worst case senario: marine boot camp?

April 27th, 2008 | by MakingMarines |
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schofield m asked:


this is my last week at work. im quitting my job to prepare my self in the last 10 weeks i have before i go to boot camp.

here is a little bit about my self: i used to weigh 225 pounds and now am down to 160. i lost the weight with diet and exercise but mostly running/walking no lifting.

i feel like i have no muscle, since i never played sports as a kid.

i currently only meet the ist standards for the crunches.

if in these 10 weeks i have before i go to boot camp, i dont shape up enough.

will i still be able to make it through?

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  1. 7 Responses to “worst case senario: marine boot camp?”

  2. By butterknife25 on Apr 28, 2008 | Reply

    Probably not

  3. By paul_bond69 on Apr 29, 2008 | Reply

    Hey,
    Yeah, I still remember when I was in Marine bootcamp. One thing I can definitely recommend is to run a lot and do a lot of exercises with your own bodyweight–pushups, dips, crunches, and especially pullups. It won’t matter if you can bench 500 pounds, if you can’t run or do pullups you are sunk.

    When I was at bootcamp there were definitely some recruits who weren’t in the best of shape, but as long as you keep putting out effort you will make it through. That being said, it would be a much less miserable experience if you didn’t enter being in bad shape. Bootcamp is guaranteed to suck a lot guaranteed, but if you are in bad shape, well–I’m sure you’ve seen what happened to that guy on Full Metal Jacket.

  4. By John T on May 2, 2008 | Reply

    yes you should. they will train you to get up to where you need to be. the first pt test is a to test where you are at.

  5. By LAVADOG_1/3 on May 4, 2008 | Reply

    You can enter boot camp out of shape and you will pass..The purpose of boot camp is to get you into shape.The jock is gonna be right next to the person who never played sports in his life..It does not matter..Its a team effort..

    You need to do what your recruiter tells you to do and you will be fine..

    When it comes to muscles remember that the heart is the only one you need..Without it your not gonna ever accomplish anything..

  6. By LadiezMan101 on May 6, 2008 | Reply

    when my brother was in boot camp, he sent me a letter that said “its not as much physically tiring, then it is mentally tiring”. In other words you can have no muscle, but if you are metally prepared for the pain, and aggony. you can pass. Its always good to prepare, and condition. Good Luck.

  7. By hmeetis on May 9, 2008 | Reply

    Boot camp will be mostly a practice on mental durability. If you can keep your spirits high and voice loud / proud the drill sargents WILL make a marine out of you. I mean it too the drill sargents and whole boot camp experiance is there to weed out those who mostly are not mentally dedicated to becomeing a marine but yet take people mentally ready and willing and makeing them marines.

    I was not a marine but rather a coastie.
    I used to weigh 296 lbs back in 2002. I decided i wanted to do something for myself and my country. I lost the weight by running a LOT and using the eliptical machine at the gym a lot.
    By 2004 i was down to 180 lbs (i am only 5’9″) which was just barely light enough for me to get into coast guard boot via the tape test ( i was still too heavy but my body fat % was low ) I was 27 also which just does not help all the kids around me bounced back after a day of push ups a lot faster then i did. I was able to get through boot without any real physical conditioning though i did spend more time in boot then 8 weeks because i did not pass the PT tests if marine boot follows the same general idea you will make it through if you decide you really want to be a marine.

    Best of luck and congrats on the weight loss.

  8. By Hinder on May 11, 2008 | Reply

    Here’s the deal. You can enter boot camp out of shape. I know a couple of guys who got through out of shape. But you will be singled out by the drill instructors. 10 weeks is more then enough time to get yourself in shape. Do calisthenics, if you want to life weights, lift for endurance.

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