What is a typical day of PT like in boot camp?

[TMiller556]

Hello,

I am currently in the process of becoming a poolee and I was wondering what a day of PT is typically like in boot camp. Does it consist of a lot of calisthenics such as push ups, ab exercises, etc? Does PT last all day or can it be split up into different parts throughout the day? In my RSS, we do push up variations, squats, crunches, flutterkicks, etc. until we are completely burnt out. Is this what boot camp will be similar to? What is is the best way to physically prepare for the rigorous PT in boot camp? Will weights help at all or should I just stick to calisthenics? Or should my workout sessions consist of weights and calisthenics? I'm probably close to a year before I get shipped out anyway, but I really want to prepare as much as I can in advance. If anyone can help it would be appreciated. Thanks in advance.

[Lisa 23]

I take it your going to be a senior in high school, and since you're in the process of becoming a poolee, your status should be Marine Friend, not poolee. Poolee's have actual shipdate, not guesstimated ones.


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[Rocky C]

Hello,

I am currently in the process of becoming a poolee

Your profile says Poolee/DEP ?

Changed to Marine Friend.

[TMiller556]

Thank you, sir. I've been meaning to contact an admin about that. And thank you for the link.

[Lisa 23]

I hope you're not calling me Sir..........

[TMiller556]

No ma'am, I thanked Rhode Island for changing my profile. Then I thanked you for providing the link.

[Rocky C]

[ChuckH]

TMiller556,
Please fill out your profile with more than just a name.
Site rules.

[Lisa 23]

TMiller556,
Please fill out your profile with more than just a name.
Site rules.

And topic is closed until you have a complete profile.......site rules, which can be found in the poolee and Ask A Marine forums. When profile is complete, PM any Squad Leader from the Squad Leaders sticky in the Ask A Marine forum and topic will be re-opened.

[Rocky C]

Profile completed.
Thread Re-Opened.

[Gunstream]

Formal PT, where you actually change into green on green, lasts two hours. You'll also have a couple PT sessions where you run the O-Course, the Confidence Course, and you'll have MCMAP throughout first phase. Your formal PT sessions will be runs or circuit training, or a combination of the two. The circuit training will have all your typical calisthenics, as well as some circuit weight training (barbell curls, standing overhead press, etc.) For the O-Course and Confidence Course, you'll go through the obstacles as spot become available, but you'll be in constant motion in the interim. MCMAP is just a slayfest of bends and thrusts. Regardless of what they have scheduled, those will be about two hour sessions.

You'll be doing IT throughout boot camp though. There's no telling how long those sessions last, and it'll largely be dependent on how hard you put out while you're being slayed and how bad you screwed up to end up in that position. Sometimes the DI's go for some arbitrary period, and sometimes they just keep it going until they feel enough of the recruits have nose bleeds.

Enjoy!

[ChrrySkoal]

30 minutes is the time cap for IT...I belive

[Subsum44]

Gunstream summed it up fairly well. They also have flags to govern what type of physical activity you can do based upon the temperature. However, that only affects what can happen outside. If its a red or black flag you will be doing PT inside the squad bay, which can be worse than being outside.

I believe the maximum limit to IT is 30 minutes. However, drill instructors know the loopholes to extend it longer. I have seen sessions that were 2 hours long, but because they gave a 5 minute break it was acceptable.

Also, you will have time to do PT during senior drill instructor square away time (the closest thing you have to free time) at night and on Sundays. Depending on what you need to work on, I say make that your priority. If you need to work on pullups, then do that and wait until after lights to work on everything else by flashlight. Using senior drill instructor time to work on your pt will be very important because it is really the only way you will improve. IT and platoon PT will break you off, but not improve your weaknesses such as crunches, pull-ups, ammo can lifts, etc. I was able to double my pullups and crunches by working on them every night.

Also take a look at crossfit (crossfit.com). Did that before I shipped and it helped A LOT.