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Will i be upto it?
Posted: Fri 05 Sep, 2003 4:31 pm
by mr.zog
Hey there guys, i'v been lookin round this site for a while now - and its full of GREAT information (ceratinly helped me anyway!!!) i'm 17 at the moment, and just doin me A-Levels. But my dream in life is to join the RMC's. i want to finish my A-levels 1st, so i have exactly a year to get fit. (joining this time next year) i train like 4/5 times a week, including Running 3/4 miles, Weight trianing with dumb bells, curcuit trainin, Cycling 20/30 miles in bout n hour / hour n half. Swimming bout 70 / 100 lenghts (i'm a professinal swimmer). Do u think i will be upto joining Britans elite fighting force?
Many Thanks For Your Time,
Chris Howarth
Posted: Fri 05 Sep, 2003 5:03 pm
by bassboyluke
you sound like you have good cv fitness, what is your strength like? eg press-ups, sit-ups, pull-ups, etc. don't worry if you've got a year.
Posted: Fri 05 Sep, 2003 8:10 pm
by mr.zog
Hey, My strenght is not to bad, a could do 60 (maybe 70 pushups civvie style) but only bout 20 (maybe 30 Marine style) - needs a lil work, and sit ups i can do 80 but it takes longer than the 2mins to do all 80.
But hopefully by this time next year i shud be ok
Chris
Posted: Fri 05 Sep, 2003 8:22 pm
by RobInDaUK
It seems that you are well on your way with the fitness. Keep on pushing yourself, and try to get the sit ups and press ups rep numbers as high as you can. Also, how are your pull ups?
Ta Muchly
Posted: Fri 05 Sep, 2003 8:30 pm
by RobInDaUK
On the PRMC, are the pullups almost allways on beams?
If so then it may be a good idea to do some pullups with a thick towel or something wrapped around the pullup bar to strengthen the grip strength in your hand. This (I think
) will make the pullups on the beam easier.
Ta Muchly, Rob
Posted: Fri 05 Sep, 2003 9:07 pm
by mr.zog
Hey, i dont have a pull up bar (yet!) but when i have tried, (on monkey bars) i got 5.
Thanks for your confidence lads! i'm gona push maself to the max!
Chris
Posted: Fri 05 Sep, 2003 11:34 pm
by ashley
You're gonna be breezing through them in a year. Just stick at it and keep focused.
Posted: Thu 11 Sep, 2003 1:39 pm
by mr.zog
Many Thanks for the replys guys!
I was just loooking at The PARA forum, n was wondering which has the harder traning: The PARA's or the Marines???
I saw the the Para's r classed as "light infantry" r the Marines also classed as this?
Many Thanks,
Chris
Posted: Thu 11 Sep, 2003 2:05 pm
by Jason The Argonaut
Welcome to the forum mr.zog, I think that the RM training is harder but then again I am not to familiar on the Para's training.
Posted: Thu 11 Sep, 2003 4:57 pm
by lew
no paras training is harder
no marines training is harder
no paras!!!
no marines!!!!
paras !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
marines !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
stop it
no
!!!
yes
no
yes
......................
lew
Posted: Thu 11 Sep, 2003 5:36 pm
by rabby
Posted: Thu 11 Sep, 2003 9:53 pm
by lew
I had hoped my pervious post had got that message across, but if it didn’t I wasn’t trying to add to
who’s the best, who’s the hardest, who has the biggest bollox question sorry for any confusion caused...
lew
Posted: Thu 11 Sep, 2003 9:57 pm
by rabby
I knew what your post was about Lew, found it quite amusing in fact. I just thought that a little firm touch might help prevent anyone else from entering the bigger bollox argument. :fadein:
Posted: Wed 17 Sep, 2003 4:21 pm
by simonm
What's the difference between a civvie press up and marine style ? and the marine press ups where you work you triceps more and get your elbows goin behind you instead of out to the sides ?