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07-11-10, 01:04 PM
Thread: Glasses!!
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You get a pair of portholes and a PT strap issued...
You get a pair of portholes and a PT strap issued to you. They're brown these days, ugly thick things. The old ones had more class! They're actually pretty normal looking after about day 5. Forget...
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07-10-10, 05:24 PM
Thread: Mail
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Hell, I got a letter that went through 3rd BN...
Hell, I got a letter that went through 3rd BN only about two days later than it would've usually gotten there. All my mail came through about four days after it was sent. I would say unless you have...
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03-15-10, 10:00 PM
Thread: Recruit Pike's blog
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Good to hear, thanks Yonkers. I'm shipping next...
Good to hear, thanks Yonkers. I'm shipping next week so I won't be able to write anymore.
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03-13-10, 01:01 PM
Thread: Recruit Pike's blog
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The blog is awesome. I've been writing him about...
The blog is awesome. I've been writing him about once a week, if I have a good story to tell. It's a good feeling to get a letter back, too.
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03-02-10, 11:01 PM
Thread: Some tips and things...
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nice post, Mulls, especially injury prevention!...
nice post, Mulls, especially injury prevention!
Two things I think differently about, from my own experience:
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02-25-10, 06:58 PM
Thread: W.O.D. Feb,25th,2010
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One thread, many workouts. I vote yes. Have I...
One thread, many workouts. I vote yes.
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02-24-10, 05:27 PM
Thread: W.O.D. Feb,24th,2010
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Now that my shoulders are completely shot... my...
Now that my shoulders are completely shot... my abs feels fantastic though. I'm taking a day off pushups completely.
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02-23-10, 06:35 PM
Thread: W.O.D. Feb,23rd,2010
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I did it at my dad's basketball practice and...
I did it at my dad's basketball practice and re-learned that fourteen-year-olds are somewhat unforgiving. Next time I'm going to do it in the mud, I feel like it's one of those kind of workouts that...
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02-18-10, 02:03 PM
Thread: W.o.d. #3
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I got five rounds in five minutes. I like easy...
I got five rounds in five minutes. I like easy math.
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02-17-10, 06:15 PM
Thread: Workout of the Day # 2
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I did one for 1:11, but my socks slid on the...
I did one for 1:11, but my socks slid on the linoleum. Started over and made it for 1:25.
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02-16-10, 03:46 PM
Thread: Workout of the Day #1
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Haha, yes you will. You'll sit at your computer...
Haha, yes you will. You'll sit at your computer going "Oh my God... is she serious?" and then you'll collapse in hysterical laughter. I won't hold it against you though, since that's what my old man...
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02-16-10, 01:02 PM
Thread: Workout of the Day #1
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As someone who never, ever does burpees, I hated...
As someone who never, ever does burpees, I hated this. I did it and my time was so bad it's not even funny. The last time I did a burpee was more than two years ago but I thought I was in better...
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02-15-10, 06:46 PM
Thread: A Challenge to all poolees
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Could be interesting... but will it be a single...
Could be interesting... but will it be a single exercise challenge, or a crossfit-style workout of the day? Or both? I can see this turning into "how much can I bench press" which is not motivating...
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02-14-10, 03:57 PM
Thread: Eating healthy can be tasty!
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lol, that's funny. You'll get in shape at PI for...
lol, that's funny. You'll get in shape at PI for sure and you'll spend time in medical for injuries, hating your life and wishing you would have PT'd like hell beforehand.
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02-11-10, 08:05 PM
Thread: Why did you join the Corps?
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All the other smart/reasonably sane people in my...
All the other smart/reasonably sane people in my family joined the Army, went to school, got jobs, started families, those things sensible people do. I went to college and then said, what the heck,...
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02-09-10, 10:21 PM
Thread: Lack of motivation?
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Haha! No personal responsibility! Slap the kid...
Haha! No personal responsibility! Slap the kid and the parents. My "few pounds" to lose was 22 just to get to my max weight. The only thing my recruiter did was invite me to a weekly pool workout the...
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02-09-10, 09:56 PM
Thread: Work out advice, help Poolees..
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Your first mistake is thinking you can't do...
Your first mistake is thinking you can't do something. Never think you can't, because then you won't. The trick is not reading but DOING. Workouts too advanced? That's crap. Adapt one or make up your...
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