<p>Mmm...PT. I love it when I hear those two letters put together.</p>
<p>One of the alumni (of 2 years) from our school did ROTC, and although many people don't like him, I like him. He uses our weight room while he's away from college. He gives good ab workouts and great push-up advice. Today I was working on incline push-ups, and he comes over, tells me to stop because I must learn how to do it right, moves me over to a steeper incline, helps me put my hands and toes in the right positions, makes sure my hips are down and my head is up, and then counts off the push-ups. I love help if I'm doing something wrong. Oh, and I realized I'm not as good at push-ups as I thought (although, I could blame getting six shots yesterday).</p>
<p>Berny IS a physical stud. He kicked my ass in push-ups. Competition between classmates isn't frowned upon, is it? I mean, it isn't "bilging" is it?</p>
<p>yeah seriously with the shots....in got three today making six in the last 3 weeks...my arms are dead!!! I am trying to be able to do more pushups but the shots and my possible shoulder tendonitis AREN'T helping. Kinda angry</p>
<p>dmeix- i mean that at the academy you don't take the PFA or whatever that is, you take the PRT. the only way to get a 100 is to max everything, but if you max out (get the maximum number of pushups and situps and a pretty quick run time) two of the three you're guaranteed an A. there is no like "outstanding high/low" or anything like that. there's a PRT calculator on each company's website where you can type in the number of pushups and situps and your run time and see what percentage grade you got.</p>
<p>Navy does the PFA (Physical Fitness Assessment) and Marines do the PFT (Physical Readiness Test). The difference is that the PRT is sit-ups, pull-ups, and a 3 mile run. The max score for both is 300.</p>
<p>That's how it is in the fleet...is there any reason USNA does things differently?</p>
<p>Oregon Mom - on shoes, I believe mids are issued New Balance but, my daughter is taking another brand she prefers (Asics?). The one thing I have been told to do is get a good pair of athletic inserts. :)</p>
<p>dmeix-the marines do the physical fitness test (pft), which i assume is what you meant. the academy does things differently because it's not really as much like the fleet as the administration would like to think. the physical readiness test is the academy's version. i also think that since the academy sends out both marine and naval officers, it wouldn't make sense to use either service's fitness test.</p>
<p>another note: the new balance shoes are your "court shoes" and are in no way running shoes.</p>
<p>on running shoes...we just forked over - what - 140$ or something for Asics ( that CAN'T be spelled right) Gel-Nimbus shoes. We went to a specialized running store for a real professional input. The people are former Navy folk who handle the heavy-duty sport folk in SDiego County. To me, this money is worth the investment to avoid shin splints, etc. during Plebe summer. I've already copied the exact brand,size and plan on bringing a new pair yet again when we go to PPW in August. </p>
<p>And, they gave us a military discount when we shared where she was heading!</p>
<p>Ha, I also got Asics Gel-Nimbus shoes for my training before I get to USNA and after. They are some pretty sweet shoes, so I think you made a good investment. :)</p>
<p>I actually got a VERY similar pair of Gel-Nimbus shoes earlier this year, and those shoes got me through cross-country season no problem. I still wear them even though they've reached the end of their running life. I really like the cushion and comfort that the shoes provided as well as the breathability of the fabric style in the toe section. I also found the shoes really easy to break in, so I've had good experiences with that particular pair...and Gel-Nimbus in general.</p>
<p>good job, now keep working and you can do even more. Thats the way to do it. Work hard and you can be up with the big boys. I think right now I can do about 20. I need to get back in shape to when I was doing about 40, oh well. Hey its absolutely gorgeous outside today, I'm going running by the beach. Later</p>
<p>Holy crap, I did not know how much 2 months at sea with no excersize takes away from you, but damn am I outta shape. Thats crap! Oh well, extra work for me. YAY!</p>
<p>haha...I know how taking a few months off is. Getting back into running is so painful.</p>
<p>Thankfully the weather has been PERFECT in Seattle. During the winter, all I wanted to do was get back to Texas...but now that it's spring, I want to stay a little longer...</p>
<p>Yeah it has. Its about 70 and sunny out here in Bremerton. the only problem is that I live on top of a hill so almost all of my runs start downhill and end kicking my ass! DMeix one of these days we should go grab some lunch or something so that the washington crowd knows whos coming.</p>
<p>Kingwood...a fairly large suburb about 30 miles north of Houston. I'm not looking forward to the humidity. I spent today sailing on Lake Washington. It was nice a cool, and the wind was awesome! Better than any Gulf sailing I've done.</p>
<p>Fergsonfire:</p>
<p>Definitely...send me a PM, or even get me on AIM. I'm usually online most of the time, even if I'm away from my computer.</p>