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Fitness For PGAC

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rm4392
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Fitness For PGAC

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Right just been looking through and seems people have different opininions on how to get fit for pgac, so im going to tell you the training program ive been doing im not the fittest but im improving week in week out, oh and it requires commitment.


Home Circuit Training

25 press ups
25 crunches
25 v-crunches
30 leg raises
30 hyper extensions
10 Tricep dips

Circuit Training (Weights)
Adjust weights according to your comfort zone you dont want to be lifting to heavy weight the trick is building core strength it helps with your running.

20-Bench Press
20-Bicep Curls
15-Pull downs (triceps)
15-Shoulder press

A circuit is all the above should take about 45 mins in the first 2 weeks you dont need to do the circuit to above numbers just do the best you can.
Right now you know the cicuits, time to see the program you will need to have commitment to do this and eat the right food.

WEEK 1

MONDAY

10 Mins on Rowing or Bike Machine
1 Circuit
1.5 Mile best effort (record time)

TUESDAY

10 Mins on Rowing or Bike Machine
1 Circuit
20 lengths of swimming pool (25m per length)

WEDNESDAY

10 Mins on Rowing or Bike Machine
1 Circuit
3 Mile run (easy pace) Record time

THURSDAY

10 Mins on Rowing or Bike Machine
1 Circuit
20 lengths swimming

FRIDAY

10 Mins on Rowing or Bike Machine
1 Circuit
Hill sprints (find a reasonable hill and sprint balls out for 15 sec up then jog back down, take a min break and do again) repeat till you have done 30mins

SATURDAY

1 Home circuit (NO WEIGHTS)
30 Mins cycling
Night on town :o lol

SUNDAY

REST DAY
DONT DO ANYTHING

WEEK 2

MONDAY

10 Mins on Rowing or Cross Trainer
1 Circuit
1.5 Mile best effort (record time)

TUESDAY

10 Mins on Rowing or Cross Trainer
1 Circuit
20 lengths of swimming pool (25m per length)

WEDNESDAY

10 Mins on Rowing or Cross Trainer
1 Circuit
3 Mile run (medium pace) Record time

THURSDAY

10 Mins on Rowing or Cross Trainer
1 Circuit
20 lengths swimming

FRIDAY

10 Mins on Rowing or Cross Trainer
1 Circuit
Hill sprints for 30 mins

SATURDAY

1 Home circuit (NO WEIGHTS)
30 Mins cycling

SUNDAY

REST DAY
DONT DO ANYTHING

WEEK 3

MONDAY

15 Mins on Rowing or Bike Machine
2 Home Circuits with only 1 set with weights
1.5 Mile best effort (record time, should be seeing improvements)

TUESDAY

15 Mins on Rowing or Bike Machine
2 Home Circuits with only 1 set with weights
25 lengths of swimming pool (25m per length)

WEDNESDAY

15 Mins on Rowing or Bike Machine
2 Home Circuits with only 1 set with weights
3 Mile run (best effort) Record time

THURSDAY

15 Mins on Rowing or Bike Machine
2 Home Circuits with only 1 set with weights
25 lengths swimming

FRIDAY

15 Mins on Rowing or Bike Machine
2 Home Circuits with only 1 set with weights
Hill sprints (sprint uphill for 15sec etc)

SATURDAY

2 Home circuit (NO WEIGHTS)
30 Mins cycling


SUNDAY

1 Home circuit

WEEK 4

MONDAY

20 Mins on Rowing or cross trainer
2 Home Circuits with only 1 set with weights
1.5 Mile best effort (record time)

TUESDAY

20 Mins on Rowing or cross trainer
2 Home Circuits with only 1 set with weights
25 lengths of swimming pool (25m per length)

WEDNESDAY

20 Mins on Rowing or cross trainer
2 Home Circuits with only 1 set with weights
3 Mile run (best effort) Record time

THURSDAY

20 Mins on Rowing or cross trainer
2 Home Circuits with only 1 set with weights
25 lengths swimming

FRIDAY

20 Mins on Rowing or cross trainer
2 Home Circuits with only 1 set with weights
Hill sprints (sprint uphill for 15sec etc)

SATURDAY

2 Home circuit (NO WEIGHTS)
45 Mins cycling


SUNDAY

1 Home circuit


WEEK 5

MONDAY

20 Mins on Rowing or bike machine
2 Home Circuits with only 1 set with weights
1.5 Mile best effort (record time)

TUESDAY

20 Mins on Rowing or bike machine
2 Home Circuits with only 1 set with weights
25 lengths of swimming pool (25m per length)

WEDNESDAY

20 Mins on Rowing or bike machine
2 Home Circuits with only 1 set with weights
3 Mile run (best effort) Record time

THURSDAY

20 Mins on Rowing or bike machine
2 Home Circuits with only 1 set with weights
25 lengths swimming

FRIDAY

20 Mins on Rowing or bike machine
2 Home Circuits with only 1 set with weights
5 Mile Run (easy pace) record time

SATURDAY

2 Home circuit (NO WEIGHTS)
Do 20 lengths swimming with 5mine tredding water


SUNDAY

1 Home circuit

WEEK 6

MONDAY

20 Mins on Rowing or cross trainer
2 Home Circuits with only 1 set with weights
2 Mile best effort (record time)

TUESDAY

20 Mins on Rowing or bike machine
2 Home Circuits with only 1 set with weights
25 lengths of swimming pool (25m per length) 5 mins tredding water

WEDNESDAY

20 Mins on Rowing or bike machine
2 Home Circuits with only 1 set with weights
3 Mile run (best effort) Record time

THURSDAY

20 Mins on Rowing or bike machine
2 Home Circuits with only 1 set with weights
25 lengths swimming 5 mins tredding water

FRIDAY

20 Mins on Rowing or bike machine
2 Home Circuits with only 1 set with weights
5 Mile Run (medium pace) record time

SATURDAY

2 Home circuit (NO WEIGHTS)
Do 25 lengths swimming with 5min tredding water


SUNDAY

2 Home circuits

WEEK 7

MONDAY

30 Mins on Rowing or cross trainer
2 Home Circuits with only 1 set with weights
2 Mile best effort (record time)

TUESDAY

30 Mins on Rowing or bike machine
2 Home Circuits with only 1 set with weights
30 lengths of swimming pool (25m per length) 5 mins tredding water

WEDNESDAY

30 Mins on Rowing or bike machine
2 Home Circuits with only 1 set with weights
3 Mile run (best effort) Record time

THURSDAY

30 Mins on Rowing or bike machine
2 Home Circuits with only 1 set with weights
30 lengths swimming 5 mins tredding water

FRIDAY

30 Mins on Rowing or bike machine
2 Home Circuits with only 1 set with weights
5 Mile Run (Best Effort) record time

SATURDAY

2 Home circuit (NO WEIGHTS)
Do 30 lengths swimming with 5min tredding water


SUNDAY

2 Home circuits

WEEK 8

MONDAY

30 Mins on Rowing or cross trainer
2 Home Circuits with only 1 set with weights
3 Mile best effort (record time)

TUESDAY

30 Mins on Rowing or bike machine
2 Home Circuits with only 1 set with weights
30 lengths of swimming pool (25m per length) 10 mins tredding water

WEDNESDAY

30 Mins on Rowing or bike machine
2 Home Circuits with only 1 set with weights
3 Mile run (best effort) Record time

THURSDAY

30 Mins on Rowing or bike machine
2 Home Circuits with only 1 set with weights
30 lengths swimming 10 mins tredding water

FRIDAY

30 Mins on Rowing or bike machine
2 Home Circuits with only 1 set with weights
5 Mile Run (Best Effort) record time

SATURDAY

2 Home circuit (NO WEIGHTS)
Do 30 lengths swimming with 10min tredding water or 45mins worth of hill sprints


SUNDAY

REST




Ok so this is a decent progression plan for any one joining the regiment gunners, it does require alot of effort put in but if you think your gonna get it easy in TG think again if you complete this repeat weeks 7-8 and beleive me you will be fit enoough.
The reason i have been saying record your time is because you will see improvements in your run time try writing in a diary on calender, eat the right foods and dont give up thats all i think oh and yeh i nearly forgot buy some decent running shoes (£60-£100) they will ensure injury free workouts.

Hope this helps Some one,
my pgac is on 11/05/2009 Im ready :D
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