Are You Joining a Military Service Such as:-
Physical Preparation is the key.
All three military services stipulate that all potential recruits complete a PJFT (Pre Joining Fitness Test). Fitness protocols for the induction of military personnel will vary. Sailors and Airmen employed in technical support roles would not be required to achieve and maintain the same levels of fitness as front line infantry personnel. However, the single largest reason for people failing recruit training in all its forms is lack of physical preparation.
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Our professionally equipped gymnasium on the lower promenade at Saltburn |
Do not underestimate the requirements of your course
Elite Troops (Royal Marines, Paras, etc)
Do not underestimate the requirements of your course: if you have not prepared yourself you will find the going very tough. Your training in preparation should be sufficient to cope with running 4-6 miles at 7 min/mile pace 3 times per week. In addition to your running, your upper body strength is vital. During the gym tests you must complete certain tasks; the conduct of these tests is very strict and your aim is to complete 60 press-ups in 2 mins, 80 sit-ups in 2 mins and 6 over grasp pull-ups. You must also achieve a minimum of level 11 on the bleep test.
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A prospective Royal Marine Candidate trains hard for his upcoming PRMC course |
The All Round Athlete
Strength endurance: the ability of an individual to apply force many times over and withstand the onset of fatigue.
Flexibility is the range of movement around a joint or series of joints.
Speed refers to the time taken to co-ordinate the joint actions, or to transport the whole body over a distance.
This is basic to the understanding of movement and involves a muscle group exerting a force while contracting against a resistance.
Muscle contractions may be concentric when the muscles actively shorten and thicken with the origin and insertion moving closer together and the angle at the joint decreasing; eccentric where muscles actively lengthen under control with the origin and insertion now drawn apart, that is the muscle group returns to its normal resting length and; static (or isometric) where there is tension in the muscle but no apparent movement about the joints.
Overload and Progressive Resistance
Resistance Training with free weights and machines is based upon the principles of overload and progressive resistance, that is, making the muscles work against a resistance greater tom which they are accustomed and, in order to maintain gains as the body adapts to a particular level, progressively increasing the amount of resistance being used.