Do you have to be under the max weight limit on I Day or do you have until the end of plebe summer to get within the weight limits?
Why would you want to handicap and draw unnecessary attention to yourself right from the git-go? If you arrive at I-day overweight you can bet you'll be someone's project! That's not a good starting point.
Well, there's a little more to this story............Our DS bulked up during football and now is right at the limit for his height. It looks like it is muscle mass, but we have no way to calculate % body fat. He is doing more aerobic activity and less power lifting.
Any thoughts or suggestions? He just wants to be more prepared for the stress of I Day. Are candidates sent home if not within height/weight limits or ???
Well, there's a little more to this story............Our DS bulked up during football and now is right at the limit for his height. It looks like it is muscle mass, but we have no way to calculate % body fat. He is doing more aerobic activity and less power lifting.
Any thoughts or suggestions? He just wants to be more prepared for the stress of I Day. Are candidates sent home if not within height/weight limits or ???
If it is truly muscle mass, USNA will do a body fat percentage and he'll be ok. For guys, I think it involves measuring neck and waist. When I was at USNA my squad leader was "overweight" but had 7% body fat. He was fine.
That said, the more important thing, as stated above, is whether he is in shape for Plebe Summer. He does have plenty of time to train -- trust us, one does not want to start PS drawing attention to oneself for lack of physical fitness.
Being outside of the height/weight standard may not be a problem once you are in the Academy. My post is to alert all possible candidates that there is a standard for entering and that you may be confronted with an unforeseen delay after passing the CFA and the medical and obtaining a nomination so find out what those numbers are and be at the required weight and height before you take your DOD medical if possible.