Originally Posted by
wilsontc11
My IST before I dep'd in:
0 pull ups
40 crunches
17:30 1 1/2 mile run
(I've never been overweight. im a very small guy, 5'9'' 140 lbs)
don't listen to these jackasses telling you to "stop whining" or "army is in your future" before I joined, i couldn't even run a mile and a half timed IST without stopping and walking like a weak ****. You get what you put in. For me, what was really killing me was my diet. If you eat **** like mcdonalds, and drink soda (the biggest killer) its going to come back and haunt you when you run. I started eating stuff like rice, chicken, green beans etc and drinking water / gatorade, and i noticed a drastic difference.
i too worried about physical conditioning before boot camp. in fact, that was all i was worried about. if you really want to become a marine, you'll get better. if not, then its not for you.