Pull ups......
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1 inch is quite alot leh. u mus haf done additional work on top of wat u receive in bmt?Originally posted by Marco_Simone:Zero fighter when I went for PTP.2 weeks later,broke the 1 barrier,4th week can do 5,6th week can do 6.2nd week of BMT can do 9.
My upper arms grew 1 inch in 6 weeks,but must tekan until siao...
Did 5 sets of 15 of assisted chin ups before...wah lao... -
Knn,that time i quite fit looking(nice to look at but not nice to eat) so always kenna suan by sgt and pc jokingly" fu-ck you la so big size cannot do pull up".Nowadays I am "nice to look at and also nice to eat" haha,but thinking of those 5x15 assisted chin ups days now makes my arms ache...
No boasting about the inch gained.No,I didnt do anything extra by myself.Not so on la!I just did what was scheduled in the training programs.
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perhaps u can share the regime u have gone through so that people after you can benefit.Originally posted by Marco_Simone:Knn,that time i quite fit looking(nice to look at but not nice to eat) so always kenna suan by sgt and pc jokingly" fu-ck you la so big size cannot do pull up".Nowadays I am "nice to look at and also nice to eat" haha,but thinking of those 5x15 assisted chin ups days now makes my arms ache...
No boasting about the inch gained.No,I didnt do anything extra by myself.Not so on la!I just did what was scheduled in the training programs. -
Aiya,I just did they told me too.
During PTP phase,before every meal must do assisted chin ups.At least 3 sets of 10,can sometimes go to the infamous 5x15...Then 2 times a week,got weight/circuit training.At night when we had nothing on,PC siao siao can tell those zero fighters to come down and do more pulling again,sighzzz
after i came out of army then i started weight training and i realised that the PTP type training of doing chinups everyday is excessive.In fact bodybuilding principles say that as a beginner,you should not train each bodypart more than 3x a week to allow for recovery.In this light,my PTP training is gross overtraining! But strangely,it works! -
I am also from PTP enhanced, in fact just POPed last March.
I must say, BMT really toughens you up, even though the training is still less tough than unit life, as what I am going through now.
When I enlisted on 10 December 2003, I was a zero fighter. My PS, totally unperturped by it, made us do pull ups everyday, to the tune of 2 X 12 before every meal. For someone who couldn't do a single decent pull-up, the first three weeks were hell for me. Even with someone assisting me, I was unable to pull properly. I suffered terribly during circuit training (push-ups, the holding in "down" position especially). The situation got so bad I was using 1 tube of muscle rub a day!
Then on the Monday morning of the forth week, a miracle happened. I struggled past my first pull-up. In fact, I was so happy I treated my close buddies to some iced lemon tea, courtesy of the vending machine at the company line.
Then my weight started dropping drastically. From 76 kg, it fell until 71 kg by the end of BMT. With that, I was able to progressively pull more and more pullups. If you do a search on the archives here, I did once complain about the RT regime my company did. It was essentially a tekan session, but what it did was it enabled me to shoot from 3 pullups to 5.
The bottomline? If you go with all the training faithfully (do not report sick for all the minor problems, etc), you will find yourself improving immensely. For me, I am now pulling 7 pullups (the bike course is really sinful for my stomach!
) In fact, when you get used to it, you will be looking at other things, such as a 6km endurance run, etc... It helps if you get caring instructors who understand the need for your muscles to recover... I was lucky in a way too... -
If you wanna downgrade, break either of your arm. You won't be doing pull ups for the rest of your life.
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Do they provide those muscle rubs...
If not how many do i have to bring in and which brand is the best in your opinion -
no they do not provide muscle rubs. u can bring some in. tiger balm ones work fine. so does yoko yoko.Originally posted by ryangian:Do they provide those muscle rubs...
If not how many do i have to bring in and which brand is the best in your opinion -
I struggled for 6 when I first enlisted into BMT. I might not have been a zero fighter but I noe how it felt somewhat. In the beginning I was never able to do a single one handed pull up with hand tucked behind the back.
Well it felt great to break the big-O. 
I trained first with SBO including rifle, then with FBO till I hit 12 with full gear on. Thereafter I trained with a platoon mate hanging on me like a leech.
In the final IPPT nearing the end of the course I did 24. But that's nothing. I heard APS recorded 60+ pulls during his hey days.
Btw I'm an old fart Cat Y1 now. -
heya, chinup really very easy one
the more you train, then the more you improve
for canoeing, last time, each training we clocked 100 plus
after each rowing session, we did 5*10 for warm down
so it was during this period i maxed up at 30 loh
now in NS, chinup regime quite relax lah
so very lousy now
zero fighter never mind one, surely can improve a lot one
but only if you have the mental will to lah
last time, i helped one platoon mate from zero to 8 within 4 weeks
during bmt lah
so just work on it unceasingly, and you will soon see results -
Find CounterPain... It is super effective. Just be careful not to apply too much, or you will find yourself in pain (ironically) the whole night. I found that out the hard way...Originally posted by ryangian:Do they provide those muscle rubs...
If not how many do i have to bring in and which brand is the best in your opinion