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by Eriks
October 30th, 2009, 9:35 am
Forum: About Army Physical Training
Topic: Pushups soreness and plateauing
Replies: 10
Views: 6398

Re: Pushups soreness and plateauing

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.
by Eriks
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 ...
by Eriks
October 15th, 2009, 11:21 am
Forum: Recruitment Process
Topic: Option 40 contract duration
Replies: 5
Views: 22023

Re: Option 40 contract duration

Ranger Bill wrote:
. wrote:You could be active for 4 years but you will be a member for the rest of your life.
The most important part of Ranger .'s post is the last half of the sentence.
Roger that Ranger Bill.
by Eriks
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 ..
by Eriks
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...
by Eriks
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...
by Eriks
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.
by Eriks
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 ...
by Eriks
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...
by Eriks
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...

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