tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714028479313834812.post1048326723370442831..comments2024-03-28T11:58:42.109-07:00Comments on Raconteur Report: PT - Physical TrainingAesophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07834464741531503378noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714028479313834812.post-58984157246402281562018-05-02T16:03:40.172-07:002018-05-02T16:03:40.172-07:00Bought a Bowflex six weeks ago, I could do 2 minue...Bought a Bowflex six weeks ago, I could do 2 minuets when I first started. I watch carefully what I’ve been putting in my body, for six weeks, sit-ups hurt my back, butI’ve been doing five minutes plank exercises, and using an ab roller, it hurts, but starting to feel better. Started do push-ups. I’ve lost 26 lbs, another 20 to go. I will do it. best I’ve felt in 25 years. I’m starting to believe I might be worth something.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714028479313834812.post-42528647347607594422018-05-02T11:13:27.397-07:002018-05-02T11:13:27.397-07:00"For your age group", you're doing f..."For your age group", you're doing fine.Aesophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07834464741531503378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714028479313834812.post-14080379738709805182018-05-02T05:55:48.879-07:002018-05-02T05:55:48.879-07:0055 push ups in 2 minutes. Off the top of the char...55 push ups in 2 minutes. Off the top of the chart for my age group. Something's not right, I am in just "OK" shape. Standards?Swrichmondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11405155092494964564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714028479313834812.post-44148572410090681602018-05-01T15:57:29.959-07:002018-05-01T15:57:29.959-07:00@Dan
The "duds" are a social phenomenon,...@Dan<br />The "duds" are a social phenomenon, not a physical one.<br />The point is that your physical peak is the left side of that curve.<br />That's why that age bracket is held to higher standards.<br /><br />A PT fail is a fail regardless of age bracket.Aesophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07834464741531503378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714028479313834812.post-53630536789014794392018-05-01T15:12:27.977-07:002018-05-01T15:12:27.977-07:00The Wild Geese. Anyone who hasn't been in the ...The Wild Geese. Anyone who hasn't been in the shit needs to watch the unedited version of that movie. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714028479313834812.post-91949240474786307632018-05-01T14:52:33.751-07:002018-05-01T14:52:33.751-07:00Here's the address for an on-line calculator (...Here's the address for an on-line calculator (age, sex adjusted) for the MPFT.<br /><br />http://www.fitness.marines.mil/PFT-CFT_Standards17/<br /><br />For those inclined to bitch, "but what if, Dave?" and quibble about EVERY damn thing, yes, I understand that adjusting standards for age and sex doesn't make sense, since the task is the task, and your injured buddy isn't going to magically become 100 lbs lighter to compensate for you being a 46-year old woman instead of a 23-y/o man when you're trying to drag him to cover. Got it. I'll stipulate that it makes little sense to age/sex adjust. But:<br /><br />Taking a step back, if you really get down to it, how many crunches or pull-ups you can do isn't important, it's whether you can do whatever needs to be done without damaging yourself. But since most people are more easily motivated if there is a quantitative scoring system against which you can measure yourself, why not? So long as we remember MPFT, APFT, or any other score is just one single metric, and an admittedly imperfect one, for measuring fitness.<br /><br />Finally, this may seem obvious to some, but for those starting up an exercise program after a long hiatus, keep in mind that you are probably not the same person you were when you were last working out regularly. On a personal note, when I started running again after over 20 years off, I felt like shit after running 8's (8-minute miles). This was distressing because >20y ago (which my stoopid lizard hindbrane was telling me was "just yesterday") that was my slow/recovery pace, and definitely not race pace. Well, it took me longer than it should have to realize that I'm over 20-y older, with a trick knee (plus the sun was in my eyes, and the dog ate my homework), and my new slow pace was around 9 min/mile. Can I go faster? Well, sure, I'm NOT that decrepit yet, but I'm probably not going to be running the mile in 5:30 ever again either. Such is aging, which as the expression goes, at least it beats the alternative.<br /><br />TL;DR -- don't be discouraged if you discover that physically you aren't the man you were at 20, or even 30.Mike_Cnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714028479313834812.post-59681768963729514392018-05-01T13:03:55.231-07:002018-05-01T13:03:55.231-07:00"....compare yourself with 18 year old studs...."....compare yourself with 18 year old studs." You mean "duds", don't you ?<br /><br />Within the last two years I have had the displeasure of working with 18 year old US Army recruits. One dud couldn't do three pushups. One didn't know how to lace up boots. And one couldn't spell his middle name because "I never use it." !!!<br /><br />DoD cannot meet recruiting procurement because the bulk (70+ %) of Amerikan youth are unfit physically, mentally and morally.<br /><br />"Studs" my behind ! Tommy Transvestite, Susie Muffdiver and Jimmy Jackoff are what the US military will be sending on potential, domestic patrols of fedgov tyranny. The US military is not what it is cracked up to be.DAN IIIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09474644417015205704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714028479313834812.post-79712514027595428062018-05-01T10:06:15.739-07:002018-05-01T10:06:15.739-07:00After an extended stay in hospital a year ago, (th...After an extended stay in hospital a year ago, (they seem to have found it necessary to both sedate and paralyze me, for weeks) I am slowly swimming upwards, trying to get in actual decent shape. At 67 it is the most difficult it has ever been in my life, but I'm sticking to it, I don't expect great things, just slow improvement, which I am getting. I have to pay a lot of attention to hydration and nutrition, without becoming obsessed with them, and I have to keep my own morale up and running, with some kind of motivation. When I think how helpless and sick I was this time last year (couldn't even touch my own nose) and how badly I wanted out of that hospital bed, it's been a terrific motivator. As my body improves, so does my morale and spirit. Hey, I went over a month without so much as a taste of coffee. The nurses always made fresh coffee, at all hours, and it drove me crazy. I thank you for this post, and your advice to set small standards and goals is excellent. It's like going up steps. Seanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18410045398729979497noreply@blogger.com