Aries41886
10-04-08, 02:17 PM
Now, On the body strength portion of IST. I aced it.
44 crunches was required minimum, I made 86.
3 Pullups was minimal, i made 12.
I am 5'7" and weigh 135lbs. My body is fairly slim.
Now the running part is what whooped me.
1.5 Miles in under 13 minutes.
I barely made it, with 12:48.
I was shocked, as I had been training myself by going on 1 mile runs, and doing constant leg lifts to strengthen my legs.
I quit smoking cigarettes and dip instead of smoke as well.
I am going to run my little A** off at 1.5 miles every day now, but im wondering if theres anything else I can do?
Is it leg strength, or Lungs that matters more when running? My lungs felt like they were on fire and my legs ... lol I couldn't feel them!!! So i was just moving forward in a great deal of stress, but I couldn't stop running. i COULD NOT. I made it, but im concerned, as I am infantry, and am pretty sure that I will be doing NOTHING BUT RUNNING in my MOS.
Any suggestions please? How did you guys strengthen your legs? As Im sure some of you Marines werent always as superbly tuned as you are now. ( or were during active service )
44 crunches was required minimum, I made 86.
3 Pullups was minimal, i made 12.
I am 5'7" and weigh 135lbs. My body is fairly slim.
Now the running part is what whooped me.
1.5 Miles in under 13 minutes.
I barely made it, with 12:48.
I was shocked, as I had been training myself by going on 1 mile runs, and doing constant leg lifts to strengthen my legs.
I quit smoking cigarettes and dip instead of smoke as well.
I am going to run my little A** off at 1.5 miles every day now, but im wondering if theres anything else I can do?
Is it leg strength, or Lungs that matters more when running? My lungs felt like they were on fire and my legs ... lol I couldn't feel them!!! So i was just moving forward in a great deal of stress, but I couldn't stop running. i COULD NOT. I made it, but im concerned, as I am infantry, and am pretty sure that I will be doing NOTHING BUT RUNNING in my MOS.
Any suggestions please? How did you guys strengthen your legs? As Im sure some of you Marines werent always as superbly tuned as you are now. ( or were during active service )