<p>I was wonder ing what the daily physical activites you do in your plebe year like how many push ups, sit ups and that kind of thing</p>
<p>During plebe summer, you participate in 90 mins of PT almost every morning. It gets progressively harder as the summer goes along. That PT includes push-ups, sit-ups, runs, and many other exercises, but the actual numbers vary by day.</p>
<p>During plebe academic year, there is no formal PT. However, all mids must participate in organized sports and pass the annual fitness test. At that point, you're on your own to work out as much as you need to in order to max out on the test.</p>
<p>Do you happen to know what the numbers are to max out the tests?</p>
<p>The Naval Academy sends incloming Plebes the attached 8 week training schedule to ramp them up to being in shape for Plebe Summer.</p>
<p>All of them got it in their Admissions packets. I am told that if a plebe has done the work beforehand, the physical requirements of Plebe Summer are not that bad. But those that ignored it are right now wishing they hadn't. Sore muscles and special PT sessions are just more things to worry about....</p>
<p><a href="http://www.usna.org/handbook/exercise.html%5B/url%5D">http://www.usna.org/handbook/exercise.html</a></p>
<p>dreamon086: You do not need to "max out" to pass the PRT (physical readiness test) but you need to do the minimum. The test consists of situps (# done in 2 minutes), pushups (# done in 2 minutes) and 1.5 mile run. After plebe summer, success on this semi-annual test is your only physical fitness requirement.</p>
<p>If you can't do the minimum you have the opportunity to do remedial training and try again, but eventually one can be separated for not passing. This spring there was a member of the football team who could not pass the test and was separated just months before graduation.</p>
<p>The USNA website currently lists the following as minimums:</p>
<p>1.5 mile run: 10:30 men, 12:40 women
Push-ups in 2 min: 40 men, 18 women
Sit-ups in 2 mins: 65 men and women</p>
<p>The term "max out" means that you have reached a certain number of push ups or sit ups in LESS than 2 minutes at which point you are told you can stop. I don't know the exact numbers (and it is different for men and for women) but if you are training and shoot for somewhere in the 100+ you will be close. By that I mean 100+ full military push ups or sit ups in correct form in 2 minutes or less. (If your form isn't correct, it doesn't count.)</p>
<p>There isn't a "max" for the run obviously because you have to complete the 1.5 miles.</p>
<p>oiixxg: the male miniumum push ups is now 44 (I belive)...don't know female...
and there is a max time for the run: 8:15 for the guys...again, don't know girls.</p>
<p>Thanks for the clarification -- the numbers I listed were at <a href="http://www.usna.edu/Admissions/steps8.htm%5B/url%5D">http://www.usna.edu/Admissions/steps8.htm</a> (probably needs updating). </p>
<p>What I meant by "no max on the run" was that you aren't going to be stopped before you finish the 1.5 miles regardless of how fast you are running. I think you mean that one gets no special credit for running faster than 8:15, right?</p>
<p>oiixxg...that is correct...you just get to stop sooner :)!</p>
<p>Oh okay I get it! Right now I'm training for my CFA, which is different than that test. I'm pretty sure that I won't fail the test but I'm curious, what happens when one is seperated from failure of the test?</p>
<p>Gone from the Academy...</p>
<p>Basically what you do not want is a pattern of failures at USNA, specifically failures in a row through Youngster year (because you sign your committment the 1st day of 2nd Class year...called 2for7...and USNA might not want you if you have never passed the PRT).</p>
<p>But believe me, if you train your hardest these minimum standards aren't hard.
USNA has increased standards because as an officer you are a leader; how can you expect a seaman or petty officer to do well on the PRT if you can't???? Realize that if some male (sorry not meaning to be gender biased) did 101 pushups (max), 95 situps (pretty high), and a 10:35 that would be considered a great score on the PRT in the fleet, but failing at USNA!</p>
<p>Also, note...if you max (did the best) on 2 sections of the PRT and fail the third...you still fail!!!</p>
<p>Jadler: I thought the USNA standards you wrote were a bit tough so I looked this up at the USNA website:</p>
<p>Midshipmen as well as all active duty Navy personnel take the Physical Readiness Test twice a year. This test consists of a 1.5 mile run, push-ups in two minutes, and sit-ups in two minutes. The standards for midshipmen are more challenging than fleet standards. The following minimums may be used as a guide for prospective candidates:
Men Women
1.5 mile run (min) 10:30 12:40
Push-ups (min in 2 mins) 40 18
Sit-ups (min in 2 mins) 65 65</p>
<p>As a regular part of the Physical Education program at the Naval Academy all midshipmen are required to pass this test.</p>
<p>Jadler: Ok, now I get it; it's the 10:35 in the 1.5 mile run that constitutes the failure. Got it!</p>