Fifrein
Still Learning
Fingers crossed and wood knocked. I'm not feeling great about my current physical atributes, but it's a lot better than when I started.
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Final Select Purgatory
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Fingers crossed and wood knocked. I'm not feeling great about my current physical atributes, but it's a lot better than when I started.
Spartans1991
Active Member
What are you most worried about? I feel pretty good about most except pushups but I'm 27 so the standards are a little easier.
fosco146
New Member
It’s not my choice to be delayed.
peppergunner
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Has your OR given you any reason?
I'm curious because I'm hoping that if I get selected, I can leave for OCS right when my lease is up so I don't have to search for a new place.
Fifrein
Still Learning
I'm 21, so my standards are close to the highest, but I'm still working on getting everything above satisfactory and I don't have a whole lot of time to do it. Mostly worried about the Run, as it's difficult really run far or often in my own neighborhood. There's a lot of traffic, a lot of street lights, and I'm a bit self conscious about running into too many people who know me. Not to mention I live in SoCal and the heat wave is monsterous. I'm still trying to run every day, but I'm not sure I can get my numbers up to where they need to be in time. A lot of anxiety in there too, because I heard that if you fail pretty much anything else, you're rolled back to a probationary squad, but if you fail the run they kick you out completely.
peppergunner
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$30 gym membership + treadmill if the heat/traffic/people are bothering you.
And who cares if you run into people you know? You're running. It's not like they're watching you do some satanic ritual. Running is something that's pretty normal.
123spacego
Active Member
Use a high school or college track an start your run at 6am before it gets hot. I ran for a while on a treadmill in a gym; however, I highly suggest using a track for 3 reasons:
1. The run at OCS is on a track and you need to practice as you will perform.
2. Running on a treadmill is easy to keep your pace as you set a speed and it stays constant. On a track you have to learn how to keep your pace manually.
3. You use different muscles to actually propel yourself forward on a track versus a treadmill.
A treadmill is better than nothing at all.
Fifrein
Still Learning
Yeah I have the gym membership, and in addition to running in the mornings when I can, I try to make it to the gym at least twice a week. I run for speed and pacing practice when I run around concrete at home, and I run for distance on the treadmill. I can make about 5.5 miles on the treadmill, alternating between running and speedwalking at the moment. Most of the first 2 miles is a run on the treadmill though, or at least a jog. I try to push myself, because I absolutely can't let myself be that one guy who makes a big deal about finally going off to make something of himself and gets kicked out to come home a week later.
fosco146
New Member
It sounds like we're in similar situations. The explanation I got is that it's common this time of year for delays to happen.
fosco146
New Member
Like 123 said, hit a track at a school near you. Treadmills can't compare to the real thing.
Look into interval sprints to get your speed and VO2 max up, I can send you a program that works.
Be sure to work out your lower body (deadlifts, squats, lunges, etc). Rest when you need to.
peppergunner
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There's got to be some rules concerning just bursting onto a HS track?
andrewt
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Not if they can't catch you. Who's up for a chase at 6am anyway
peppergunner
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It's just weird that simultaneous to it being "that time of year", there's people getting FINSELS 6 weeks out for SNA. SNA must be a big prio.
Extra speed work, lol.
123spacego
Active Member
Out where I live (Oklahoma) the tracks are open to the public as long as they are not in use by the school at any particular time.
If you can out run the police, you can pass the PFA.
Seniuram
Well-Known Member
If you can dodge a wrench you can dodge a ball... if you can dodge a police cruiser you can dodge a PFA.
In my community the public schools are funded by taxpayer dollars so they allow the public to use the athletic facilities at anytime except when they’re is a legitimate practice or sporting event going on. I run on my old high schools track everyday and do sprints on the football field. I also live in Michigan and Michigan manners is a real thing so no ones gonna yell at yuh here yuh know.