Workout plan for Husky guy 2 get ready for marine basic training?

[Superwho]

I thought he was looking to lose a certain weight, not be able to run a marathon? You'll burn more calories jumping than running, and if it comes down to running as a fit test, your lungs will have the capacity to do that. If you're training for a fight that only lasts three rounds, you train for five.

You are arguing with Marines who have been there and went through all 13 weeks of it. When I say he needs to focus on the basics, he needs to. They will build him up for the rest. That's the point. If you aren't a Marine, you are literally talking out of your ass. The weight will come off fast. Slow LX stated it perfectly here

Bottom line is fat or not dude you should be able to 6-10 pull ups at least, 100 crunches, and no slower than a 24 minute 5k before you go to boot.

[jdgregory84]

The way you make it read is if a person is training for a fight they should take up a Pilates class as a major training regiment. If the dude is going to spend most of his time running he should be conditioned to do so. If he remains faithful with running and diet the weight will come off quickly.

What I'm telling him to do is something harder than what he's expecting to see in boot camp. He needs to do more than run if he plans on shedding some serious weight in three months.

[ceyko]

OP is probably not reading the posts anyway, so does not matter.

You're not wrong jdgregory, and I've re-read the posts and it seems like we're somewhat on the same page. Sure, jump, flip, handstands whatever. However, he better be "training" to do what's expected for his PT tests.

I think working everything is a good idea for sure, but do not discount running. I don't know if the Marines are like the Army but we ran for everything, non-stop - fairly often a fair distance with our rucks loaded down. The key was always to be in the middle, never first and NEVER last.

Either way, most people I've known in the past ask for all these opinions, don't do shit, then wash out anyway - crying.

[SS Junk]

What I'm telling him to do is something harder than what he's expecting to see in boot camp. He needs to do more than run if he plans on shedding some serious weight in three months.

Understood. It may be great for burning calories and cardio, however it will not help condition the muscles needed to run.

[Broncojohnny]

I think the OP is absolutely screwed. That is a lot of weight to lose. It will also take a stroke of good luck to not get shin splints or something else that impedes progress. I had shin splints for months after I started running.

As for jumping versus running. One good thing that i would recommend that is kind of a cross of both of those is the stairmill. That is the stairclimber that looks like an escalator. It combines a couple of aspects of both running and jumping and it will definitely condition you. If you can get on it and do more than five minutes the first time you do it, you are doing well. I have combined it with running for years just to burn more calories. I'll typically run 3 miles then jump on it for 7-10 minutes.

[Ruffdaddy]

This jumping talk is absolutey crazy. Good luck having knees left to walk on after jumping enough to lose appreciable amounts of weight. If anything do some plyometrics and maybe limited jump roping. Or as BJ said, do the stairmill if you must do that type of crap.

[KBScobravert]

Ooor run, diet, portion control and give yourself more than three months to drop the weight. Better to hurt now and find out you are not in shape than to suffer those in boot camp.

But hey, some of us have been there.........

[stangin4lyfe]

As for jumping versus running. One good thing that i would recommend that is kind of a cross of both of those is the stairmill. That is the stairclimber that looks like an escalator. It combines a couple of aspects of both running and jumping and it will definitely condition you. If you can get on it and do more than five minutes the first time you do it, you are doing well. I have combined it with running for years just to burn more calories. I'll typically run 3 miles then jump on it for 7-10 minutes.

The answer you seek can be found above!
I do it every day consistently and it has made a HUGE difference in my body structure.

[jw33]

When the corpsman is giving you the "silverbullet" to get your core temp after you puke and fall out of a hike, be sure to tell your DI you practiced jumping before you got to bootcamp...

[jdgregory84]

This jumping talk is absolutey crazy. Good luck having knees left to walk on after jumping enough to lose appreciable amounts of weight. If anything do some plyometrics and maybe limited jump roping. Or as BJ said, do the stairmill if you must do that type of crap.

This jump talk is crazy, then you recommend plyometrics? Most plyometric excercises involve jumping do they not. I guess I could've used better words. I don't mean just stand there and start jumping like a mad man. I guess plyometrics would've been a better word to use.

[Ruffdaddy]

This jump talk is crazy, then you recommend plyometrics? Most plyometric excercises involve jumping do they not. I guess I could've used better words. I don't mean just stand there and start jumping like a mad man. I guess plyometrics would've been a better word to use.

Agreed, I literally thought you meant a workout of nothing but squat jumps and jump rope. And plyometrics can mean alot but is probably exactly what you wanted to say.

[GRAYHORSE]

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[03trubluGT]

I went to MCRD San Diego before some of the people on this board were born.


Unless it has changed, go run 7-10 miles per day and pay me $50/hour to thrash you.

Be sure to bring me a lawn chair, umbrella for my shade, and plenty of cold drinks (for me).

[clevelandkid]

Your future...



You should run 3 miles at least every other day.

[SlowLX]

I went to MCRD San Diego before some of the people on this board were born.
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You never told me your DI was famous......












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