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sTUPID qUESTIONS aBOUT ocs

jRiot504

jRiot504

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Chop07 said:
Whatever you do, do NOT train to the minimum prior to OCS. Shoot much higher. If your max is the minimum, you WILL fail IST on Day 3. Your life will be turned upside down, you'll not be sleeping normal, then early Wednesday morning you will be held to the standard and expected to meet it. If you can only do the minimum fresh then expect to be rolled to the next class. As for a 14:15 run, I am 44 y/o and run that twice a year under 10. Certainly you can get that run much faster than a 14:15.
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Quick response.

I understand what you are saying and your reasoning; people typically try to get by with the doing the least amount possible. That was not my intention. Simply, I was trying to find out where I needed to be, so I can train properly.

As I stated I train for powerlifting with a 3 year goal of hitting 1,500 lbs total in squat, bench and deadlift. This year I set a goal of being at 1,200 lbs, ended up at 1,285 lbs though weighing 15 lbs more than planned. Without a proper plan, hitting 1,500 or even 1,200 will/would never happen.

I will approach running in a similar manner.

Obviously 14:15 is not my goal, but I will start there for the first two or three weeks then adjust. However, I needed to see where I ultimately had to be. My goal is an easy 12:00 so I can still keep up my powerlifting, I enjoy it and it keeps me in shape - just not running shape, though if I can do both why not.
 
FormerRecruitingGuru

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jRiot504 said:
Quick response.

I understand what you are saying and your reasoning; people typically try to get by with the doing the least amount possible. That was not my intention. Simply, I was trying to find out where I needed to be, so I can train properly.

As I stated I train for powerlifting with a 3 year goal of hitting 1,500 lbs total in squat, bench and deadlift. This year I set a goal of being at 1,200 lbs, ended up at 1,285 lbs though weighing 15 lbs more than planned. Without a proper plan, hitting 1,500 or even 1,200 will/would never happen.

I will approach running in a similar manner.

Obviously 14:15 is not my goal, but I will start there for the first two or three weeks then adjust. However, I needed to see where I ultimately had to be. My goal is an easy 12:00 so I can still keep up my powerlifting, I enjoy it and it keeps me in shape - just not running shape, though if I can do both why not.
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You’re going to OCS, not to a weightlifting contest. @Chop07 and I can tell you instances where people focus on strength instead of both power and cardio. What happens... they end up failing the initial PFA. Put your weightlifting dreams on hold, get some running shoes, and hit the trail or track.

You can go back to lifting AFTER OCS...
 
BackOrdered

BackOrdered

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jRiot504 said:
Quick response.

I understand what you are saying and your reasoning; people typically try to get by with the doing the least amount possible. That was not my intention. Simply, I was trying to find out where I needed to be, so I can train properly.

As I stated I train for powerlifting with a 3 year goal of hitting 1,500 lbs total in squat, bench and deadlift. This year I set a goal of being at 1,200 lbs, ended up at 1,285 lbs though weighing 15 lbs more than planned. Without a proper plan, hitting 1,500 or even 1,200 will/would never happen.

I will approach running in a similar manner.

Obviously 14:15 is not my goal, but I will start there for the first two or three weeks then adjust. However, I needed to see where I ultimately had to be. My goal is an easy 12:00 so I can still keep up my powerlifting, I enjoy it and it keeps me in shape - just not running shape, though if I can do both why not.
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Do what makes you comfortable, but as many said, cardio is your friends at OCS.
 
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AULANI

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For those of you that haven't taken a PRT before, don't train each event separately. Lots of people make the mistake of just running and looking at their time and thinking they're good to go. You'd be surprised at how much time you lose off your run AFTER you've tried to max out push-ups and sit-ups.
 
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terry

New Member
So unfortunately I was NPQ'd right before candio phase (entire navy, not just aviation). What's the student pool wait time like these days?
 
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Sprout15

New Member
How does the roommate situation work with rolling? If your roommate rolls, do you get a new one? Like someone who rolled from a class ahead of yours? Just thinking I'd rather have a roommate to go through hell with.
 
jugg34naut

jugg34naut

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If your roommate rolls you may have a new roommate because his old roommate rolled as well. If it is not assigned to you and there are two bros that don't have roommates then GET one. Take initiative. I didn't have a roommate and thought it was the greatest thing ever, it wasn't. It is worth having a roommate for help during inspections, i.e. I did almost twice the work to get the room and head ready than my other classmates for RLP. Also, they will help you with studying when you aren't allowed to leave your room.

And DON'T get caught on the beds until lights out. You will regret it.
 
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Sprout15

New Member
Yeah from everything I've read on here, it seems like having a roommate is beneficial. I'm a little concerned because there aren't as many women as men who attend OCS, and my pickings would probably be slim if that happened.
 
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