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Boot camp seems like it would be one of the better places to actually lose the weight. I've never been, so might be eating a boot, but: - there's obviously a f
by vsareto 3y ago
Boot camp seems like it would be one of the better places to actually lose the weight. I've never been, so might be eating a boot, but:
- there's obviously a focus on PT. Maybe more so in the future if they expect more out of shape people
- a lot less daily distraction, with a schedule specifically for PT
- drill instructors who will make you work and push yourself vs. you needing the discipline in a gym yourself
- food is controlled somewhat?
- alistairSH 3y agoI'm only familiar with USMC boot, and only through friends who served. They ALL lost massive amounts of body fat. Most looked almost emaciated afterwards. They couldn't really add more PT - that's a huge portion of what they do for the 3 month period. The initial fitness test (for males) is... 3 Pull-Ups 44 crunches 34 Push-Ups 1.5 mile run in 13:30 Any reasonably fit 18 year old should be able to pass that. Somebody at 26% BF isn't going to complete any of those exercises and be unable to start boot camp. But, the Air Force minimum fitness level required to GRADUATE from boot camp is only slightly harder than the USMC requirement to START boot camp. Is somebody who started at 26% BF going to gain enough fitness in a few months to meet those levels? I doubt it.
- undedone 3y agoI went through my country's basic and infantry training (admittedly a long time ago). Take it from me: basic is not where you want to do this. You will be struggling with culture shock and under constant psychological stress. You want to be in good shape before you start training.