<p>I'd like to know if anyone knows this one: MPT. Marines Physical Training, Marshmallow Pistachio Torte, Monekys Pull Toes???? Whatever it is, is does not seem to be looked forward to...</p>
<p>Nevahoydadawoyd...... :confused:</p>
<p>"Motivational PT"...don't know exactly what it entails, but it's not looked upon very highly by the plebes with whom I've been in contact.</p>
<p>So I wasn't too far off with the Marines!</p>
<p>marshmallow pistachio torte sounds a heckuva lot better to me...:D</p>
<p>MPT = Motovational P. T. as bostonUSMC has mentioned.</p>
<p>MPT can only be done when there are 2 or less physical activities per day. In other words, with MPT there cannot be more than 3 physical activities per day...I don't think PEP counts as a physical activity, since it is practically every morning.</p>
<p>If there is only 1 physical activity, then, yes, they can have MPT 2 times a day.</p>
<p>MPT is at the discrestion of unit commanders and platoon commanders. A platoon or a company usually conducts MPT (I doubt every any higher than company level).</p>
<p>There is a card with approximately 10 exercies with the number of maximum reps per exercise; the card must be done in order (i.e. they can't do item number 9 then number 1).</p>
<p>Let's face it...the more PT the better. During dive school the instructors would challege us to come in early to do 8 counts before our regular PT session which lasted at least an hour. If you came in the enlisted guys respected you(ooficers) more so most but not all did. It also built a bond between instructors and us, and also amongst the students as you felt self satisfied for gutting it out. Anyone not showing was always considered a wimp and not pulling their all.</p>
<p>After doing 8 counts for 90 minutes with no breaks (you might move slower) you realize that you can only do what you're physically capable of AND that you can do a heck of a lot more than you thought possible and when you're in a group, you'll accomplish more. I wouldn't worry about MPT, for most its probably a welcome break. Heck to get to rest in the "up" position when doing a pushup and hopefully, they'll learn that an 8 count can be counted 1-2-3-4-5-6-3-4-3-4-3-4-5-3-5-3- etc. Your plebers will be in great shape by the end of the summer.</p>
<p>what's up with the 1-2-3-4-5-6-3-4-3-4-5-3-5-3- stuff??? what counting method is this? Help!!! I am feeling confused!!! (oops...didn't mean to say that....)....I am feeling a bit lost!!! There - that's better!!</p>
<p>Sorry, here's some clarification, on a standard 8 count, and these are "fun" to do by the way.</p>
<p>Exercise starts when standing straight up and tall
1=moving into a squatting position with your hands on the deck
2=kicking your legs straight out so you're now in the up position for a push up
3=down position of push up
4=up position
5=kick your legs out in a scrissor kick
6=bring your legs back together
7=bring yours legs towards your hands so you're back in a squatting position and finally
8=standing straight up and tall</p>
<p>The fun part is when you finally think you're on your last rep or two and then you end up doing pushups in the middle of the 8 count until the unit is exhausted, you do them uniformly, or the instructor gets tired. The great thing about dive school or even when units exercise is that the leadership does the exercise right along with the students. Later you realize it is a better idea to lead an exercise than to follow as you can change the exercise when your muscles are about to give out and go onto to something else that revies you a bit, all the while the others have no idea how really tired you are but just think you're a nice guy/gal for changing. </p>
<p>Anyway, you can take a simple 8 count and do only one rep and make it last 5 minutes. I would take new classes and do 8 counts for awhile and then stop, and tell them the rest were optional. I would start again with perhaps 10% doing them in front of the others, and slowly, one and two would join in each successive one, until the last of the slackers (or more intelligent) would finally join in and we would all do one together and that's when I would pull the old 3-4, 3-4, 3-4-5, 3-5, 3-5 on them to let them know to expect the unexpected. There's a lesson in there somewhere.</p>
<p>I always hated the phrase "Get down and beat your face until I get tired!" yelled by the D.I. leading PT... Which means push the ground, push-up, or anything that had both hands and feet touching the ground straining to keep that belly from touching, and HOPEFULLY not your face becoming the 5th point of contact with the ground.... We'd be down there forever, couldn't do another push-up for anything. Then when the D.I. who had been walking around the formation yelling at us decided he was "Tired" he'd tell you to roll over and start doing Flutter Kicks.... So we would rotate that process for 90 minutes and then go run sprints.... However, when I became that D.I. and started using that same routine, it was kind of fun... :) </p>
<p>Anyways, some of these kids are probably hurting but come the end of the summer, they will be in the best shapes of their lives. Makes me want to get back out there and do it all over again.........NOT! </p>
<p>Dad</p>
<p>That's why I always respected the guys at Dive school because they not only counted they lead by doing. I remembered that and when I taught ROTC I always did the exercises even if I had six classes. Obviously, I was in much better shape because of it even though I think my last class didn't do as many push-ups as the first period. </p>
<p>When the Plebes finish Plebe Summer they'll know for sure that they accomplished much in a variety of levels; fitness, memorization, teamwork, putting up with BS, and learning a great deal about integrity and honor that hopefully they will carry with them no matter what their vocation ends up. They will all be much better for it although it may take awhile for them to realize that.</p>