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I'm kind of in a odd situation and not really wanting to pay for classes anywhere, mainly I'm in one city 4 days a week and another the other 3 days. Are any of the videos (by licensed trainers) any good? That you know of anyway?

Does anyone know of a place to get cheap kettlebells? I've been doing some reading on them and would like to try training with them, but not for $60 a pop...

Sure, it's designed to sink...but it's also designed to come back up haha.

I signed into the Nupoc program, so I'll be a Nuclear Officer on a Submarine.

Navy doesn't do chinups in pt but I'm not sure what all they'll do at OCS. I'm not really worried about the pt test, but more about the actual day-to-day workouts at OCS.

Yeah, I listen to music while I run and it helps. I've heard once you get to the point where you can run 3 miles (in my case) without stopping it's not as bad. Can I run while doing P90X though? Or will it get me in shape to do the running? I'm assuming it will, but thought I'd throw it out there.

I CAN run, I've just never had a lot of endurance, nor have I ever liked it...I get bored. As far as physically doing it, right now my biggest problem is my calves. Granted I'm running more on the balls of my feet ever since I got my vibrams (though right now I'm running in New Balance) so I'm sure that has a lot to do with my calves burning. When I said I couldn't run much it was mainly because of my calves. I'm on the second week of the Couch to 5k program and while I can finish the workout my calves burn something fierce.

So, I am trying to get in shape for Navy OCS, which will involve a lot of endurance stuff, and a lot of running (around 3 miles a day). Right now I can't run that much. My running has always been my weak point. I've been thinking about starting the P90X workout, but does anyone know if this is going to be helpful overall? Can I still (Should I, maybe) still run while doing P90X? A little insight would be much appreciated.

Does anyone have a DC Universe trial key I could possibly use? PM me if so. Thanks!

@ArmyMBM Doesn't look like he could if he had to jump out! haha I came back from Hawaii and my honeymoon... Ahh the sand, sun, and water...I went from 70-80 degree weather, to 20's....

I've read too that having a big glass of water first thing in the morning will actually give your metabolism a kick start, so I'd definitely start with the water. If you've got a little extra time a banana or a piece of fruit and coffee aren't a bad option either.

Makes perfect sense. I found a workout online that's all bodyweight (burpees, pushups, etc.) that I'm going to start doing soon. I just (re)started the Couch to 5k program, and it does basically what you're saying, only a little less walking in between running. I'm pushing myself during the running portions, and cutting back as necessary. I'm also doing about 20 mins of elliptical on my off days. I was going to lift a little more intensely but what you said makes sense, so I might go ahead and back off of the weight training and focus more on bodyweight, working on the hundred pushups and two hundred situps programs.

So, I was around when the board started up, but I've been away for awhile. Here's the short story: I was here, I lost weight, I stopped working out, I got out of shape, I want to get back into shape. Here's the long story: A while back I was trying to get into the Navy NUPOC (Nuclear Propulsion Officer Candidate) program. Unfortunately I was overweight. At 6'4" I needed to weigh less than 221, I was around 230 (if memory serves me correctly). I was working out, eating right, etc. Right before I went for my physical (MEPS for those of you familiar with the military) I weighed myself and was right at 220. At MEPS they measured my height as 6'3" so I was sweating a bit when they went for my weight, I knew I was good for 6'4" but I didn't think I'd make at 6'3". Fortunately I weighed in at 216 (or was close enough that that's what the guy recorded it as) which is the maximum weight for 6'3". Needless to say I was very relieved. Unfortunately my blood pressure at the time was soaring (140+/95+) so I still had work to do. Over the next two weeks I had to keep a close eye on my sodium and caffeine intake as I tried to get my blood pressure to an acceptable level. Finally I got it down, physically I was fine for the Navy. (However my PT test wasn't great, my pushups/situps were fine, but my runtime was terrible) After that the next step in the process was technical interviews, which consisted of 2 interviews with Navy Nuclear Engineers giving primarily calculus and physics questions, and an interview with a 4 star admiral (the highest rank achievable when not in war, so kind of a big deal). It's fair to say I was a bit nervous (which might have contributed to the blood pressure). After getting the physical stuff taken care of, my focus turned toward studying and preparing for my interviews. I stopped watching what I ate, and stopped working out like I should. My interviews went great and I was accepted into the program, so after that I celebrated. This was back in early October. At this time I also got engaged,and while that might motivate some to start working out, I was still celebrating getting in the Navy, that and school, and the fact that the wedding was bumped to December didn't help either. Now, having just gotten back from my honeymoon (Hawaii is beautiful this time of year), it's time to start working on my body again, else I get my buttkicked at OCS (basic training for officers). I weighed in today at 233, I'd like to be down to 210 by June 5. I know that's a lot of weight to lose in 5 months, but that's when I go to OCS. Outside of that, I'd like to be able to do 100 push ups in 2 mins, 100 sit ups in 2 minutes, and run 3 miles in 20 minutes. Steep goals, I suppose, but that's what I want nonetheless. I'm not too worried about my bench press and that sort of thing because the Navy isn't going to care. I just want to be in good enough shape that when I go to OCS I won't die. I guess overall, I'm looking for a group to get started with accountability and that sort of thing, I noticed I missed the last 28 day challenge, but I suppose a new one will be starting soon. If you have any questions about me or the NUPOC program (which is a really great program if you're interested in Nuclear Engineering at all) feel free to PM me.

And after the weekend, I'm back! Alright, so Saturday, well, Saturday was a bust. Didn't help any that it was my rest day. But, we must press on, eh? I'm going to conservatively guess that I had around 3000-3200 calories, and I don't know when it comes to carbs and protein, suffice it to say they were over. And I didn't work out. So I returned the norm on Sunday: 1837 Calories 188g Protein 137g Carbs I'm pretty happy with those numbers, probably try to keep the carbs a little lower, and increase protein. Yesterday I began week 2 of the Couch to 5k workout. Still getting used to the vibrams, they're starting to really aggravate the blisters they left me with, ugh...

Well, today was interesting. Let's get into it: Workout 3x5x205 Squats 3x5x115 Press 1x5x185 Deadlift My diet today was really off, I ate early but wasn't sure when I'd get to workout, so I didn't get a chance to eat at a good time beforehand. It was interesting, I did my deadlifts at 205, but I was seeing stars after I did two reps, so I dropped the weight down. I also did 4 sets of 2 reps on the pullup bar. Diet: 2571 Calories, so not bad there, but 266g carbs, and 147g protein. I was in a burrito eating contest at qdoba so I was saving up my calories, and then the burrito killed my carb intake. Not necessarily a good reason, but I did make it to the second round in a month. So I'm excited about the win, not so much about the carbs. But, I'm gonna do some intervals tomorrow to get that metabolism rolling.