Ranger Bill,
Thank you for the advice. I will pick a routine and stick with it, as well as do pushups everday instead of alternating. I will report back when considerable progress has been made.
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- October 30th, 2009, 9:35 am
- Forum: About Army Physical Training
- Topic: Pushups soreness and plateauing
- Replies: 10
- Views: 6398
- October 30th, 2009, 6:52 am
- Forum: About Army Physical Training
- Topic: Pushups soreness and plateauing
- Replies: 10
- Views: 6398
Pushups soreness and plateauing
Hello Rangers, I have a question regarding pushups. I'm 6'4" and the pushups always come very slow to me. Im 185-190 pounds with a BF% around 8, so im fit, but not stocky or very muscular. I don't put on muscle quickly despite high protein diets lots of sleep and good exercise for the last 1.5 ...
- October 15th, 2009, 11:21 am
- Forum: Recruitment Process
- Topic: Option 40 contract duration
- Replies: 5
- Views: 22023
Re: Option 40 contract duration
Roger that Ranger Bill.Ranger Bill wrote:The most important part of Ranger .'s post is the last half of the sentence.. wrote:You could be active for 4 years but you will be a member for the rest of your life.
- October 14th, 2009, 8:30 pm
- Forum: Recruitment Process
- Topic: Option 40 contract duration
- Replies: 5
- Views: 22023
Re: Option 40 contract duration
Thank you for the prompt responses Ranger Looon and Ranger ..
- October 14th, 2009, 6:43 pm
- Forum: Recruitment Process
- Topic: Option 40 contract duration
- Replies: 5
- Views: 22023
Option 40 contract duration
Hello Rangers, I have been talking to my recruiter alot recently about option 40's and the topic of contract length came up. He says that all option 40 contracts are a minimum of 4 years. I have searched this and other forums with no definitive answers and am working on the advice that I am to check...
- October 8th, 2009, 11:38 am
- Forum: Introduction Archive
- Topic: Introduction Erik from MA
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2764
Reintroduction
Hello again, My name is Erik and I'm currently living in Boston, MA. I cannot say I have wanted to be a Ranger or serve in the military my entire life due to lack of exposure to the military and soldiers when i was younger. However, about two years ago this changed and every since I have had enormou...
- October 5th, 2009, 7:12 am
- Forum: Introduction Archive
- Topic: Introduction Erik from MA
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2764
Re: Introduction Erik from MA
My initial posts on this forum were lacking. I will come back when I better understand the ROE.
- October 4th, 2009, 7:36 am
- Forum: Introduction Archive
- Topic: Introduction
- Replies: 10
- Views: 3920
Re: Introduction
Ranger Bill, I have read the PM you have sent me - thank you for providing forum's ROE and welcome. Ranger Jim, below are my APFT results: Push-ups (2 minutes): 90 Sit-ups (2 minutes): 85 2 mile run: 14:38 Speed work, intervals, and 2 mile timed runs are now a priority on my PT schedule. Hey there ...
- October 3rd, 2009, 7:54 pm
- Forum: Introduction Archive
- Topic: Introduction Erik from MA
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2764
Re: Introduction Erik from MA
I have a difficult transition ahead by prematurely ending my studies against the wishes of my parents, and could use support from fine people like yourselves. Thank you again for reading this. Welcome to the site, You have written about virtue and honor. You threw in some comments about liberals, e...
- October 3rd, 2009, 12:30 pm
- Forum: Introduction Archive
- Topic: Introduction Erik from MA
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2764
Introduction Erik from MA
Hello all who read this. My name is Erik, I am 19, and I'm from Massachusetts. I am a junior at Boston University right now and have been contemplating military service for a couple years now. At first, I was attracted to the 18x program; however, after considering the length of the SF training pipe...