Posted on Jul 13, 2015
What is or was your most challenging APFT event?
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For some, maxing the APFT is no sweat but for many, there is at east one APFT event that gives them trouble no matter how much they work on improving that event beforehand. What is your weakest event if any and what did you do to improve on that event?
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Sick call. The bane of my existence every record APFT.
Luckily, I have lots of NCOs to conduct another PT test next month. And the month after...
Luckily, I have lots of NCOs to conduct another PT test next month. And the month after...
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CW3 Kevin Storm
After finding out I have a bad disk, damn sit ups. I can do them, but the pain I sun real.
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CW4 (Join to see) At one time nothing was too bad for me until I hit about 55 the sit-ups just starting kicking my butt, no matter how much I trained and practiced they just kicked my butt. Prior to 55 I was in great shape and didn't have any issues.
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Thanks for sharing Sir. I'm still 20 years away from 55. I hope that I'm able to drive on with my PT just like you have.
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COL Mikel J. Burroughs
LTC Michael A. Staves Your not, I remember it well along with the Run, Dodge, and Jump, as well as the Ladder! Those (5) event days were awesome and I was only 17 and 18
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Definitely the Pushups, not for the movement or inability to do 70 or 80 to max out, but having shoulder issues for a decade before the military and not knowing that it would be a problem has always bugged me. Sometimes it's a good day, sometimes the body just says not today. Rotator cuff surgery is definitely a hinderence for that, just like knee or foot injuries for runners and hernias for doing situps. The three movements we are tested on will tell you if you have something wrong when you go all out for 2 minutes at a time. Even if you didn't think there was anything wrong. Just think all service branches would adjust fire and standarize it across the board and embrace the "Overall Comprehensive Soldier Fitness" idea that is preached.
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Grading the APFT is the most challenging. The junior enlisted are generally good to go and listen to their deficiencies and correct them. Mid level and senior NCOs tend to be less receptive. I'm sorry 1SG but if you don't go all the way down or up they aren't being counted. Watch my demonstrator!
http://youtu.be/3NMC7mF4bJo
http://youtu.be/3NMC7mF4bJo
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I remember having to fail many PLDC students each cycle when I was a SGL and they all said that they always came close to or maxed their APFT back at their unit. Also, I remember in BNCOC a few classmates failed push-ups because we actually got held to the standard.
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Sit-ups are tuff, but the run SUCKS especially with a bad knee and lower back!
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My situps. I used to MAX out, but after having two c sections I barely make it. Good thing I'm older and the number is going down =)
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Passing is never a problem, but I dislike the run. I've always hated running. When I retire if you ever see me running there must be a bear chasing me. Never again.
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CW4 (Join to see) Chief I would say for me is sit-up. They always kick my ass and I have no idea why. Maybe now that I have lost weight, they won't be as hard. Then the run, push-ups for me was always easy.
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CPT(P) (Join to see)
Down on one butt-cheek up on the other to by pass the flat spot on your lower back...
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Thanks for sharing, although I don't knock out as many sit-ups as I did 10 years ago, I've never had issues with them. My biggest issue was doing push-ups because of my long lanky arms.
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SPC George Grimm
I also have long arms but I accommodated that by doing a lot of close hand or diamond push ups because it made regular push ups easier!
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At 6 foot 3 and 170 lbs, the run is my easiest event, followed by situps and then pushups.
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Thanks for sharing. Sounds like my event strengths in order. I'm 6 foot 4 but at 225, I've always been a good runner, my sit-ups came easy to me but I've had to work extra hard on my push-ups because of my long arms.
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I worked my butt off at Sit ups....Didnt matter how many I did I still just barely made it....
The Sit up. Never mattered how many I did I still barely made the minimum....
I never had much problem with the old 5 event PT Test...Maybe I was just younger...
The Sit up. Never mattered how many I did I still barely made the minimum....
I never had much problem with the old 5 event PT Test...Maybe I was just younger...
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Thanks for sharing. What were the other 2 events for the 5 event APFT? I should know this but I don't and I don't remember my father mentioning it to me either.
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SPC George Rudenko
Sit ups. LOL I would find out after I got out of the Army I had compression fractures in my back.
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SFC Everett Oliver
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Let's see if I can remember this.....
Inverted crawl
Run dodge and jump
Horizontal Ladder
One mile run
Push ups.
Maybe....Someone help me out here it's been a really long time...
Let's see if I can remember this.....
Inverted crawl
Run dodge and jump
Horizontal Ladder
One mile run
Push ups.
Maybe....Someone help me out here it's been a really long time...
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