Training Log Archive: WileyKyO-T

Fortunately for me, I found out the assessment that was supposed to be on for next Friday was cancelled. However, it has not been lost on me that I still need to improve my pullups.

So tonight's workout:
Random sets and variations of pullups for 10 minutes, with an increasing supporting weight, up to 110 lbs.

20 minutes jogging on track

10 more minutes of pullups, mostly at 110 lbs.

I don't like to have so much weight supported for the pullups, but until I start getting better at them so that I can do more reps, I'll probably have to slowly decrease my ultimate final supporting weight.

I am definitely open to suggestions on pullup workouts.

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EBOLC Class run to part of Car Wash Hill and back. I don't know the distance, so I put down a conservative estimate. I hope I can afford to buy a Garmin soon!

Part of a workout with my wife, who has decided to pick up running, with the ultimate goal of running a half marathon. We jogged/walked down to the nearest lighted track. I gave her a modified Benitz mile workout, while I ran 10 laps (2.5 miles). I jogged a couple more laps slowly, then we walked/jogged back up.

Ability group run for EBOLC. Due to my dismal run time on the APFT, I was in the second fastest run group of four. Target pace was 7:30, but we ended up going slower towards the end due to the slowest person in the group being unable to keep up (though he was wisely placed in front).

Warm up run before PT -- decided to jog to the training area instead of drive.

Cool down run after PT -- took slightly different route, hence the shorter distance.

The standard: A 6 mile ruck march in 1 hr 30 mins, with a 40lb ruck.

Time and distance are approximate; we had to surrender our watches before the ruck begain. The distance was supposed to be 6 miles (in 90 minutes), which is the same pace for sapper/ranger school (the PT program I'm in is for hopeful sapper/ranger candidates).

A few people arrived late to formation, so our instructor started the clock at 5AM anyway so that we were all starting 5 minutes late. A few people ended up not making it in on time but were in that gray zone of having actually rucked for less than an hour and a half.

At the halfway mark, there was supposed to be an NCO to tell us to turn around, but he wasn't there until after I blew by the point, so the first few of us in the lead ended up going an additional distance. I finally ran into my classmate Ashley Morgan, who told me to turn around. I kept up with her for most of the way in, out of a conviction that she should come in ahead of me since she ran farther, but she was hurting and with the finish in sight I sprinted in ahead. I was within the hour and a half but even if I hadn't been it had been noted that I'd gone the extra distance.

I'd packed Vitalyte in my ruck to add a couple pounds, and I pulled it out after finishing. Definitely a good idea!

So far the Ranger/Sapper PT program has winnowed down from 36 to 28. I guess a lot of people aren't prepared for how long and time consuming the train-up will be, considering the small number of slots we're likely to have. The next big event is our second assessment on the 27th. For that, I am mostly concerned with the pullup event because I only executed four on the last assessment and need 6 to continue.