FIT push ups and sit ups v. military croo

[Coozone]

So im here at AIT. I seem to hit a wall of 50 PU, 70 SU, 15:30 2MR. Any tips to increase my numbers? We have a new gym facility that ill be checking out, but with my schedule its hard to fit time to go there. No supplements allowed hurts too. DEFAC food isn't the best either. I feel like the odds are stacked against me. The best I can do is run to the mini mart and get a muscle milk or protein bar.

What did you guys do to get stronger?

Oh, im a 68W if anyone was curious.

 

[CottonTowels]

Get a hold of a 10 pound weight.


For pushups throw it over your back in a kneeling position and get into the pushup position. For sit ups just hug the weight.


Do your regular pushup/situp routine with the 10 pound weight for a while.

 

[tickles]

Get a hold of a 10 pound weight.


For pushups throw it over your back in a kneeling position and get into the pushup position. For sit ups just hug the weight.


Do your regular pushup/situp routine with the 10 pound weight for a while.

for situps put the weight over(behind) your head too to make it even harder.. I feel like it is really easy to cheat unknowingly if you just hug the weight

 

[jmx2323]

the more you do the easier they will become, thats how it has worked for me, tnation had a good article on variations on the push up to try http://www.t-nation.com/free_online_article/sports_body_training_performance/everything_pushups

check that out

 

[phelix]

Tell them that situps damage one's lumbar spine and you refuse to do them

 

[SeaMack99]

I thought the Army had gone away from the standard PU/SU/2miRun?

 

[limestoner]

not yet.

 

[Texasboy]

Just do a pyramid program for you situp and pushups. I take my squad to do PT every morning just for pushup and situp improvment and for running just get out and run more eventually your time will drop

 

[MaineSucks]

http://www.military.com/military-fitness/army-workouts/army-fitness-workout-plan

from:

http://www.military.com/fitness-center/military-fitness/workouts/archive



Its AMAZING what you can find by typing, "How can I do more push ups and sit ups" into Google.

 

[kronik85]

can't work out but i want to get stronger... how can i accomplish this goal?

 

[Hood Moses]

Rofl go read stew smith

he has a couple training plans getting people ready for sf pt testing

 

[MaineSucks]

http://www.military.com/military-fitness/army-workouts/army-fitness-workout-plan

from:

http://www.military.com/fitness-center/military-fitness/workouts/archive



Its AMAZING what you can find by typing, "How can I do more push ups and sit ups" into Google.

.

Rofl go read stew smith

he has a couple training plans getting people ready for sf pt testing

 

[Coozone]

Well the army pt is a joke. Im just resorting to using what I have around me. Going so slow

 

[Hood Moses]

.

I wrote that while on the shitter.

 

[GammaRadiation]

You can do 50 push ups but only 70 sit ups? Is that timed? If not

 

[GammaRadiation]

2min

Still

 

[limestoner]

intervals will drop your run time.. 30 second sprint, 60 second walk, repeat for 15-20 minutes. you guys still doing APFT at the dirt track at the bottom of the hill?

 

[Charlie]

dude. it baffles me how people don't ace the PT test. just freakin run, and do pushups. personally, doing those 2 the situps come naturally. i get 300's every time, but it's expected from me. DFAC food is fine, just don't get the burgers like every other private. get the turkey/lean meat and the rice and make a salad. use your brain, eat healthy. lift big, eat big, get big.

 

[ReFreshing]

Do sets of 20 - 30 pushups. Vary up the types of pushups you do too. For running, you basically just have to get out there and run. Vary up the runs too. Intervals (ie 30 60s), 5 mi runs....

Basically just do more PU and SU often and go run. It's not that hard.

 

[Casino]

This got me to 85 push ups in 1 min

http://www.military.com/military-fitness/workouts/try-pushup-push-workout

 

[silver60]

This got me to 85 push ups in 1 min

http://www.military.com/military-fitness/workouts/try-pushup-push-workout

sweet been looking for a way to increase my per min for an event coming up

Thanks

 

[Rellik]

Tell them that situps damage one's lumbar spine and you refuse to do them

no but seriously situps are so fucking stupid.. they're not even hitting the abs, just the psoas like everyone knows, tightening your hip flexors... just a retarded exercise thats hung around for 200 years cause everyone can do at least a few so they use it as a benchmark

http://startingstrength.com/articles/army_weak_long.pdf
here an army guy does heavy lifting and intervals (with only one APFT-style training day a week) and ends up setting new personal records in every category of the APFT

i guess it would cost too much to feed all these people/give them equipment (just a modest increase of 20lb for each soldier would be about 15000 tons of mass added to the total of all actvity duty personel alone )