How Hard should i push myself?

[cliffchallanger]

Im wanting to join the royal marines next year but i dont no how much i should be doing, i have a fitness guide although, can someone tell me how hard the PRMC is ? that would be a great help as i can actually tell how hard i have to work.
Im currently concentrating on running i can do 4 miles in under 27mins ? is that good i dont really no :S

[JC]

Yeah thats a good time. Don't push it too hard as far as running is concerned because you will end up like me and a few other guys on this forum. If you bein to feel pains in your shins, stop. Other than that, work on your upper and core body strength.

[druadan]

Four miles in 27 is about the right standard for PRMC. Have a look around, use the search, there's loads of accounts of PRMC. There's also a sticky at the top of this forum, PRMC diary.

Word of warning, for common questions like these, search and look before asking, they've been covered many times before, and the old and bold will use any excuse to get grouchy

[cliffchallanger]

thanks for the tip ill keep it in mine next time,

[speed freek]

4 miles in 27 mins is very good, If you have the upperbody and sprinting cracked then you'll have no trouble at prmc.

Remember sprinting though, I failed my first prmc because i concentrated on just doing 3 miles in under 21 mins, Just wasn't prepared for the ammount of sprinting you do before most of the exercises. We all had to run to the other side of the gym about 6 times for various reasons before we even did gym test 1. Most of us were f**ked before it even started!!! lol But that was the same with nearly all the exercises.

[cliffchallanger]

lol unlucky speed freak! im looking for some tips here for training, i think ill need them so keep them comming guys

[the_trainee]

keep banging out press ups sit ups pull ups and mix it up with some cardio vascular activity such as rower machine cycling etc fella

[cliffchallanger]

rowing machine heh, are dumbel weights better than the machines?

[lew]

how hard should i push myself

Until you sweat blood, your hearts beating so fast that its all you can hear. Until your breathing so hard your lungs feel like they are ready to explode through your rib cage.

Until all you can taste is a mixture of sweat and bile, until your vision is blurry and every inch of you is aching. Then when your body is saying WTF are you doing to me go those extra 10 yards.

The above is my interpretation of the RM adverts that have been on TV over the last few months.

Alternatively, you could get a heart rate monitor and train within your training zones. But they can be quite pricey.


lew

[wato212]

Best thing to do mate, as alot of people have said is to get all round fitness. Then work on that. Good luck.

Wato

[druadan]

Lew, christ mate, and you ain't even been here yet PRMC ain't that bad (comes close for a civvy mind), wait til you get to some of the more, erm, 'emotional' stages of training.

BTW, Lew's method is much better than the HR monitor...

[Mr Mojo Risin]

if he wants to advertise overtraining thats the way to go, yeah.

dont over exagerate.

training needs to be sufficient to get the individual to pass their prmc (in this case)
everyone is different.

training should not kill u EVERY workout, it should be balanced with hard and easier workouts. If u do otherwise, and do it till 'you feel ill or your lungs will burst, or your calves want to pop' id be the first to put a substancial bet that you will have an injury in the next 1-2 months.

too many f@#k wannabe rambos on this forum.

[cliffchallanger]

I dont want to be a rambo just so that i will be able to get my Green berry and pass out and look like the dogs bollocks, Royal marines is all about team work anyways so the rambos are just talking bollocks.

thanks for the tips, keep them coming on , pressups, chin ups, and situps i cant do them any tips on how to improve on them bar doing them nearly every day because i do that

[james_m]

I dont want to be a rambo just so that i will be able to get my Green berry and pass out and look like the dogs bollocks....

You'd look like a complete load of bollocks with a Green Berry on your head!

**Green Beret**

Cheers
James_m