Police Officer Preparation & Law Enforcement Resource - Archive

All I have to say is OMG! If you are entering the academy soon, start doing pushups now! Not allowed to say much else, but lets put it this way... 11 out of 33 guys had to stop to sit in a chair before they passed out or visit "the bucket". (somehow I made it through without having to visit either)

I didn't know that people could turn so many different shades...white, green, red, etc.

This was our "Intro to PT", we haven't even started the real stuff yet. :(

Just a head's up to everyone that hasn't experienced it yet.

Take care,
Dachadman

Advice to you...eat right, keep working out outside of PT. and when it is all over, dont let the advances you have made fall back behind. At the end of all this, you will be in the best shape of your life, and too many people go right back to where they were afterwards. keep it up, and above all, GOOD LUCK!!!

I'll never forget my first day in the academy....because we got smoked bad. There is still a gaping hole in the wall of the Mens Bathroom where a 300 pound recruit went running through the door to puke, only to pass out and go slamming into the wall, mostly from push ups and many other exercises they were pushing us through.

I'll stop by and take a picture of the hole in the wall if I remember.

If you're not working out prior to the academy, the pain will just be worse.

I hear you man. Next week will be my fourth week in the academy. Our first day was the worst day ever. They smoked up for about 60% of the day.. We would just get seated in our chairs from getting smoked and they would come in and make us run back outside to eat more blacktop. PT is unreal and i am in very good shape. I about fell out for the first time on Tue. I got dizzy and about threw up during our cool down streatches.. Luckily i held in there.

I hear you man. Next week will be my fourth week in the academy.

Worst week was week 5 for me, so you are almost there ;)
On the Thursday from 5:30AM until 9:00PM we were smoked when we were not eating or in class. They were giving one last effort to make those guys on the fence quit before the end of the week. The guy I car pooled with didn't come back Sunday night...

There is nothing like going to muscle failure 15 hours after being in total muscle failure that morning!!! Wow, daydreaming about how much I hated that place lol! I envy those who had an enjoyable academy...

Good luck in the rest of the academy. It will be over before you know it!

Worst week was week 5 for me, so you are almost there ;)
On the Thursday from 5:30AM until 9:00PM we were smoked when we were not eating or in class. They were giving one last effort to make those guys on the fence quit before the end of the week. The guy I car pooled with didn't come back Sunday night...

There is nothing like going to muscle failure 15 hours after being in total muscle failure that morning!!! Wow, daydreaming about how much I hated that place lol! I envy those who had an enjoyable academy...

Good luck in the rest of the academy. It will be over before you know it!

Ya the worst part is our elected Platoon leader got fired wed and they selected me as the new Platoon leader. Now i am doing 10x the amount of pushups i used to have to do. I have to drop anytime anyone messes up. And i have alot of idiots in my Platoon.

So straighten their asses out!!