300 PFT: Easy. Now What?
Candidate Q:
I currently run 3 miles a day, do 200 pushups, 75 pullups, and 200 crunches daily. I also get a lot of heavy loading work because I work as a masonry laborer. I have already run multiple 300 PFTs but I know that is merely a small part of what physical demands are placed upon you at OCS. Any recommendations for what more I should be doing?
Thanks
A:
Great job working out. Have you switched it up from your current bodyweight workout? What about incorporating squats/deadlifts with one rest day immediately after once a week? Running twenty-one miles a week is more than you need to do for OCS. Strengthening core and legs for weight-bearing (like humps) is much more important than going jogging in civilian clothes and running shoes well past the point of diminished returns.
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Grab some cadences to learn while you run[/caption]
Do you have everything on this page memorized already? And how many cadences do you know by heart? If you’re focusing myopically on the physical test, you’re missing 75% of your grade at OCS. Your overall score at OCS is only 25% physical, 25% academic, and 50% leadership.
Try to be a well-rounded officer candidate. Great job so far, and very impressive physical fitness level.
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