Enlisting. Training Question?

[StephenAAMP]

I hope to enlist shortly after my college graduation. I need to loose 12 more pounds.

Can you tell me what you do on a daily basis to stay in shape/ what you daily work out routine is. I am in good shape now, but since I have a few months before I think of enlisting I want to use this time to get 100% prepared for what I will do daily in boot camp. (I need to work mostly on core strength so if you have any specific exercises you do for that, that are different/ or more effective than situps)

Stephen :flag:

[rvillac2]

Plenty of posts about working out already posted. Please research.

[TennysonUSMC]

RUNNNNN!

Then, later...RUNNN!

Don't forget to run too.

[killerinstinct]

I hope to enlist shortly after my college graduation. I need to loose 12 more pounds.

Can you tell me what you do on a daily basis to stay in shape/ what you daily work out routine is. I am in good shape now, but since I have a few months before I think of enlisting I want to use this time to get 100% prepared for what I will do daily in boot camp. (I need to work mostly on core strength so if you have any specific exercises you do for that, that are different/ or more effective than situps)

Stephen :flag:

best thign to do if you wanna reduce your body fat is to start waking up at the butt crack of dawn and do lots of cardio. The reason i say in the morning is because you havent eaten for awhile and the energy your body uses comes from stored fat.

When you work out at the end of the day your body will use the energy from what you ate before tapping into your fat stores. Not saying that itws bad to work out at the end of the day as it will help your metabolism but again wake up and run and the most important part is to warm up and cool down.

A lot of people forget to cool down adn can result in an injury.

[Marine84]

Plenty of posts about working out already posted. Please research.

Do you think they just don't see the other 253 threads on this same subject?

[MSgtBowling]

If you are twelve pounds over. Are you really "in good shape now"

[Sgt D]

A good alternative to regular crunches are flutter-kicks. (Lay flat on your back, place your hands palms down under your butt for ballance, keep your legs strait with your knees locked out, start by lifting your feet about 6 inches off of the ground (keeping your legs strait with your knees locked out), alternate legs lifting them one at a time to a 90 degree angle with your torso as quickly as you can. Do 5 sets of 10, 4 count (20 lifts per leg) every other day to start with. Do that for a week or until your no longer sore. After that move up to 15, 4 counts (30 lifts per leg). Try to move up 5, 4 counts per week. Keeping it at 5 sets per day. This is a great ab work out, but it's very easy to slack on your form. Make sure you don't let your feet touch the deck until you are done with your set, and also keep your legs strait with your knees locked out. I mention this so many times because it is what most people don't do, and it's probably the most important part. Good luck, and happy PT.

[StephenAAMP]

" If you are twelve pounds over. Are you really "in good shape now" "

I only say that because I use to be 289lbs. Now at 20lbs over the weight limit I could pass the IST.

Thanks for the help everyone, and I did read up on the other posts over the last few days. There is alot of great information on here, I appreciate it.