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Joining the military. Anonymous
Hey /fit/.

I plan on joining the Air Force in coming months. I've decided it's my best option in my situation. I wanted to know, what would be my best option to make weight for enlistment.

I'm 6'6", and I weigh 290 pounds. The maximum weight for enlistment for my height is 237 pounds, but my recruiter wants me to hit 230. Another thing, I don't necessarily have to hit 237, if I can pass a body fat percentage test of 23%. I'm at approximately 30% right now. I have a very large frame.

Any help is appreciated.

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>> Anonymous
step on an IED
>> bump
Don't join the Airforce.
>> Anonymous
>>44239
Layman's terms? I've never really been into organized fitness before, so I don;t know what any of the stuff is.
>> Anonymous
>>44244
I knew I'd get something like this.
And I know there's more to come.
>> Anonymous
>>44246

Improvised Explosive Device.

In other words, go die.
>> Anonymous
Thanks. I'll think about it.
>> Anonymous
>>44212

Do a low-carb diet. It tends to work best for large-framed people like myself, especially if you're of the body type that tends to store weight around your belly (I don't know if it particularly matters, but all of my friends who have had success with it have the same body type I do. Weight around the middle). I've lost a whole lot of weight on it. Basically, just stop eating things like breads, pasta, etc, and eat things like grapes (or most fruits), peanuts (or any legume), chicken (or any lean protein) etc. There are a bunch of other tricks for making it past military weight tests, but most of them are unhealthy. Just do it the right way. Also, start running miles, doing push-ups, etc. Air Force boot camp isn't bad (in fact, its supposed to be the easiest), but in Marine boot camp, if you didn't make sure you were in shape before your ship date, you were in for a pretty rough fuckin' time.
>> Anonymous
if you got the free time. walk 6-8 miles a day until you can jog it. walking is your best friend for building up your endurance and overall physical health.
>> Anonymous
thanks. i do store my fat around the belly and my thighs mainly. My arms are fairly thin and my lower legs are as well, so yeah, I seem to be in the same situaution you were. I actually did something like this a few years back and lost around 30 pounds on it.

Yeah, I've been told Air Force is the easiest. My best friend is an ex marine and he is going to help me make weight. Kinda my motivation. He figures if I can endure his makeshift marine boot camp, I should fly through air force.
>> Anonymous
I actually have all the free time in the world. I was involved in an accident (not at fault) that fractured my knee about 2 months ago. That's the only thing I'm waiting on before I start training. However, I have healed enough to walk, so I will start walking in the morning. I put on 10 pounds since the accident because I was just unable to walk for so long, but I'm almost back in action.

Thanks guys!
>> Anonymous
I am enrolled in Air Force ROTC right now. I know someone that weighs more than they should for their height, but they have very low body fat, so he is allowed to stay.

Focus on being able to do alot of pushups and situps very quickly, you get timed for these. Be able to run 1.5 miles at a minimum of 12 min.

Airpower! :P
>> Anonymous
>>44265
Yeah I read the requirements for boot camp grad. 1 mile in 11:57, 50 situps in a minute and like... 25 pushups in a minute. My worst are pushups. All my strength is in my legs, and all my weight is up top, so I have a hard time with pushups.