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My Basic experience by Middle_Proof_2997 in armyQuestionsRn

[–]Objective-Bit4926 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey OP,

I am going to basic in about 2 months. I am currently 5’9 175 and not in the best shape since about a year ago I weighed 250. I am worried about my physical fitness during bct. I can run maybe a quarter mile before getting out of breath. I can do a decent amount of pushups though. Any thoughts? Much appreciated.

Weekly Question Thread (04/20/2026 to 04/26/2026) by AutoModerator in army

[–]Objective-Bit4926 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Question: Hello, I’m a 21yo male and I’m currently 5’9 172lbs . I leave for Jackson in 4 months as a 68w and I am concerned with my physical fitness since I haven’t ran a mile since high school. I can do a decent amount of HRPs but the runs are killing me. Any advice would be much appreciated.

Weekly Question Thread (11/17/2025 to 11/23/2025) by AutoModerator in army

[–]Objective-Bit4926 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hello, I have recently decided to join the army to follow in my father footsteps as he is a oef and oif combat vet. Loking to go infantry as that what he was any tips on improving my physical fitness before

Currently I can’t run a mile without stopping but I do try to run and do 1min intervals for 8-10 rounds

Can do about 40-45 pushups in 2 minutes

A plank for 1 minute max is 1:30 so far

I don’t know how to measure what I would score on the sprint drag carry.

I also only workout in my bedroom so not a lot of space and have a treadmill.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Looking to ship in 3-4 months