about it. not even hard running. i just bang out some miles at a regular 9 mins to the mile.

im no hero mate.

[goldie ex rmp]

level 10 on the beep test?!! Thats barely more than a light jog.

forgive me for sounding like im trying to impress but im a STAB and i push out lv 17 each time i do one and i dont actually train that much...

mmmmmmmm spooky .....are you sure mate ?

[robj]

i run a lot, thats about it. not even hard running. i just bang out some miles at a regular 9 mins to the mile.

im no hero mate.

If you go out 'joggin' at a 9 minute mile pace then you wont be able to get to level 17 on the bleep test, FACT. To be able to get to that level then you need to be able to sprint for quite a while. You body would not be physically able to do that if you have trained your muscles so that they are mad up mainly of slow-twitch fibres

[goldie ex rmp]

as some will know i run marathons and compete in adventure racing see http://www.aceraces.co.uk and to be honest i dont think i have ever ran a 17 bleep test in my life, in fact if i remember it was a max of 15.6 when i was training for CP.........you must have a rocket attatched to your arse mate

[Wings]

That adventure racing looks well good, how did you get into it Goldie? I'm not far from cannock chase, supposed to be good for a challenging run.



Wings

[Spooky]

16.... typo... 16.... ive not done 17.

and yes it was a low 16...

sorry guys!