Lose weight for military

channinghawkins2323
channinghawkins2323 Posts: 1 Member
edited November 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
I'm 18 ,6'3 and 258 trying to drop to about 230-255 by the end of June

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  • docmarty3466
    docmarty3466 Posts: 5 Member
    Try to plan something out that is a long term goal. That will help you out much more.
  • Shawshankcan
    Shawshankcan Posts: 900 Member
    Do you mean drop to 230-235? Cansues right now a 230-255 is a huge span and only three pounds at the top end that could be accomplished by a big poop.
  • JessM822
    JessM822 Posts: 73 Member
    If the military thinks you're to big they'll put you on a diet during boot camp. You'll drop a lot of weight. They wanted me to gain weight so I was a "Double Rat" through boot camp. I got double rations. I never complained but still had the same 10 minutes to eat like everyone else.
  • Ready2Rock206
    Ready2Rock206 Posts: 9,487 Member
    You need to be at least 10lbs under the max. Start working on your running. Look at the fitness requirements for the branch you want. Meet them before you leave, don't think you'll get there during training.
  • JessM822
    JessM822 Posts: 73 Member
    Are you trying to say you won't lose weight during boot camp? What boot camp did you go through? The heavy weights in my platoon were dropping pounds faster than I could count. They were always given special attention. MCRD San Diego. The changes were just amazing.
  • stanmann571
    stanmann571 Posts: 5,727 Member
    The Heavies definitely lose 10-20 lbs..
  • Muscleflex79
    Muscleflex79 Posts: 1,917 Member
    confused - are you trying to lose 3lbs or 30 lbs? 30lbs in a month will not happen in any kind of healthy way..
  • stanmann571
    stanmann571 Posts: 5,727 Member
    edited May 2017
    Muscleflex79 wrote: »
    confused - are you trying to lose 3lbs or 30 lbs? 30lbs in a month will not happen in any kind of healthy way..

    Not necessarily. He's an 18 year old man at 258 lbs. 25-30 lbs in 6 weeks is totally doable.

    The general case is good as a general case, but there are exceptions. He certainly can fit into one of them.

    2% per week= 5.4 lbs x 6 weeks.. 32 lbs.

  • RGv2
    RGv2 Posts: 5,789 Member
    Ready2Rock206 wrote: »
    You need to be at least 10lbs under the max. Start working on your running. Look at the fitness requirements for the branch you want. Meet them before you leave, don't think you'll get there during training.

    I'd say look at the minimums you need to hit to get into bootcamp. When you get there, you will get a small physical training test to ensure you can meet the minimum to get into bootcamp. If you can meet the minimum to get into boot camp, you'll easily meet the minimum to get out.

    Speaking strictly from an Army perspective. Another branch may be different.
  • stanmann571
    stanmann571 Posts: 5,727 Member
    RGv2 wrote: »
    Ready2Rock206 wrote: »
    You need to be at least 10lbs under the max. Start working on your running. Look at the fitness requirements for the branch you want. Meet them before you leave, don't think you'll get there during training.

    I'd say look at the minimums you need to hit to get into bootcamp. When you get there, you will get a small physical training test to ensure you can meet the minimum to get into bootcamp. If you can meet the minimum to get into boot camp, you'll easily meet the minimum to get out.

    Speaking strictly from an Army perspective. Another branch may be different.

    Air Force is basically the same... or it was 21 years ago...

    Bottom line is... Fitness in the military is simple... It's an open book test that you can study as much as you like, and practice whenever you like. You almost never have an excuse(barring injury) from being ready to test.
  • MeanderingMammal
    MeanderingMammal Posts: 7,866 Member
    channinghawkins2323 wrote: »
    I'm 18 ,6'3 and 258 trying to drop to about 230-255 by the end of June

    So it's not clear whether this is about hiring a weight target to start the application process, or to go into training?

    Either way I'd recommend understanding the phys that you'll have to do in new entry trading, rather than the selection tests. The less pressure you out on yourself on the phys, the more space you give yourself for other things.

    In my service you'll do the entry test on day one in new entry. On day two you're on a 10Km steady paced run. You'll get yourself noticed if you're at the front of at the back, and you don't really want to be noticed too much by your DiStaff.

    If you focus on the phys that you need to be able to do and you should lose the weight. That said I'd echo the caution over rapid weight loss as a mild concern.
  • mamadon
    mamadon Posts: 1,422 Member
    Ready2Rock206 wrote: »
    You need to be at least 10lbs under the max. Start working on your running. Look at the fitness requirements for the branch you want. Meet them before you leave, don't think you'll get there during training.

    This is correct. My son just joined the Air Force and will be going to basic in July. He was required to be ten pounds under the maximum before he was sworn in.
  • DamieBird
    DamieBird Posts: 651 Member
    channinghawkins2323 wrote: »
    I'm 18 ,6'3 and 258 trying to drop to about 230-255 by the end of June

    Am guessing that OP means 230-235 range in order to ship to Basic/enlist. Not sure what branch, but the Ht/Wt maximum for the Army at his age and 75" is 206 pounds, so 230ish would be assuming that he would meet the BF% standards at that weight. So, OP is looking at losing 25 pounds in a month; that's basically a crash diet that likely wouldn't be sustainable. However - it would get him into BCT, at which point he'll probably drop more weight and will be able to eventually practice better fitness and nutrition in day to day life.
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