I went to Walter Reed with my recruiter today for my physical exam, and it went very well! :) Everyone was very nice. I failed the weigh-in (as expected), but passed the tape test. Bonus: they measured my height at 60"! I stood very, very straight, and the LPN said I was right at 60". Whew! Gave me an extra 6 lbs to play with. Ha!
In any case, I turned in a whole huge bunch of paperwork to my recruiter, and I think I'm truly in "wait" mode now! She can submit some of my paperwork in July to determine my rank, then it's just the (nail-biting) wait until my packet goes to the Army Nursing Board in October. Woo!
I'm doing the Lean as well, but from what I understand, you can substitute the plyometrics for the cardio x. I'll probably do that only after a few weeks. :)
I'm doing the Lean as well, but from what I understand, you can substitute the plyometrics for the cardio x. I'll probably do that only after a few weeks. :)
And vice versa. I did the plyometrics yesterday (I let myself be goaded into it) and am staying off the track today as a result!! I was doing OK the first thirty minutes or so but I was toasted by about 35 minutes - I sort of limped through and completed as many reps as I could...don't know when I'll attempt THAT again...
No I didn't do P90X first. I just went straight to Insanity. I liked that with Insanity you didn't need anything other than your body. And I totally know what you mean about needing to shower afterwards. There is no if's and's or but's about needing a shower. Ha.
My wife and I have been doing P90X for about a month now...I think it is a great workout. I would recommend anyone doing the program to get military fit should give themself an occasional PT test though to make sure they are progressing in those events as needed. P90X is great overall fitness, but there is no replacement for doing push-up, sit-up, 2-mile-run (Army). I personally have slacked off on my running since beginning the program, and I have experience a decline in my run time. I did not really have any weight to lose from the program, but felt I needed more core strength, and I feel it is working for me. Getting my run times down again should not be too difficult, and anyone shedding some pounds with P90X may even experience better run times.
Good luck to all of you and "just do your best... and forget the rest" lol.
... if you complete the P90x program as instructed you can speak with your commander and request an ASI (additional skill identifier) of 90X to be added and appended to your ORB.
... if you complete the P90x program as instructed you can speak with your commander and request an ASI (additional skill identifier) of 90X to be added and appended to your ORB.
:)
lol...you are going to hear about this comment...just you wait
... if you complete the P90x program as instructed you can speak with your commander and request an ASI (additional skill identifier) of 90X to be added and appended to your ORB.
:)
Just, were you a recruiter in a former life? :)
Life's right - this is so going to come back to haunt you...
I stood very, very straight, and the LPN said I was right at 60". Whew! Gave me an extra 6 lbs to play with. Ha!
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Lunah, MSN, RN
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I know, I keep hearing about it! :chair: