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Running is more usefull on the modern battlefield but some hand to hand combat cant do any harm...to you that is..
I can say i been in for 4 year and in that time the only PT we have done was running, ruck march, and circuit trainning.
GerryCan said:From my experience, anyone that says "I can't run, but I can ruck all day!"
Bull crap. The same guys that are always praying for it to be over on a morning run, are usually the same ones falling out on the long marches. Both need to be done to stay effectively fit.
jazscam said:Now running is very important. No matter how much skill you have in the ninja department, if you are not in shape you will get your *** handed to you.
delavan said:Something else to add up: The Smg (sub-machine gun) is no longer part of the inventory in the CF. (used to clear off trenches and close-quarter combat). Same idea as the martial arts thing! If you have to kill the enemy by hands, you are in deep trouble!
I mean, it is not the way warfare is in modern history!
okay, how's this?Che said:I can honestly say I've never seen so much thought put into basic running.
Interval or fartlek training I can understand but not much beyond monitoring your recovery time for improvement.
But good lord..just..put one foot infront of the other at an increasing pace until you notice yourself breathing heavier...why? Because what else are you going to do at 5 in the morning???
It'd be funny to see this conversationg in real life wouldn't it?
"Sgt. why do we run?"
yeaahhh...
I don't think anybody missed the point, and the general consensus seems to be that Hand-to-Gland IN ADDITION to normal PT is probably the answer (read my first post in this thread). The problem now, is working out the logistics.poko said:I think your missing the point here no body said anything about not running. Runnign is good for you. Just trying to find out what people think about the idear of having martial art to rplace some of the pt.
Plus if you dont ask question how will you learn.
How will the army move forward if nobody ask question (at the right time ofcourse). :warstory: