Hey everyone,
For the last two months I have been lifting weights four times a week. My main goal was to gain some more strength and some muscle and I have. However, it really hasn't helped me improve my push ups or pull ups too much. I'm 17 years old and graduate from high school in about a year and a half and am wanting to join DEPs sometime in May. I really need to start improving my pull ups and push ups, and lifting weights isn't doing the job. Does anyone here know a specific program I could do that would help improve my pull ups and push ups, and is also challenging? I'm considering doing the Navy Seal PTG but it has a large focus on
swimming, so I'm not sure if I should do it or not. Is there any kind of workout specifically designed to help prepare you for RASP?
Very Respectfully,
Max
Weights Are Not Helping, What Should I Do?
Weights Are Not Helping, What Should I Do?
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Re: Weights Are Not Helping, What Should I Do?
Ranger Richard Cranium,
I've searched through the About Army Physical Training category a good amount. I just posted this to see if anyone could give me any other workout ideas. I also wanted to see if anyone has done the Navy Seal PTG and what they thought of it, or if there was a workout plan specifically designed to help prepare someone for RASP, but I haven't found anything so I guess there isn't. Sorry I'll try to post less and search more.
I've searched through the About Army Physical Training category a good amount. I just posted this to see if anyone could give me any other workout ideas. I also wanted to see if anyone has done the Navy Seal PTG and what they thought of it, or if there was a workout plan specifically designed to help prepare someone for RASP, but I haven't found anything so I guess there isn't. Sorry I'll try to post less and search more.
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The first four posts in this forum are stickies (meaning they are shown with a thumb tack). These are programs made by Rangers used specially for becoming a Ranger - that is why the F--k they are stickies. We treat those that come & inquire as an adult - we do not hold your hand - we do expect initiative by you and that is you search our forums extensively for answers. You are not the first to ask this question & you won't be the last.Mustardseed12 wrote:Ranger Richard Cranium,
I've searched through the About Army Physical Training category a good amount. I just posted this to see if anyone could give me any other workout ideas. I also wanted to see if anyone has done the Navy Seal PTG and what they thought of it, or if there was a workout plan specifically designed to help prepare someone for RASP, but I haven't found anything so I guess there isn't. Sorry I'll try to post less and search more.
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Re: Weights Are Not Helping, What Should I Do?
Merry Christmas! Now Do Push ups...
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Re: Weights Are Not Helping, What Should I Do?
How much protien are you consuming? If your body doesn't have the building blocks it wont be able to build muscle no matter what workout you follow.
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Re: Weights Are Not Helping, What Should I Do?
I usually drank 1 glass of milk mixed with one scoop of whey protein when I'm finished working out. Is that enough?
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Re: Weights Are Not Helping, What Should I Do?
Not hardly. I have no idea what you weigh or your body composition but if you want to build lean muscle I can almost guarantee that's not enough.Mustardseed12 wrote:I usually drank 1 glass of milk mixed with one scoop of whey protein when I'm finished working out. Is that enough?
I recomend talking to your MD or doing some research on-line.
I also believe that the best way to train for the APFT is to follow the workouts we have here.
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Re: Weights Are Not Helping, What Should I Do?
Hey buddy, friend.Mustardseed12 wrote:Hey everyone,
For the last two months I have been lifting weights four times a week. My main goal was to gain some more strength and some muscle and I have. However, it really hasn't helped me improve my push ups or pull ups too much. I'm 17 years old and graduate from high school in about a year and a half and am wanting to join DEPs sometime in May. I really need to start improving my pull ups and push ups, and lifting weights isn't doing the job. Does anyone here know a specific program I could do that would help improve my pull ups and push ups, and is also challenging? I'm considering doing the Navy Seal PTG but it has a large focus on
swimming, so I'm not sure if I should do it or not. Is there any kind of workout specifically designed to help prepare you for RASP?
Very Respectfully,
Max
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Re: Weights Are Not Helping, What Should I Do?
Is that the workout where you hang out in the tanning booth, play volleyball with your buds, learn script writing, how to do a TV interview and where to go to get a book deal?Mustardseed12 wrote: I also wanted to see if anyone has done the Navy Seal PTG and what they thought of it,
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