My Journey to Becoming a U.S. Marine

Training Training Logs
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oh. i just figured that it was a guideline and you moved up when you felt you should. i looked back at a couple weeks ago and you were on 9, so i figured it was time.

i just googled the recon ron pullup program though. i think i may add it to my program.

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Recon Ron is a great program but don’t fall into that trap that the program will give results. Results come from the individual and what you put in determines what you will get out of it. I know you workout out with a lot of intensity I’m just saying that to get it out there.

Jan 128
112 Days Till Boot Camp

Poolee PT

Ran 3 Miles Indian Run

Crunches for 1 min 4 sets - I was getting around 50-60 per minute which is pathetic

Pushups 15

Side Straddle Hops 15

Flutter Kicks/Hello Dollys/Leg Lifts 15

Pullups 10 8 6 6 6

2 Rounds of
Squat Thrusts

Burpees

Pullups

Ball Slams

I did well tonight but I feel like I could still give more during our group PT sessions.

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ahhh sorry heh, I was just following drapers post.

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oh yeah. but as far as my adopting the rr pullup program, i do pullups nightly anyway, i might as well adopt an actual scheme that works, so yeah.

and of all things to be weak on… the crunches? what happened? but i know bein’ top heavy doesn’t help much. maybe just trainin’ em quicker…

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[quote]kinein wrote:
ahhh sorry heh, I was just following drapers post. [/quote]

Its cool man.
So since you’re reading my log or at least the last few posts do you have any advice for me?

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[quote]draperdontplay wrote:
oh yeah. but as far as my adopting the rr pullup program, i do pullups nightly anyway, i might as well adopt an actual scheme that works, so yeah.

and of all things to be weak on… the crunches? what happened? but i know bein’ top heavy doesn’t help much. maybe just trainin’ em quicker…[/quote]

Well thanks for assuming I’m top heavy but I’m not sure whats going on. I want to be around 70-80 crunches per minute but my progress is slower than I would like.
If I could keep up the 60 a min for two mins then that would have me maxing out my crunch portion every time the problem is I’m just not there yet.

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Jan 29
111 Days Till Boot Camp

Mini Workout at School

Pullups 10 8 6 6 6

Dips 10 10 10 10 10

Leg Press 10reps at 220-Full Weight Stack
I did this to show up some duesche bag who was using it.

Evening PT

Ran 3 Miles

Situps with 5 second hold at top 15 15 15

V-Situps 50 50

Pushups 25 20 15 10

Kneeling Ab wheel rollout 10 10

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I meant muscle top heavy haha not flab. i’ve noticed that even since you’ve started doing this routine that you’ve started to look like the thing from the fantastic four

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[quote]draperdontplay wrote:
I meant muscle top heavy haha not flab. i’ve noticed that even since you’ve started doing this routine that you’ve started to look like the thing from the fantastic four[/quote]

I am getting top heavy. All this volume on my arms and back is making me large up top. I want to keep my leg muscle but I just can’t squat or lift enough to maintain my leg size.

I’m sure after Boot and SOI I will look like a lightbulb. I already have it planned to do Starting Strength by Mark Ripptoe once I get to the fleet and basically start all over again with weights but do it right this time.

90

beautiful. please don’t let me down and be like all the rest…

91

Fuck being normal and like all the rest.

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ooh did you read that too? and what about the “click here” choice where you could see that article dave wrote about nutting. beautiful.

fuck transcendentalism. my favorite literature is davetatelism.

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Jan 30
110 Days Till Boot Camp

Weighted Pullups 5-25 5-35 5-45 10-BW 10-BW

Bench Press 5x5 135 185 205 225 245 260

Leg Press 8x4 90 200 290 380

Smith Squat 5x3 135 225 315 405x2

Ran 1.5 Miles

Once again I over did it on the weights.

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where the hell did that 260 five times come from?

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[quote]draperdontplay wrote:
where the hell did that 260 five times come from?[/quote]

I won’t lie that 260 killed me but I got it.
The last time I benched I got up to 245 for 5 so I’m pleased with this 15 pound jump.

I think I got it for three reasons.

  1. Every rep I say Marine Corps in my head.
  2. I was blasting some Red “Breathe your life into me”.
  3. The last two bench session I have really thought about my technique i.e. Upper back coiled and pushed into bench, keeping elbows close to body, slow decent explosive push, feet spread and firmly planted, and a small arch in my back.

I’m going to start videoing some of my lifts and exercises such as my pullups, situps, dips, bench etc and start posting those on here.

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Jan 31
109 Days Till Boot Camp

Full Body Workout

I helped two Poolees move today. It took us 10 hours and I worked a lot of pulling, grip strength, and muscle endurance.

97

Feb 1
108 Days Till Boot Camp

Rest Day

Go Cardinals!

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Nice work on those pull ups man. You are cranking out a lot of volume on them. Keep it up. Semper Fi

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Feb 2
107 Days Till Boot Camp

Pullups 11 8 7 6 6

Dips 12 12 12 12 12

Pushups 18 - supposed to do 30 25 20 15

Situps with 15 sec hold at top 15 15

  • didn’t do last set

Ran 3 Miles - slow

Tonight was an all around shitty workout. My pullups felt weak. During my dips I got a sharp pain in my sternum which I pushed through but hurt pretty good. I failed on my first set of pushups and did some shitty core work. The 3 miles was pretty bad as well.
Tonight sucked so in response I’m going to eat a big meal, take a bunch of vitamin C, and go to sleep early so I can hit it hard tomorrow.

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Life sucks, so just quit now and save yourself the pain.