Originally Posted by Schaden

It's doable but will take a lot of determination - basically you need to start running, every day which will feel like you're about to die btw - start off doing a 500m jog for a week adding 500m every week till you get to 10k a day.

Although - be careful with your knees if you're road running at that weight - if you damage them, they'll take a long time to heal enough to train again. I used a walk to run programme that the US Army sends out to recruits before they attend basic training - its a 12 week programme that builds you up to decent running from nothing, as well as building core and upper body strength. Its a PDF called the "Pocket PT Guide" (link here) and It should stop you getting injuries in the early days, which is something you will be vulnerable to if you've done nowt for ages.
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Yea i'd heard about the old damage to the knees thing, i've been on a few runs before and they haven't hurt before though? i've got my first 1 on 1 with the PTI on tuesday to do a fitness assessment for a couple of hours then make a plan from there, im hoping if i keep this updated in a different section it might serve as help for anyone else in my same sort of situation? Fat with hopes like

Rtheman: Keep training mate, be the best!

Reading this just gave me the motivation I needed to go and get my arrse on the treadmill. I pretty much feel in the same situation I want to go into the 7PARA regt RHA or 29 cdo RA or 39 Regt RA and I defiantly feel my fitness is no where near good.

Need to lose at least 1 and a half stone before doing the medical to be in the required health zone. so I got a lot to do, my only problem is that my left calf muscle starts to really hurt after about 1 mile of running, I know if it didn’t I could do the 1.5 run in a goodish time but my leg lets me down. Personally I reckon it’s my weight but I’m not 100% sure any of you guys got any ideas of what it could be.

thanks
Gruff

We had a fat guy at our unit that stood up and said he was doing selection, 18 stone ithink he was. Trained like it was the end of the world. He passed, i think the people who took the piss made him more determined.

Get that fucking beret. That is all that matters now.

do you know what happens after you do the BARB test cus i wanna get that out the way then focus on my fitness but, do you get to choose your selection date so you can have plenty of time to prepare?

after your barb comes your medical forms and your recruiter will send to to selection when they think that your ready, and more often than not youll do pre selection to see how fit you are

Originally Posted by Rtheman

Hi guys,

Im 22 years old. Bit Fat...alright 16st, really fat, 5.11, big built, massively unhealthy and since 17 when i nearly broke me playing rugby i haven't done any exercise.
Your looking at someone who goes up 4 flights of stairs and is bollocksed by the end of it.

I wanna join the Paras, i've been in and done my Barb Test, got 77? dunno if thats good or not, was attempted to be persuaded out of it but have made up my mind and its either paras or rifles for me.

I've managed to find a PTI who is either from P company or trained with P company as he has wings who's willing to basically do a 1on1 session with me 3-4 times a week and go over fitness, lifestyle and nutritional changes to get me into the shape i'd need to be to pass, i am mentally tough and i really bloody want it so i know i'll do it regardless.

Just wondering if anyone on here can shed some light on how long they think it could take me to get there? Considering i've now quit drinking and smoking in order to aid the change.

Cheers gents let me know

I was in the same situation as you. I am 5'9 and was 102KG in febuary/ march time i am down to 87-88KGS now so it is possible to loose the weight quick.I took thermobol tablets not sure if they work but I think they did help others will disagree. A good bit of advice I got was if you want junk food have it and move on instead of staying on a diet for weeks and giving up and going on a binge.

The number one thing to remember is how long you have to exercise to get rid of x amount of calories.

One can of stella has about 300 or so calories ---you would need around a 3 mile walk to get rid of that.

Once you exercise regularly remind yourself of the damage those 3 choc digestives has.

Lastly in the first stages of a diet you will lose more quickly for a given amount of effort because a sixteen stone guy uses more calories walking a mile than a twelve stone guy.

Originally Posted by True2Blue

If you’re dedicated to lose the weight and become fit, it should take you about 3 years.
As for the person who has wings, that doesn’t mean to say he did P Coy.

Cos Red Bull gives you wings!