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Hello all,
I'm most likely going to be heading to Gagetown in May for my DP1 PRes Combat Engineer course. I've been working on building up my fitness base since completion of BMQ and BMQ-L, but would welcome any input on how to prepare for my upcoming course. (If this is in the wrong section or in any way *off*, please let me know).
From what I've gathered researching on this site, as well as extensive discussions with fellow members at my unit, the course is significantly tougher than BMQ; I should expect daily ruck marches (totalling 20km daily apparently), several hundred pushups daily, similar numbers of core exercises (flutter kicks, etc) on top of morning PT, as well as large amounts of miscellaneous Confirmation Of Combat Knowledge. I've been working on increasing my bench, squat and deadlift during the winter. Here's where I am currently:
Push-ups: 35, would like to increase to 60+
Pull-ups: 6, to 10-15
Run: 5k in approx. 23 min, would like to cut to 20 min
Ruck: 13km (40lb load) in 1:51:00, am happy with this but would like to increase distance and load over time
Sit-ups: 50+, would like to increase to 100 +
I'm 6'5" and 215 +/-, so running and rucking tend to come easier for me. I work part-time for a moving company, so I'm used to 16 hours + of hard work. However, I realize I need to increase my upper body strength and overall athleticism quite a bit. I'm considering the CJIRU PT program (12 weeks) as it seems pretty well-rounded- and I can meet the standards for beginning the program, unlike the similar CSOR program - but I'm worried that there isn't much in the way of upper-body endurance work. (link below):
https://www.cfmws.com/en/AboutUs/PSP/DFIT/Fitness/Correspondence/Documents/CBRN/CBRN%20Manual%20En_20160602_web.pdf
Does this plan seem like it would work for my goals? If not, can anyone suggest another program? I'd like to make the best possible use of my available time and show up to DP1 in very good shape, and am open to suggestions about PT programs.
Thanks.
I'm most likely going to be heading to Gagetown in May for my DP1 PRes Combat Engineer course. I've been working on building up my fitness base since completion of BMQ and BMQ-L, but would welcome any input on how to prepare for my upcoming course. (If this is in the wrong section or in any way *off*, please let me know).
From what I've gathered researching on this site, as well as extensive discussions with fellow members at my unit, the course is significantly tougher than BMQ; I should expect daily ruck marches (totalling 20km daily apparently), several hundred pushups daily, similar numbers of core exercises (flutter kicks, etc) on top of morning PT, as well as large amounts of miscellaneous Confirmation Of Combat Knowledge. I've been working on increasing my bench, squat and deadlift during the winter. Here's where I am currently:
Push-ups: 35, would like to increase to 60+
Pull-ups: 6, to 10-15
Run: 5k in approx. 23 min, would like to cut to 20 min
Ruck: 13km (40lb load) in 1:51:00, am happy with this but would like to increase distance and load over time
Sit-ups: 50+, would like to increase to 100 +
I'm 6'5" and 215 +/-, so running and rucking tend to come easier for me. I work part-time for a moving company, so I'm used to 16 hours + of hard work. However, I realize I need to increase my upper body strength and overall athleticism quite a bit. I'm considering the CJIRU PT program (12 weeks) as it seems pretty well-rounded- and I can meet the standards for beginning the program, unlike the similar CSOR program - but I'm worried that there isn't much in the way of upper-body endurance work. (link below):
https://www.cfmws.com/en/AboutUs/PSP/DFIT/Fitness/Correspondence/Documents/CBRN/CBRN%20Manual%20En_20160602_web.pdf
Does this plan seem like it would work for my goals? If not, can anyone suggest another program? I'd like to make the best possible use of my available time and show up to DP1 in very good shape, and am open to suggestions about PT programs.
Thanks.
