<p>How do those stats look, considering I'm a 280 pound Defensive Tackle (15% body fat)? I'm taking it for real in 3 weeks. Do you think that the academy will forgive my pullups because of my weight and because everything else is near or better than average. I think on fresh arms, I can make the minimum of 6, but who knows. I'll make sure they know that I'll be at least 50 pounds lighter when reporting on I-day and I have the weight now only because I have a committment to fulfill for my team.</p>
<p>Tuva, u said u took this in the middle of a workout? 60-70 push ups is pretty good, 7 or more pull ups would be best, shuttle is good, and if you could get around 60-70 situps, ur probably in good shape. Now being 280 pounds, what do you run the mile in? And, are you being looked at for Navy football, b/c if you are, im sure they are easier on you since your a defensive tackle.</p>
<p>I would work on push-ups sit-ups. I do 90-100 of each for the PRT here, and I'm on the lower end of the spectrum for scores. Run looks good, pull-ups are fine. Looking good, and the football with definitely help you here. USNA loves its football...when they win at least.</p>
<p>I'm presently a college football player. I don't think that I'm going to do football at the Academy. I would rather concentrate on being a Naval Officer and do an intramural. Football at my school is a 7 to 8 hour a day committment. My top goal is to go SEALs, so maintaining a 280 pound size would not be advantageous when conducting the PT sessions. That's why I am going to get down to 230 by I-day, and probably 210 by the end of plebe summer.</p>
<p>At 285 lbs last thursday, I ran about a 7:10 1-mile-split on a 2 mile run. I think that I could lower that a bit if I'm not pacing for 2 miles.</p>
<p>I'm mostly concerned with admissions at this point. I know I'll improve in pushups and situps before I-day just by training for endurance rather than the power needed for my football position in the time between the end of our season and June.</p>
<p>I intentionally scheduled my physical last (both medical and academic are currently finished) so that I could take some time to prepare for it by November. I currently play local Varsity hockey and haven't found much time to run mile or prepare for any of them. My mile time (I am a female) is around 7:45 and I don't know how that ranks with other girls applying to USNA. Can anyone give tip on how to best prepare for the physical?</p>
<p>Run, run, run......and run some more. There is never such a thing as too much running here at the academy. You run like crazy during the summer, and it doesn't stop into the Ac year.</p>
<p>i'm a girl, green 09....but i have no clue as to where i am rankings physically....but i took one at summmer seminar, failed due to shoulder injury, i did 0 push ups, and 0 pull ups b/c of hte shoulder, i was forbidden by the doc to save it for the real CFA!</p>
<p>anwyas, took a practice one, and i'm tkaing the real one next thursday, wish me luck! i'm so nervous!</p>
<p>BBall throw: 45 ft
pull ups: 0...stilL! :(
shuttle run: 10.2
sit ups: 72
push ups: 40
run: 7:50</p>
<p>i really desperatly am hurting on the pull up, i can go up, but the last 3 inches, i just....die, i guess...adn the flex arm hang hurts my shoulders waaaaaay more, and i do not need to be blowing that out....any suggestions so i can at least do one freakin pull up?!?! all of my other app stuff is in, just this is left</p>
<p>I think I'm definitely with you on pull-ups because the most I could manage ever was 2 or 3 and that was in middle school. I don't think I've even attempted doing that after then.</p>
<p>On the pull-ups: if you have access locally to a good gym you might find that they have a particular type of machine that helps you work toward a full pull up. You can set the counterweight system to account for part of your weight, then kneel on a platform and do the pull up. The counterweight system gives you a "boost" by the portion of your weight that you can't (yet) pull up. In other words, if you weigh 150 lbs but can only pull 100 lbs right now, you set the counterweight to 50. Do this regularly to failure and your muscle strength will build, then decrease the counterweight until you don't need the counterweight at all. If this machine isn't available, you can accomplish much the same thing with a lat pull down machine, gradually increasing the weight until you can pull the equivalent of your body weight.</p>
<p>Be sure to ask the gym if they have a special membership for teens, or a temporary membership (2-4 months). Most YMCA's have this type of membership, and most private gyms have a lot of flexibility in what they can offer you. Be sure to let them know your goal is the Academy!</p>
<p>I can do
75 ft for the Bball throw
6-8pullups
75 pushups
7.8 shuttle run
95 situps
I can easily jog a 5:20 (my best mile is 4:18) </p>
<p>I'm a little worried about pullups. If I get below average (like 6 or whatever), will I still get a good score because I max on some of the other events?</p>
<p>PatriotCPM,
I think that you can still do well especially if you max or do really well on some of the other events. My son did horribly on the Bball throw and the run was a little slow but he maxed on pullups, pushups and situps. At NASS, they said he did great on the CFA. He has had a pretty rigorous workout regime which includes weightlifting and running daily for the last 2 years. Just try to be as fit as possible in general and it will all go well. To him it seems like both the running and the strength training are indispensible.</p>
<p>As far as the pull ups, my son put up a pull up bar in his doorway to his bedroom. That way, he can do it all the time! It seems to work because my 14 yr old son has just started doing pull ups on them and is increasing pretty rapidly and he isn't strong at all yet. He also has some type of pushup bars and he moves them from his bedroom to out on the driveway and everywhere.</p>
<p>In answer to USNA_aviation girl, if you don't have access to a gym with special equipment, but have a good friend or family member you can also work your way up. Have the friend "spot you" by taking some of your weight as you pull up. You'd be amazed how much difference it makes as they pull up 25 pounds or so of force. After you can get a few pull ups this way have them back off until you can do one good one yourself and just keep going. Practice, practice, practice is the main thing.</p>
<p>just took it today...just got back actually, i'm a girl</p>
<p>bball throw: 37 ft
pull ups: 2
shuttle run: 10.0
sit ups: 61
push ups: 99
mile: 8:38</p>
<p>what a crappy mile, but the conditions were horrible, im from TX and this is the very first cold front, just wednesday, it was 99 degrees, when i was taking it, it was 50 degrees, cold, windy, and drizzling....upset about it...REALLLY upset, but i don't relaly have much time to take another one, so, i'll have to pray that this is good enough....i know my grades are fine, stellar even for academy requirements, and my SAT scores are awesome....just hoping for a nomination and that my CFA score is good enough.....</p>
<p>pleased with my push ups though....<em>sigh</em></p>