PT

[ZeroG]

In stu smiths book, he indictes that what are competitive scores for the seal PFT.
Swim: 7-8:30min
pushup: 100-120
situps: 100-120
pullups: 20-30
1.5 mile: 8:30-10:00min

what is the the time given to do all those pushup, pullup, situps? is there a limit or do you have to do all 120 pushups straight without rest. And what is the distance on that swim time. Also, what is a good time for a 4 mile run?
-thanks, ZeroG

[mb]

The test is administered as follows:

500 yard swim (breast or side stroke)

10 minute rest

max pushups (as many as you can do in 2 minutes... You may rest only in the up position. Knees can not touch the ground. Pushups done with poor form do not count)

2 minutes rest.

Max sit-ups (as many as you can do in two minutes. Elbows must hit the floor when you come down. Head must go between the knees on the way up)

2 minutes rest

Max pullups (no time limit)

10 minute rest.

1.5 mile run in pants and boots.

The whole test takes about 50 minutes.

Hope this helps.

mb

By the way, Stew's book is excellent. The key is to really put out.

[SILENTOP]

Are you allowed to do the front crawl for the 500 yds? If not why?

SILENTOP

[Fred]

The only 2 strokes that may be utilized are the breast or side stroke. Why is pretty much immaterial cause dems de rules.

[ZeroG]

Yikes, sounds like the technique for the sit up is bad for your back.
Ok, there is a test for a 16 mile run. Is that humanly possible??. and what is considered a good time for that run?.

[pid10771]

it's actually a 14 mile run and as far as a time if you can maintain a 8:30min mile you'll have a good time. But there is no tme just completion.

[ZeroG]

whoa. maintain 8:30min a mile for 14 miles.
The competitve range for the 1.5 mile was 8-10

[SILENTOP]

ZeroG,
Don't worry about the long distances, I when I first heard about them I didn't think it was humanly possible either. But now I'm a triathlete training for the Ironman and 16 miles is no big deal by itself considering I put a 100 mile ride before it. Also by the time you get to that 14mile run(3rd phase) you'll be in the best of your life and probably won't have a problem holding a 7:30.

SILENTOP

[ZeroG]

14 miles, thats like 56 laps around a 400m track. Wont you be running for hours straight?

[LOCHNESS2]

THERE IS NO CRAWL IN THE TEST BECAUSE OF THE FACT THAT IF YOU ARE STRANDED OUT AT SEA YOU WILL ONLY DO SIDESTROKE OR BREASTSTOKE. THEY ARE CONSIDERED THE SURVIVAL STROKES. THESE ARE THE STROKES THAT WILL KEEP YOU ALIVE. THAT IS THE MAIN OBJECTIVE.
LOCHNESS OUT

[SILENTOP]

ZeroG,

Only use the track for intervals, don't use it for long distance. All you have to do is find a road by your house that has a speed limite of 35 or below(don't run on a major highways) then use your car to map out a out and back course. Oh and make sure you run against the traffic, I learned that lesson the hard way.

SILENTOP

[ZeroG]

im lucky i have a huge park near my house with a fitness couse in the middle of the park, and a 3 mile run trail. Also, what is a good time for a 4 mile run?

[mb]

ZeroG,

A good time on the 4 mile run depends on the conditions. It's a tricky question. If someone is dead tired, sore, cold, and stiff, just making the BUD/S minimums is good (32 minutes pre- Hellweek).

For training purposes though, follow LT Smith's program and push yourself and see how much you can improve. I'd say sub 28 minutes is good, sub 26 minutes is better, and sub 24 is stellar.

Good luck.

mb

[ZeroG]

Are different muscles is your legs more stressed when wearing combat boots while running than running shoes? Does it make it a lot harder?.

[Doctor Evil]

When you run in boots, more stress is placed on the metatarsals and the ball of your foot. This is because in boots, you have a significant heel, which lifts up your heel and shifts your body weight more onto the balls of your feet. When you run in running shoes, there is less of a heel in the shoe so your heels are dropped and less stress is placed on the balls of your feet. The moral of this story is that in running shoes you probably will have less metatarsal pain and possibly less metatarsal stress fractures. Any boot with a significant heel is worthless to run in. Dropping your heels is great for your metatarsals. That means cowboy boots are the worst thing for your feet and combat boots while nowhere near as bad as cowboy boots, old style combat boots are not the best thing for metatarsal stress fractures and ball of foot pain(metatarsalgia).

Another thing is that in running shoes, they have much more forefoot flexibility. Boots usually are stiff in the forefoot areas. This stiffness means your calves have gotta work harder and can sometimes result in more achilles tendonitis. A shoe with good forefoot flexibility(most running shoes) is easier on the good ol' achilles tendon and the calve muscles.

Basically the stiffer the boot in the forefoot and the higher the heel, the more worthless it is for running in.

[ZeroG]

My right knee hurts after i run, i gets all better after a day of rest, but then it hurts again after i run again, does this happen to any of you? Is it my technique, or should i go to the doctor immediatly?.

[SILENTOP]

ZeroG,
Does it hurt in the front just below the knee cap? If so keep it iced and don't run on it for a few weeks. You should ice your knee right after you run anyway. Also hot and cold treatments are good.

SILENTOP

[ZeroG]

It hurts below

[Mike]

Try jogging for 5 minutes and then stretch (calf, ankle, etc). Warm muscles is much easier to stretch than cold muscles. Then after the 4 mile run or so, stretch again.
Stretching for more than 5 minutes and less than 10 minutes is better. The guy at Runner's World (or it is Running magazine now) wrote a booka bout Stretching, I think it is Henderson's Guide to Stretching.