I passed the police examination with my immense brains but I've run into a problem
I can do the push ups
I can do the sit ups
but I have to sprint 300m in less than 70 seconds
and I have to run a mile and a half in 15 minutes
I don't run at all and I smoke 1-10 cigarettes a day depending on work
I have 1 month and a half before academy starts and everyday we will be running but if I can't keep up with the running I get a 0 for physical fitness
16 zeros (physical and mental testing and I'm out, you can only get a max of 1 zero per day of academy, so if I failed something everyday, I would only be there for 16 days)
my knee is starting to hurt just thinking about this
Jacob Myers
lol treadmill fucking sucks, there's no resistance
Ethan Reed
Incline or wear weights you dumb cretin Non-runners can't pace themselves on irl running so they'll stay slow forever unless they train with treadmill
Alexander Campbell
Quite smoking. Start by doing fartlek training for 2 weeks. Then aim for 15 minute Mile. Then 10
Jose Jenkins
It's like a metronome but for running. If can only help you and any frustrations are a result of you suxing
Evan Ramirez
that's super easy to do in a month and a half, just set up a routine and track your progress
Michael Allen
Talk to a local police union. The academy can't discriminate against you just because you're bigger. The union will often pull some strings and make sure you can serve. My precinct is pretty much all heavy guys, we wouldn't have made it without union support.
If they see Thin Blue Line stickers on your car they're more likely to see you as a friend instead of a moocher and give you a hand.
Just make it clear that you'll work hard to serve even if you're not as good at physical tests. Officers don't need to run nearly as much as the standards demand, we have lethal and less-lethal force options for a reason.
Good luck brother.
Ethan Miller
M8 thats literally a 10 minute mile pace. Do 8x800m repeats, 1.5 miler best effort and 5k, all at least once a week. Unless you are seriously overweight you should be able to hit that time in a few weeks. Up until a week ago i smoked 25 rollups a day and i can run a 1.5 miler in 8:40.
Gabriel Davis
do you shoot perps in the back because you can't catch up with them you fat fuck
Grayson James
Enlisted in Marines and I have to run 1.5 miles in 13.5 minutes for my IST. I haven't run in weeks and my last best time was 3 miles in 25 minutes.
So you know, aiming for 12 minutes. I think I can do it.
Gavin Bennett
I wonder how the fatass cops I see around go through that test
Nathaniel Long
Do this For the 800m repeats aim for each repeat to be done at goal pace, i.e 800m in 4 minutes. Do a repeat, rest a couple minutes then go again, repeat for a total of 8 reps. Gradually decrease the rest time until you can run two back to back, then 3; hey presto, thats you done goal distance and goal pace.
Jace Foster
>enlisting in Navy >optimum 1.5mi time for SO is 9:30 >can run a sub 8:00 You can’t call yourself fit if you can’t run faster than a fat person.
Ethan King
Holy hell, 1.5miles in 15minutes? Is this a joke? You could run the first mile and walk the rest and still make it with that time.
Charles Young
>talk to a local police union >they'll help you >even though you're not in the union and likely won't be able to join until you pass probation well after being hired
BOI O I
Aiden Ward
I'm in the Air Force. Literally nicknamed The Chair Force cause we're full of fat lazy fucks who don't want to PT. Last time I tested my 1.5 mile run time was 11:07. Stop being a fat piece of shit,OP
Asher Kelly
might i suggest the following
1) dont smoke anymore 2) get a nebulizer or athsma inhaler ASAP and use it before running 3) train cardio using an elliptical or stationary bike 4) take gas x (simethicone) regularly to remove bloating 5) take in the right amount of salt and water 6) avoid saturated fat and cholesterol of all kinds 7) carb up the night before running
Robert Sullivan
this
this is more or less what I do for running. Thing is you have to do it every single time. Also I do a 1% incline.
Some people swear by doing sprint intervals to practice speed. Run a minute or whatever you can do as fast as you can walk for a minute, sprint another minute, then walk.. desu you might be able to get 1.5miles with just this. most people, even overweight out of shape people such as me can train in a month to get what you are trying for OP... dont they have a 3 mile test too? if you can do the 3 mile the 1.5 should be cake
Xavier Ortiz
You can start off by killing yourself for wanting to be a cop
Carson Hughes
I used to think treadmills were a meme too, but i have been doing 1.5-2k runs in 8-10 minutes on the treadmill as a warmup for my lifts for a few months now, and the other day i had to run a couple of hundred meters irl to catch up with some friends and i felt like a fucking gazelle
Brandon Jenkins
t. nigger
James Edwards
Armyfag here, how did you get sub 8? Whats your routine?
Lucas Ward
its like a drug dealer giving out free samples, they will help those fat fucks get onto the force because they are going to be paying union fees eventually
Luke Sanchez
We put our asses on the line for you every day. Have some respect. Some of us are big men, sure, but it's a stressful job. Very often, police officers have poor diets because we don't have time to eat proper meals on duty, and some even have PTSD and fall onto food for comfort.
Owen White
Soldiers face all those problems times a hundred, for months on end, and you dont see them getting fat on deployment.
Gavin Collins
Because soldiers are constantly held to high physical standards. If you're not fit enough to properly serve your country, you're discharged. For cops, all you have to do is pass the first test and then you can get as fat as you want because enough of them threw enough fits about physical requirements being discriminatory.
Gavin Cooper
> enough of them threw fits about physical requirements being discriminatory > I wanna be cool and chase criminals but not if i have to exert myself!
Christ, the west is doomed
Luis Roberts
Knees hurting on a soft surface at a pace that some people can walk?
Easton Miller
Do not wear weights while running. That is the last thing that you want to do.
lol, you don't need to carb up for a 1.5 mile run. That is 150 calories.
Wyatt Gonzalez
Are you heel striking when you run? That can contribute hugely to knee pain. Shoes have fooled us into thinking it's ok to run on your heels, but stop for a second and think of how much it would hurt slamming your bare heel into the ground every step you took on a jog. You're sending all the force straight through your leg and into your knees. When you run, try to land on the ball of your foot and kick off with that. To get used to that, just make sure your heels don't touch the treadmill for a few days. You'll ease into it.
Jack Murphy
Holy shit, user. How obese are you? I haven't run in months and just last week I had to do 1.5 miles at max pace for a fitness eval and I did it in 10 minutes.
Angel Nelson
That is literally a pace people can jog with no problem Get on a treadmill 8 minute pace Do it for 2 miles It's super fucking easy
