Do you struggle with pull-ups, push-ups, or sit-ups? Are you stuck on a certain number that is below the standards and just can't figure out how to increase your number? Discuss your weaknesses here.
I plan on joining the Air Force soon, and am trying to get my body in the shape that it needs to be to pass the past test. When I workout, I do a lot of workouts with weights. but I also try and focus on body weight excercises such as Push-ups, Pull-ups, and sit-ups. I am gaining muscle, but I worry that my stamina won't be good enough when it comes to the swim, of the run. So I guess my question would be, what should I be focusing on more? Should I only be doing these body weight excercises? or will the lifting help me?
great question. As with anything in life, the key is moderation. of course lifting will aid your overall goal in becoming the athlete you desire, but if it doesn't compliment you as the endurance athlete that Pararescue demands...it will be sure to slow you down. In the pool not so much (assuming you're no tdecreqsin gyour chest and hip flexibility by power lifts), but definitely in your running. my suggestion is that you focus on the exact events portrayed in the PAST test, and look to far exceed the standards. Make sure that you understand the difference between water confidence events and surface swimming events. In PJ Indoc, you rarely surface swim without jet fins. Get a pair. For your calesthinics, you will naturally build back muscle doing weighted pull-up sets in pyramids. For push-ups, i recommend upper-body plyometrics. Stay focused on your numbers, not your muscle tone.
I plan on joining the Air Force soon, and am trying to get my body in the shape that it needs to be to pass the past test. When I workout, I do a lot of workouts with weights. but I also try and focus on body weight excercises such as Push-ups, Pull-ups, and sit-ups. I am gaining muscle, but I worry that my stamina won't be good enough when it comes to the swim, of the run. So I guess my question would be, what should I be focusing on more? Should I only be doing these body weight excercises? or will the lifting help me?
kent,
great question. As with anything in life, the key is moderation. of course lifting will aid your overall goal in becoming the athlete you desire, but if it doesn't compliment you as the endurance athlete that Pararescue demands...it will be sure to slow you down. In the pool not so much (assuming you're no tdecreqsin gyour chest and hip flexibility by power lifts), but definitely in your running. my suggestion is that you focus on the exact events portrayed in the PAST test, and look to far exceed the standards. Make sure that you understand the difference between water confidence events and surface swimming events. In PJ Indoc, you rarely surface swim without jet fins. Get a pair. For your calesthinics, you will naturally build back muscle doing weighted pull-up sets in pyramids. For push-ups, i recommend upper-body plyometrics. Stay focused on your numbers, not your muscle tone.
I appreciate it! That will be helpfull.
Your welcome, keep the questions coming as you continue to train!