What's the standard Army training run?

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You don't have to be a gladiator to join the army.

You just need a solid base of fitness to work from. Tbh if you can't run 1.5m in under 14mins/13mins whatever then you seriously are unfit.

It's for when you get to basic training you need to be of some decent fitness.

I think you do need to be a hero for Para training though :p
 
I can get to level 8.5 on the 20m shuttle run.... Not sure what that would equate to.

I might actually go and have a run this evening :D
 
Hugogo said:
If you get knackered from 4 minutes total of press ups and sit ups then i suppose your right.

As for a good time for someone unfit, just aim to get as close as you can. Progress into it your not going to be fit from day one.



As for the guy whos about to start basic...you will find that run time coming down preety quickly. Good luck.
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If you ain't knackerd from 2 mins of press ups your not doing enough! :p
 
The idea is you go flat out in any of the fitness things you do, it doesnt matter if your super fit or obese, the idea is at the end of the time your done and pretty knackered.

The super fit guy will of done 100 and the obese guy would have done 3 but both have given it 100% for 2mins
 
lemonkettaz said:
The idea is you go flat out in any of the fitness things you do, it doesnt matter if your super fit or obese, the idea is at the end of the time your done and pretty knackered.

The super fit guy will of done 100 and the obese guy would have done 3 but both have given it 100% for 2mins
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what i want to know is how your suposed to go for 2 minutes, i can do 35-40 then thats it, i have to stop, even when i try and go for more my arms give way, so that takes 1 minute for example, so for the other 1 minute, what am i suposed to do ?, i just cant do more

do you think its better if you pace yourself, do 10, stop for a few seconds, 10 again ect ect
 
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Maybe,

If you come to a point you can't do anymore just stop for about 10-20secs and then try some more.

If you can't do more than so many in 2mins... thats how many you can do in 2mins.

The stronger you are the more you can do surely? Don't think slowing down will help
 
Anksy said:
what i want to know is how your suposed to go for 2 minutes, i can do 35-40 then thats it, i have to stop, even when i try and go for more my arms give way, so that takes 1 minute for example, so for the other 1 minute, what am i suposed to do ?, i just cant do more

do you think its better if you pace yourself, do 10, stop for a few seconds, 10 again ect ect
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Your not allowed to stop (well not during ours anyway), well you can but you have to keep your arms out straight. The best way is just to bang them out really. If you physically can't do anymore, and I mean till you literally fall to the floor then that's that.
 
Begbie said:
Your not allowed to stop (well not during ours anyway), well you can but you have to keep your arms out straight. The best way is just to bang them out really. If you physically can't do anymore, and I mean till you literally fall to the floor then that's that.
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well ive been told your alowed to pace yourself, stop for a rest, i mean you dont have to do the tests untill the end of basic, if i can do 35+ now im sur eill be able to bang out another 10 by the end of my training. as for the 50 situps in 2 mins i can do them

what im worried about is the run, when i go to basic on the 4th of october you have to do your 1.5mile run again, im sure im going to get a worse time than i did at selection, im going to get battered :p, but i wont take it seriously, ill just keep my head down accept the battering and get on with training.
 
Fenris said:
Quick question, even though it is 1.5m is 10.5 minutes I assume faster is obviousely better, what kind of time would be good to aim for for someone who is not at all fit at the moment but is in the process of changing that?
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If you are in your early 20s you should be aiming for 8.30 to 9.00, which once you get your fitness up to speed is not that hard. Anything faster than that will leave you open to upper and lower body weakness. Get you running speed up first then work for strengh in upper and lower body. Keep your running between 8.30 and 9.00.
 
lemonkettaz said:
How will you be worse?

Surely you will be better?
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nah, i have been on holiday, slacked, then i injured myself, so i slacked, but like i say, i know i will get a slaughtering, im not going to make any excuses, im just going to get on with it, im not stupid enough to tell them any excuse, will make it worse.

and only because i beat my PB by 30 seconds, how the hell i did that i dont know.
 
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If you get too light and leave youself with no body fat you'll find longer weighted runs very hard as your body wont have anything to power it for a couple of hours at a time, some of the fast BPFA(1.5mile) runners i know are very poor at tabbing (speed march with 45lb+) as they've become built for speed at the expense of power.
Myself I do the min situps and pressups, usually 50 seconds or so worth, I get to the pass mark and stop, I save my energy for the run then. No point doing extra upper body then failing the run, you must pass all 3 tests.
 
I_M_Weasel said:
If you get too light and leave youself with no body fat you'll find longer weighted runs very hard as your body wont have anything to power it for a couple of hours at a time, some of the fast BPFA(1.5mile) runners i know are very poor at tabbing (speed march with 45lb+) as they've become built for speed at the expense of power.
Myself I do the min situps and pressups, usually 50 seconds or so worth, I get to the pass mark and stop, I save my energy for the run then. No point doing extra upper body then failing the run, you must pass all 3 tests.
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when do you actualy do the test, is it rite at the end of basic, last day or so ?
 
You'll do several throughout training, there will most likely be one in your last week and a CFT which is the harder test for most young lads.

You should always pass critical tests though, failure can mean getting back squadded which you wont want to happen.
 
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See my edit, if you're close enough it might not matter but aim to pass them all, find another lad who runs consistant 10:00 mins and stick to him and you'll be ok.

Its a sprint really, run as fast as you can as long as you can, when you can see the line sprint for it, you're never as tired as your body thinks you are. Lots of soldiers set off slow and think they'll make it up later, you wont. You must do the first half in less than half the time it will take more than half the time to get back, the faster you do the first half the slower you can do the second.
 
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Anksy said:
but the ones through training arnt important ones ? ie pass or fail.
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They are all important, if you fail the tests in training they can give you the boot or hold you back till you pass it. Failing the odd test is not a problem if your feeling ill or have an injury and normaly pass them with ease. They normal don't even raise an eye brow, other than to ask whats wrong with you. You do the test again in a week or so.
 
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