#DailyBloggingChallenge (192/200)
It is just over 100 days out until the first #GORUCK #Selection in #Normandy, #France.
The quoted post is an example workout of where to start if two years out with some fitness capabilities. The main issue is that the weight is about 20-60 lbs too light. Thus the plan that is constructed is to meet the fitness requirements and less on accomplishing the challenge.
#DailyBloggingChallenge (193/200)
The #fitness requirements are:
- 55 push ups in 2min
- 65 sit ups in 2min
- 5 mile run in 40min
- 12 mile ruck in 3.5h
The #ruck weight is at least 45 lbs for men and 30 lbs for women.
#DailyBloggingChallenge (197/200)
There are two issues with the typical performance test:
For the push ups it is hard to count the reps at the bottom portion where the upper arm should break parallel.
The sit ups test doesn’t carry over to core strength and barely ever used in compound movements.
Thus, #GORUCK made their own fitness test called “Baseline Functional Fitness Test” (“BFF Test”).
#DailyBloggingChallenge (198/200)
This test has a better alignment with the activities one will be doing.
Although they are all tests of endurance over various body regions, they give a pretty good baseline #fitness.
#DailyBloggingChallenge (199/200)
The hand release pushups are easier to count over normal pushups, because the bottom position is better defined than the parallel position of the upper arms.
The only question is if on the bottom position if it suffices for the palms to leave the ground or do the fingers also have to. This puts a bit more strain on the fingers if the latter.
Not to talk about the inconveniences of being tall. The journey travelling between the top and bottom position just increased. The only thing that could reduce the distance is having a larger wasteline. Though this might not be convenient in the long run, since one will be moving more weight.
#DailyBloggingChallenge (194/200)
The hardship of the #fitness requirements is that one does not have any access to gadgets to track the time. One gets the start and end announcements, either one accomplished it or not.
Thus a big part of training should be to train without any digital/mechanical distractions. No music, no podcasts or audio books, no knowledge of much more distance to go, no knowledge of how much time has elapsed; one is stripped of all (modern) technical achievements.
If you can tell time elapsed dependent of the cast a shadow, that is permitted. Or if you count every single step to know how far you are along is also permitted.