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Alden · Post by **Alden** » January 9th, 2003, 4:41 pm

while we are on the subject, can someone define a "correct" sit up please?

Glock · Post by **Glock** » January 9th, 2003, 4:56 pm

You begin the exercise by lying flat on your back with your knees bent so that a 90-degree angle is formed by your upper and lower legs. Your feet my be spread up to 12 inches apart. Usually another person will hold your feet. However, if your are doing this exercise alone you can place your feet under something. Your fingers will be interlocked behind your head, and the backs of your hands will touch the ground. Your arms and elbows need not touch the ground.

You begin by raising your body to the vertical position. The vertical position means that the base of your necks is above the base of your spine. After you have reached or surpassed the vertical position, lower your body until the upper portion of your back touches the ground. This completes one repetition.

wannuhbe · Post by **wannuhbe** » January 9th, 2003, 9:50 pm

i thought you put your arms in a cross on your chest instead of doing putting your hands behind your head

Glock · Post by **Glock** » January 9th, 2003, 10:21 pm

If you plan on joining the Army do it behind your head. That is how it's done.

Glock · Post by **Glock** » January 9th, 2003, 10:55 pm

What I posted earlier was the definition of a correct situp per Army standards. Follow it to the T and you will be fine

Alden · Post by **Alden** » January 10th, 2003, 2:31 pm

thanks Glock :D

wannuhbe · Post by **wannuhbe** » January 11th, 2003, 7:18 pm

what does "follow it to the T" mean?

Glock · Post by **Glock** » January 11th, 2003, 10:17 pm

It means, do it exactly as I say.

Nighthawk · Post by **Nighthawk** » April 21st, 2003, 11:07 pm

yea...i have a couple questions.

1) everytime i do push-ups....my left elbow at the tip starts hurting....and it feels like the bone is about to pop out. is there a way to correct this?

2) i have glasses....and when i take them off....i can recognize the person, but can't see every feature of their face....will that stop me from joining the Rangers?

3) i am Chinese-American. will the affect me alsO? because there aren't a lot of Asians in the Rangers are there?

thank you if anyone can answer these.

kduhg · Post by **kduhg** » April 22nd, 2003, 12:14 am

1.) do u mean when ur elbow cracks? that happened to me before when i started pushups a long time ago, but later it stopped.

2.) not an expert on this question but it may be posted in other posts in the "Recruitment Process" section of the forum.

3.) why would being Chinese-American affect you? Even if there may be hardly any Asians wanting to become a Ranger, the fact of being the lone Asian shouldn't stop you from becoming a Ranger.

Nighthawk · Post by **Nighthawk** » April 22nd, 2003, 11:50 am

kduhg wrote:1.) do u mean when ur elbow cracks? that happened to me before when i started pushups a long time ago, but later it stopped.

no.....i think it "feels" liike its about to crack. but i don't know if i should continue on or stop doing push-ups cuz then it hurts like a B!7CH!

Nighthawk · Post by **Nighthawk** » April 22nd, 2003, 3:19 pm

thank you leatherneck. i will try my best to do what you suggested. no wait...i will not TRY....i will DO. :D

resqparamedic · Post by **resqparamedic** » April 30th, 2003, 10:48 am

It doesn't really matter how many puch-ups you can do now. What matters is that when you get done with Basic/AIT, you'll be able to a plenty.

Then, by the time you get done getting smoked at RIP, you'll be able to do a lot more. When you have RIP cadre in your face chewing on your ass, the 2 minute PT test gets put to the back of your mind. You will just be trying to figure out how you are going to survive this smoke session of an hours worth of push-ups.

The question shouldn't be how many push-ups you can do in 2 minutes. The question should be, how many can you do in an hour, with a RIP Cadre breathing down you back?

RGRBaggett · Post by **RGRBaggett** » April 30th, 2003, 8:27 pm

Keep in mind that the 1000 to 1500 push ups that pneves has told you about are not regular push ups. If your not elevated, your wrong!! The only push ups that aren't elevated are at pt and the pt test.