Posted on Sep 16, 2014
What do you all do to get ready for an APFT? How do you improve your time?
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Not much these days. Now that the road construction on 117 has been completed, I've knocked 2 minutes off my drive time to the Delta-Delta (Dunkin Donuts) :-)
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SSG Keven Lahde
MAJ Robert (Bob) Petrarca Sir that is funny. Then again you did your time and you have no more worries about that. Happy retirement. I hope I am not far off.
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Tons of calisthenics and 60/120's. Always does the job for me and I always score in the high 280's.
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Don't just train the 60-90 days prior to the test. Train all year.
Also, don't train to just pass the test. If you train to do the minimum, you will fail if you have a bad day at the office. Train to max or to get the most possible points you can. Then when a bad day comes, your score won't be recorded on a 4856.
Also, don't train to just pass the test. If you train to do the minimum, you will fail if you have a bad day at the office. Train to max or to get the most possible points you can. Then when a bad day comes, your score won't be recorded on a 4856.
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I like to mix a lot of repeats (800m) and 60/120s into my regular running workout. Both of these will get your body accustomed to running faster with short rests and in turn, up your overall speed/endurance for a short run like the APFT.
Also, maintaining a strong core is obviously key, as well as learning proper breathing techniques to ensure you're not shorting yourself on oxygen.
Also, maintaining a strong core is obviously key, as well as learning proper breathing techniques to ensure you're not shorting yourself on oxygen.
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SSG Keven Lahde
1LT (Join to see) Sir that is solid advise there. The problem with me I guess would be my breathing. I tend to breathe thru my mouth a lot versus my nose. I hear different people say different things about that all the time. So to me I have no idea what is proper or not.
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Honestly, I hate when people say you have do this with your mouth or nose, etc. I go in through both and out through both. The real key is making sure it is even and not too fast, so as to allow your body an actual opportunity to absorb the oxygen. Additionally, you have to breath deep enough. It's easy to get tired and sag and then breath shallow. If you can learn to make a habit of breathing fully in, so that even your stomach is expanding some with an inhale, then you're actually breathing to your full potential and fueling your muscles better. It keeps you in an aerobic state of exercise longer.
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