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I do a Ruck, Swim, Run. I Ruck 3's and 6's. Swim 500m and run 3miles and 5miles. I perform one event per day. I do them in the morning and powerlift in the afternoon. I do Crossfit WODs on the other days I'm not Rucking, Running, or Swimming. "Running Murph" being one of my favorite. Every other 3day cycle I time the events to track my progress. What do you think about that? :lifter
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I didnt want to start a new thread for this so here we go
For those of you that soak your feet with alcohol, do you just store the alcohol in a tupperware or something of that nature and reuse it? How long do you let them soak for? I walk barefoot but only so many places make contact with the ground |
Don't soak your feet in alcohol, maybe a rubdown for deep muscle therapy, but no soaking. Alcohol will dry the skin, split, and cause for infections to penetrate. You toughen the feet by wearing boots under heavy loads for long distances, Period.
After a ruckmarch, you will inspect your feet for rubbing areas, trim the nails, wash, lotion, change your socks. Be disciplined. Only after time will your feet resemble leather. In SA I wore jungle boots without socks so my feet dried quicker. Not all can do this, but I was lucky. My feet looked liked callused hands and hard as iron, they looked "native", but then again I wasn't sharing a bed with a GF who excepted my hands and feet be soft and gentle. Stick to "Getting Selected", listen to Warrior Mentor, he's smoother in his approach to training, I, on the other will hit on your helmet with a weapons cleaning rod each time you pass me, while you run large circles in the gravel parking lot barefoot. WD Quote:
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I would follow the instructions provided for prep. TR |
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Walking barefoot on asphalt was recommended to me to supplement the feet toughening process. And as for the the alcohol, it is talked about in the book "Get Selected" briefly and not in much detail as another supplement to toughen feet. I appreciate everyone's advice |
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Any QP's advice/criticisms about that? |
Big difference in SOAKING your feet and rubbing them down with a cotton ball and alcohol.
I did the boots with no socks routine. |
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Currently I'm training via crossfit and also strength training and doing cardio at the gym. I'm building a good foundation, to being able to follow Get Selected / NSCA Tactical Athlete Program workout routines without injury.
Cardio: Currently I'm interval training with sprints at goal pace and retesting mile and 2 mile runs, to track progress weekly. Strength Training: Im focused on muscular endurance (i.e high reps low rest) as I currently have a good platform of strength to do majority of things outlined in books I've read, but absolutely nowhere near the muscular endurance to do so. Mental: Reading a ton, Ive got Get Selected, Chosen Soldier, In the Company of Heroes, Little Black Book Of Violence, U.S. Army Map Reading & Land Nav and will soon be tackling some of the suggested reading in Get Selected. One a side note: One utility I've found to be helpful is the NSCA's Tactical Athlete training program. Use your google force to find it, otherwise I can assist you in obtaining a copy. I would value a BTDT program over this one any day but it does have pretty pictures for my simplistic 18X brethren j/j. On serious note I was a member of the NSCA and can attest to the big brains over there when it comes to the human body and structuring strength training programs for specific athletic endeavours and the pictures and write ups of the exercises therein are extremely helpful. Ill be starting the NSCA program next week and if you care to PM and ill let you know how its going and be able to give mroe details about it. - :lifter Rock |
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opinions on conditioning sweat glands as well
Has anyone else been trying this method? It stood out when I was reading Get Selected as well. Before i start spraying down I was curious if anyone else has done this and how its working for them. I am by no means trying to question or contradict the advice in the book, just curious as to whether or not its a good idea in the long run to try and condition the sweat glands of the feet to stop working or should we just swap socks, powder up and CM? :D
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I'll be a notified officer candidate by tomorrow if all goes according to plan (USAREC board finishes up today), so I have absolutely no rush like some of you 18X folks do in trying to prep. I probably won't even go to BCT until Februrary or later. But I am going to do the "Get Selected" 30 day workout for kicks as soon as I get USAREC's decision on OCS. As the LTC mentioned in a previous post, it's all about what works for you. At absolute worst, the workout plan is a great opportunity to get your feet wet, and build a solid base to expand on. It will certainly be hard to fit in with my daily schedule, but it's nothing I can't manage. A little less sleep won't kill me. I don't like crossfit purely because everything's timed. I've watched guys in the gym speeding through workouts, with awful form, doing more damage than good to their body. Not always the case, but I see it ALOT. IMO, if you're going to lift weights, make sure you have proper form and some muscle memory going on before you start throwing plates around. It's a great way to hurt yourself and further delay progress. |
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Sets for time and WODs are there to push you. Youll soon learn that 99% of all Army physical training is done to a set training time or standard. |
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By the way, any of you folks used the "five fingers" shoes at the gym? My cousin's fiance, a USMC Co CDR, is raving about them. He uses them during his crossfit workouts and now swears by them. He also advised not to run in them unless you naturally land on the ball of your foot. Apparently they're not well suited for a heel-to-toe runner. Another workout I'll do occasionally is a conglomeration of the 100 pushups, 200 situps, 200 squats workouts. I'll also throw in my very own "20 pullups" rendition of the workout. I turn it into an endurance workout by not breaking between sets, Run through all the set 1's, straight through set 2's, etc. It'll get ya. It's pretty good. |
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