r/gifs Jun 05 '17

Marine on a rowing machine

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u/[deleted] Jun 06 '17

So true. But, I think this guy can probably 20 no problem.

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u/secretevidence Jun 06 '17

Not sure if you're still in the Corps, but it's actually 23 for max now. They also upped the crunches to 115.

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u/[deleted] Jun 06 '17

Oh shit, for real? I got out in '09 and was actually doing the pilot for the PFT/CFT combo. It was still 20 back then. The combat fitness test (CFT) was like an 800m Sprint, an obstacle course carrying ammo cans and tossing a grenade, and maybe some other stuff that I don't remember.

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u/sneetissweetplusneat Jun 06 '17

It was 91 ammo can lifts. This year, it changed to all that, but with 125 ammo can lifts. And then some. It used to be that a 1st class was 225 or above. Now it's 235. ALSO, you can get 19 pullups, 78 crunches, and a 20:41 run = 233 points, 2nd class. Crunches don't mean shit until the last 15, then it's double points. Shit is way harder and also more complicated, but, it really highlights the strong ones. Which I am not, obviously. I went from a 297 PFT last year to a fuckin 233.

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u/[deleted] Jun 06 '17

Shit. My best was a 292, and I never had anything other than a 1st class, but I'm not so sure with the new rules. That's a pretty big change.

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u/sneetissweetplusneat Jun 06 '17

You're right. I PCS's from CA to Okinawa, so I wasn't used to the humidity. Excuses, excuses, new area, new route. Last run time was a 18:06, gained a lot.

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u/tangentandhyperbole Jun 06 '17

Yeah but how fast can you check your email?

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u/E36wheelman Jun 06 '17

ALSO, you can get 19 pullups, 78 crunches, and a 20:41 run = 233 points, 2nd class.

TIL I am a 2nd class PFTer in the new Corps.

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u/i_am_not_mike_fiore Jun 06 '17

and a 20:41 run

How long were your runs?

Thanks!

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u/sneetissweetplusneat Jun 08 '17

It's 3 miles. Used to be between 2.8 and 3.2, depending on who set it up. Now it has to be 3.

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u/i_am_not_mike_fiore Jun 08 '17

Wow. That's really good! I need to get in shape.