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5 Mile Run…PT Test…
TLDR: 5mi run coming up in one week, to get to take the French Desert Commando Course.
I’ve been on NLP for 2 months, haven’t been running at all, so I need help with conditioning.
Long version:
38 yr old male, currently on deployment in the Army. I’m almost 2 months into NLP. I’ve been pretty physically weak my whole life, changing that now with NLP.
I just found out a few slots are available for the French Desert Commando Course, which is probably a once in a lifetime opportunity. The PT test is in 7 days. Push-ups, sit-ups, pull-ups, & 5mi run in boots.
The run is my concern, I’ve been doing zero running to maximize my strength gains.
So I need help programming some running conditioning. Do I stop all lifting? Do I keep lifting the same weight & volume & add running?
Although this is a strength forum, I trust the Starting Strength community far more than all the other bullshit out there.
Thanks in advance!
NLP Start: 6 Aug 2021
Weight: 185
DL:200 SQ:135 BP:135 PR:95 (all work sets across)
Current: 28 Sep 2021
Weight: 198
DL:275 SQ:230 BP:220 PR:125 (all work sets across)
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You waited till a week out to ask this? Run 3 miles tomorrow in your boots, stop if you start to get a blister, rest until the test.
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I just found out about it yesterday. I was planning to do strictly NLP through the end of the deployment.
Love this article btw:
Why Does The Army Want Me Weak? | Ryan Long
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Purchase body glide and apply to your foot, heel and inside midfoot and ball of foot. Get good socks. These will help with blisters.
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