to my calculations: to do 6 miles in 90 minutes one would have to move at 1.7m/second...
its the same for TA but one has to go for 2 hours over 8 miles... how come TA is tougher? or is the terrain different?

Originally Posted by M16ColtCommando

to my calculations: to do 6 miles in 90 minutes one would have to move at 1.7m/second...
its the same for TA but one has to go for 2 hours over 8 miles... how come TA is tougher? or is the terrain different?

Your doing more or less a 15 min mile doesnt matter if your doing a 4, 6 or 8 mile CFT, its all at the same speed/pace.

Originally Posted by M16ColtCommando

to my calculations: to do 6 miles in 90 minutes one would have to move at 1.7m/second...
its the same for TA but one has to go for 2 hours over 8 miles... how come TA is tougher? or is the terrain different?

Because for the large part the TA aren't a bunch on whiny kids who have just left school that think stupid user names make them hard as nails.

Not another topic on the BFT. Take a look in the Health and Fitness forum. Oh, you already have. Then scroll down the page a bit you lazy boy. Advice: You shouldn't need to build up to a distance that is no more than a long walk to the shops for your fizzy pop and sweeties.

Mmmmmmmmmmmmm lot of Wahs and no not Working at Height Regs.

Don't we still have people who sit in Careers Offices (AFCO or whatever they are now) who can advise the current standard. I used to take 'kids' on build up trg and was constantly surprised how many could not meet the then 'Para entry Std' of 1030 for 2.4Km run but were already planning their assault on PyF for Selection!

My last encounter with TA was they had a different CFT requirement dependent on role -as do Reg units?

Maybe Semper should come in from the Death Star or Death Valley or wherever and do some research then confirm, not fire and forget?

Personal Opinion-And it si a long time since I wore crossed swords- Maintain the 'Walking and Scrambling' firstly you seem to enjoy it, secodnly it wil condition your body to the constraints of moving with weight HOWEVER-get as light as you can, good admin and controlled expposure will let you train more effectively and reduce the risk of injuring yourself.

Aerobic fitness can be developed easily, whilst there are many international standard athletes in the Army not every lad or lass that walks into camp on day one will be at LONDON2012

Be sensible , train wisely and don't fall into the hype of you have to run eveywhere with 100lbs Bergan -you may well have to do so at some stage in your life but you will probably find then, that not all motivation tools are as effective as crack and thumps!

Semper, are you traiing up to join, or just trying to improve your overal fitness?

Running about with 56lbs on your back wont neccesarily help, but will bugger up your knees :D

Originally Posted by M16ColtCommando

to my calculations: to do 6 miles in 90 minutes one would have to move at 1.7m/second...
its the same for TA but one has to go for 2 hours over 8 miles... how come TA is tougher? or is the terrain different?

To quote:

'The CFT(TA) standards are:

Complete a 6.4km (4 mile) loaded march (at least 2.4km to be off tarmac/metalled roads) in a maximum time of 1 hour, but not less than 57 minutes 30 seconds."

MATT 2 - Issue 1 (April 2006) Chap 2.4.1

-Tango

Originally Posted by FatBoyGeorge

Because for the large part the TA aren't a bunch on whiny kids who have just left school that think stupid user names make them hard as nails.

actually fuckwit i picked the name when i was still in high school! does the user name FatBoyGeorge refer to yourself or the first and only person you lost your (anal) virginity to?!

Cunnt!

I'm not doing any of that stuff for my build-up, but that's mostly because I'ma bit of a webel.

I started by speed-marching me dog around a 3 mile stretch of park, and then built up speed over a week, I then cycled for around 4 miles at best effort, plus the dog walking.

4 weeks on and I've got to the stage where I'm doing a 20 mile cycle, followed by two hours in the swimming pool doing purely upper body swimming, followed by a further 20 miles on the cycle (all best effort) twice a week. I back that up with my 3 mile speedies every morning with the dog before going to work each day, and also a 7 mile speedy over my local hills, including many, many steps, steep bits and a lot of angled ground to build up my calf muscles and ankles twice a week.

That equates to 80 miles per week cycling, 4 hours swimming, 14 miles hill-walking (fast) and 18 miles walking the dog. I'm going to bang that up a bit further by adding 20-25lbs of weight for the hill-walking sections.

Apart from a bit of weight training, push-ups, sit-ups and bar-work, that should pretty much see me right I reckon, and probably show up some of the whipper-snappers on my selection weekend.

Just remember to use any method that suits you to get the following:

Leg-strength (including calfs, ankles, thighs AND knees/ligaments), upper body (including stomach, moobs, triceps, bicepts, shoulders AND back), cardiovascular (pool work, cycling, running and speed-walking over rough, hilly terrain - all at best effort).

Having said all this, I'm 36 and will probably die from a coronary within the first 1/4 mile of the BFT.

Good effort Biped - attittude like that is just what's needed - keep up the good work!