Do you have to able to touch your toes?

Pendo · Post by **Pendo** » Sat 05 Apr, 2008 4:32 pm

To pass the medical for RM? Because I sreiously can't

just_me · Post by **just_me** » Sat 05 Apr, 2008 4:37 pm

I don't know but I seriously doubt that something as trivial as that would get you rejected.

misterpurple · Post by **misterpurple** » Sat 05 Apr, 2008 5:01 pm

I did get asked to touch my toes. Which I did, but I bent my knees a bit. The Doc said something like "Ah, you're tall - I'll let you off". So I think so, but they can't be too fussed about it.

magicmunkee · Post by **magicmunkee** » Sat 05 Apr, 2008 5:15 pm

I have just started RT and I can't touch my toes without bending my knees, I also have a curved spine and they gave me the go ahead

The only thing I thing you will strugle with is rope climbing, flexibility would make it easier, but you'll be fine for your medical and PRMC.

Regards,

Kaelin

lodge939 · Post by **lodge939** » Sat 05 Apr, 2008 8:59 pm

Do they ask you to touch your toes with legs together or shoulder width?

Pendo · Post by **Pendo** » Sat 05 Apr, 2008 10:12 pm

Anyone got any tips on exercies which will allow me to touch my toes?

Stokey_14 · Post by **Stokey_14** » Sat 05 Apr, 2008 10:41 pm

Pendo wrote:Anyone got any tips on exercies which will allow me to touch my toes?

Bend over and try to touch your toes

Personally think that there’s little point in spending time training to touch your toes... there are much more important things to focus on when preparing for the Marines. I'd just touch my toes as a hamstring stretch before running etc

I know it's not my place to say this really as I’ve never been to CTC but in my opinion you should stop worrying about such trivial things as all it will do is give you more things to worry about... it's not something that’s required for PRMC as far as I’m aware

un-less its now press ups, sit ups, pull ups and toe touching

All the best

Stokey

misterpurple · Post by **misterpurple** » Sun 06 Apr, 2008 1:19 am

Do they ask you to touch your toes with legs together or shoulder width?

Anyone got any tips on exercies which will allow me to touch my toes?

You two have got to be having a giraffe.

Alfa · Post by **Alfa** » Sun 06 Apr, 2008 3:47 am

Pendo wrote:Anyone got any tips on exercies which will allow me to touch my toes?

Go to an all male sauna, I'm sure you'll find someone there willing to give you some tips

AJtothemax · Post by **AJtothemax** » Sun 06 Apr, 2008 2:12 pm

F*cking hell......

Artist · Post by **Artist** » Sun 06 Apr, 2008 11:24 pm

Knew a bloke who had problems touching his right foot................ It was blown off in the Falklands!

He stayed in the Corps and left as a WO2 Stores Accountant in 1994.

Artist

misterpurple · Post by **misterpurple** » Mon 07 Apr, 2008 5:15 pm

"Doctor doctor, I can't feel my legs"

"That's because we've had to amputate your arms, sir."

ADDiction · Post by **ADDiction** » Mon 07 Apr, 2008 9:34 pm

I knew this thread would be a chuckle soon as I read the title.

Worry about all the real problems they might find with you mate, ignore the trivial ones.

Polynikes · Post by **Polynikes** » Tue 08 Apr, 2008 9:25 am

Hmmmmm... an interesting one this.

One of the reasons for my injury is poor flexibility in my hips. A mate of mine is in Hunter because he broke his pelvis (again) one of the reasons is poor flexibilty. He couldn't touch his toes... As in almost a foot away. Now he's getting sports massages he can now touch his toes and his recovery is speeding up massively.

I doubt touching your toes is a requirement to start RT... And I'm not saying you have to be as flexible as a ninja, but it is something to bear in mind. The more flexible you are, the less injuries you'll pick up.

tomharto30 · Post by **tomharto30** » Tue 08 Apr, 2008 12:34 pm

I can't touch my toes and it hasn't done me any harm! I wouldn't worry about small things like that, infact I wouldn't bother worrying at all, I used to worry loads about training and getting injure and stupid things like that, but as the old saying goes, 'worrying is like a rocking chair, its something to do but it gets you nowhere', just concentrate on putting 100% into everthing, even touching your toes

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