I see fat runners on treadmills all the time. They’re at it for 45 minutes straight, 5 days a week. They put too much emphasis on burning calories and too little on diet control.
[quote]potatoface wrote:
that chart is a lot different than the one they gave me at MEPS [/quote]
Be careful, there’s one chart on whether you can ship to boot camp, and a different, more stringent one they use once you’re in to see if you’re a fat body.
I wouldn’t worry too much about weight loss at boot camp. That’s one area where they do a very good job on Parris Island. (I can’t speak to San Diego, I hear the creme brulee and sufle they serve the Hollywood Marines after chow makes them a little soft.)
I have to run for fitness testing for my job too and used to get frequent shin splints that would hurt for days afterwards. I went on Amazon and got a pair of compression sleeves and haven’t had trouble since. I wear them anytime I’m running over a few miles. It’s a good quick fix
[quote]devildog_jim wrote:
[quote]potatoface wrote:
that chart is a lot different than the one they gave me at MEPS [/quote]
Be careful, there’s one chart on whether you can ship to boot camp, and a different, more stringent one they use once you’re in to see if you’re a fat body.
I wouldn’t worry too much about weight loss at boot camp. That’s one area where they do a very good job on Parris Island. (I can’t speak to San Diego, I hear the creme brulee and sufle they serve the Hollywood Marines after chow makes them a little soft.)[/quote]
I love creme brulee
[quote]potatoface wrote:
[quote]devildog_jim wrote:
[quote]potatoface wrote:
that chart is a lot different than the one they gave me at MEPS [/quote]
Be careful, there’s one chart on whether you can ship to boot camp, and a different, more stringent one they use once you’re in to see if you’re a fat body.
I wouldn’t worry too much about weight loss at boot camp. That’s one area where they do a very good job on Parris Island. (I can’t speak to San Diego, I hear the creme brulee and sufle they serve the Hollywood Marines after chow makes them a little soft.)[/quote]
I love creme brulee[/quote]
of course you do
I’m sorry but I quickly glossed the thread again and I don’t think the OP mentioned his height and weight.
[quote]Nards wrote:
I’m sorry but I quickly glossed the thread again and I don’t think the OP mentioned his height and weight.[/quote]
im 5’9
i started running at 197lbs
now I weigh in around 185. I have been taking lots of calcium supplements, like 3500mg a day, for 2 weeks now and the pain has gone down a lot. Normally a 6 mile run would take like 5 days to recover from but now I am fine(ie no shin pain) within like 2 days.
That doesn’t sound that bad.
I guess having ab avatar or Paul Anderson (if I’m correct) is skewing people’s posts.
im a 240 pound fullback and i have to run with skill players. ice bath helps a lot
[quote]potatoface wrote:
So I have 3 pairs of running shoes and I noticed they all have their sole designed in a way so the inside of the foot hits the ground first. Well my shin pain is on the inner side of my shin and it is in the same spot in both shins. This makes me think my shoes are a part of the problem.
Is there a word for shoes designed this way? Do they make running shoes that are level?[/quote]
Your shoes might be too stable for your foot mechanics. Did you buy them off the shelf, or were you fitted for them by a running specialty store? Inner shin pain like your having is very indicative of the shoe having too much higher density material on the medial side of the midsole.
[quote]devildog_jim wrote:
OP, you’re dead. If you’re only passing your 1.5 30 seconds, how are you going to pass a PFT when the pace is the same? I’ll give you a quick hint: you might get a little faster in boot camp, but only because you’re carrying around less weight. Boot camp PT doesn’t build your speed very much. You’re also going to be exhausted, which about cancels out the weight loss speed benefits.
Right now you’re taking 5 days off. You’re not going to get 5 hours off once you’re down there. You’re fat. If you can’t see your abs, you’re fat. You’re going to get crap for being fat until you aren’t fat by Marine Corps standards, which are a hell of a lot more stringent than those of the general public. You’re going to be some kill hat’s favorite special child until you either come through a new person, or you break completely and get recycled.
That being said, good luck. If you get stuck in PCP, bust your ass to get the hell out asap.[/quote]
x2 For whatever reason DevilDogJim, I feel as if we have much of the same opinions about a lot of things. It is like we have some sort of common ground.
My advice is to stop being a child about your weight and lose it. Also just nut up and run, pull up, push up, lunge your way to be a better man before you get kicked in the chest by a Drill Instructor.
I am not trying to make you sound subhuman, but if you want to be elite you have to train to be elite. You have to work harder every day, you have to become more focused. Military is a way of life whether your in for 4 or 20+ so stop treating it like your preparing to graduate from school and treat it like the life or death thing that it is.
Take everyone’s advice theyre trying to help your as much as possible.
I am a Marine, I PT with my platoon 3x a week, do 5/3/1 three times a week, and do brazilian jiu-jitsu in the evenings 3-4 times a week and I hit the beach and swim for fun, all on a low-carb diet one year post surgery. It is not that hard. You just have to actually decide to do something and be a man about it.
Here is a quote for you:
"Somewhere a True Believer is training to kill you. He is training with minimal food or water, in austere conditions, training day and night. The only thing clean on him is his weapon and he made his web gear. He doesn’t worry about what workout to do - his ruck weighs what it weighs, his runs end when the enemy stops chasing him. This True Believer is not concerned about ‘how hard it is;’ he knows either he wins or dies. He doesn’t go home at 17:00, he is home.
He knows only The Cause.
Still want to quit?"
Trust me: He is out there training to kill you.
Ski will back me up on this part too: If you go 03anything, and you think Boot Camp was hard, wait until you get to your unit. During PT you’ll long for the good old boot camp days. DI’s can’t abuse you like a pissed off corporal who’s made you his personal problem can.
And just because you’re a nasty POG (like me!), don’t think you’ll get off easy. I ended up in a grunt unit. That meant I PT’d with a grunt unit, even though I wasn’t a grunt. FML.
I say this because I’m trying to help you. You seem to be looking at the minimums to pass, and that’s the wrong mindset. You want to look at the absolute peak of your personal physical potential, and strive to get there. Remember, it’s not just your life that depends on it. It’s the life of the guy next to you, who may have to rely on you to carry him out after he gets shot in the leg. Will you be able to make that final sprint to the LAV with him on your back, in full gear, after you’ve been patrolling all day, on no sleep, dehydrated, eating 1 MRE a day for the last week because your unit’s supply chief screwed up? If the answer is anything but an unqualified “YES,” you need to train harder.
Again, we say this not because we’re trying to dissuade you. We just want you to be the kind of Marine we would want (or would have wanted) serving next to us, the kind that gets called out for meritorious promotions and that other Marines will follow once he becomes an NCO.
Although I am in a different service, I am a NCO. Running and training does not get any easier especially when you transition from busy bee work to paper pusher and you age. Your level of activity will drop and you must find ways to stay in shape and set the example. I know I can’t beat all the young guys out there, but they know “Old Sarge” is a Physical Training Nazi and will not accept anything less because they see me pushing it to the limit. They see I do not look like a fat walrus with a tight uniform because my bellys sticks out over my pants. They see me in the gym busting my ass after or before Phsysical training sessions. I don’t make the rules, I enforce them, and I mentor those who fail to meet the standards. I set the example. That is the job of an NCO.
Just a heads up. Get focused and complete the task. There is no room for “I tried”! You did or did not or in other words, did you achieve the objective or meet the standard or did you fail. Be prepared and take all the advise you can receive.