The starvation effect and October's PFT

September's PFT

After Ramadan's starvation camp, I officially lost 2 pounds of muscle weight, and a lot of upper body strength. It is time to visit the weight room again.

Push ups: 63
Sit ups: 66
2 mile run: 13:18
Weight: 177.0
Height: 73"

Total Score: 264 (+15)

One day at a time

Date: September 11, 2008
Time: 0500
Location: Dougherty Hall

It is a new day, but the fatigue caused by lack of sleep, food, and intense daily preparation for Ranger Challenge continues. If this situation doesn't correct itself in another week I might find myself in an unfavorable situation as homework and work begin to pile up, and procrastination and lack of focus dominate. That cannot be allowed to happen.

I must take charge of things, and get things done one day at a time.

19 more days to go.

Hello Ramadan, and good bye Ranger Challenge

Date: September 03, 2008
Time: 0600
Location: Crawford Gymnasium

This morning I had my diagnostic PFT. I passed, but I don't think that my scores will help me make the cut to the Ranger Challenge team. I think the exhaustion and dehydration caused by fasting to ruin my run time. I still did better than a lot of the contracted cadets out there, but I don't think I want to use them as a measuring stick for my performance.

During the run I was passed by LTC Gough, he is an SF guy who graduated from West Point, his run time was 12:50, I don't think I ran that fast since August of 2006.

My next PT test will be in the first of October, exactly the first day after the end of Ramadan. I better have better excuses for my performance shortcomings by then.

Push ups: 65
Sit ups: 64
2 mile run: 14:42
Weight: 179.2
Height: 73"