My father used to say you would worry less about what people thought of you, if you knew how little they did. And lets face it we all have knock backs but a word of encouragement during a little bit of failure is better than an hour of praise after a success.
Im sure you lads will sieze the oportunity that is there for the taking and when you do pass out of basic it will be your 'mates' who will be envious because you proved that you could make the grade.
Good luck.
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GGHT when is your PJFT?
And what are your current PB times?
i am fit but not that fit, i managed to do 10.02 PB the other day, i have never done a 3 miler im going to try do it today, although i have 2 ankle injuries and i think im getting shin splints how shit is that? all in one weekend, one ankle is swollen and the other is really sore, like when i put pressure on it. all from Rugby match on saturday lol.
And what are your current PB times?
i am fit but not that fit, i managed to do 10.02 PB the other day, i have never done a 3 miler im going to try do it today, although i have 2 ankle injuries and i think im getting shin splints how shit is that? all in one weekend, one ankle is swollen and the other is really sore, like when i put pressure on it. all from Rugby match on saturday lol.
RM application 2005, PRMC - tore ACL and PCL ligaments.
Contimplating TA for a couple years before i rejoin RM
Contimplating TA for a couple years before i rejoin RM
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Bliartheliar
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Its easier to just sit off and chill out then actually getting up and doing some exercise. Instead of telling yourself to do work later, split your training up and do 2/3 sessions a day (eg: CT in the moring and cardio in the afternoon). Think about lack of traning in the long run - poor fitness levels when it matters, deteriorating health, feeling tired, headaches, etc. Spending an hour a day doing something is better than feeling like shit for hours at a time.
Good advice there people keep it up 
Sorry about the long delay in the reply, but this is my situation.
I'm in NZ and only have NZ Citizenship. I decided to go for Royal after meeting a Falklands veteran who told me about his time in.
Coming over from New Zealand isn't a huge deal to me really, AFCO told me they deal with a lot of Commonwealths, and have so far been outstanding in making the whole process painless! I think it helps for me that I am very proud of the British heritage in my country, and feel quite patriotic towards Her Majesty.
As far as motivation goes, another driving force for me is the jobs I've had in the past, plank bosses, unmotivated people ect. I had a particularly bad boss who managed to convince me I was useless, yes he told me that in plain English! After that job I recovered a bit of self esteem and got my head on the right way again. Since then I have been preparing in one way or another for the Marines, having a point to prove sometimes stirs me along, thinking "If I fail I prove that tosser right". Works for me anyway.
keep the motivation coming, it all helps!
Benjo
Sorry about the long delay in the reply, but this is my situation.
I'm in NZ and only have NZ Citizenship. I decided to go for Royal after meeting a Falklands veteran who told me about his time in.
Coming over from New Zealand isn't a huge deal to me really, AFCO told me they deal with a lot of Commonwealths, and have so far been outstanding in making the whole process painless! I think it helps for me that I am very proud of the British heritage in my country, and feel quite patriotic towards Her Majesty.
As far as motivation goes, another driving force for me is the jobs I've had in the past, plank bosses, unmotivated people ect. I had a particularly bad boss who managed to convince me I was useless, yes he told me that in plain English! After that job I recovered a bit of self esteem and got my head on the right way again. Since then I have been preparing in one way or another for the Marines, having a point to prove sometimes stirs me along, thinking "If I fail I prove that tosser right". Works for me anyway.
keep the motivation coming, it all helps!
Benjo
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flo
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Benjo, absolutely mate, having people tell me I can't do something usually makes it a dead cert that I will kill myself doing it. f@#k the lot of them say I 
As for motivation in general, I have lots of ideas about how I keep myself going, but none well formed enough to reccommend to anyone. What I do know, is that if you keep your training schedule on military timekeeping it helps - start your training at the same time every day you train, you will soon be doing it automatically. As everyone knows, getting started on a run / circuits etc is always the hardest part, so get that on autodrive and you are laughing.
Aside from that, barring injury, always do the distance. Even if you are performing below par, feel like crap, etc, bugger it and just complete the distance you set. Not only does this build a grim confidence, but you start to know and extend your limits for what you can do under the worst circumstances, not just when you are on top form.
As for motivation in general, I have lots of ideas about how I keep myself going, but none well formed enough to reccommend to anyone. What I do know, is that if you keep your training schedule on military timekeeping it helps - start your training at the same time every day you train, you will soon be doing it automatically. As everyone knows, getting started on a run / circuits etc is always the hardest part, so get that on autodrive and you are laughing.
Aside from that, barring injury, always do the distance. Even if you are performing below par, feel like crap, etc, bugger it and just complete the distance you set. Not only does this build a grim confidence, but you start to know and extend your limits for what you can do under the worst circumstances, not just when you are on top form.
It's supposed to be in two weeks time, but am seriously considering asking it to be postponed as im waiting for orthotics and have been doing nowehere near as much phys as needs be. I realised this yesterday when I went for an easy route 4 mile run and could feel I'd lost fitness. Only problem is I don't know whether telling AFCO I need orthotics is a good idea so in abit of a dilemma.DLink011 wrote:GGHT when is your PJFT?
And what are your current PB times?
3 mile run time was in mid 20 mark a couple of weeks ago. Bleep was early level 12, I should have stuck when the iron was hot so to speak.
Hey GGHT,
I remember going through something similar to you, and I felt that I lost fitness too from lack of training. You'll find, just like me, that its more mental. Trust me. When I started back training, I found my normal sessions to "feel" a lot harder, but a few days in and I was cracking 4 miles in 27:14 min.
If I were you, I'd give it a few more days and put in 100%, both physically and mentally, and you should find you'll be back where you were before you stopped training.
Ayrey
I remember going through something similar to you, and I felt that I lost fitness too from lack of training. You'll find, just like me, that its more mental. Trust me. When I started back training, I found my normal sessions to "feel" a lot harder, but a few days in and I was cracking 4 miles in 27:14 min.
If I were you, I'd give it a few more days and put in 100%, both physically and mentally, and you should find you'll be back where you were before you stopped training.
Ayrey
When I am on a run I actually picture myself running on the endurance course on the POC (although iv never done it I can sort of picture it) and I work my a$$ off. If it's raining and really muddy that's a bonus, gives me a taste of what it's really going to be like. When it's pissing it down, get down on the floor and just belt out 20 press ups, adds to the realistic feeling. When i'm running in the rain and really tired it just feels great! lol. As for getting myself out the house I dedicate myself a time and stick to it. I know how much the green lid would mean to me and I want it, so I know iv got to work hard! 
