Started Fitness Today, Felt Great After Just 13mins. Jogging

[Wils35]

Ok first this is my first post on these forums after finding the forum address on another site, good forum i like the info i have found on here.

Can anyone reccomend a good diet to me please whilst getting fit?


I have had a very good read of other posts about how important running/jogging is for fitness but havent seen anything about a diet.


I have been told these are good basic foods to start on while getting fit,

Jacket Potato, Baked Beans & Fish (salmon etc.)

But i dont like fish so dont want to eat just baked beans and jacket potato for ages.

I have been eating junk food for a while now, microwave food, mcdonalds etc. due to being to busy doing things.

Thanks

[Banburyboy.]

Welcome to the forums Wils35. Try useing the search button as i posted a topic on diet the other day. Where abouts are you in Northhampton? If you have any questions on RSC para i should be able to help ( Best mate passed one a couple a weeks ago).

Anyway welcome mate. Ed

[Stinky]

Obvously running uses up alot of calories, so I pulled out a eating plan for running in the 'Fitness on a plate' book. If you do more swimming or cycling then running tell me and I will write down those eating plans for you.

Breakfast: 1 large bowl of wholegrain cereal (e.g. muesli) plus 200ml (1/2 pint) of semi-skimmed milk
banana or apple
2 slices of wholegrain toast spread with 1 tbsp of honey
Morning snack: 1 yoghurt drink + 2 kiwi fruits (or other vitamin C rich fruit)
Lunch: Turkey sandwich (2 slices of wholewheat bread, 60g of sliced turkey)
Salad with 1 tbsp of olive,walnut or flaxseed oil.
Nectarine or plums
Afternoon snack: 1 breakfast bar
1 portion of fresh fruit
Evening meal: grilled chicken breast (85g)
1 large baked potato topped with 1 tbsp of olive oil or hummus
large portion of carrots and broccoli
apple crumble with yoghurt

Daily totals:
2580 calories, 400g carbohydrates, 117g protein, 68g fat[/b]

[Banburyboy.]

That looks ace Stinky . where did you find that mate? Could you post the plan if you swim more than run please.

Cheers mate.

P.S whats happening with the PRMC then mate. Cheers

[Wils35]

Welcome to the forums Wils35. Try useing the search button as i posted a topic on diet the other day. Where abouts are you in Northhampton? If you have any questions on RSC para i should be able to help ( Best mate passed one a couple a weeks ago).

Anyway welcome mate. Ed

Hello Banburyboy, Im in Rushden, Northamptonshire.

To be honest im still learning alot about the para's, all i know is there 1,2 & 3 para and a 4 para which is voluntary, isn't it?

Whats the difference between 1-4 para is 1 para training harder or the general activities harder?

I will have a search now for your topic on diet.

Thanks for your reply

[Wils35]

Obvously running uses up alot of calories, so I pulled out a eating plan for running in the 'Fitness on a plate' book. If you do more swimming or cycling then running tell me and I will write down those eating plans for you.

Breakfast: 1 large bowl of wholegrain cereal (e.g. muesli) plus 200ml (1/2 pint) of semi-skimmed milk
banana or apple
2 slices of wholegrain toast spread with 1 tbsp of honey
Morning snack: 1 yoghurt drink + 2 kiwi fruits (or other vitamin C rich fruit)
Lunch: Turkey sandwich (2 slices of wholewheat bread, 60g of sliced turkey)
Salad with 1 tbsp of olive,walnut or flaxseed oil.
Nectarine or plums
Afternoon snack: 1 breakfast bar
1 portion of fresh fruit
Evening meal: grilled chicken breast (85g)
1 large baked potato topped with 1 tbsp of olive oil or hummus
large portion of carrots and broccoli
apple crumble with yoghurt

Daily totals:
2580 calories, 400g carbohydrates, 117g protein, 68g fat[/b]

Thanks for that eating plan Stinky,

I will be running more than cycling or swimming, I dont have a bike so will use bike machine at gym for that (i know its not the same but no bike to be borrowed from anywhere), and i will go to my local swimming pool for the swimming.

Cheers

[Wils35]

Welcome to the forums Wils35. Try useing the search button as i posted a topic on diet the other day. Where abouts are you in Northhampton? If you have any questions on RSC para i should be able to help ( Best mate passed one a couple a weeks ago).

Anyway welcome mate. Ed

Sorry for being a newb, but what is RSC para?

Thanks

[Spooky]

Obvously running uses up alot of calories, so I pulled out a eating plan for running in the 'Fitness on a plate' book. If you do more swimming or cycling then running tell me and I will write down those eating plans for you.

Breakfast: 1 large bowl of wholegrain cereal (e.g. muesli) plus 200ml (1/2 pint) of semi-skimmed milk
banana or apple
2 slices of wholegrain toast spread with 1 tbsp of honey
Morning snack: 1 yoghurt drink + 2 kiwi fruits (or other vitamin C rich fruit)
Lunch: Turkey sandwich (2 slices of wholewheat bread, 60g of sliced turkey)
Salad with 1 tbsp of olive,walnut or flaxseed oil.
Nectarine or plums
Afternoon snack: 1 breakfast bar
1 portion of fresh fruit
Evening meal: grilled chicken breast (85g)
1 large baked potato topped with 1 tbsp of olive oil or hummus
large portion of carrots and broccoli
apple crumble with yoghurt

Daily totals:
2580 calories, 400g carbohydrates, 117g protein, 68g fat[/b]

2500 calories is the top end of the recommended intake for your average adult - you guys doing all this training will require more than that.

Its important not to be confused when people tell you you need to eat properly - you need to eat properly according to your level of activity. Some top bods in arduous positions can be putting away 5000 calories a day at the extreme end..!

[Banburyboy.]

RSC stands for (Recruit Selection Centre). It's were you will undertake your first fitness test on the route to joining the paras. the test are the following
-1.5 mile run in 9:18 although 9:42 is ok with a very good upper body score.
-Heaves or chin-ups around 10 is good.
-Several gym tests such as back extension....

Hope that helps as far as i know all this is accurate however asking around would not be a bad idea.

All the best mate.

[Alfa]

Hello Banburyboy, Im in Rushden, Northamptonshire.

To be honest im still learning alot about the para's, all i know is there 1,2 & 3 para and a 4 para which is voluntary, isn't it?

Whats the difference between 1-4 para is 1 para training harder or the general activities harder?

I will have a search now for your topic on diet.

Thanks for your reply

The Parachute Regiment is made up of three regular Battalions ie; 1st, 2nd & 3rd. These are the full time soldiers of the regiment where as 4 Para is a TA Battalion and is made up from part timer's who re-enforce the regular Battalions when they deploy on operations.

Up until recently the training for all the regulars was the same, however, with 1 Para now part of the SFSG I believe they have undergone extensive training in order to be able to support SF on operations.

Recruits for all Battalions undertake their training at Catterick and on completion will be posted to either 2 or 3 Para. To join 1 Para you have to have served something like 18 months in one of the other Battalions and have completed at least one operational tour before you can apply (this info was posted by someone else on militaryforums).

4 Para's training is done at special weekend camps with a two week course at Catterick which proceeds P Company which I believe is the same except for the fact they don't do the 20miler.

[Stinky]

I'm just writing what the book says . Obvously you don't have to follow it or you can use it as a guide and stick what ever else you want in there.
It's a fitness book that came with a Mens health and fitness a while back.
Spooky's right with the calories though as even though that eating plan is for running, it is not for the Royal Marines. Also it changes the closer you get to a big run (i.e a marathon). Somebody wanted a plan for swimming, keep in mind what Spooky said...

Breakfast:
2 sliced of wholewheat toast spread with 1 tbsp of honey
Fruit smoothie or a meal replacement shake
Morning snack:
Raisin bread or banana and a raisin muffin
grapes or satsumas
Lunch:
Pasta with tomato sause topped with 2 tbsp of grated cheese
salad with 1 tbsp olive, walnut or flaxseed oil
apple or other fresh fruit
Afternoon snack:
1 nutrition or cereal bar
handful of nuts
Evening meal:
Prawn and vegetable stir-fri with sesame oil
cooked wholegrain rice or noodles
fruit crumble with low fat custard

Daily totals:
2600 calories, 412g carbohydrate, 84g protein, 79g fat

After-swimming snacks
Include at least 2 cups of water with solid food
Sandwich, roll or bagel with chicken or thinly sliced cheese
Baked beans on toast
Meal replacement shake
Cereal, breakfast or nutrition sports bar
Scones or fruit buns
Freash fruit and yoghurt.

[Wils35]

Alfa: Recruits for all Battalions undertake their training at Catterick and on completion will be posted to either 2 or 3 Para.


So you would have to get better results for 2 para than you would 3 para?



Done my second run today (dunno how many miles?), exactly the same as what i done yesterday but instead of 13 minutes, this time took me 13.04 mins but sayin that felt a little bit of muscle pain this morning from yesterdays run, and found yesterdays run easier than todays.

Once i get alot better times in for the fairly easy route im doing at the minute then i will get two miles measured up and start getting times for that.

Just trying to take things a bit easy at the minute as i havent done no fitness for a while.


Thanks for all your replys people.

[Wils35]

Had a break on wednesday as i had a run mon. and tues. and my legs were really aching on wednesday but done my third run today, exactly the same course as mon. and tues. but today (thursday) i managed to get my time down to 12 mins. 16secs. compared to my other times of 13mins on mon. and tues. so im pretty pleased with that time considering its only my third run since monday.


Can anyone answer my last question, My post before this?

Thanks

[Alfa]

Alfa: Recruits for all Battalions undertake their training at Catterick and on completion will be posted to either 2 or 3 Para.


So you would have to get better results for 2 para than you would 3 para?

The Battalions don't go in any order mate ie the numbers don't indicate which one is better, and I certainly wouldn't say to anyone in 3 Para they're not as good as 2 Para if I were you!!! (and vice versa obviously)

I don't know for certain about how recruits are allocated as I'm just going on hear say but I think they mostly just go to which ever unit needs them most at that time. However I have heard that sometimes recruits are picked for each Battalion by pulling names out of a hat!

I think you can request to go to a particular Battalion but I'm not sure how much that would be taken into consideration, obviously if you're the best recruit on the platoon you're going to have more chance of going where you want to.

Hope that helps.

[Wils35]

Alfa: Recruits for all Battalions undertake their training at Catterick and on completion will be posted to either 2 or 3 Para.


So you would have to get better results for 2 para than you would 3 para?

The Battalions don't go in any order mate ie the numbers don't indicate which one is better, and I certainly wouldn't say to anyone in 3 Para they're not as good as 2 Para if I were you!!! (and vice versa obviously)

I don't know for certain about how recruits are allocated as I'm just going on hear say but I think they mostly just go to which ever unit needs them most at that time. However I have heard that sometimes recruits are picked for each Battalion by pulling names out of a hat!

I think you can request to go to a particular Battalion but I'm not sure how much that would be taken into consideration, obviously if you're the best recruit on the platoon you're going to have more chance of going where you want to.

Hope that helps.

Thanks alfa,

I assumed for the reason being,

To be a para you have to get a better time on the 1.5 mile than you would to be just a soldier in the regular army if that makes sense? (remember im still learning)

and also for the reason being 4 para being part time,
then i thought you would then have to be a bit fitter than a 4 para to get in 3 para,

Bit fitter than a 3 para to get in the 2 para etc.

So 1-3 para all do the same training, same run times etc.?

What about a 4 para? surely being part time they havent gotta be as fit as a 1-3 para right?

Thanks Alfa,

I wasnt trying to say one was better than the other just trying to figure out the numbers 1 para, 2 para etc. and there meanings.