Conditions

[Felias]

I got strep throat, but the docs seem not to be diagnosing me! Me mum is nagging me to join and try even with my condition. Basically it is real hard to breath and painful to swallow.

Should I ask go for the earliest PRMC date, or should I wait until I recover? Me mum only wants me out the house, so shes pestering me to take an early PRMC date.

I want to be successful and acheive the best possible but I can't do that with a bad throat. What do you guys suggest, earliest date or recovery??

Could someone clarify if the Pressups and situps are done to bleeps?? Or your told to start and u get timed???

[markthestab]

you do as many press-ups as you can and you run as fast as you can, if you fail you'll be told to come back at a later time, if you pass your in

[big_al]

I really would wait until you're better to do the PRMC. People usually end up breathing through their arses, even when they can breathe properly, so God knows where you'd end up breathing through. I've had what you have before, and there is no knowing when it's going to get really bad (i.e. waking up in the middle of the night in so much pain that you swallow an entire pack of strepsils). You wouldn't want that in the middle of the PRMC. You'll also not be at your best because of the condition, and for PRMC, you really need to be top notch.
Hope that helped,
Al
P.S. As far as I know, you do press-ups and sit-ups to the bleeps, and your score is then recorded once you can no longer keep up with the pace.

[slaphead_17]

i wouldn’t if its hard for you to breath mate. id suggest you be at full fitness to attempt the PRMC.

and no the press-ups and sit-ups are not done to a bleep (they are on the POC)

YOUR MOTHER WILL JUST HAVE TO WAIT!!!

[Felias]

i wouldn’t if its hard for you to breath mate. id suggest you be at full fitness to attempt the PRMC.

and no the press-ups and sit-ups are not done to a bleep (they are on the POC)

YOUR MOTHER WILL JUST HAVE TO WAIT!!!

Too right she will, jahha. I am currently taking antibiotics, it could be ne of 3 things, Pharingitis/ strep throat/ sorethroat.

BTW another question, can you rest in the pressup position on PRMC and press for the full 2 minutes?? Resting-continuing resting-continuing, is that allowed??

[slaphead_17]

lol

no mate you cant rest with the press-ups the second you touch your knees on the ground, your score is finished. you can rest in the press-up position if thats what you mean.

[james_m]

Can it be passed from person to person?

If so then going down with this and giving it to other guys and even the training team will not make you flavour of the month!

Cheers
James_m

[themattmeister]

I wouldn't worry about the press ups, you can do one hundred can't you?

REMOVED as it was an ofensive comment, see me after class
Really though it's best for all parties that you wait till the anti-biotics have run their course because if your taking them it means you have an infection.

Personally I'd run it past my GP.

[slaphead_17]

themattmeister said,

Really though it's best for all parties that you wait till the anti-biotics have run their course

i don't think his mother will be best pleased.
but his neighbour will be ecstatic.

[Daveb]

Felias mate, definetely wait. One guy on my PRMC was ill (he had a chest infection or something and found it hard to breath). On bottom field warm-up it is so hard, he (apparently) almost died. I only saw it in the corner of my eye whilst doing press ups. The Sgt Major was shaking him shouting 'look at me!'. He came back the next day after being rushed into hospital but obviously failed PRMC.

Don't take the risk mate. Like others have said, let the anti-biotics do its stuff and go down when you're 100%.

[Doc]

I knew a SB lad who had a chest infection and wouldnt let me sort him out. He went diving and his infection spread ending up with pericarditis and he keeled over and was hospitalised for 3 weeks.

Not big and not clever.

[Felias]

Felias mate, definetely wait. One guy on my PRMC was ill (he had a chest infection or something and found it hard to breath). On bottom field warm-up it is so hard, he (apparently) almost died. I only saw it in the corner of my eye whilst doing press ups. The Sgt Major was shaking him shouting 'look at me!'. He came back the next day after being rushed into hospital but obviously failed PRMC.

Don't take the risk mate. Like others have said, let the anti-biotics do its stuff and go down when you're 100%.

Hmm, I will wait till I'm 100%, I have tried to keep fit ie upper body but aerobically I have found it proper ard. My gp is not too bothered, I have had like 5 appointments with him, he has not bothered to do any relevant test with me because he thinks it is in my head, being told that is quite annoying and the only option I have had, is searchng for symptoms on the net and found a few thing. I am day 2 into anti's and not feeling anybetter. It might of been that time when, I decided to be cool and hang from my neck without arm support on a chinup bar. Seriously, thanks for the info guys, almost all questions have been answered.

[markthestab]

GP's are crap, when it comes to armed forces related injuries they just dont understand or want to understand in my experiance

[Bliartheliar]

Best to wait untill you recover on my opinion mate. You could go down and try, but if you fail your might be given upto 6months before you can try again.

Press ups and sit ups are down continuously for 2 minutes at your own pace. You can rest in the press up position and while lying on your back during the sit ups. During the pull ups, done in groups of 2/3, the PTI waits untill the last man gets up and then tells you to lower yourself down (all the way).

[Mr Mojo Risin]

ive heard garglin with piss sorts out strep throat.