Ep 1: From Fat to Fit

The first video of the Obese BMT series will feature recruits going through the first 30 days of their 19 week BMT course. See how they go through a series of activities to help them become combat fit.
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[@lolzprince]

The first 10 weeks is probably the best part of my full time service

[@kerdak]

i was from an obese batch back in the nineties and got one of the most extreme rarest posting from bmt. from an obese intake then posted to 1st Guards Battalion as a Guardsmen.👌🏻

[@CarbineKiller]

same here!

[@jovianleong4651]

Some of them are not even fat

[@Violetngqy]

woooohooo so proud of you guys! all of you looking amazing!!!

[@Akleptose]

How about from skinny to fit? will there be any of those?

[@TO__FU]

To those who are going into Pes BP, I'll just say this, it's the most fulfilling journey you'll have. That extra 2 months to your basic training really helps you get use to the NS life. Plus you have alot more to gain in the experience. Your weight loss journey will definitely change you for the better. Don't worry, that 5 months will breeze through.

[@parulanjasper9682]

God, i hope that 5 months passes passes quickly. i'm enlisting in a few hours! literally!

[@TO__FU]

@@parulanjasper9682 All the best bud! It will feel like hell initially but after your ptp phase, everything will be smooth sailing. Trust me.

[@DrPapufu8923]

​@@parulanjasper9682how was it? Looking back on the last 2 years :)

[@lanceaugustinequekc.m.2947]

I see one of my Coy's platoon commanders. From Obese Recruit to OCT to Officer haha

[@Violetngqy]

oh yeah? you made me laughed so hard till i fell off the chair! so proud of you, work hard!

[@mnra11]

Miss u guys back then. All the best in ahead future.

[@Welfareofhorizon]

right thanks man, one more q do they change pes when they drop weight or when they pass the ippt?

[@parkourians]

Can you guys do one which involve people who are underweight and below?

[@xian1234]

Hmmm... why are they issued a different PT Shorts from the normal BMT?

[@zero747]

It depends where they are posted to at unit.

[@b44styreraug]

Hey... that's exactly the batch I was with and passed out with. Just that I was from Eagle Coy!

[@Kevsycm]

Damn. I should have enlisted later. Seems like fun. Former apache REC!

[@legionmaniac-9202]

What about those who are already ripped to shreds?

[@dragoon034]

CPT Justin and world champ!!

[@leeleelee1538]

Eagle all the way!!! I lost round 40KG and i am still maintaining

[@jonaero9155]

EYYY!!! The sg boxer legend!!!

[@hiphopdagame]

who?

[@hafizastro]

Missing Apache..Thanks for making me Fit!

[@izzykyl]

What about naturally-skinny ectomorph recruits who try so hard to gain weight? Will normal BMT make them lose all their gains and become even more emaciated than before? Everyone keeps talking about BMT being healthy because it helps people lose weight, but forget that we ectomorphs, people who cannot afford to lose weight, exist too. People almost never consider that our physical health needs are very different from that of most people. We need to eat A LOT, do little to no cardio, and focus more on strength. SAF should consider designing a "skinny BMT programme" like they have already designed an obese BMT programme.

[@itsAniQ]

how about from fit to beast mode? everyone's achievements should be recognized..

[@2loganberrys]

I am undergoing OCS training right now and I am pes bp as well. There isn't any prejudice in the selection. As long as you perform well and meet the selection criteria you'll be fine (: Gryphon Coy 0313

[@deanliu7125]

Dah... I lost 30kg from 115 to 85 in one month after O levels.

[@hiphopdagame]

i wonder how they are now, 10 years later

[@noobzproSG]

World champ!! World champ!!

[@oooguotang892]

My brother just went to NS. How come he never been in these programmes before????

[@mindefsg]

Hi there, this series of videos focuses on basic military training for overweight enlistees. They undergo a special programme to help them shed weight and build fitness prior to BMT proper.

[@cayv7694]

short period? I think obese recruits need like 5mth for bmt right. obese people lose weight fast under regimental consistent training.

[@Welfareofhorizon]

Hi cyberpioneertv, do obese recruits stand a lower chance of entry into ocs? Ive been posted into besbp but I've relatively good fitness (13pull ups etc, I'm

[@allenyang437]

.... health weight loss is about 1kg a week. Losing so much weight wonder whats gonna happen to their metabolic rate.

[@SageBaka]

3:27 World Champ!!! Hahas miss those days!

[@MonsterFishCraze]

Ok sure.

[@sohkokting3232]

Dragon coy. 0111 batch.. from 108 to 68... ran 10km in 48min

[@aest6099]

ocs liao?

[@tommyGeylang1637]

1986 first week bmt almost died ... 😵

[@benlim3196]

yep miss those days... i even have to go through it twice!!!

[@reeseyme9613]

i loss 12kg back then...

[@CharlieKellenTan]

Still remember my weight reduced from 85 to 70 kg.

[@Stryper-94]

The United States should adopt something like this

[@benlim3196]

ABOVE BEYOND AS ONE!!! APACHE!!!!

[@HimQQ]

Nothing is impossible, don't deem something impossible just because you did not experienced/witnessed it.

[@smonyboy]

Where got time for 19 weeks.. 9 weeks of hell was more than enough for me.

[@vagisilsalesman]

Malingering?

[@HimQQ]

Don't make judgement till you meet someone.

[@Eric345]

You call that fat? In the USA you'll be lucky if you have that.

[@ernesth5457]

they're fat but they're not morbidly obese... get the difference?

[@Eric345]

I'm currently in BCT at Fort Benning and we have fat soldiers.

[@10ReasonsWhy]

Anyone with a BMI above 40 don't go through this training. As they have deemed them too risky for strenuous activity.

[@aznravenflame]

LOL, Captain Chow...GO APACHE!

[@goodboyleh]

ENLISTED WITH 86 KG, came out from BMT with 72KG, ORD WITH 95 KG, WHOS DAAA BOSS OVER HERE!?

[@firstnamelastname754]

U must have kena posted to a slack vocation

[@MeruAileron]

3:25 WORLD CHAMP! WORLD CHAMP!

[@Mr4evergdragon]

Btw boychill87 you obviously dont know that the more you exersize the smarter you are

[@benlim3196]

CAPTAIN JUSTIN!!!!!

[@senseipanda2307]

I am 12 and when i go ns i am probally gonna go here

[@phantomt-rex5834]

I am 17 and unlikely to go in the first place because I am an autistic guy

[@pskonejott2568]

BRONCO WARRIOR~~~

[@KitaroArisato]

i right now apache batch :D

[@zenyricardo]

Should be filmed over the course of their NSF. Program called, "From Fat to Fit, then Fat again"

[@lelychan3432]

My volleyball coach is a sergeant

[@lolyeet3443]

Lely Chan nice

[@veemon42]

210811 Gryphon PLT2 SECT1 .. ORD LO!

[@limjames2287]

From fit to skinny

[@bytemegga]

ASVIN SIOL

[@TheFunnyboiboi]

@Thedesperadozx because fats don't turn into muscle.

[@Kelvin_c]

LOL, in BMT all things are possible.

[@kills456]

Jesus how small are Singaporean troops. I guess in combat less muscle means less calories needed to go on. But US troops over all seem to be larger

[@idiotstupidboy]

I think it is because of the overall diet and genes.

[@rifftud-tu244]

asians are naturally shorter and skinnier.

[@Slesaint17]

Ernest Hughes also because US troops are all volunteers, they train hard before they join the army. In Singapore EVERY SINGLE Singaporean has to join the army for 2 years, so there is a lot of different people of all shapes and sizes who will be in the army.

[@Rachel-fu6wr]

@@Slesaint17 every singaporean male*******

[@DominanceX_Youtube]

wah liddat i want be obese leh 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@gogogoup]

lol i guess tekong food just makes u wanna starve

[@iranlaneres2743]

Hahaha so true man

[@mrnizam4770]

ORD LOH...!!!where got time..😂

[@Violetngqy]

y bother commenting when you know nuts?

[@ianonpiano]

LOOLOLOLLOLOLOL

[@hochinaga4670]

Why do these recruits need to be shirtless during physical training, is it mandatory?

[@ciptokaya]

Whoaaaaaa i really really need this program and sadly im not singaporean (only neighbour)

[@Mr4evergdragon]

Im a girl with heavy bones and every time there's height and weight im always overweigh and im even heavier then the boys in my class who are bigger in size then me and boys naturally have heacy bones so does that mean im fat?They should measure the body fat of the person before putting them in the obese sectionT.T

[@MrDmspker]

The moment they stop and start "peaceful" life , like everyone , they'd gain weight back in 1 month

[@allenyang437]

fat cannot turn into muscle and muscle cannot turn into fat. Its like saying bone changes to cartilage

[@StillT3hSame]

Oi I lost 27kg Obviously BS is you thinking that you know it all! Apache Company is not known to be the worst Obese batch! Try Eagle Coy Im from there and lost 27KG

[@ninjagamingxplayz6585]

What about from fit to fat

[@omaewamoshindeiru616]

Bui Peng

[@MonsterFishCraze]

24kg? Thats obviously bs.. Its just not possible to lose that much weight in such a short period of time.

[@famoterlhh4993]

WTF i am 13 and i weigh as much as their lowest goals

[@jejakasepi7873]

Semua cina

[@TheDesperadozx]

Y bother losing weight when u can change fats into muscles

[@smolfryO_O]

You can't do that

[@dulox88]

wtf!!! what aerobic and aquabic had to do with the army! and why is everything written on english, and why everybody speaking english in Singapre!!!!!!

[@Slesaint17]

dulox88 because Singapore is an English speaking country....you clearly have no clue on anything about Singapore....you think it's just Chinese? No. Singapore is a multi cultural country with Chinese, Malay, Indians and Eurasians. Everyone in Singapore speaks English and everything is done in english here.