Thread: FITNESS Qs & ADSC 1.5 mile run times - ARCHIVE

Originally Posted by Potentialrecruit

cardio work is the best to start off with m8. im saying this in my own experience, however everyones body and fitness is different. what iv been doing in the gym is...30 mins weights, 1.5 mile best effort on the treadmill with different inclines ranging from 1.0 to 7.0. then weights again for 30 mins. onto the bike for 30 mins cardio then back on the treadmill for 30 mins cardio,then weights for 10 mins. iv been doing this for the last week without giving my body a rest with days between for the last 7 days. iv knocked my run down from 11.45 to 10.30 in a week. ill keep doing this till sunday, then give my body a rest as im away to adsc on wednesday. but im expecting my runtime to be about 10 mins by then as my body has rested for 2 days and the sheer determination ill have on the day along with adrenyln. as i say this is working for me. dont just do 1.5 mile,train your body to cope with 3 miles no prob. oh and always try and keep your heart rate at 180 good luck fella

If this is true i take my hat off to you.

i have no reason to lie. i have nothing to prove to anyone on here and would not disregard the truth as i would mostly be lieing to myself. the way i see it, once in basic my body is going to go threw worse than this. IF i pass ADSC then this routine will continue untill i leave. as the saying is told. fail to prepare, prepare to fail.

I belive rest days are just as important as workouts, this workout above is a recipe for injury.. Especially for somebody new to training (not including potentialrecruit)

I overdone it by only doing 2 x 3 mile runs per day, and an hour on the punch bag. I strained my hamstring and it set me back over a month and degraded my fitness to the point I feel im back at the start.

Now I know I can plod along for 7 miles at a steady jog 5 days per week, but thats not what selection is about.

Last week I decided im just going to do my 3 mile route. First mile is a warm up, last 2 are fartlek between lamposts. I am absolutly raped by the end, and feel sick as fcuk. Eventually the hard legs will get longer, and ill get faster.

My theory is, if im absolutly sick as fcuk at the end, ive done good!


Selection is your hurdle, keep it simple and train for that. When you pass, your deemed fit enough by the army to be a recruit. They will sort you out from there and train you for what lies ahead.

don_gordon your run time is great if i was that good i would try for paras.

Well done.

Thanks, I am quite skinny so find the heaves and run not as demanding.. I am hoping to be looking after the para regt. as a medic so it should be right that I can atleast keep up with them..