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WEIGHT TRAINING
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anglo-saxon
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There's no point in bulking up in the military. Weights can compliment what you do, but an "all round" good level of fitness is what should be aimed for.
My advice would be to leave the heavy weights alone. When trianing with the Yanks, we noticed that many of them were built like the proverbial brick shithouses. Problem was thay had no endurance and could not come even close to keeping up. Being a soldier is all about getting from A to B with your weapons and kit and being able to do your job when you get there. You're not going to be too popular if you are to busy sucking wind through every orifice to do your job in the section, no matter how good you think you look on the beach!
The best type of training is a solid running program (mixing interval training with endurance runs) and power-to-weight-ratio type training (push-ups, sit-ups, chin-ups, dips, etc.). Moderate weight training (such as dumbell lunges and squats) can produce better running performance, but then strong legs can also be gained by hitting the hills with your Bergen on (with the added advantage of improving your nav).
My advice would be to leave the heavy weights alone. When trianing with the Yanks, we noticed that many of them were built like the proverbial brick shithouses. Problem was thay had no endurance and could not come even close to keeping up. Being a soldier is all about getting from A to B with your weapons and kit and being able to do your job when you get there. You're not going to be too popular if you are to busy sucking wind through every orifice to do your job in the section, no matter how good you think you look on the beach!
The best type of training is a solid running program (mixing interval training with endurance runs) and power-to-weight-ratio type training (push-ups, sit-ups, chin-ups, dips, etc.). Moderate weight training (such as dumbell lunges and squats) can produce better running performance, but then strong legs can also be gained by hitting the hills with your Bergen on (with the added advantage of improving your nav).
