Pissed Off Soldier

[bigsonrising]

Re: Change your priorities as far as your physique

Get as ripped as you can by using the juice to hold onto the muscle mass..... You won't regret that when you get back and can hit the gym hard with some good equipment.

AND by the way, did you not know you were going? Did you expect to go to war and have a local Gold's available? I am sorry. It is the marine in me.

Just suck it up , motivate those around you. The negative attitude hurts more than just yourself and if you are bitching over the weights I bet it is not all the complaingin you are doing. THAT is going to get your buddies killed when it counts bro.

BE POSITIVE and MOTIVATED whether you want to or not for yourself and your fellow soldiers. Trust me THIS time in your life whether you come under fire or not will haunt you forever.

Semper Fi

No offense cause I appreciate all the good advice, but attitudes like yours, the whole "suck it up" speeches are a good part of the reason that I walk in 171 days.....

 

[dumog93]

Well,the military life isn't for everyone. I'm a former devildog as well. I would caution you by saying the grass is not always greener on the other side though. As much as the military machine sucks at times,you may miss a lot of it when you go. People that want to serve are definitely not a dime a dozen. Good luck over there.

Semper Fi,

-Jeff

 

[ArizonaFeeds]

Get a buddy and take turns drawing cards. Do the corresponding number of push ups, or whatever , keep going back and forth. Jacks are 11 queens 12 etc... keep going all the way through the deck. You can get some good negatives too just by having a partner add resistance to your back when doing pushups etc.. or you can increase the resistance of all the push ups in that manner.

 

[bigsonrising]

im familiar with card PT, I've been in the army for 5 1/2 years....I spent the summer of 99 in Albania and I've been over here for 7 months now....when I was in Iraq for 5 months, right after my first cycle there was no gym and I let myself go, lost 20 pounds....Got back here and thought I had it made, been liftin again for 2 months, strengths comin back, started another cycle and BAM, gyms gone....It's just frustrating, I know what it takes for me to grow, and that's lots of heavy weights, sure I can get creative, but it's not the same......Sorry if I came off soundin like a little bitch, and appreciate all the ideas, I REFUSE to let myself wilt away again...thanks again...PEACE

 

[ArizonaFeeds]

THE GRASS IS NOT GREENER

At least in my own experience. It is the same shit on the outside, but then they have your JOB and livelyhood to hold over your head without the security. When your screwed out here your just screwed bro. At least for the Marines and Navy there always was a support system, Navy Relief etc... Do not be surprised if you find yourself considering going back sometime within say 4 years of being out. Especially with your experiences. You do not understand yet how hard you will find it to relate to coworkers etc.. that have not been through the same shit. they don't understand our sense of humor, all kinds of things. TRUST ME!!!! I would take a 35k a year paycut to go BACK TOMORROW and am actively pursuing it. I am sure everyone is different , it depends on what you get into out here.


I was not bashing you , even if it seemed like it. I salute you.


Semper FI

 

[bigsonrising]

i hear ya, and I've heard that from a few people, but I KNOW that I will be happier, the military has really made my life miserable....sure I've met a lot of REALLY cool people and seen a lot of shit, but it's not for me anymore....BTW, I HATE PT!!, lol

 

[bigsonrising]

OK, I feel better now...I forgot that some folks "borrowed" a set of 65's from the gym a while back, so I grabbed them and a makeshift bench and went at it....Didn't even count sets or reps, just concentrated on squeezin the shit outta my titties till i couldn't do no more...AHHHHHH

Tommorrow I'll lift my privates.....Maybe my soldiers too

 

[bigsonrising]

OK, I had a follow up Q, but it got moved here
http://boards.elitefitness.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=264607

 

[Enigmaxxx7]

LOL. Remember the tough old bastards in WWI and WWII. THEY are the reason we enjoy freedoms today. Some of our "tough as nails" grandfathers had to stay in Germany for over 2 years AFTER the war was over to prevent Nazi terrorist uprisings. Throughout history, no superpower has reigned over the world forever. The Roman Empire should have ruled the entire earth. Is it still here? Nope. Napoleon? Gone. Every superpower falls. Unfortunately, the U.S.A.'s time of ruling will also end. Why? Because we have taken everything for granted. We're lazy. We're spoiled. Yeah, we're ready to fight.....for a few months. After that we're bored or tired and ready to quit. It makes me sick to hear all of the winers from the government LEFT to the worried parents about their "babies" fighting in the Middle East. Now you hear it from the soldiers themselves on T.V. Of course I'm sure the media loves to find the pansies that are crying to come home and put them on T.V. Am I fighting in Iraq? Hell no. You know why? Because I wasn't willing to take the government's "free ride" in the reserves for the remote possibility of war. So for those that got Reservist pay for all those years of "weekend warrior" paint ball bullshit, now it's time to pay dividends.

Just a rant. Enjoy your freedoms now. There is no way our military can keep us the most powerful nation in the world. It's not our military's fault, it's our own culture that has brought us down.

 

[CQB]

Bro,

When you get out you will miss the team.

CQB

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