Army training

what's Veeky Forums's thoughts on army training? thinking of going off and doing some for a bit but scared I will lose weight with shitty irregular sleep and lack of meals

Im in the army atm and have lost a whole lot of size, nutirition is trash + cardio all day.

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Not good for aesthetics, but good if you want to be a lean and mean killing machine. Proper military training turns you into a tough mofo.

feels bad

was it worth it?

You'd think that they'd supply you with proper nutrition and some weight training? if they want you to be fit and capable

Depends on the army. The finns usually have a complete gym on base, even selling whey in the cafeteria. The Swiss have less access to gyms and are fed carb-heavy, hypercaloric meals because what they need are soldiers able to ruck and run hard, fuck upper body strength. Just a few examples I know. Depends on your kind of service, your branch and deployment details.
Where are you from? You should ask some military guys from your country for details.
In any case, muscle mass is bad in the military. Bigger target, heavier on the joints for long runs and rucks.

I guess for "army training" you can just buy an army backpack, load it up heavy and go for a long hike. Occassionally throw in some sprints and jogs and bodyweight exercises

>muscle mass is bad in the military. Bigger target, heavier on the joints for long runs and rucks

I'm sorry but that is just straight up wrong

I'm from Australia. I was thinking of becoming a commando reservist. I'm obviously new to all this and thought it may be a great opportunity, especially where I am in life to get some experience and do something challenging for a while.

Got a mate who passed out the Royal Marines here and did a couple years before moving back home to Aus and joined the commandos. Had to retrain etc, but the pay is innnnnnsaaaaaane.
Think it's about 104k AUD+ plus uniform and food allowance for a full time aussie commando.

Your goal during army training should be to not stand out. Don't go in the fittest person there or you will put a target on your back. Do the basics like a few pushups a few chin ups and be able to run distance without stopping.
I joined 15 years ago so things might have changed but this got me through boot camp.

Are you memeing with the Spess Mehreen thing or what? Strength is important, muscle mass is not. Tier 1 operators tend to be small guys with runner bodies, just look at Mike Vining for an example.

Run, run, run. Cardio, cardio, cardio. Lots of high volume bodyweight exercises are going to be your friend, as well as lots of squats and deadlifts. This as a general rule. I'm an army reserve, currently training for SOF selection and this is what helped me reach the requirements.
Keep in mind that military training is more about the mental challenge than anything else. You'll be tired, cold and uncomfortable all the time, with lots of strain on your muscles to boot. Good conditioning only makes it easier.

yeh i know, plus you get even more if you join the sas reserves. plus they give you a car so no more bus for me.

>put a target on your back.
???

The benefits are insane for Aussie armed forces. I'm kinda jealous desu.

Im halfway through basic right now

you lose gains pretty bad, it is just shitloads of cardio and a lot of late nights

What nation boyo? What part of the armed forces?

uk, joining engineers

why? Engineers are shite and the trades are transferable is a massive fucking meme.

>Tier 1 Operators
Oh so 0.001% of soldiers? I had a family member in some sort of special forces(idk what he had to tell everyone he worked in a warehouse) and he and his buddies were fucking massive.
>hurrdurr he wasn't really special forces
He was shot 7 times in some sort of ambush. A bunch of his guys died.

That's garbage. The fitter you are, the easier the bullshit you endure is. Not to mention, when I went the guy with the highest PT score was automatically promoted at graduation.

Run 3 times a week, sprints, intervals, distance, you need to be a confident swimmer, selection is an mental endurance game once you are in you can get huge. Don't worry about rucking it's as much a mental game as physical, if you can carry the pack for the 3 hours and run the distance you are sweet, one foot in front of the other sip some water.

>muh ESS EFF are all skinny faglets

they really aren't though for the most part. "soldiers are skinny lil endurance meisters" is a shit meme, all the soldiers who do best on PT test are big. sure there are plenty of otter mode guys but that's more just from dudebros being retarded about fitness than actual desire/demand to be that way. there is literally no relevant advantage in the military to having less muscle mass when it comes to endurance shit like rucking and running, it's true that professional runners are skeletons but they are extreme specialists like greyhound dogs and such people wouldn't do well in the military

t. actually in the military

the majority of sas cunts i met in iraq were above 6' and below 175lbs

joining a reserve unit at the minute. can choose to take basic over a series of consecutive weekends, might do that and up my calorie intake in the weekdays to save gains, thoughts?

lmao Im asking myself that a lot, the pays kinda shitty and Im not really enjoying a lot of training

I joined for a job working with computers and electronics thats secure and pays alright, the army is a massive commitment and theres way more bullshit youve got to put up with

the stuff that is fun is fun in a shitty "organised fun" kinda way, they really suck all the fun out of shooting and any of the sports you do, and you really dont have any time to yourself, and theres a lot of admin bullshit and endless cleaning and drilling on organisation

regular drugs testing and barely any leave is kinda shit too

What you say makes sense. I might have been tricked by my country's attitude towards soldiering (Swiss army, see above), where most good soldiers I've met are skinny monsters. Have been training to smash a pt test and just that has packed some considerable size on my torso. Just haven't been taking that into account. Still, the army's objective seems to get you strong, with size being a side effect. At least in my case.

Training is meant to be shit. It gets better afterward. What is your trade?