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dave_conolly
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I‘m confused, I have been training as though I would be tested to see if I could do a 2.4km run in under 11:56. Do they just check to see your running fitness on a step up? Do you actually do no running at all?
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CWeb26F
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That‘s right Dave, read the whole thread and others on this forum about the Step Test to learn what it‘s all about.
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Or do a search on here for "step test".. you‘ll hit the jackpot. 
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Duotone81
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I really try hard not to be negative here, but I simply must echo Infanteer‘s original response: for anyone even considering joining the combat arms, the express test is a joke.
19 push ups? congrats. I have a Bud (with a big mouth) who averaged 1500 push ups a day on his CLC. The rest of us weren‘t too far behind (we didn‘t quite have his mouth
You can run a whole 2.4 Kms? Wonderful. That may be morning PT for the clerks, but plan on a lot farther in a Regiment- and you‘l learn the phrase "rear rank to the front- move!".
And while I think of it, you won‘t do this after a full nights sleep, in the sun, with gator-aide, spandex, and 200$ running shoes....with the option of stopping if you‘re feeling a little peaked.
Guys, this is a hard life. The Forces will train you. You can help yourself by getting in shape before you arrive- or spend the entire training cycle on remedial PT.
And on that note, please do not confuse basic training standards with regimental standards. A whole new ball game.
The reason why it‘s a hard life? You will find yourself from time to time facing other folk who truly don‘t like you- and I guarantee that THEY are hard. I‘ve done a lot of training in my years, but I‘ve never trained to loose.
Cheers-Garry
19 push ups? congrats. I have a Bud (with a big mouth) who averaged 1500 push ups a day on his CLC. The rest of us weren‘t too far behind (we didn‘t quite have his mouth
You can run a whole 2.4 Kms? Wonderful. That may be morning PT for the clerks, but plan on a lot farther in a Regiment- and you‘l learn the phrase "rear rank to the front- move!".
And while I think of it, you won‘t do this after a full nights sleep, in the sun, with gator-aide, spandex, and 200$ running shoes....with the option of stopping if you‘re feeling a little peaked.
Guys, this is a hard life. The Forces will train you. You can help yourself by getting in shape before you arrive- or spend the entire training cycle on remedial PT.
And on that note, please do not confuse basic training standards with regimental standards. A whole new ball game.
The reason why it‘s a hard life? You will find yourself from time to time facing other folk who truly don‘t like you- and I guarantee that THEY are hard. I‘ve done a lot of training in my years, but I‘ve never trained to loose.
Cheers-Garry
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dimmer
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Garry thank you that is probably the most honest response i have seen in here .
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Garry, your response has got to be the most honest one on here. I was one of the people going through my application process thinking the bare minimums but that alas, will get you no where. Thanks, everyone here needs to know how hard of a line of work they‘re really signing up for.
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Dude just run 5k every **** day...thats the only way ure gonna do it there‘s now way around it, I started to do it twice in one day early morning than 11 at night. Basicly this lead to the ripping of one of my leg muscles and a week in the hospital but hey i cant say it wasnt worth it good luck man.
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Hmmm,
Maybe advising someone to exercise to a degree that landed you yourself in the hospital for a week isn‘t really good advice at all.
Quote: "Dude just run 5k every **** day...thats the only way ure gonna do it there‘s now way around it,"
That‘s not the only way to acheive the minimum cardiovascular standard for the step test.
It‘s not even a particularly good way to achieve a good time for your 5k runs.
If you want to do cardio every day, you really need to mix up your exercises. Doing high impact cardio exercises every day is going to lead to injury, as you obviously discovered.
IMO doing a low impact cardio exercise inbetween your running days is the way to go. Go for a swim, get on a rowing machine, or an eliptical step machine, or anything else that doesn‘t put a lot of pressure on your ankles, knees, tendons, and leg muscles.
Plus in running, or biking every day you don‘t give your muscles a chance to fully heal, and your progress will probably be significantly hindered because of it.
Maybe advising someone to exercise to a degree that landed you yourself in the hospital for a week isn‘t really good advice at all.
Quote: "Dude just run 5k every **** day...thats the only way ure gonna do it there‘s now way around it,"
That‘s not the only way to acheive the minimum cardiovascular standard for the step test.
It‘s not even a particularly good way to achieve a good time for your 5k runs.
If you want to do cardio every day, you really need to mix up your exercises. Doing high impact cardio exercises every day is going to lead to injury, as you obviously discovered.
IMO doing a low impact cardio exercise inbetween your running days is the way to go. Go for a swim, get on a rowing machine, or an eliptical step machine, or anything else that doesn‘t put a lot of pressure on your ankles, knees, tendons, and leg muscles.
Plus in running, or biking every day you don‘t give your muscles a chance to fully heal, and your progress will probably be significantly hindered because of it.
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