Hello, I know this is early and I havent even been accepted to the academy yet, but I am very set on being able to outperform physically (as well as mentally) at plebe summer if I am fortunate enough to be accepted. With this in mind, does anyone have a good workout regimin to get me in great shape for plebe summer by the time that it comes around? I like to believe that I am already in good shape but there is obviously room for improvement. Any help would be appreciated!
Good Plebe summer workout?
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Best thing to do is to build on the key components of the CFA: running, push-ups, sit-ups and pull-ups. Then have an eye on the PFT, which is the marker for all Mids, starting after Plebe Summer.
In short: (1) Run, run and run some more. (2) Increase your push-up and pull-up count, not just by doing those exercises but by supplementing with weight training. (3) Increase your sit-up count, supplemented by other core exercises. [While pull-ups aren’t part of USNA’s PFT, your pulling muscles will come into play a lot. Plus, it’s important to balance out the push-ups.]
It’s critical to maintain variety in your workouts — sprints, long distance, weight training, plyometrics, stretching — to continually drive gains and avoid burnout. Best wishes.
In short: (1) Run, run and run some more. (2) Increase your push-up and pull-up count, not just by doing those exercises but by supplementing with weight training. (3) Increase your sit-up count, supplemented by other core exercises. [While pull-ups aren’t part of USNA’s PFT, your pulling muscles will come into play a lot. Plus, it’s important to balance out the push-ups.]
It’s critical to maintain variety in your workouts — sprints, long distance, weight training, plyometrics, stretching — to continually drive gains and avoid burnout. Best wishes.
Thank you for the response!
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The Navy PRT is something to worry about later. If you make it in, you'll take the PRT at the end of Plebe Summer when you are well prepared. Physically speaking, Plebe Summer isn't that hard. As long as you can keep up on runs and hold a front leaning rest for a couple of minutes, you'll do fine. The hardest part of Plebe Summer is the mental game...and that's just what PS is, a game. How well you play it depends solely on your mental preparedness. I can't tell you how many times I laid in bed after B&G or stood at attention at the bulkhead pretending to read Reef Points thinking about what I could be doing at home. As long as your reason for staying is stronger than your reason for leaving then you'll make it and eventually look back at PS as the easiest part of the Academy experience.
The Navy PRT is something to worry about later. If you make it in, you'll take the PRT at the end of Plebe Summer when you are well prepared. Physically speaking, Plebe Summer isn't that hard. As long as you can keep up on runs and hold a front leaning rest for a couple of minutes, you'll do fine. The hardest part of Plebe Summer is the mental game...and that's just what PS is, a game. How well you play it depends solely on your mental preparedness. I can't tell you how many times I laid in bed after B&G or stood at attention at the bulkhead pretending to read Reef Points thinking about what I could be doing at home. As long as your reason for staying is stronger than your reason for leaving then you'll make it and eventually look back at PS as the easiest part of the Academy experience.
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I tell my Candidates that Plebe Summer is two games --mental,and physical. If you can take the physical game off the table by being in good shape, it comes down to the mental game. Also, the mental game is a whole lot easier if you aren't worrying about the physical. There is no sense in trying to get a jump on the mental game by memorizing Reef Points before Plebe Summer, the Detailer's are pretty good at finding the pressure points and keeping the stress level up.
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There is a lot of truth there.... another way to look at it is there are two aspects of USNA. The first is Plebe Year, when both the "System" and the Upperclasses are asserting pressure on the Plebes. (The System being the totality of the Administration (Company Officers (aka the cops), academic workload, watchstanding, and all the things that make USNA the "uncollege."). After that, the remaining three years are the System putting pressure on all the Midshipmen equally. The truth is, I thought Plebe Year was easier to deal with -- the pressure was constant and you know what you had to do to keep in the game). The next 2 years were harder mentally -- and First Class year was great !
Agree with all the comments regarding showing up for Plebe summer in good shape to minimize or take the physical part off the table.
Along the lines of comments by Old Navy BGO - After DD accepted her appointment her BGO contacted her to congratulate her and offered this advice - view your time at USNA as being broken down into three parts that are not equal, but will seem like equal 1/3's:
1) Plebe Summer
2)Plebe AC Year
3)All the remaining years.
Along the lines of comments by Old Navy BGO - After DD accepted her appointment her BGO contacted her to congratulate her and offered this advice - view your time at USNA as being broken down into three parts that are not equal, but will seem like equal 1/3's:
1) Plebe Summer
2)Plebe AC Year
3)All the remaining years.