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Anonymous
sup /fit/

my recruiter wants me to start running so that i can drop 30 pounds and join the army.

i already have strong legs from fencing and i already lift wieghts four times a week but i've never run in my life. i ran today and damn, once i got to about a half a mile i felt fucking exhausted.

i called him afterwards and he told me i should 'alternate between running and walking'

so after hearing my story i have two questions for you.

1) does this work
and
2) what should i do instead if this is bullshit.
>> Anonymous
>>256627
Not OP, but when I jog I always end up hurting my knees. I'm fat, and that might be it, but what could I do to stop this? Is there a proper way to run?
>> 04 !!LtgOgT0wJFN
Sorry, run 5 and walk 30 for the last line. My mistake.
>> Anonymous
Depends on how overweight you are. If you need to lose 30 to get in the army i'm guessing you're a pretty big guy and I'd stick with the advice for a while.

If not, alternate between running and sprinting. You won't be able to go that long/far... but it will work your body out more.
>> 04 !!LtgOgT0wJFN
>>256642
Proper footwear. Do you swing your feet to the side instead of lifting them right up when you run? That can do it.
>> Anonymous
1) Yes that works
2) You can do jumping jacks. Running in place and "Hit the deck" doing a push up for endurance. Dance. Play baseball. Swim. Dodge.duck.dip.dive.and dodge. Use verb to find the answer to stamina/endurance
>> Anonymous
>>256674
personal preference is personal. i'll respect your choice to be a suit and you respect my choice to be fodder and we both part way.
>> Anonymous
>>256678
I dont respect how you feel if you dont join the army, you become a "suit"
>> Anonymous
>>256666
Don't let them bother you. Joining the service is a very honorable thing to do. Good luck and hope you pass at MEPS.
>> Anonymous
>>256683
you see. this is what happens when i try to defuse a situation like an adult. so. now i have to explain it to you

if dont join the military then im going to have to work for the BBB because my mother is the VP of the san diego branch. now, she EXPECTS me to do this at some point in my life and i really dont want to right now or ever for that matter. but she's really on a kick about in now for some reason i just want to join the military instead. its what i've always wanted to do and its my best option now.

yes i know its pathetic, make fun of me all you want, i dont care.
>> Anonymous
>>256694
i can get the waiver to get in. thats not a problem. i just told my recruiter that i didnt want to have to wear that damned red stripe on my PT outfit when i get to basic
>> Anonymous
>>256695
So you'd move away from one life of doing what you're told, to a more ridiculous life of doing what you're told... with one suit?
>> Anonymous
>>256702
you've never met my mother.
>> Anonymous
>>256664
Wow, I hate you. We have a volunteer Army thanks to willing individuals like the OP. He signed up so you or I wouldn't have to, if no one signed up there would be a draft.
>> Anonymous
Yes it does work. It would be better if you ran as far as you could in the morning then took a walk in the evening. This will help build the muscle's endurance faster as it gets rid of the lactic acid.

By the way I'm a fencer too and in the Army. Good luck.
>> Anonymous
>>256663i dont know if i CAN do that for 20 minutes but i'll do my best.
it's about keeping your heartrate up. jog when tired. run when recovered.
>> Anonymous
Don`t be a faggot boy, be a marine.
>> Anonymous
>>257022
yeah. okay. join the marines. they're only like the gayest branch of the military. even the navy is less gay than the marines.
>> Anonymous
>>257540
The Marines are actually a part of the Navy.

So you can think of the Marines as an extra-gay part of the Navy.
>> Anonymous
>>256618
Dear OP,
People get better at stuff by doing them. When you started fencing you may have been OK but you were not great. The you of yesterday would have easily been bested by the you of today.
We are not like wine, we do not get better with age. We get better by giving our body input: food, exercise and education. We adapt to these stimuli and thus achieve greatness relative to what our genetics are capable of producing and how dedicated and demanding we are with ourselves.
Sincerely,
Tony Robbins
>> Anonymous
fuck off seals are more manly than any force recon ppl
>> Anonymous
My
Ass
Rides
In
Navy
Equipment
>> Anonymous
>>258313

Recon are proud of their bear manliness, SEALS are like the gay athletic jocks that no one knows is gay.
>> Anonymous
>>256638
Whats the best way to time this? stopwatch? or is there like a little bleeper thing you can get?