AIM 2014

3rd sesh. :thumbdown::thumbdown::thumbdown::thumbdown:

Pre-summer parental scheduling is so overrated. :wiggle:
 
Has anyone who as accepted their AIM offer been able to pay? Or, are you not able to pay until you have submitted the medical forms, etc? I can't seem to find a link in the Bear's den account to pay the tuition.
 
jebdad said:
Has anyone who as accepted their AIM offer been able to pay? Or, are you not able to pay until you have submitted the medical forms, etc? I can't seem to find a link in the Bear's den account to pay the tuition.
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You can pay without doing the other paperwork. Pay by clicking the "click here" in the acceptance letter


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Hello, I am also from California and was also accepted into AIM. Honestly I was expecting to get declined so I am truly physically unprepared for AIM because of my overwhelming studying. :confused:
After searching AIM experiences on Google I have grown even more afraid. I don't do any sports except last year I used to swim and even wake up early to squeeze a morning jog, however that is not the case anymore. Can anyone recommend ways to bring me back to shape. Particularly upper body strength...
Everyone on this forum seems extremely ecstatic and I'm here wondering how I even compare... :help:
Also my mother wants me to obtain scholarship information but I think that was only limited and if you even qualified you'd have the information?
 
Most likely there was a link sent to you in an email titled "AIM Acceptance Forms." In the body of that email there is a link about 2/3 of the way down the email titled "Scholarship Request Form." You have until May 19th to submit it...just make sure you reserve your session and do not pay the $400 until you get word back about the scholarship.
 
pm03 said:
Hello, I am also from California and was also accepted into AIM. Honestly I was expecting to get declined so I am truly physically unprepared for AIM because of my overwhelming studying. :confused:
After searching AIM experiences on Google I have grown even more afraid. I don't do any sports except last year I used to swim and even wake up early to squeeze a morning jog, however that is not the case anymore. Can anyone recommend ways to bring me back to shape. Particularly upper body strength...
Everyone on this forum seems extremely ecstatic and I'm here wondering how I even compare... :help:
Also my mother wants me to obtain scholarship information but I think that was only limited and if you even qualified you'd have the information?
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I went to AIM last year and can help you with your training. Definitely get back into running. That'll be the major thing. Also do some increments of push ups, squats, planks and burpies. I was in the same boat as you, thought I wasn't physically prepared but I did fine, made it through the week. The most important thing is to drink water. I got dehydrated and definitely learned by lesson. Drink water before you get there, get used to drinking a lot of water.
 
pm03 said:
Hello, I am also from California and was also accepted into AIM. Honestly I was expecting to get declined so I am truly physically unprepared for AIM because of my overwhelming studying. :confused:
After searching AIM experiences on Google I have grown even more afraid. I don't do any sports except last year I used to swim and even wake up early to squeeze a morning jog, however that is not the case anymore. Can anyone recommend ways to bring me back to shape. Particularly upper body strength...
Everyone on this forum seems extremely ecstatic and I'm here wondering how I even compare... :help:
Also my mother wants me to obtain scholarship information but I think that was only limited and if you even qualified you'd have the information?
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I'm kind of feeling the same way! I'm pretty active but not at the physical level that I believe I should be. My cousin attended the program several years ago, and she said she did a lot of running, push ups, and pull ups. Not my strong suits!
 
Do we need to learn any information regarding ranks? Also, does the academy teach us about engineering? I have no idea on how to even go about building something for the competition! Thank you!


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Do not worry about learning anything prior to AIM, just show up physically prepared, hydrated, and rested. The 2/c in charge will ensure that you learn everything you need to know. You'll also have basic engineering instruction before you start building so don't worry, they won't just give you the materials and say "build."


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trackandfield08 said:
Do not worry about learning anything prior to AIM, just show up physically prepared, hydrated, and rested. The 2/c in charge will ensure that you learn everything you need to know. You'll also have basic engineering instruction before you start building so don't worry, they won't just give you the materials and say "build."


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Thanks T&F!


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Just got back from my workout.

So out of shape. :bang:

June is going to be a long month of preparation. :cool:

Does anyone think that I need to change anything in my workout?

-Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday
-25 min goal 5k
-25 push-ups
-25 sit-ups
-2 min bridge (x2)

I think it's pretty hard, but if anyone thinks I should change something, I'm all ears.

Thanks.
 
Work out every day! Note that they do the fitness test. Note in the booklet how they do the scores. You have to run 1.5 miles in about 10-11 minutes and get about 50-60 pushups and situps (two minutes for each) to get a good score (for men). The Coast Guard Academy site has a page with the info (I can't post a link yet but google coast guard pfe).

I would suggest pushups until you can't do anymore, three sets, rest about two minutes between sets, same with situps. Then go run. When you come back and cool down do another set of three pushups and situps. Do this every day, maybe take one rest day per week. Add in weight training at a local gym if you can.

Howard
 
The PFE is an important part of cadet life. If you choose to apply after AIM, you can use the PFE you take during AIM as the PFE for your application. If you don't like the score, you can just retake it (like me :shake: ). The link to the PFE is here: http://www.cga.edu/admissions2.aspx?id=80

Make sure you download the audio file for push ups because, unlike the other SAs, USCGA uses cadence push ups which are significantly slower than do as many as you can in two minutes. Basically its a voice that says up and down...pretty self-explanatory. Practice using the cadence because (a) its a better workout and (b) it will help you prepare for the PFE.

Any questions, please let me know! We're done with school and just waiting for commencement so I have a bit of free time. :smile:
 
As for increasing your push ups, I really recommend doing a circuit of push ups, pull ups (maybe band assisted), and ab work (your choice). For instance, I would do:

20 push ups
10 pull ups
100/2 min abs

Then vary the push ups with regular, wide, and diamond hand positions. I went from doing 40 to doing 55 pushups (out of 60) after doing that work out for a few weeks...
 
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Hi! I'm attending AIM session 1 this summer and was worried about my physical condition too. I'm fine with the sit ups and running, but I have TERRIBLE upper body strength. What can I do to help it?
 
jackie123 said:
Hi! I'm attending AIM session 1 this summer and was worried about my physical condition too. I'm fine with the sit ups and running, but I have TERRIBLE upper body strength. What can I do to help it?
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start doing push ups now. Every day, several times a day.
 
Thanks for all the assistance guys. I will take all of the responses into consideration.

I really appreciate it!
 
Jackie,

Can't agree with grevar...start doing push ups every day. If it helps, do them as soon as you wake up in the morning and then do another set before you go to bed. There are some good programs out there to help build up your strength, I used the 100 pushup program a couple of years ago and its a great program that has good results: http://hundredpushups.com/

Also, I didn't mention this before but if you think you're in good running shape, awesome! Now, go run hills, a lot of them. If you don't live near one, go find one and if you live in "No Hills Exist, USA" then run stairs or bleachers. Running on a track or on the road is great, but everything at the Academy is uphill. :smile:

Honestly, I wasn't in the best shape for AIM but I survived and so will you if you feel like you're not physically prepared. That being said, you have two months to get into shape before AIM and that is plenty of time to increase your fitness. Its worth the effort now so you're not "that guy" or "that girl" struggling to do one pushup or run up one hill.
 
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