Latest experience and happenings in BMT !!
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Well... I am from the latest batch of bmt enlistees...
Here are some latest information and experiences in BMT
IPPT tests
There will be 4 ippt tests to be conducted throughout your bmt, but only the last one will be the real test.
1st Test: IPPT Categorisation Test
2nd Test: IPPT Diagnostic Test
3rd Test: IPPT Trial Test
4th Test: IPPT Test
Physical Training (PT)
There will be a number of different exercises to train u all up.
Most of the exercises are carried out once a week. ST and AGR might will be conducted usually 2 hours.
1) 5BX
2) CPT1
3) CPT2
4) AGR
5) 30:60
6) ST
5BX
STands for 5 Basic Exercise. You will be required to do this 5BX every morning ( yes every morning) right after you revielle.
1) Jumping Jacks (10-20 counts)
2) Alternate Leg Raise (10-20 counts)
3) Crunches (10-15 counts)
4) Push-ups (10-20 counts)
5) Burpies (10-20 counts)
You will also required to run and jog for a distance around 200m-400m after the 5bx.
CPT1
Combat PT 1. It is a warm exercise you will need to do for most of the PT exercises. Consists of 10 different exercises.
1) Rear Lunge
2) Bend and reach
3) High-jumpers
4) Squat bender
5) Wind-mill
6) Rower
7) Prone rower
Push-up
9) Forward Lunge
10) Pectoral Stretch
CPT2
Combat PT 2. It is a set of exercises to train your abs and your limbs.
COmbat PT 2 take less than an hour to complete. Usually being carried out before PTI arrive for ST or other exercises.
1) Sit-ups (20 counts)
2) Push-ups (20 counts)
3) 3 Climbing drills
Climbing drills mainly trains your chin-ups and SOC. 3 sets of climbing drills: CHin-ups, straight arm pull and hang leg-raise.
AGR
Ability Group Run. Recruits are divided into 4 groups based on the timings of the 2.4km run in the IPPT categorisation test. 20mins non-stop run, with timing within 400m.
for example Group A will run 400m in 2 mins 20 secs for 20mins, and Group B will run 400m in 2 mins 30 secs for 20mins....
30:60
Another exercise to train for 2.4km run. 30:60 means Sprint for 30 secs and jog for 60 secs. Usually recruits will need to complete 6-10 sets of 30:60. Very similar to the "interval training". Progressively, 30:60 will be increased to 60:120.
ST
Strength Training. 2 sets of exercise drills. Dumbbell drills and medicine ball drills. Recruits will need to do 10 dumbbell exercises and 5 medicine ball drills. ST will train more on your upper limbs and also lower limbs.
Water Parades
Try to train yourself to drink half water bottle in 1 go.... Some of you will get bloated after it.
Finger Power
A neglected strength. Some companies put less attention to it. Your fingers power and grip are very important tightening things. Fixing and attaching water bottle pouches to SBO really need finger power. You will need to secure straps to the MAXIMUM, in order to reach the standard of a goood SBO. Attaching camo net to your helmet also requires finger power. Making sure the net is tightly fitted to the helmet, needs tremendous strength and skill. My fingers are really swollen after fixing these items.
A Basic Day in BMT
0530: Reville ( Wake up!! )
0545: Fall in for 5BX
0600: Breakfast
0630: Area Cleaning
0730: PT lesson / IMT
1000: Combat lessons
1130: Lunch
1245: Combat Lessons
1500: PT lesson / COmbat lessons
1730: Dinner
1900: PT lesson / Lectures
2030: RO
2100: Coy Admin
2130: Admin
2230: Lights Out
Inspections
Standby Area: Inspection of your bunk for cleanliness. A bit of dust can get you 20 pushups or 30 Jumping Jacks.
Standby Bed: Inspection of your cabinet and bed. Messy or dirty earns you the famous knock-it-down-20.... or the latest phrase "Half-Left-Down 20".
Standby Book: Inspection of your notebook. Instructors want to see what notes and important points you have taken down throughout your lessons.
Standby Fieldpack: Inspection of your famous green school bag. All items must be in the field pack and in the correct arrangement.
Standby SBO: Inspection of the black tapes and things on your SBO. 1 missing L-torch or earplugs get your triceps train better!
Standby Universe: The KING... INspection of EVERY thing you have... All your pockets to be inside out, SBO pouches opened, duffel bag opened. Mostly to be conducted for theft or missing items cases.
Field Pack Items
Pack 1
1 set of No.4
Green socks
Pack 2
Towel
Underwear
Admin tee and shorts
PT socks
Pack 3
Soap in Soap box
Shaver
Sewing Kit
Toothbrush
Toothpaste
Toilet Paper
Packet Powder
Powder Bottle
Pack 4
Kiwi and Brush
Bootlace
Lighter
Candle
SAF Insect Repellent
Torchlight and spare batteries
Jack Knife
Gutters
Pack 5
Mess Tins
Fork and Spoon
Pack 6
Slippers
Additional items
ET Stick
BASHA Stick
Tent pins
Groundsheet
Range Card
Goretex Raincoat
Most of these items are issued to you. Only things like slippers, candles... all these small items which you need to buy. Instructors will tell you what to buy before your first bookout. -
Sounds fun..
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wow you so free. no need to rest after all the training.
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Originally posted by kiddyduck:
Thanks!
Well... I am from the latest batch of bmt enlistees...
Here are some latest information and experiences in BMT
IPPT tests
There will be 4 ippt tests to be conducted throughout your bmt, but only the last one will be the real test.
1st Test: IPPT Categorisation Test
2nd Test: IPPT Diagnostic Test
3rd Test: IPPT Trial Test
4th Test: IPPT Test
[b]Physical Training (PT)
There will be a number of different exercises to train u all up.
1) 5BX
2) CPT1
3) CPT2
4) AGR
5) 30:60
6) ST
5BX
STands for 5 Basic Exercise. You will be required to do this 5BX every morning ( yes every morning) right after you revielle.
1) Jumping Jacks (10-20 counts)
2) Alternate Leg Raise (10-20 counts)
3) Crunches (10-15 counts)
4) Push-ups (10-20 counts)
5) Burpies (10-20 counts)
You will also required to run and jog for a distance around 200m-400m after the 5bx.
CPT1
Combat PT 1. It is a warm exercise you will need to do for most of the PT exercises. Consists of 10 different exercises.
1) Rear Lunge
2) Bend and reach
3) High-jumpers
4) Squat bender
5) Wind-mill
6) Rower
7) Prone rower Push-up
9) Forward Lunge
10) Pectoral Stretch
CPT2
Combat PT 2. It is a set of exercises to train your abs and your limbs.
1) Sit-ups (20 counts)
2) Push-ups (20 counts)
3) 3 Climbing drills
Climbing drills mainly trains your chin-ups and SOC. 3 sets of climbing drills: CHin-ups, straight arm pull and hang leg-raise.
AGR
Ability Group Run. Recruits are divided into 4 groups based on the timings of the 2.4km run in the IPPT categorisation test. 20mins non-stop run, with timing within 400m.
for example Group A will run 400m in 2 mins 20 secs for 20mins, and Group B will run 400m in 2 mins 30 secs for 20mins....
30:60
Another exercise to train for 2.4km run. 30:60 means Sprint for 30 secs and jog for 60 secs. Usually recruits will need to complete 6-10 sets of 30:60. Very similar to the "interval training". Progressively, 30:60 will be increased to 60:120.
ST
Strength Training. 2 sets of exercise drills. Dumbbell drills and medicine ball drills. Recruits will need to do 10 dumbbell exercises and 5 medicine ball drills. ST will train more on your upper limbs and also lower limbs.
Water Parades
Try to train yourself to drink half water bottle in 1 go.... Some of you will get bloated after it.
Finger Power
A neglected strength. Some companies put less attention to it. Your fingers power and grip are very important tightening things. Fixing and attaching water bottle pouches to SBO really need finger power. You will need to secure straps to the MAXIMUM, in order to reach the standard of a goood SBO. Attaching camo net to your helmet also requires finger power. Making sure the net is tightly fitted to the helmet, needs tremendous strength and skill. My fingers are really swollen after fixing these items.
More to be updated soon...
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perhaps you can modify your post to include things like how frequent are each of these trainings, what is the duration for each session, and what is the attire. -
what? no buddha clap?
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sounds more like california fitness centre to me
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normally got quite alot of admin time. from 6pm to 10.30pm, but there is a RO inbetween these periods.
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bloody recruity, so bloody slow
200 counts of buddha claps :O
i kana b4, ouch -
There was once my platoon sect comd. gave us RO right after dinner at about 7.. Admin until lights out... shiok!Originally posted by usck:normally got quite alot of admin time. from 6pm to 10.30pm, but there is a RO inbetween these periods. -
Thanks a lot, kiddyduck.
Very much appreciated.
Keep the updates coming! -
wtf why so much admin time? i BARELY get nuff for a shower..Originally posted by usck:normally got quite alot of admin time. from 6pm to 10.30pm, but there is a RO inbetween these periods.
and anyway, threadstarter has forgotten to mention about the 3 movement drills (verticals, laterals and shuttle sprint) usually conducted after CPT 1. -
For most part of BMT, the exercises is divided into 2 categories.... Strength training and runs.Originally posted by wuming78:Thanks!
perhaps you can modify your post to include things like how frequent are each of these trainings, what is the duration for each session, and what is the attire.
so the training will alternate between days.
so some weeks will be monday wednesday and friday (strength days), tuesday, thursday, saturday (run days)
strength days is where you do ST.
Run days will be the AGR and the 30:60. Beginning it will be at least one of this 2 for alternate days. later on you might have 2 in a day.
They now use CPT 1 as warm up for most of the exercises unless the activity you are warming up for is IPPT, SOC or anything conducting officer thinks its streneous.
Attire, it is singlet and shorts for the beginning but it will progress to SBO attire. Strength training will eventually end of with a run in SBO attire in traning for SOC
Ok, IN THEORY, the exercises are supposed to be alternate days, but due to public holidays, or some other events, tranining program may change till that strength training and runs will be on the same day.
Also, IN THEORY, these are the only forms of physical training so authorised by G6ARMY. But focusing on these training only is not sufficient usually. -
kinda miss those buddha clapping days.Originally posted by Geforce3:bloody recruity, so bloody slow
200 counts of buddha claps :O
i kana b4, ouch -
I'm in sch 2 now and I still see some coys doing buddha claps. Haven't done it before though but I've done the other one whereby you punch the air or another one where you stretch your hands out and you clasp them. 'Fun'
Then there was one night where we had 'crazy PT'... That was fun too. Ran 3 rounds then pushups (20 counts of 4), another 3 rounds, then crunches (40 counts of 4), another 3 rounds, then scissor kicks (30 - 40 counts of 4), another 3 rounds, then jumping jacks for the finale (100 counts of 4)...
My PC is a fun guy, sometimes out of nowhere he'd ask "Is PLT *censored* the strongest?!"
Then we'd begin doing crazy ass stuff.
Lots of things to talk about.. -
drinking one water bottle is a torture. at nite cannot sleep keep going to toilet
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sounds like the old circuit training to me, aka the PTI's playground.Originally posted by palmerised:Then there was one night where we had 'crazy PT'... That was fun too. Ran 3 rounds then pushups (20 counts of 4), another 3 rounds, then crunches (40 counts of 4), another 3 rounds, then scissor kicks (30 - 40 counts of 4), another 3 rounds, then jumping jacks for the finale (100 counts of 4)... -
woah...so many pushups 1 arhz?
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wah.......now then i know that my "new" reservist RT training is what you guys call CPT and AGR.
when we first learnt this style of warm-up, we thought the PTIs got all these ideas from yoga or pilates......
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hehehe i going in tis sat to enjoy....
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carn imagine when i go in in 2 years time man...i can barely do 20 pushups..haha
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ORD lo!!!!!! No more all these shit for me. Anyway BMT life is the best. Unit life really fark up.
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YA man...Originally posted by Ogbunwezeh:ORD lo!!!!!! No more all these shit for me. Anyway BMT life is the best. Unit life really fark up.