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deniseecath wrote: »I failed my first one because of the push-pull. I only got an average of 22kg instead of 22.5kg. I was gutted over .5kg.
So I worked my arse off in the gym doing PT - a mix of weights and cardio three/four times a week and ran on a home treadmill two/three times a week.
Honestly it was down to the instructor we had on the day I think. We had a woman called Geraldine who was 6'2". She was a huge help.
She explained to me and another short girl that the key was not to focus on upper body strength, as you might first think.
- When you're done the obstacle course and you need a breather, drop down and take your time retying your laces if you need a second or two.
- When they tell you to have a 'trial' go at the push-pull, use and abuse it. Take as long as you can.
- Imagine you're pushing a car. Yes it sounds dumb, but it helped me. When pushing a car, your arms are locked and the power comes from your thighs.
- Push all the way until you hear the beep, then put the same effort into pulling it back to you. Re-adjust your stance on the pull-back if you need to.
- Go hell for leather. Seriously. It's only about half-a-minute. Put your everything into every push forward and yank back.
But using the analogy of pushing a car really helped me and I got an average of 28kg on my second go.
Hope that helps!!!
Thanks a million for this.
One last question. I presume pace doesn’t matter so much. I think I focused on that too much the first time.0 -
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St.Brigids wrote: »Thanks a million for this.
One last question. I presume pace doesn’t matter so much. I think I focused on that too much the first time.
I did the same thing for my first time around - I completely focused on 'oh, I have to push/pull it as many times as I can before the beep goes off again!' It's only after Denise (my twin sister) passed it and explained to me what advice she'd been given that I copped on.
It's about generating a force, not like the beep test in a sense. You horse into it - I literally threw myself against it to go forward and dragged back as hard as I could - nearly hit myself once or twice on the backward stroke - but it definitely helped me focusing more on my legs than my upper-body strength.NathanG5060 wrote: »For the medical, what do you need to bring with you for the day? Thanks!
Just yourself and some ID - licence, passport, social welfare card etc, anything that has your photo on it basically and that's it
You should be aware that it's a long wait of a day though - be early if you can, fifteen/twenty mins, and be prepared for it to take three or four hours. I was the last person on the list my day and I think it took about three-ish hours.0 -
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received my GP on Friday 10th Jan, due back the 20th. Sent it in on 15th and got my PCT date today for 11th Feb!Frenchjoe87 wrote: »Received my GP clearance form on friday and has to be returned by next friday. Can anyone tell me a rough lead time from returning the form to taking the fitness. Really I need about 6 months to get ready for the shuttle test but I don't that will be happening
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Kerrystar93 wrote: »Hi there for anyone that’s done the pct. can anyone tell me what happens throughout the day?Do we wear our shorts ? Or can we change into them? My thing is at 4 . So would I want to be signing in for 3:30, and have we much of a wait then or what.? Any info would be very much appreciated
I wore my workout gear arriving at the college. You sign in at the gate - they check your ID there and tick you off on a list. Then you head straight on for the main entrance to the college. One of the instructors will lead you into a lecture hall where you'll be for 20/30 mins.
During the 20/30 mins you'll fill out a form that you bring with you for the PCT (the instructors will fill in your results on this form) and the instructor will give you a quick run down of what the PCT entails and what's expected of you.
After that, the instructor will split you up into your different groups (A,B,C,D,E etc ... write it on the back of your hand, you'll be amazed how many people forget what group they're in).
The instructor will then lead you to the sports hall. There are changing rooms here that you can change in or keep your belongings in. I highly suggest showing up in your workout clothes though, because you could end up in the first group and they want to get things rolling as soon as possible.
You'll do your beep test first - once that is complete they'll lead you into an adjacent hall to do the sit ups and push ups - you will be given time to rest. So you get the second group's beep test as your time to catch your breath and rest before you do your sit ups and push ups.
After this you'll have a break of an hour and a half to two hours where they'll tell you to gather in the 'glass building'. There's a shop here and a coffee dock station, so grab something to eat or eat the lunch/food you bring with you. After an hour and a half or two hours, your instructor will lead you upstairs to do the obstacle course/push-pull machine.
It's a long day - bring plenty of water, lunch/food ... a book/phone charger to keep yourself occupied, especially if you were in the last group like I was 0 -
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