Hey Sarastro, I work as a fitness instructor and do come across quite a few injuries, and ITB syndrome is quite common among runners, except they just call it runners knee, which it appears refers to lots of different knee injuries, the physio said that because the glutes get tight and then the ITB ...

Has anyone here who is in RT or training for PRMC had ITB Strain. I got it before Christmas and I'm still not over ii fully. Had an MRI (Thank GOD for health insurance) done and everything which confirmed what it was. I was running a 5.50 minute mile before Christmas and have only started back ...

Just out of curiosity of those who had asthma as children and are in Recruit Training, do or did any asthma like symptoms ever come back when you are out on exercise in crap weather for days at a time. I only ask as there seem to be many on here who had childhood asthma and most if not all will ...

hey marinewannabee when you got put out for asthma like symptoms what exactly was the story were you exercising and someone heard you going all chesty or did you report sick with symptoms. I bet you were able to breath fine and it was just a chest infection or something. As you said no ones perfect ...

Alright mate I was just out for a run down the beach and there was a gail of cold wind blowing and after it I was kind of weezey but i was still able to breath ok just some mucus in the chest. Lucky for me my sister is a doctor and she said that in cold weather thats normal in fact she was kind of ...

Hey just out of curiosity if you fail the PJFT, how long before you can take it again. I've mine next week and while i did it in 9.04min last week in a practice run in the gym, i'm after picking up a niggling injury which might slow me down.

Hey lads i'm looking to get in contact with "Mulligan" I was in contact with him before he started RT but despite sending him a few PM's I haven't heard from him since. He started RT in early september by the way. Thanks

Press ups, pull ups and sit ups aren't a problem i find i'll max out on all of them, but i've included burpees and tuck jumps in my circuit and to be honest they are a killer after a few circuits. Since a lot of you guys have passed prmc or are in RT can you advise me on how many burpees and tuck ...

These are the business mate, although they are expensive they're worth every penny, they have ultimate cushioning and stability perfect for the majority of people who overpronate. Thats from my own personal experience and from my experience working in the fitness industry. I would recommend that you ...

Hi, I'm from the Irish Republic and have been looking into joining up. Naturally I am more inclined to look at the Irish regiments first, so are there any Irish Guardsmen or 1 Royal Irish lads who can advise me of the pros and cons of joining either of these regiments. I just read Tim Collins' book ...

Alrite lads, happy Christmas to you all. Well I got a date to do a psychometric test on February 1st at my local AFCO, Belfast, which isn't that local because i'm from the Republic of Ireland. Now after I complete this how long will I have to wait to do the interview, medical, PJFT and ultimately ...

Hey Dwarfy mate, I know exactly what you mean. I'm a fitness instructor myself and I also have a diploma in massage therapy and from my own experience its down to poor footwear, running on hard surfaces, and poor biomechanics. But since you've been running regularly over the last few years without ...

Hi I hear a lot about the army units being deployed to Iraq but not much about Royal Marine units and how often they are being sent to Iraq. Could anyone enlighten me on this situation please?

Granted you pass the PRMC how long is it valid for i.e what is the latest you can begin foundation after passing it?

Its when your mid-foot lands excessively inwards as you're walking or running , most running shoes have arch support to help reduce this. It means that the shock from the impact of running is not evenly distributed up the leg and can lead to a range of injuries such as shin splints, runners knee and ...