In 90 days I went from 430 to 382 by dieting. I'm working on losing weight to join the Illinois National Guard as 11B unless I score higher on the ASVAB. I'm determined to to serve and I don't care about the obstacles.
How to prepare for officer? I’ll summarize it: 1) Don’t get visible tattoos. 2) Don’t get into legal trouble/arrested 3) Have a college GPA of at least 3.0 4) Get used to operating on no sleep 5) Prepare for homesickness and missing your woman. Make sure family is in order because you won’t have time to talk to them. 6) WORK OUT. Do pull-ups, push-ups, curl-ups, and LOTS and LOTS of cardio and HIIT training. Lifting wouldn’t hurt. 7) HYDRATE, HYDRATE, HYDRATE.
@@Isetmycarsonfire you can have a sleeve for the past few years. Its just the wrist and 2in up from there, hands, and neck. If you have a full sleeve they are pretty slexible on the wrist measurement
This great advice Nick, I am currently in ROTC at college and I will be honest I was not prepared physically, especially in my running form. I have gotten better though and your videos motivate me to get better. I learned that you cannot just be strong but improve in my overall fitness.
I just want to let you know anytime I get discouraged about the training or my progression I come back and watch this. One day I'm going to defend my country like you. U deserve the highest respect
I'm 350 lbs right now at the age of 19. I've started to go to the gym so I can lose weight and join the Army with an 11X Option 40 Contract to hopefully become a Ranger in the 75th. I know it's going to be hard, but I've been strict with myself so I can get mental toughness and get through it. The only thing I want to do it is be a Ranger. Hopefully soon, RLTW.
Go keto diet and lose all your weight in 6 months or so I lost 105 pounds. It has changed my life for the better in all ways that I didn't think was possible.
🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸 this is a great video! People try to train but don't actually sit down to think about a program and how to actually help your body instead of break it 👌🏻
I regularly switch it up , usually just listen to my body then do some bag work while i put together a new routine !! Im 46 my routines may be alittle diffrent also no weights , side note flexibility is huge
Ice bath after the marathon to get the lactic acid out before your flight. Flight works great when you're plugged up. Thanks for that comment with your twin Nick. You rock!!
David goggins says in his book "dont go out and break your body like I did,you have the manual now I didnt have it" he says it's not the most effective route to do what he did to discover what he did
Easy, get used to not getting enough sleep, unintelligent (lack of) programming for calisthenics and running which will not improve anything. Get used to your knees shins and back killing you because Monday runday tuesday run day, Wednesday push up sit up run day, and don't expect to actually be swole or gain weight unless you're able to do PT on your own.
Fantastic. I've never had the drive to just do tons of pushups or anything repetitive, so I'm going to try the interval pushup training and try to build it up
5:43 I do this all the time with my captains of crush grippers. I didn’t know this gentleman was doing it before, but if I can’t grip well then I warm up, stretch and leave. Don’t want to mess with deadlifting, pull ups, and other exercise centered around my grip.
Thank you for your service Nick. I'm a jet mechanic in the Air Force and definitely have the luxury of being able to focus on strength training without having Mando pt. Cant even run half as fast at you sitting at 210 lol
Great advice for preparing I wish this came out a little sooner I'm shipping out Tuesday for basic training at fort Sill, you have definitely been an inspiration to me and helped me accomplish my goal of losing 50lbs for the army.
Very true what they said.. on many of the points actually. You basically need to train according to what you want to be a part of. A military personnel may not be an athlete of some sport org but he or she is still an athlete, only difference being they represent what protects the country. An athlete who can still think despite prolonged exhaustion or lack of sleep. An athlete who can go on auto pilot when their brains are drained and taxed beyond limit to finish their objectives and mission. Enduring the heat, sweating, skin tearing from the weight of your rifle slings and equipment, getting wet and then cold, then drying up and having to move on the next morning it’s tough business. It makes preparing for physical tests in camp or going to the gym look like heaven sometimes. Great video anyway keep it up @Nick Bare
I want to start with saying that my following input is meant as constructive and in no way disrespectful: “Running until you puke,” this mentality works. I agree with your scientific fitness theories, wholeheartedly. But, as the Raider says, you don’t always have time to do things “appropriately,” because of field time and so on. So, military fitness have to be foundational and built on mental fortitude, going full force and breaking down barriers as you go. This builds resilience in fitness and cognitively, which you know all to well Nick, Soldiers MUST have to be effective, especially in combat. So, the “old-school” “hooah” mentality towards fitness is absolutely effective, and is a product of doing more with less to get the mission done. Also, the term “military-athlete” is good, but it means something completely different then say a football player... it means being well-rounded, have a high-level of endurance, and adaptable overall. There just is so “one-size-fits all” solution to this style of physical readiness, because the mission changes every day. I do live your “hybrid-athlete” approach to fitness, because I think it’s most applicable to military fitness. I hope all that makes sense, again just a constructive argument, this is just my take on military fitness! Love what you do man.
2 weeks before going DO NOT EXCERSISE. Rest. If you get sick you will be misreable to the end because there is no time to recover. I know I was because of that.
I am dealing with extreme anxiety and severe depression. I have never work hard in my life. Public Collage and high school was so easy for me I didn't really studied or make a real effort some professors were really cool and gaved me a passing grade without effort. now that it's time for me to make my life I feel so overwhelmed because I live in a Town Hours from the City, and I studied criminal justice which I don't really know why 😂. I use to say I want to be a Marine and a FBI Agent lol. A lot of people want to see me fail and succeed at the same time. I am 23 but I don't think I am ready for a lot of stress.
I did 2 weeks of the marsoc prep app and splintered my knees from over training. Two months of rest and recovery. Ran a mile earlier and all my progress is gone. Im spending the money and doing your workouts next time.
Hey Nick, I’m in the ROTC program currently. I recently had surgery to repair a torn ACL in my right knee. I would love some pointers on gaining strength in my right leg back, and tips on how to get back into great cardio shape for running. Thanks! (p.s. please thumbs up this comment so it can be seen)
this was my fight my entire time in the Marines I weighed 212 but cut 4 pounds to weigh in every time and people would call me fat haha always a first class and then all the pt leaders think that rest is over rated and especially when the Marines took on HITT the largest emphasized portion of hitt is rest and recovery!!! but not some of these other instructors.
I went to the gym because I can't do one pushup and thought "maybe its my form" since I can run 2 miles in 15 and do 53 situps correctly in 2 minutes... I'm trying to train to get to one pushup. I hope that sounds funny to me a couple months from now lol
hahaha, the same shit happen to me in the bar in 2003. "Your too small to be recon. Those guys over there are recon. " What! Those guys are admin and supply.
Bro I need you to be straight with me. I’m 24, just finished college, and I’m in good shape. I have accomplished a lot of things in my life but not earning a title such as Soldier or Marine is haunting me. Should I do it.
Greg Ryans Go for it. There’s never any shame in serving and if anyone is putting shame in your direction, it’s foolish. Service doesn’t have to be a career but it can give you quiet the kickstart in your life and spirit. Who knows? Maybe you can make it your career. Best wishes.
Bro I was exactly in the same position, 24, out of college. I decided to join as an Army officer I ship out in a month. I would recommend it. There's a lot of benefits, respect, and job experience.
I failed at for Benning due to shitty run and some mental discrepancies (extremely home sick , Missing my wife and kids) , I'm going to buy that book and hopefully try again Wish you guys made this video a year ago when I signed my contract
The main problem with 'functional fitness' is that people simply do not understand that you cannot get really strong and have great cardio endurance unless you are a freak of nature. Even then you wont be as half as strong or as endurant as you could be if you focused on only one aspect of fitness. My tip would be to do mostly weight training in begining which will spark your metabolism and later on (1-2 years later) you start doing cardio. Your body wants to do either one of the other not both. Everyone that says otherwise or proves otherwise is using PED's. Thats not a problem really since army gives it to a lot of guys but lets assume you dont wanna use them.
Ph-runner you clearly never played rugby, you can do both and be petty high level in both, you can only be a world champion contender in marathon or body building if you focus, but high level is completely achievable training both.
Lets just keep it simple, all you need to do is ruck, run, and do pull ups and push ups. But keep the effort at around 70-80% until it is time to go all out.
As a general rule of thumb keep your pack around 45lbs for long distance rucks, I define long distance as anything over 4 miles. Anything heavier and I would recommend keeping the distances under 4 miles to avoid injuries. But everyone has different levels they can push themselves with out getting injured. You will hear dudes talking about rucking with 85lbs for 10+ miles, but unless you need to do something like this for unit training or special operations selection I would avoid it, because your just going to hurt yourself.
William Wellham Thanks for the feedback. I’ve done 30 pounds for about 6 miles before but haven’t experimented with anything else. I’ve got about a month left to prepare.
Glad to have seen this not much time to train cause i made the decision to enlist a few weeks ago and am hopefully leaving the end of this month or beginning of next month but im going to take some of these tips and improve the bit i can between now and then
I am 5'4 and weight 120. I am able to do a mile in 11 minutes. What would be the best workout to prepare myself for the National Guard? I know I'm nowhere close to being ready.
Could you make a video about getting selected for an ROTC scholarship. I am a high school sophomore with a 4.0 Gpa and I am extremely active. I do crossfit and am currently ranked #9 in PA for XC mountain biking.
The National ROTC scholarship is very competitive as you’re competing with everyone across the nation, campus based is usually much much more easy to get as usually you just need a certain GPA to apply then it’s 100% guarantee. Some colleges don’t require but heavily nudge their cadets to go national guard for that scholarship
I am currently in Army ROTC at the university of Dayton in Ohio. If you have any questions that He doesn't answer you can hit me up and I'll try to answer questions you've got!
Oh man... I remember guys in the Navy failing PRTs because their height/weight ratio was off. Regardless of their numbers on the other stuff. Ending up on Mando PT, with Ginuwine looking abs.
At the 11 min mark when you both say you wished you had found functional fitness training (CrossFit) really needs more emphasis, CF has a stigma around it where dudes think its gay but I wish I did that shit when I was in, my career would have been totally different. Also, where I live in AZ, there is a jump school for seals and when they're here they drop into my box and do CrossFit, so don't let people tell you SF guys aren't doing it.
How do you maintain mass and strength but still keep running an 11:30 2 mile? As soon as I start training up to deadlifting and squatting anything over 4 plates my run time dramatically decreases
So for a 1.5 mile is 13:36 most of the branches under the youngest age bracket, so I have to run and destroy the 1.5 miler completely under that time if I'm following is to run 400 meter sets in sub 2 minutes per set over and over gradually increasing the work sets per week and I'll pass? Help me out if I'm wrong, no need for trolling or fuckery please.
2 interval days, 2 longer days Ex: 2x 1/2 mile @ goal pace 4x 1/4 mile @ goal pace 4x 1/8 mile @ goal pace Day 2: 2-4 miles @ 1:30-2:00 under goal pace
Nick, I’m in ROTC currently as a freshman. It’s been hard to get my diet down in college. Is there any way you could make a video about the best simple recipes for dorm living to help myself and my fellow cadets stay on a progressive path? Thanks man, love your content and products!
Great Video Nick I'm new to the channel I'm currently in the process of going into the Navy and I was wondering if yall had any tips on how to better my "Pull Ups" ? Thanks & keep the great content coming!!
I'm training hard for the military i went to the marines recruiter first but i feel like their playing me so now im going to the army recruiter studying for the asvab for the first time ever i have felt so motivatef to join that i run more, i actually pick up a book a learn math my VE was good on the practice test, but my math wasn't, i have kind of a 10 year plan go into the army, sign up for the 3 years in the army, try to become ranger and train even harder to become a ranger, then try my best to go even higher and become a green beret and if i can in the middle compete on the boxing team because i love to fight, and then after the army, follow what i was going to do before and become a pro fighter, and if that doesnt work out, then become a swat team officer or something i got a lot of time to think about this and i'm only 21
Purest i do have a high school diploma, i studied real hard for the practice test for the army, i'm trying to get over CO score of 105 and over a GT score of 110, and i also want to get a degree while in the military.
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In 90 days I went from 430 to 382 by dieting. I'm working on losing weight to join the Illinois National Guard as 11B unless I score higher on the ASVAB. I'm determined to to serve and I don't care about the obstacles.
Good luck to you my friend keep dropping
Nice, keep going brother. You got this.
💪💪
Similar story here man... I'm trying to lose around 60 pounds to join! Don't give up bro, good luck!
Keep going brother!
How to prepare for officer?
I’ll summarize it:
1) Don’t get visible tattoos.
2) Don’t get into legal trouble/arrested
3) Have a college GPA of at least 3.0
4) Get used to operating on no sleep
5) Prepare for homesickness and missing your woman. Make sure family is in order because you won’t have time to talk to them.
6) WORK OUT. Do pull-ups, push-ups, curl-ups, and LOTS and LOTS of cardio and HIIT training. Lifting wouldn’t hurt.
7) HYDRATE, HYDRATE, HYDRATE.
why the no visible tats?
@@idekman5427 army rule. visible tats then i dont even think you could join active enlisted infantry
@@Isetmycarsonfire oh i see, didn't know that
wouldn't that remove a lot of good candidates? i know a lot of people with visible tattoos
@@idekman5427 yeah no face neck hands or wrist tattoos, if you dont have those you are guchi
@@Isetmycarsonfire you can have a sleeve for the past few years. Its just the wrist and 2in up from there, hands, and neck. If you have a full sleeve they are pretty slexible on the wrist measurement
step 1 - prepare for the succ
step 2 - embrace the succ
step 3 - profit
Suck* the succ comes later when you hit up the strip club with all the Lance corporals
@@vcr4497 succ = such ugly (and) cruddy conditions
The only way to cope with the suck is alcohol, travel, and girls
God is good good
From 8:53 to 9:45 that is pure gold to all you joining in service!
This great advice Nick, I am currently in ROTC at college and I will be honest I was not prepared physically, especially in my running form. I have gotten better though and your videos motivate me to get better. I learned that you cannot just be strong but improve in my overall fitness.
I just want to let you know anytime I get discouraged about the training or my progression I come back and watch this. One day I'm going to defend my country like you. U deserve the highest respect
2 favorite military guys 💪🏾
Love the video. Shipping out in May. You guys should do a nutrition plan for the military as well.
I'm 350 lbs right now at the age of 19. I've started to go to the gym so I can lose weight and join the Army with an 11X Option 40 Contract to hopefully become a Ranger in the 75th. I know it's going to be hard, but I've been strict with myself so I can get mental toughness and get through it. The only thing I want to do it is be a Ranger. Hopefully soon, RLTW.
I'm on the same journey brother keep pushing forward.
start eating avocado, and coconut oil. Start drinking Coffee. Oh, and go to sleep on an empty stomach. Your fat will fall off like crazy
2nd on sleeping on an empty stomach lost 40lb in basic and ait that way
Go keto diet and lose all your weight in 6 months or so I lost 105 pounds. It has changed my life for the better in all ways that I didn't think was possible.
killer
🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸 this is a great video! People try to train but don't actually sit down to think about a program and how to actually help your body instead of break it 👌🏻
exactly, people overtrain and dont give their body proper rest, they think if you train twice a day everyday then youll be fit. WRONG :(
Shut up pog
God is good good
I regularly switch it up , usually just listen to my body then do some bag work while i put together a new routine !! Im 46 my routines may be alittle diffrent also no weights , side note flexibility is huge
Went to basic training at Ft. Lw in 2016. No long runs just lots of 30-60s, 60-120s, and hill sprints. We did ruck miles and miles everyday though.
Ice bath after the marathon to get the lactic acid out before your flight. Flight works great when you're plugged up. Thanks for that comment with your twin Nick. You rock!!
Ever since I got out I regret getting out of shape this helps me a bit I'm 5'9 and got up to 220 so now I gotta drop back down to 170s
Tell all this to David Goggins lmao
David goggins says in his book "dont go out and break your body like I did,you have the manual now I didnt have it" he says it's not the most effective route to do what he did to discover what he did
Easy, get used to not getting enough sleep, unintelligent (lack of) programming for calisthenics and running which will not improve anything. Get used to your knees shins and back killing you because Monday runday tuesday run day, Wednesday push up sit up run day, and don't expect to actually be swole or gain weight unless you're able to do PT on your own.
I'm in the DEP for the Marine Corps right now and I'm really glad I came across this video.
How are you doing know?
Fantastic. I've never had the drive to just do tons of pushups or anything repetitive, so I'm going to try the interval pushup training and try to build it up
5:43 I do this all the time with my captains of crush grippers. I didn’t know this gentleman was doing it before, but if I can’t grip well then I warm up, stretch and leave. Don’t want to mess with deadlifting, pull ups, and other exercise centered around my grip.
Thank you for your service Nick. I'm a jet mechanic in the Air Force and definitely have the luxury of being able to focus on strength training without having Mando pt. Cant even run half as fast at you sitting at 210 lol
This was super interesting, you two ought to think about a podcast or maybe just a one off series of this kinda thing!
Great insight on military fitness, guys. Yes, you have to train like a professional athlete.
This may be one of the best videos I have ever seen
Bought the USMC prep book yesterday! Can't wait to kick it into gear!
OhWellsItsMe hey can you. Share what program he sttated in. The book. :)
Uriah Dowell usmcprep.com!
11:30 is quick for a big guy. Bare is a machine and keeps it real.
Kris Lawrence he's not that big though, and definitely wasn't when he was in the army.
230lbs is heavy for running though
Thanks Nick ...these tips are for sure going help with the Fire Academy.
Who else thinks nick should start a podcast. Great content😎
Leaving for BCT next week glad I got to see this video before leaving a lot of good points.
max meneses same, 11c
You will do what your drill sgt says.... I would love to see you tell him you don’t need to run long distances to be good at running.
Great advice for preparing I wish this came out a little sooner I'm shipping out Tuesday for basic training at fort Sill, you have definitely been an inspiration to me and helped me accomplish my goal of losing 50lbs for the army.
Very true what they said.. on many of the points actually. You basically need to train according to what you want to be a part of. A military personnel may not be an athlete of some sport org but he or she is still an athlete, only difference being they represent what protects the country. An athlete who can still think despite prolonged exhaustion or lack of sleep. An athlete who can go on auto pilot when their brains are drained and taxed beyond limit to finish their objectives and mission. Enduring the heat, sweating, skin tearing from the weight of your rifle slings and equipment, getting wet and then cold, then drying up and having to move on the next morning it’s tough business. It makes preparing for physical tests in camp or going to the gym look like heaven sometimes. Great video anyway keep it up @Nick Bare
I want to start with saying that my following input is meant as constructive and in no way disrespectful:
“Running until you puke,” this mentality works. I agree with your scientific fitness theories, wholeheartedly. But, as the Raider says, you don’t always have time to do things “appropriately,” because of field time and so on.
So, military fitness have to be foundational and built on mental fortitude, going full force and breaking down barriers as you go. This builds resilience in fitness and cognitively, which you know all to well Nick, Soldiers MUST have to be effective, especially in combat.
So, the “old-school” “hooah” mentality towards fitness is absolutely effective, and is a product of doing more with less to get the mission done.
Also, the term “military-athlete” is good, but it means something completely different then say a football player... it means being well-rounded, have a high-level of endurance, and adaptable overall. There just is so “one-size-fits all” solution to this style of physical readiness, because the mission changes every day. I do live your “hybrid-athlete” approach to fitness, because I think it’s most applicable to military fitness.
I hope all that makes sense, again just a constructive argument, this is just my take on military fitness! Love what you do man.
Salute him for 12 years and bare for four years.....
you're only supposed to salute an officer. You only salute bare
You salute the rank to render the respect it deserves, not the man wearing it
@@maxwellto Yeah go salute a NCO and see what they do to you.
iTs Limits also Medal of Honor recipients, which I can promise this guy ain’t one.
2 weeks before going DO NOT EXCERSISE. Rest. If you get sick you will be misreable to the end because there is no time to recover. I know I was because of that.
Nick Bare, please make a book.
Yeah what would he write about? He only was in for a blink of an eye with no combat deployments.
5:50 that is so smart. Brains WITH Brawn. Like it guys, great video.
I am dealing with extreme anxiety and severe depression. I have never work hard in my life. Public Collage and high school was so easy for me I didn't really studied or make a real effort some professors were really cool and gaved me a passing grade without effort. now that it's time for me to make my life I feel so overwhelmed because I live in a Town Hours from the City, and I studied criminal justice which I don't really know why 😂. I use to say I want to be a Marine and a FBI Agent lol. A lot of people want to see me fail and succeed at the same time. I am 23 but I don't think I am ready for a lot of stress.
Awesome videos guys keep up the collaboration series!
Helpful video, thank you both for your service!
Tactical + athlete = TACLETE
TACLETE OBSTACLE Course
Athletical
Getting ready for marine OCS and hopefully IOC after TBS. Thanks for the advice.
I did 2 weeks of the marsoc prep app and splintered my knees from over training. Two months of rest and recovery. Ran a mile earlier and all my progress is gone. Im spending the money and doing your workouts next time.
I think the word he’s lookin for at 1:52 is emaciated hahaha
Hey Nick, I’m in the ROTC program currently. I recently had surgery to repair a torn ACL in my right knee. I would love some pointers on gaining strength in my right leg back, and tips on how to get back into great cardio shape for running. Thanks!
(p.s. please thumbs up this comment so it can be seen)
Great vid! I’m taking some of this info to my ROTC battalion to help improve our PT scores. Keep doing your thing!
This is very motivational
11:30 for 2 miles @ 230lbs, that's nuts
I'm 6"2 228 now and run 11.20......1.5 miles.. ..wow
HOOYAH NEVER QUIT!
I'm a future marine and this actually really helped me thanks guys 👌🏽👌🏽
Did you become a marine?
Woww..great episode!!Learned alot!!💪💪👊
@3:10 - does anyone have a link to that USMC study?
this was my fight my entire time in the Marines I weighed 212 but cut 4 pounds to weigh in every time and people would call me fat haha always a first class and then all the pt leaders think that rest is over rated and especially when the Marines took on HITT the largest emphasized portion of hitt is rest and recovery!!! but not some of these other instructors.
Great video man, love this insight! Definitely not easy.
Nice video I’d watch these everyday
I went to the gym because I can't do one pushup and thought "maybe its my form" since I can run 2 miles in 15 and do 53 situps correctly in 2 minutes... I'm trying to train to get to one pushup. I hope that sounds funny to me a couple months from now lol
liked the video before i even watched it because i know it'll be good
I ship out next week Monday 😎
Nice, MOS?
Kyo 92A, heading to fort Jackson
Love this video. I want to see more of this!
hahaha, the same shit happen to me in the bar in 2003. "Your too small to be recon. Those guys over there are recon. " What! Those guys are admin and supply.
Love this style of video
Bro I need you to be straight with me. I’m 24, just finished college, and I’m in good shape. I have accomplished a lot of things in my life but not earning a title such as Soldier or Marine is haunting me. Should I do it.
Greg Ryans Go for it. There’s never any shame in serving and if anyone is putting shame in your direction, it’s foolish. Service doesn’t have to be a career but it can give you quiet the kickstart in your life and spirit. Who knows? Maybe you can make it your career.
Best wishes.
If it's haunting you then you should do it. You answered your own question
You answered your own question we regret the things we didn’t do the most
Bro I was exactly in the same position, 24, out of college. I decided to join as an Army officer I ship out in a month. I would recommend it. There's a lot of benefits, respect, and job experience.
Don’t let your fears haunt you. Don’t regret anything in life. Do everything you want. But be smart about it!
YUTTTTTTTTTTTT
Really great video guys- any suggestions for sit-ups? You mentioned 300m sprint plan for the run and the 22 push-up repeat but little on core pt test
Crunches are better to do less stress on the lower back I hear and u should be doing as many crunches as u can every other day
Man keep this shit up it’s amazing videos keep it up Sir, I’m 18 as of next year I’m gonna go to ROTC soon I hope
I do mma training , and calisthenics short bursts of hi intensity and the hills with dogs works for me
I failed at for Benning due to shitty run and some mental discrepancies (extremely home sick , Missing my wife and kids) , I'm going to buy that book and hopefully try again
Wish you guys made this video a year ago when I signed my contract
Getting better at running isn't going to fix the home sickness problem. That'll probably affect you more than the running.
Jace yea I don't know how I'm going to fix that but I'll never know unless i try
did you fix it?
I was at secondary school for longer than bares service
"Sure bro, you can do that..." Ha ha 07:33
This helped heaps
"Warfighting Organization" Damn that sounds bad ass if you put it like that!!
Great video
NICK PLEASE MAKE A SPRINT WORKOUT PLAN FOR THE 2 MILE
The main problem with 'functional fitness' is that people simply do not understand that you cannot get really strong and have great cardio endurance unless you are a freak of nature. Even then you wont be as half as strong or as endurant as you could be if you focused on only one aspect of fitness. My tip would be to do mostly weight training in begining which will spark your metabolism and later on (1-2 years later) you start doing cardio. Your body wants to do either one of the other not both. Everyone that says otherwise or proves otherwise is using PED's. Thats not a problem really since army gives it to a lot of guys but lets assume you dont wanna use them.
Ph-runner you’re dumb
StiffNinja thanks
Ph-runner you clearly never played rugby, you can do both and be petty high level in both, you can only be a world champion contender in marathon or body building if you focus, but high level is completely achievable training both.
Lets just keep it simple, all you need to do is ruck, run, and do pull ups and push ups. But keep the effort at around 70-80% until it is time to go all out.
William Wellham What weight and distance would you recommend for ruck marches?
As a general rule of thumb keep your pack around 45lbs for long distance rucks, I define long distance as anything over 4 miles. Anything heavier and I would recommend keeping the distances under 4 miles to avoid injuries. But everyone has different levels they can push themselves with out getting injured. You will hear dudes talking about rucking with 85lbs for 10+ miles, but unless you need to do something like this for unit training or special operations selection I would avoid it, because your just going to hurt yourself.
William Wellham Thanks for the feedback. I’ve done 30 pounds for about 6 miles before but haven’t experimented with anything else. I’ve got about a month left to prepare.
If you are prepping for basic I would move up to 45lbs and start out with 3-4 miles, then increase your distance when your ready. Good luck!
William Wellham Thank you!
Glad to have seen this not much time to train cause i made the decision to enlist a few weeks ago and am hopefully leaving the end of this month or beginning of next month but im going to take some of these tips and improve the bit i can between now and then
I am 5'4 and weight 120. I am able to do a mile in 11 minutes. What would be the best workout to prepare myself for the National Guard? I know I'm nowhere close to being ready.
Hey Nick, was just curious if the sweatshirt that Nick K is wearing will be comin back anytime soon, it's sweet! Thanks for all the awesome content!
Could you make a video about getting selected for an ROTC scholarship. I am a high school sophomore with a 4.0 Gpa and I am extremely active. I do crossfit and am currently ranked #9 in PA for XC mountain biking.
Brian Sebring i dont think it is that hard, I would really enjoy a video like this though because this is my plan for the next year.
The National ROTC scholarship is very competitive as you’re competing with everyone across the nation, campus based is usually much much more easy to get as usually you just need a certain GPA to apply then it’s 100% guarantee. Some colleges don’t require but heavily nudge their cadets to go national guard for that scholarship
Don’t do anything stupid legally, stay healthy, you will be fine. Also try to do lots of extra curricular bull shit.
I am currently in Army ROTC at the university of Dayton in Ohio. If you have any questions that He doesn't answer you can hit me up and I'll try to answer questions you've got!
Liam Hayes What extra curricular stuff did you do. How were your grades. And what year(junior or senior) did you apply
New favorite sub.
I’m a big fan/Supporter of your channel. Question though. How did you only serve for 4 years when the ROTC contract is for a minimum of 8 years
Don’t quote me but I think the college years count
It's 8 years active duty or reserves
4 years active duty, 4 years reserves.
The last four is Inactive Ready Reserves (IRR) its bullshit, they could technically recall you but it never happens. Your recruiter is lying to you.
I’m in AROTC right now and when I commission as a second lieutenant I’ll have the option of 4 years active or 8 years reserve
Oh man... I remember guys in the Navy failing PRTs because their height/weight ratio was off. Regardless of their numbers on the other stuff. Ending up on Mando PT, with Ginuwine looking abs.
At the 11 min mark when you both say you wished you had found functional fitness training (CrossFit) really needs more emphasis, CF has a stigma around it where dudes think its gay but I wish I did that shit when I was in, my career would have been totally different. Also, where I live in AZ, there is a jump school for seals and when they're here they drop into my box and do CrossFit, so don't let people tell you SF guys aren't doing it.
How do you maintain mass and strength but still keep running an 11:30 2 mile? As soon as I start training up to deadlifting and squatting anything over 4 plates my run time dramatically decreases
roids
Sprints
Nick we need that hoodie that Koumalatsos is wearing on your site.
So for a 1.5 mile is 13:36 most of the branches under the youngest age bracket, so I have to run and destroy the 1.5 miler completely under that time if I'm following is to run 400 meter sets in sub 2 minutes per set over and over gradually increasing the work sets per week and I'll pass? Help me out if I'm wrong, no need for trolling or fuckery please.
I like the BRC thumbnail.
I hate cardio but I’m determined to either join the Canadian or American armed forces
My black ass started dancing cause I heard that song and immediately started to think about cook outs......I’m gonna throw a cook out now.
Nick, how about the rotc PT running section. How do I get my time down . Tips?
Asonta Evans Sprints! Sprint 30 sec walk 60 sec. Once you are comfortable sprint 60 sec walk 120 sec. Also hill rushes. Correct me if I’m wrong.
Garrett Cammack I’m going to start doing that
2 interval days, 2 longer days
Ex:
2x 1/2 mile @ goal pace
4x 1/4 mile @ goal pace
4x 1/8 mile @ goal pace
Day 2:
2-4 miles @ 1:30-2:00 under goal pace
Nick, I’m in ROTC currently as a freshman. It’s been hard to get my diet down in college. Is there any way you could make a video about the best simple recipes for dorm living to help myself and my fellow cadets stay on a progressive path? Thanks man, love your content and products!
Will this book help with preparing for a pst for a SEAL contract??
Mathew Briones yes.
this guy sells his book in the middle of Nicks video
Great Video Nick I'm new to the channel I'm currently in the process of going into the Navy and I was wondering if yall had any tips on how to better my "Pull Ups" ? Thanks & keep the great content coming!!
So 3:30 I should do what my High School track team does P.S. The season just ended and they have a meet today. KIL though.
LOL 178.. at your lowest.. Try 158 at your peak, as a machine gunner, carrying the same weight.. #0331
JDS92494 I bet your knees and back are all jacked up
One would think, but I took pretty good care of myself. I can't say my BODY misses it though.. lol
Youre probably a shorter guy
Yup 5' 8"
JDS92494 yea 160 isnt too small for a 5’8 guy but less than 180 is pretty skinny for a 6foot+ guy
I'm training hard for the military i went to the marines recruiter first but i feel like their playing me so now im going to the army recruiter studying for the asvab for the first time ever i have felt so motivatef to join that i run more, i actually pick up a book a learn math my VE was good on the practice test, but my math wasn't, i have kind of a 10 year plan go into the army, sign up for the 3 years in the army, try to become ranger and train even harder to become a ranger, then try my best to go even higher and become a green beret and if i can in the middle compete on the boxing team because i love to fight, and then after the army, follow what i was going to do before and become a pro fighter, and if that doesnt work out, then become a swat team officer or something i got a lot of time to think about this and i'm only 21
you can easily get a 70+ on asvab with a highschool education
Purest i do have a high school diploma, i studied real hard for the practice test for the army, i'm trying to get over CO score of 105 and over a GT score of 110, and i also want to get a degree while in the military.
Sounds like you have a plan thats good. Godspeed
Im trying to go swat after the army
Looks like nick got a watch sponsor!
Holy sh*t that 1st SGT Briggs on that pic. Hahaha that’s awsome
Dude, I know this is a really old video. However, what’s that wooden watch man, I believe my uncle might’ve made that!!
I don't see a coaster under
That can
Also see your BPN poster in Audie Murphy gym at Benning haha
THANK YOU