<p>I was looking at possibly applying to West Point and i had a coulple of questions. Are cadets given any time to work out at the gym? I understand that West Point is very physically demanding everyday but is there free time daily when you can go lift some weights at the gym/fitness center?</p>
<p>"All cadets are athletes"</p>
<p>There is time during the day as a cadet where you will be required to play a corps squad sport, intramural sport, or some athletic activity. When I was up there this summer I saw the new workout facilities and they look amazing. You won't have a problem in staying in shape. Also you have to take a PE class (as a plebe I think.)</p>
<p>If your really into lifting West Point has a power lifting team.</p>
<p>Good Luck, and I strongly suggest applying for SLS.</p>
<p>You take PE 150 (a pain in the butt, basicaly an intro to working out) and boxing as a plebe, right now Gymnastics is delayed to yearling yearas Arving is being redone. Then swimming Cow year and finaly unit fitness firstie year.</p>
<p>As a plebe you have to do PT in the morning or in between classes usually, but there is always IM's. HOOAH. Good luck.</p>
<p>You don't necessarily have to do pt in the morning. My company doesn't. </p>
<p>I usually work out from 4 to 6. When water polo was in full swing, it was from 4 to 620ish and sometimes we had morning swim practice.</p>
<p>In my company you only have to do morning PT if you were placed in the Comm's remedial program for not scoring high enough on the APFT.</p>
<p>Yes, you'll have plenty of time to lift weights, and the facilities here are to die for if you're a gym rat.</p>
<p>alright thanks for the replys everyone. So even plebe year you guys still think theres time to hit up the facilities? also does anyone know when sign ups for SLS start?</p>
<p>What do you have to score on the APFT does anyone have a link where i can read more about that?</p>
<p>thanks everyone</p>
<p>SLS applications open mid December:
USMA</a> Admissions: More Info: Summer Program</p>
<p>17-21 is 42 push ups
53 sit-ups
15:55 2 mile? </p>
<p>I think those are APFT minimums, and George Rash from Absolutely American was always taking last chance APFTs and all he had to do was pass them, not exceed them.</p>
<p>and that is part of the reason why nearly did not graduate and graduated second to last in his class.....</p>
<p>You don't take the APFT for admissions you take the CFA for that.<br>
While on active duty each soldier takes the APFT twice a year. Officers are expected to test the maximum, not the minimum.</p>
<p>From a previous discussion on the APFT at USMA:</p>
<p>"USMA runs on the extended scale, so you can score above a 300. The grade you receive depends on your total score, not individual events. A 300 is an A-, 325 an A, 270 a C (I believe). The 180 point standard in the Army will get you a very poor grade here. To get a 300, if you're in the 17-21 age group, is right around 72 push ups, 76 sit ups, and a 13:00 2 mile. You cannot go over the extended scale in one event if you do not max all the events, ie you cant do
100 pushups and get 125 points (max) in that event, yet run a 14:00 2 mile but have those extra points from push ups be added to your score. You have to hit the maximums in every event in order to get the extended points."</p>