am i training right?

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[flynn101]

Just to clarify you have you looked at things like your diet and intake of alcohol and fags?

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[Wee Willy Winkie]

am i reading wrong or do you have no rest days? you have to have at least one so your body can recover (but im no expert, just what is on the website) w.w.w

[Doc]

run faster

[Jobag]

circuit training 30 pressups situps tricepdips legraises hyperextensions squats

Is that it

I think you just need to work ALOT harder. Just a general observation. If you want to be airborne, you need to start doing some airborne fitness. Start thrashing yourself jo.

By the way, i have fitness tests next week as part of my battalion Intro Cadre, so we will see how much of an effect 5 weeks at RAF Brize Norton has had on my fitness Boozing, boozing and some more boozing

Good news is, i have my wings

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[Jobag]

BFT time for depot, you want to be looking at sub 9 mins.

Thrashing exercises...run and find a nice steep hill and do hill sprints. 100% effort to the top, then run fast back down. rest for 30 seconds. repeat until f*ked, then go for a medium pace 3-4 mile run. Try to increase the number of hill sprints each time you do them. The first time you might only be able to do 5 or 6, so the next time push for 8 etc etc. Make sure you push yourself to the max. Dont worry if you dont feel well, its natural...just keep pushing on by getting aggressive. Get angry and get the adrenaline pumping and you will work harder.

Do that 3 times a week. Then do a BFT on the days imbetween, and have an upper body session in the afternoon. Remember to rest up 3 days before you start depot and eat plenty of carbs (pasta, rice, potatoes etc). When training, eat plenty of protien to help build up strong leg muscles (trust me, your going to need them), and carbs to keep you going on the fitness sessions.

Make sure you drink LOADS of water (3 or 4 litres atleast). Have Sundays off every week, and enjoy You have got plenty of time left before depot, so do the programme ive suggested and you should pass screening week.

Get training para hopeful.

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[flynn101]

Just wondering mate are you doing your pt at a gym or not? Because if your preparing for Para Basic then you should go road running rather than running on a treadmill.

[skygod75]

when I trained for my recruits I done most of what jobag has already mentioned , Id also suggest training with a friend and do 100m firemans carries on flat and uphill that really is a lung buster

[Jobag]

do 100m firemans carries on flat and uphill that really is a lung buster

GOOD DRILLS!!!!!

You will do plenty of "casevac drills" in depot! Firemans carry, baby carry, piggy back, and some other nasty one where you drag someone whilst you are "under fire". Its all good stuff.

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[ED]

Don't burn yourself out! You need days off! Depot will bring you up to speed, and for f@#k sake, don't start beasting yourself like some clowns on here are advising. You'll only get injured. Save the blood and guts shit till you get to depot!
My advice on how to split your training week:
Do one long slow endurance run (8-10 miles), one faster (but not balls to the wall) medium length run of about 4-6 miles, one gym session incorporating machines and some free weights, and an interval/fartlek type training session including some bodyweight exercises like press/sit ups etc. After your fitness starts to get half decent add another run and maybe a swim to the week. I would only take a training session to the limit once or twice per week whilst you are preparing for depot, and that's once your fitness is half decent. Any more and you'll just burn yourself out or get injured. Hope this helps.
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