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you can pause at the top, but cant move hands or feet or arch your back

We were told you could only pause for a maximum of 4 seconds at the top.

Chris

Once you get a Club Swinger shouting at you you will soon suss out how to do pressups the right way!

What the Hell is all this crap about how to do Press Ups anyway? After a couple of weeks at CTCRM you'll be doing them in your sleep. Just wait until they make you do Star Jumps, Burpees and all the other nasty stuff they inflict on you when in training.

The worst exercise is the good old Legs raise, apart, together, down. All the Old and Bold know what I'm talking about ref this particular Torture technique. Legs raised up nine inches. Then apart about eighteen inches. Together again. Then......Apart again, together again, apart again, together again etc, etc. Your stomache muscles will demand that you stop but the training team will just ignore the screams and moans and carry on giving you grief.

All part of the rich tapestry of life within the Royal Marines. Enjoy you lucky buggers.

Artist

Artist wrote: The worst exercise is the good old Legs raise, apart, together, down.

I hate those, my old man used to make us do that at rugby for ages. and when i say ages i mean like 15 - 20 mins. he is an evil b'stard some times


lew

Our Dutch Stripey's favourite I do have a hoofing 6-pack to show for it tho'...well, kinda

that execise is tough, its always my legs that give in never my stomach.

I use it when on the short strokes with a bint!

Legs raise, apart........Go for it!!!!! Sorry but Jesus H Christ people press ups are going to be your last problem in training.

Trying to take in all the info and getting it right is what your going to have to hack.

Artist

I do leg raises as part of my ab circuit, but don't do the legs-apart-legs-together thing. I'll have a go at that later.

You're more on this side of the fence recently, Artist. Good to hear you impart your wisdom and alike.

Rich wrote:You're more on this side of the fence recently, Artist. Good to hear you impart your wisdom and alike.

That post was a year ago Rich!

Greg.

Holy sh!t, don't know how that happened. I think I hit another page by mistake.

Sorry lads.

Artist wrote: The worst exercise is the good old Legs raise, apart, together, down.
Artist

Those aren't even close to the worse, in canada you have to do those with hockey equipment on... by far the worse would have V raises, where your body and legs are elevated to make a V, and your ass acts as a pivot point. they're deadly.

Good job I don't play hockey then int it!

Artist

Chappy wrote:

Nicked from Sticky I believe, ages ago.

Notice elbows 'tucked in' to body, also the body shape 'arse up' and head looking forward.

I know it seems as though it is correct, but that was my technique with the "arse up," I was told to stop bending either way and stay straight.

Just tried a set of pressups arse up as demonstrated and what a difference! I found them a lot easier than keeping my body level as i was tought years ago. Less pressure on the abs but much more on the wrists. Thanks for that.

Sonne

well on prmc, they took 5 of me right at the start for having arse up slighty light that, from then on it was exactly straight and i had the pti watching me the whole time