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AirForceGirl
Hello /fit/, I come seeking advice.

I'm an 18-year old female, 5'2 high and ~148 lbs. I'm currently in the delayed entry program for the U.S. Air Force with my official ship date being Sept. 9, though I may be called in early if there's an opening.

I'd like to know what's the fastest and most effective way to get me fit for basic training. I'm not very fit. My lower-body strength is acceptable, but my upper-body strength needs a shitton of improvement.

I'd also like tips on how to run longer (I have problems running past 5-10 minutes).

Any help would be appreciated. Links to visual aid would help me out alot as well.
>> AirForceGirl
Oh, I'd also like to note that I have no real access to a gym-type setting. The only equipment I have is a dated treadmill and a Gold's Gym XR 17 'weight bench.'
>> Anonymous
I've found that the best way to get yourself to run farther is to get someone to run with. Having someone with you not only makes the experience go by quicker, but it makes you less likely to stop.
>> Anonymous
inb4 SQUATZ + HIIT


but seriously, to be able to run longer just run more often and push yourself to the limit every time

i went from being able to run only about 4 miles before being exhausted and having to walk to 13 miles just by running ~5 times a week since the beginning of the year
>> AirForceGirl
Thanks for the advice so far! I'll have to find a friend who wants to get in shape with me so that we can go down to the park and run.

Regarding at-home fitness: Are those work-out videos a total scam? I've been looking into something like Tae Bo or some other fad work-out videos to jump-start me into a regular work-out schedule. How effective are they, and if they are any recommendations?

How about yoga for my 'rest' days?

(Yes, I'm totally clueless when it comes to fitness.)
>> Anonymous
The consensus for the fastest and most effective way to get in shape for military training appears to be doing Crossfit.

Those workout videos, although they help people lose weight, are not the best methods out there for fitness.

Yoga is a perfectly acceptable rest day activity..
>> AirForceGirl
>>97092
I Googled Crossfit and it looks good but I doubt I can do it. I'll have to look further into it. Thanks for the recommendation!

So then avoid work-out videos. Got'cha.
>> Anonymous
You don't exactly have to be in great physical shape for the Air Force. It's probably the easiest branch as far as physical fitness goes.
>> AirForceGirl
>>97099
Very true. I was surprised that despite my less than awesome condition I still made it through MEPS.

The reason I'd like to get in very good shape is because my family is planning an entire vacation around my graduation date. If I can do x-amount more than required when the final physical test comes around then I may have another day off the base with my family. They want to go to Schlitterbahn and I would like to as well.
>> Anonymous
a woman serving in the military?!?!?! our country is doomed
>> AirForceGirl
>>97154
As if we weren't already.

I know, I know, don't feed the trolls.
>> xrkfrm !O4ZEpB7lss
>>97166

PROTIP - erg, and do hindu/swimmer pushups (or a lot of regular pushups).... then run...

this will prep you for ALL US military PT... also, every now and then I suggest erging on a slope with you facing uphill... it works all of the opposing leg muscles quite well
>> Anonymous
I bet OP is hideous
>> Anonymous
>>97174
Shut the fuck up and go troll on /b/ or something.
>> AirForceGirl
>>97171
Ha, wow, those look ridiculous. I'll try it, thanks!
>> Anonymous
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Female who already went through Basic here!

1) A little goes a long ways- just getting outside and running is all you need.

2) You will be able to work out at least 2 weeks before actually testing, so you'll get lots of practice before you need it

3) I wasn't fit AT ALL when I went in, and manged to get through. After basic, I lost a lot of weight. pic related (profile shows my stomach the best)
>> Anonymous
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a quick reference, this was like a week before I left for Texas
>> Anonymous
>>97203
>>97198

You're still hideous.
>> AirForceGirl
>>97198
Wow! I'm impressed! You look fantastic!

Perhaps I can speak with you through some instant messaging service? I have a ton of questions about Basic, but find that forums and the like aren't often as helpful as I'd like.
>> Anonymous
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>>97207

yeah well thats subjective.

If you have any questions about basic training feel free to ask. no spam.
>> Anonymous
yeah sure i'm online right now.

messenger e-mail attached
>> Anonymous
why is this thread here four times every day?
>> Anonymous
ITT: Lesbian bull dykes.
>> Anonymous
>>97230
>>97207
This man is correct. You know what they say, Women join the military because the men are fenced in and can't run.

Poor fellas.
>> Anonymous
>>97245
fuckin lol
>> Anonymous
Start running and doing pushups.
>> Anonymous
>>97203


let me guess thats your pick up truck in the back
>> Anonymous
>>97261

Hello Kitty t-shirt? Check.
Side-burns? Check.
Pick-up truck? Check.

Welcome to the South.
>> AirForceGirl
>>97321
Nah, I'd bet somewhere a little more west, honestly. If it were the South, she'd have a T-shirt with some church or pro-life text splashed across the breast. Pickup truck wouldn't be as nice, either.

Either way, we're all poking fun at her past self. Basic did wonders for her.
>> Anonymous
Chairforce is easy
>> AirForceGirl
>>97330
That's what everyone's been hinting at. I don't have to be as buff as, say, a Marine, but I'd like to be considerably strong. Or, at least strong enough so that the drill sergeant doesn't single me out. Survival of the fittest and all that jazz.
>> xrkfrm !O4ZEpB7lss
>>97335
makes perfect sense... personally, I'm considering joining the military after I finish undergrad (or perhaps med school.... I'm not sure)... and I know that I want to have my fitness at a level such that the PT is below what I'm doing before I join... that way i could focus on the other (often more mental) mental aspects of getting placed into what I want
>> Anonymous
>>97343

If you go in with a degree, you'd end up going through their officer program. OP is talking about enlisted basic (as far as I can tell), which is a different (albeit similar) program.
>> xrkfrm !O4ZEpB7lss
>>97395
FUCK! you can't be an infantryman or specops guy with a degree? man... FUCK DAT
>> KC
>>97412

That anon doesn't know what he's talking about. You can have a degree and still enlist, it's just that they'd prefer it if you commission. And even if you did comm as an officer, you can still go infantry or sf, it's just A LOT harder.
>> Anonymous
>>97424

I'm gonna go out on a limb and guess he wasn't being serious...
>> xrkfrm !O4ZEpB7lss
>>97424
awesome... because if I decide to go into armed forces, I don't want to be a pussy at a desk, or at a planning table... I want to make shit go boom.
>> xrkfrm !O4ZEpB7lss
>>97425
no u.... I'm being absolutely serious... I'm not joining to be a fucking pansy officer who sits around at a base... though I would consider being a medic/naval field doctor etc.
>> Anonymous
>>97335

Ex Marine here, basic training was hard and easy at the same time. Hard because we ran all the time including 3 miles runs but it was easy in the sense that you wouldn't get dropped from training unless you really fucked up.
>> Anonymous
>awesome... because if I decide to go into armed forces, I don't want to be a pussy at a desk, or at a planning table... I want to make shit go boom.

<Envisions a frowning butter-bar put in charge of the base's chow hall>
>> Anonymous
energi
>> Anonymous
>>97432

Lol, or better yet, the always pissed off 2nd louie quartermaster.
>> xrkfrm !O4ZEpB7lss
>>97432
PROTIP - if this happens, I'll get myself DD'd
>> Anonymous
>>97431

Protip: No ones ever an 'ex-Marine'.
>> xrkfrm !O4ZEpB7lss
>>97446
and why aren't they? That just seems counter-intuitive
>> Anonymous
>>97446

No, I am. That "Once a Marine, always a Marine" phrase is bullshit.
>> Anonymous
>>97447

they're called "former marines", and they're generally pretty touchy about that.
>> Anonymous
Anyone who is called an ex-Marine means they dishonored the Corps, and can no longer be called a Marine. Usually dd'ed. A former Marine is someone who served with honor and was HD'ed.
>> Anonymous
>>97453

Hate to get off topic but there are several other discharges, FYI.
>> Anonymous
saging in a huuuuuurrrrrrrr thread