Boogaloo Fitness -

[Aidan]

People can do 30 a day reliably, but not 30 a day for 5 days in a row with actual gear. Ultra light nerds basically marathon day after day which is sort of the extreme end, but they can only do well-supplied routes or they have drops set up.
You'll find out what works and what doesn't if you just get out there. 15-20 a day is pretty normal and it's not like you're racing if you're stuck on foot and the world is on fire.

I'm no expert though, I haven't done any through-hikes. I want to but time and money for now don't allow it, I plan to do the Appalachian Trail in full within a few years.

 

[The Sauce Boss]

People can do 30 a day reliably, but not 30 a day for 5 days in a row with actual gear. Ultra light nerds basically marathon day after day which is sort of the extreme end, but they can only do well-supplied routes or they have drops set up.
You'll find out what works and what doesn't if you just get out there. 15-20 a day is pretty normal and it's not like you're racing if you're stuck on foot and the world is on fire.

I'm no expert though, I haven't done any through-hikes. I want to but time and money for now don't allow it, I plan to do the Appalachian Trail in full within a few years.

There aren't many great walking paths where I am. It's mostly just empty stretches of highway between small towns. If I get out to San Jacinto I can go hiking in the mountains up there, but that's probably gonna have to wait until the 1st of next year.

 

[Aidan]

There aren't many great walking paths where I am. It's mostly just empty stretches of highway between small towns. If I get out to San Jacinto I can go hiking in the mountains up there, but that's probably gonna have to wait until the 1st of next year.

Yeah I think only Midwest and West are good for spontaneous and longwinded hikes like that, unfortunately. Texas is a hellhole for any spontaneous nature outings unless you own the land outright or live way out west near Big Bend or Guadalupe. I'd recommend you check those out if you ever get the chance. I think there are some national forests somewhere on the east side but idr, I've never been to them.

Big Bend has a 30 mile circuit you can look it up online if you wanted to try but you could literally die if you're not prepped and you push too hard out there. I imagine the parks are closed still which blows.

 

[Sneed's Feed And Seed]

I'm getting a lot of use out of that Ring Fit thing...

 

[XYZpdq]

Walking kinda fucking sucks ass compared to biking. Biking you go fast enough that you get a nice breeze. Walking is just hot and slow.

 

[HeyItsHarveyMacClout]

Walking kinda fucking sucks ass compared to biking. Biking you go fast enough that you get a nice breeze. Walking is just hot and slow.

I mean this is a boogaloo fitness thread. Should the boogaloo come to pass, you’re not going to be in comfortable conditions. I specifically do my exercises during the heat of the day for that specific reason. Gives you a nice tan too.

 

[Freedom Fries]

Running is most important. Then push-ups, sit-ups, and pull-ups. Just look up any US military branches physical fitness standards but cardio is most important.

That's being changed like this year

 

[HeyItsHarveyMacClout]

That's being changed like this year

What’s it being changed to? Part of me is tempted to go into the military after I finish up law school and get them to pay for my degree, so I may as well start working out for the test rn

 

[DeadFish]

A guide about using performance enhanchers and steroids might be in order.

 

[Freedom Fries]

What’s it being changed to? Part of me is tempted to go into the military after I finish up law school and get them to pay for my degree, so I may as well start working out for the test rn

depends on the branch and I think it may also depend on the MOS now. IIRC, all branches are doing away with sit-ups and are either transitioning to planks or hanging reverse situps. I think the Army is adding a deadlift ladder as well as a standing power toss and weighted 25m shuttle runs. Everybody is keeping the run, but the Navy is gonna start letting people do a 2k row as one of the alternatives inducing swimming 500yds if the facility is set up for it. Looks like pushups have been changed so that you hit full depth and take your hands off the ground and extend your arms to the sides to reset before doing the next rep from a dead stop with your chest on the ground.

I'm speculating that a lot of it is based around getting soldiers to train differently, likely more for strength.

 

[Pigtoad]

get a weighted jump rope. I have two crossropes, 1 and 2lbs for resistance + cardio. I also have a bench and various dumbbell weights.

 

[Pigtoad]

also anyone have any recommendations for sarms? particularly for women?

 

[JustFuckinaDude]

What’s it being changed to? Part of me is tempted to go into the military after I finish up law school and get them to pay for my degree, so I may as well start working out for the test rn

3RM Trap Bar Deadlift
Standing Power Throw- you throw an 8 lb medicine ball overhead as far as you can
T Push-up- Do a push-up, but take your hands off the ground and spread them out to the side when you go down
Sprint/ Drag/Carry - A shuttle sprint, followed by pulling a sled, followed by carrying kettlebells, followed by a shuttle sprint
Leg Tuck - Hang from a pull up bar sideways. Lift knees to chest.
2 mile Run

I actually quite like it (except for the 2 mile run)

 

[Freedom Fries]

The ACFT was designed to accommodate people who could barely pass the previous standards, let's not kid ourselves. Take into account the new exercises + the new standards and it's an absolute joke.

It was moving in the right direction. The fact of the matter is that strength needs to be promoted and cardio was overemphasized. Of course the strength standards are a joke with the max score on the 1RM hex bar being easily highly reppable by jr highschool football players. Same with sprint carry. Good direction, but needs to be heavier. HIIT should be emphasized in fitness standards since it more closely mimics the job.
Sit-ups for plank or tuck is an excellent change.

Obviously keep the run though.

 

[Aidan]

@Freedom Fries
At the moment, the military is struggling to maintain the talent they need. A big part of the Navy's fatness is they'd much rather have fat sailors than fewer sailors. They could begin tightening belts through higher physical standards, but nobody knows better than the leadership that this would further hemorrhage much-needed bodies in a time when not many people are enlisting, especially in highly technical jobs.
This applies to all branches who are hurting for bodies but it effects the Army and Navy most, as I understand it. Naturally if they lower requirements, even if in a retarded way, then they can recruit and retain more bodies.

This sort of thinking is why I have my personal conspiracy that the new Army PT test was designed from the ground up to be more physically accommodating so as to ease recruitment and retention.

 

[Freedom Fries]

@Freedom Fries
At the moment, the military is struggling to maintain the talent they need. A big part of the Navy's fatness is they'd much rather have fat sailors than fewer sailors. They could begin tightening belts through higher physical standards, but nobody knows better than the leadership that this would further hemorrhage much-needed bodies in a time when not many people are enlisting, especially in highly technical jobs.
This applies to all branches who are hurting for bodies but it effects the Army and Navy most, as I understand it. Naturally if they lower requirements, even if in a retarded way, then they can recruit and retain more bodies.

This sort of thinking is why I have my personal conspiracy that the new Army PT test was designed from the ground up to be more physically accommodating so as to ease recruitment and retention.

I don't necessarily disagree as evidenced by the removal of the leg tuck which is painfully easy to score "good" on. That said, someone working on cybersec or a nuclear reactor doesn't necessarily have to be the pinnacle of fitness. Seriously, go try to do as many as you can and see how easy it is.

That said, a greater emphasis on strength is a must, and expectations that men over 6ft be lighter than 200lbs is kind of silly so long as they're muscular rather than just soft. I think adding pull or chin-ups as a req or something like a 2xbw hex deadlift standard would easily achieve weight to strength metrics. Maybe add something like a 200lb for Xyd farmer's walk or just increase the load on the carry part of that test.

 

[TerminalTryHard]

Yeah the ACFT is so easy the Army has had to water it down twice in attempts to get the fail rates out of the double digits.