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Hello everyone,
I hope someone can help me with this.

So, I wrote a book and my military career plays a big part in it, including deployments. I am aware that I cannot just publish this book...

Try to run long distance. I once ran 12 miles and thought about giving up after 8 miles, but a good friend caught up with me and literally pushed me to the finish line. I told him I can't breathe, I...

Mainly videogames and push-ups, crunches, pull-ups in between.
Sometimes I listen to awesome music and do some exercises.
Other than that, I'm having fun with other poolees and future poolees at...

Recon Ron program for pull-ups.
For Sit-ups, do latters/pyramids of 15. Don't know what that is?

1 rep, rest, 2 reps, rest, 3 reps, rest, ..., 15 reps, rest, 14 reps, ... , 1 rep
The first time...

I would say about 30 poolees at our station. PT is 4 times a week (not many show up), pool function is once a month (20 poolees usually show up).

I heard they give out free Marine Corps gear at bootcamp!!

Sorry for bumping guys, but I have a question about the Recon Ron program.
So it says you have to do 5 sets... after the first set I'm a bit exhausted and tend to take a little longer break. I want...

I have problems with my knee, too. I don't feel any pain at all, but it just feels disgusting when I run/walk stairs/lift weights. I've been having it since about a week (since I did squats in the...

I'm working out a lot, too, although it is very likely that you'll lose most of the muscle in bootcamp.
We have pretty much the same run time. I run 12:19 and usually have lots of energy to sprint...

36 on ASVAB going Artillery.
Got 114 days until bootcamp. Enough time to prepare for something you can't prepare. :)

Not sure about OP, but I put all the weight on my back to prepare for the bootcamp humps, and I doubt that the weight will be evenly distributed, so why make it easy now?

I once heard that as long as you don't have any pain below your throat, you can still do PT. It does kind of suck when you have sh** in your nose and can only breath through your mouth, but I did it...

Waking up in the middle of the night thinking "Oh sh-- I'm at Parris Island!"

It took about 2 months for me. I think the reason being is because I'm not American.

I'll be on Week 2 tomorrow. First week was pretty easy so far. I replaced swimming with my weightlifting class, though, since I only have a small swimming pool and no access to a large pool.

I hiked 3 miles in about 30-40 minutes yesterday with 45lb backpack (doing MARSOC workout). Those cheap backpacks really do hurt a lot, but I can fight through it if I put my hands between the pack...

YouTube.
Look up videos of Marines deployed to Afghanistan or Iraq and please make sure some awesome music is in the videos. That boosts my motivation all the time.

Also, do lots of PT, even if...

1)To take charge of this post and all government property in view.
2)To walk my post in a military manner, keeping always on the alert and observing everything that takes place within sight or...

Never had to puke. Am I doing something wrong? :|

All I get is discouraging comments and dumb phrases like "You can't wait to die, huh?" or "1 week of bootcamp and you'll knock on our door begging for a comfortable bed".

Not much better with...

1st IST (4 months ago):
0 Pull-Ups
90 crunches
~14:00 1.5 mile run

Current IST:
9 Pull-Ups
~90 crunches
12:19 1.5 mile run

At our Recruiting Station the min. requirements are 6 Pull-Ups, 60 sit-ups (2 min.), and 1.5mi run in 12:30 min.