Ways to Dramatically Improve your IST Scores

[Tmac73]

Yeah screw everyone else the brotherhood starts as poolees

[Meagan92]

Yeah screw everyone else the brotherhood starts as poolees

I TOTALLY agree !

[Tmac73]

I was going to say brotherhood/ sisterhood but i didn't want it to sound like we are all girls. Any girl willing to join the Marines is apart of the brother hood and just as bada**

[Cellinheim]

OK, back on topic before my little brotherhood comment derails this thread lol. We are not here for "brotherhood" we are in this thread for "PT!" :P

There is no gender in the Marine Corps only MARINES!

[Tmac73]

Haha ALRIGHT! I have a 300 yard Shuttle today for football. Gotta get it in under 59 seconds twice

[Cellinheim]

Let us know how it goes.

[Nerd]

There is no gender in the Marine Corps only MARINES!

I lol'd

[Cellinheim]

You think I am playing about this. Have you ever watched the reaction a Marine has around civilian women vs. Marine women? There are certain things that tend to occur... I believe the phrase was put to me four years ago... "she is not a woman, she is a MARINE!" /shrugs.

[Cellinheim]

I have to stop myself here... STOP DERAILING THREAD! Pullups anyone?

[Nerd]

I can do 13 chin ups. Is there any trick for doing more? Like...doing them faster or something

P.S.: no I didn't think you were joking, i was laughing at how awesome that quote is

[Cellinheim]

Honestly, the best thing to do is just as it sounds is to get on the bar. There are several work out programs for that listed on this site already. Read page three of this thread.

[Nate2004]

Just remember, when taking the IST or PFT, it is NOT a workout. Meaning don't lower yourself down when doing the crunches, just drop, also a tip I learned from my recruiter, look at the person counting, and keep your eyes on their forehead, so when you go up you kind of pop your head forward at the same time. For the pull-ups/chin-ups just DROP when you go up, no need to waste energy lowering yourself, and it will make sure you got a full dead-hang before beginning...nothing like miscounting a pull-up because you didnt fully extend your arms.

[Meagan92]

I was going to say brotherhood/ sisterhood but i didn't want it to sound like we are all girls. Any girl willing to join the Marines is apart of the brother hood and just as bada**

LOL , yea thats a little bit better! and thats right there is no male or female, just Marines

[Nerd]

I hate that.

There's a dummy in my platoon who did his IST, and just would not freakin' go down all the way. The recruiters counted like 6 or 7 half drops

[Cellinheim]

Yeah that supposedly happened to me on my last IST which is why my count is still at 9 on record. I was like WHISKEY FOXTROT TANGO! I sooo felt my bones touch lol. You do not argue with Gunny, 'specially when MSGT is there from HQ for qualifications.