Boot Camp Advice

[fjmas1976]

Quit coffee and anything with caffeine in it BEFORE you go to Boot Camp. Once you are there and away from your coffee,soda, and Red Bull drinks you WILL go through caffeine withdrawal and it WILL suck.

[Sonic13]

I remember getting goosebumps the first time i sucked down a cup of soda at the warriors breakfast, its amazing how dependant we are on things like that and we don't realize it til we can only drink water and powerade for 3 months.

[fjmas1976]

I remember getting goosebumps the first time i sucked down a cup of soda at the warriors breakfast, its amazing how dependant we are on things like that and we don't realize it til we can only drink water and powerade for 3 months.

You got Powerade? All we got was water or bug juice....I used to go with a grapefruit juice/cranberry juice mix when I needed a change from the insane amounts of water we were drinking.

[pilot37]

Booo Powerade! I want Gatorade haha

[coltie52]

Booo Powerade! I want Gatorade haha

Tough S###,
I should be fine, I haven't had a Pop for 5 months now. All I drink is Water.

[davblay]

Booo Powerade! I want Gatorade haha

People in hell want ice water to!

Oh and finish your profile!

Thank you!

[bonnjanry]

I've quit smoking for the past three months so I won't get cravings in boot camp (and to help me in running). It's gone pretty well.

[GRADY403PFC]

I think soda and caffine are really the least of your worries when going into boot camp, lol. You really need to worry about being in shape as much as possible and trying to get into mental shape (Truthfully there is no way to be in full mental shape for basic trianing lol). but, really i think having sodas and caffine would really be the least of your worries.

Pfc Carpenter

[fjmas1976]

I think soda and caffine are really the least of your worries when going into boot camp, lol. You really need to worry about being in shape as much as possible and trying to get into mental shape (Truthfully there is no way to be in full mental shape for basic trianing lol). but, really i think having sodas and caffine would really be the least of your worries.

Pfc Carpenter

Will you be adding "spellcheck" to the list of items that are the least of your worries?

[Sonic13]

ya we could get a cup of powerade at the chowhall, other than that it was sink water from the head in our canteens, and it was always luke warm at that. I actually dont think i've ever drank cold water in bootcamp.

[PhantomLord]

Cold water is bad for you when your exercising and or out in the heat for long periods of time. Your throat runs close enough to your heart that you can actually go into shock from the heat and then pouring ice cold liquid into your core. It sucks drinking luke warm water but better safe then sorry.

Now slowly pouring cold water on your head is a hellova lot better for you. Thats what you really want to keep cool, is your brain. Since its the hottest part of your body its the first to be affected by the heat.

[Zulu 36]

Cold water is bad for you when your exercising and or out in the heat for long periods of time. Your throat runs close enough to your heart that you can actually go into shock from the heat and then pouring ice cold liquid into your core. It sucks drinking luke warm water but better safe then sorry.

Now slowly pouring cold water on your head is a hellova lot better for you. Thats what you really want to keep cool, is your brain. Since its the hottest part of your body its the first to be affected by the heat.

Well, that isn't quite how the body works. Although when overheated, drinking tepid or slightly cool water is much better than cold. Cold water chills the stomach, causing blood to be diverted from the skin to rewarm the stomach. This reduces cooling from evaporation and radiation, thus causing heat to be retained within the core (heart, lungs, and most importantly, the brain which has less tolerance for excess heat).

Second, tepid water tends to be absorbed from the stomach faster as the body has to do less work in processing it (i.e. warming it up). So your system now has more water available to keep blood volume up and produce more sweat for evaporative cooling.

Depending on how overheated you are, pouring cold water onto yourself may not be a good idea either. Cold water causes the blood vessels in and near the skin to constrict to prevent heat loss, paradoxically keeping the heat inside. Once again, plain old tepid water works best.

The only time cold water soaks are better is in heat stroke when it is critically necessary to rapidly cool the patient regardless of any other potential complications.

[PhantomLord]

Well, that isn't quite how the body works. Although when overheated, drinking tepid or slightly cool water is much better than cold. Cold water chills the stomach, causing blood to be diverted from the skin to rewarm the stomach. This reduces cooling from evaporation and radiation, thus causing heat to be retained within the core (heart, lungs, and most importantly, the brain which has less tolerance for excess heat).

Second, tepid water tends to be absorbed from the stomach faster as the body has to do less work in processing it (i.e. warming it up). So your system now has more water available to keep blood volume up and produce more sweat for evaporative cooling.

Depending on how overheated you are, pouring cold water onto yourself may not be a good idea either. Cold water causes the blood vessels in and near the skin to constrict to prevent heat loss, paradoxically keeping the heat inside. Once again, plain old tepid water works best.

The only time cold water soaks are better is in heat stroke when it is critically necessary to rapidly cool the patient regardless of any other potential complications.

Ah, i didnt pull out the Medical school book, haha. Thanks for the info and correction. Its very valuable.

[davblay]

I can see this PhantoM Lords Private bus pull up to the recieving barracks and the DIs are grillin him to get on the foot prints, when a huge body guard steps bteween then and says, I'll do it for him.....then all hell breaks loose on the depot! The MPs come and ascort the civi bus and people off the depot and Phanton becomes a Recruit........NOT GONNA HAPPEN!

Dave

[PhantomLord]

I can see this PhantoM Lords Private bus pull up to the recieving barracks and the DIs are grillin him to get on the foot prints, when a huge body guard steps bteween then and says, I'll do it for him.....then all hell breaks loose on the depot! The MPs come and ascort the civi bus and people off the depot and Phanton becomes a Recruit........NOT GONNA HAPPEN!

Dave

Ahaha, no. Sorry, but no.