How I would Train If I Were Re-Joining The Royal Marines

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[@1step.1journey]

look after your back and keep in strong as possible i got MD (medical discharged) at week 27 because of this issue luckily i crossed over to the Navy, back injuries are very common. great video Royal

[@CompleteCommando]

Thanks for sharing this mate. Appreciate that

[@ianturner8459]

Find a hill, sprint it to exhaustion,jog down and repeat.....

[@CompleteCommando]

Will definitely get you fit, Will that help yomping?

[@ianturner8459]

@@CompleteCommando definitely. It will help with everything. Lactic threshold, endurance. And your ability to recover quickly.

[@bigbobabc123]

Did you watch the video? There’s smarter ways to do stuff

[@sunny.g5070]

@@CompleteCommando worry about that at the final sections of training not on entry

[@ld1065]

Boomer advice.

[@stephen2583]

When I looked at the RM the recruiter gave me a great leaflet about training. Sprints were right at the top. Body weight excersises, especially lifting your own body weight in pulls ups, climbing etc and runs with heavy packs.

[@CompleteCommando]

Spot on

[@N1ghtstar4]

Mate currently serving RM myself , wanted to listen to something abit new and stumbled across you on the not so fit couple podcast and loved it mate , will be supporting everything you do from now on royal 👍

[@aaronbrown3896]

Gay

[@plewis7673]

Grow up

[@CompleteCommando]

Hi mate, thank you for the support, I really appreciate that. Obviously you get toilets like the lads who have commented on your post, but I realise that not all bootnecks support each other the way they should. Drop me a message on insta bro would be good to connect.

[@CompleteCommando]

@@plewis7673 Thanks for viewing the video, helps the algorithm 👍

[@CompleteCommando]

@@aaronbrown3896 Thanks for viewing the video, helps the algorithm 👍

[@GOOFEEN]

Doing endurance training is super important, regardless if it's directly used in your military training. It increases your ability to recover and allows you to progress your high intensity training faster. It enables you to have a big gas tank. You're going to think better, sleep better, recover better and not gas out as fast during high intensity sessions. Someone who doesn't have good aerobic fitness who goes straight into high intensity training isn't going to benefit from it as much.

[@CompleteCommando]

Spot on. We always look to build a big aerobic base. One thing we always say is: High intensity work is earnt through high volume work.

[@grahamarnhem8659]

The bottom field is a massive shock no matter how fit you are.remember the psychological impact it had on me on the prc 1984.

[@philbeattie1623]

When did you do mate I did mine then too then joined Jan 85 lol day after me birthday,

[@philbeattie1623]

Definitely compound movements ! Mate don’t forget to mention swimming buddy as it’s important plus a great recovery too although from memory 12 lessons or more swimming, in training, I joined 85 though 😅lol beastings from Falkland vets corporal Armor loon , I end up doing 25 years and was in PT Branch, loved my time but more as a soldier 3 yrs in Recce Troop best job as a marine, para course and ships diver , and MSI all great

[@grahamarnhem8659]

@philbeattie1623 I believe lou armour is a stage actor now.

[@JammyDodger45]

@@philbeattie1623- 🤔 your name rings a bell but I can't place you. I went through CTCRM in late '89 then on to 45 in mid '90, were you up in Arbroath around then? I joined Recce in '94, maybe you were the evil bastard club swinger who took us on the physical assessment phase at Condor and then Kinlochleven? The morning runs from Kin still wake me up in a sweat 30yrs later, I've never been a fast runner and I think I 🤮 at the end of each of those. Who knew 4 miles could be pure agony from start to finish 😂

[@philbeattie1623]

Hey buddy I was 194 Tp in training, you’ll know Basher Bates he was sin my Troop in training, he went ML and left as officer , I was in 40 most of my career and Lympstone , then did PTI 2 and 1’s later in my career 25 years , loved it do it all again in a heartbeat

[@craigc4409]

I’ve been out the corps for 7 years now. A couple of weeks ago I took up yoga, two classes a week I’ve started doing something called power yoga and all I could think the first time I did it was, turn off the relaxing music and this is like being thrashed at CTC. Lots of static static holds like high planks and squat positions and stuff. Genuinely the closest fitness class I’ve found replicates that unique type of exercise that is a troop thrashing, minus the sprints haha

[@digitform2832]

thanks, I'm gonna try this

[@Pd0177]

I agree i do 10 x 200 ,or 6x 400 or 3 x800 metre intervals with either 30 ,60 or 120 seconds rest in between after a half mile warm up/cool down its only 2.5 miles jogging / fast run but its better than just constantly jogging 5-6 miles steady state all the time

[@CompleteCommando]

Brilliant!! 💪

[@georgey298]

I am exhausted just watching this workout 😅 good work keep it up

[@Tovashi]

- Strength training (OHP, Bench, Squats, Deadlift) - Sprint intervals - Calisthenics (Burpees, push-ups, pull-ups, squats, lunges) - Zone 2 running - Loaded carries (Rucking, farmer carry) - Sled drags / pulls

[@Alex722]

Love finding useful comments like this, very helpful! 🙏

[@plewis7673]

The hardest part is knowing what to do and at what intensity/ routine. Most people start following a list like this, feel a niggle, push through and then become injured before starting back at square 1

[@sebastienroux1790]

The hard part is fitting all of that in the same week without getting too fatigued

[@matthewlardner5328]

Nope 👎🏻 Find some hills, rivers and mud. Be able to move your body weight plus boots and Bergan over uneven ground in the pissing rain with a bloody big grin on your face. Lycra clad, muscle bound gym monkeys are the first to get back on the train. The wiry tunnel rats that don’t care how wet,muddy or cold it is are generally the ones that laugh in the face of Woodbury common,Dartmoor or the highlands of Scotland 😉

[@M.C.R.SYNTRN]

Crossfit and endurance fitness, Alot with weighted vests. Lifting heavy weights superset with high intensity cardio.

[@partya11night20]

I just learnt I'm NOWHERE near as fit as I think I am.

[@CompleteCommando]

We can help mate

[@matthewlardner5328]

Very few comments on here about training your mind ! Your mind will break before your body does. Get your head around being uncomfortable. Train in the cold, train in the mud. Find hills, find cold rivers or the sea. Be able to move your body weight over obstacles and then gradually add weight so you can cross obstacles and distances with weight on your back. Then do it wet, cold and dirty. The first blokes to leave CTC in my time were the gym monkeys that were comfortable in Lycra but had never run in boots in the mud! Be comfortable being uncomfortable. Get your body used to travelling over uneven ground. Running on a treadmill will not prepare your joints,tendons and supporting muscles for running down a mountain with weight on your back. That’s where bodies properly break, not in the gym. The posters and the old advert are still correct…” it’s a state of mind” 👍🏻💪🏻🤙🏻😬

[@CompleteCommando]

Great advice for young men! I have tons of videos about training the mind. Mind is our biggest weapon. This video was more about the physical side of training 👍

[@davediamond9842]

Royal Marines Reservist Green Beret in January 1988. Dundee Detachment. Only exercise looking back, I would do more is Weight Training as I was skinny. We were very lucky as several ex full time Royal Marines who joined civvy street from 45 Commando etc, served in Dundee as Reservists. Every one of these Gentlemen in Dundee were brilliant Teachers/Mentors. I think we had at least 2 ML's so PT was intense lol. First time I turned up to do PT , SGT. 'Taff' Jolly was gently breaking us new boys in, I crapped myself as he had the build of a 5 ft tall bodybuilder. I thought to myself 'Lets rethink and join the Medics'. Had a pint in the Navy Junior Rates Mess afterwards, well tried too but my hands and arms were shaking so much in pain, half the beer was spilling over me. So I thought to myself, how soon before I come back !! Every time I got a bollacking and had to do press ups I thought 'I am getting fitter quicker'. True story, pardon me for long paragraph.

[@JimmyLives1986]

You dont need to turn up at CTC super human. The training team and the first 10 weeks will do the that especially the gym sessions/ camp circuits leading up to Gym passout. Bottom field is a different beast all togehter. I think back fondly and with some heavy regret at the time i spent at Lympstone in the past. Whilst there, just dont let injury and forgetting the reasons why you joined hold you back. Good luck.

[@CompleteCommando]

Why do you look back with heavy regret?

[@JimmyLives1986]

I lost myself while in Hunter Coy back in 2007 and gave up/opted out. Was regretful.

[@5732noel]

I didn’t train until I joined! I didn’t have a clue. Still passed out of CTC though I did get back trooped and injured 🤣🤣🤣

[@dukethetoast3723]

@@5732noel what type of injury and how long was the recovery

[@5732noel]

@ Achilles tendentious, nearly six months.

[@5732noel]

Both feet.

[@ffilcnikrud8975]

If I knew what I knew now (US Army standpoint), I agree with you 2000%. I’d wish I tried out rucking a bit more beforehand, get my feet used to it, blisters and things like that. And get mentally ready for 2am smoke seasons with flutter kicks, push/press ups etc. And my final lesson to young me would be learn to hurry up and wait 😂

[@JustLaughs2024]

Think I’ve came last in every “pays to be a winner” sprint thrashing ever. I must have zero fast twitch fibres in my body.

[@biscuitcrusader]

Thanks very much for making videos like this

[@tonyjames5444]

Seems to have changed a great deal from when I joined in 79. Back then you had to be able to do a number of press ups and sit ups but the idea was your fitness would develop as training progressed starting with IMF through to the bottom field.

[@Timemachine-cr4zj]

i dont think you trained wrong. it sounds like you had a good base fittness. you said your traiing runs were based on long stamina runs but on the course the runs where much shorter. but the shorter runs happen often and continuously so the stamina you built up was not wasted

[@CompleteCommando]

Yes I know what you're saying but in that scenario I should have done more high intensity running intervals at the 400-800m distance. I had a good aerobic base however didn't have much training specificity at high intensity output due to not knowing what was required.

[@chilledscenery]

Good video, bast of luck with the channel

[@chrissheppard5068]

Train to pass the entrance tests very well the progressive training will take care of the rest. Do not bulk up body weight exercises not body building crap. As a NOD I found the easiest exercise was the boot runs. The gym work and bottom field which is two periods of running but over the assault course repeatedly builds up running basics. Ex PW1.

[@JeremiahMendoza-u5f]

I'd like to train more

[@CompleteCommando]

What you training for?

[@JeremiahMendoza-u5f]

@CompleteCommando M.o.s 4044 attorney practicing law but with my head injuries I lost some memory I still passed my psat test and more MIU my records were found by attorney General no one else could find them so I'm having a hard time getting a job and more conflict of interest

[@TheGazman-65]

60 next year, ex RN, only 3 years, but engraved in my mind. RMs always, always impressed, gr8 blokes, hard as nails but always up for a crack. I'm fcked now, too much running, rugby,jet skiing, water skiing and boxing 😂😂

[@samburns6405]

Brilliant advice thank you. After the 32 weeks of training how long do you have to serve?

[@CompleteCommando]

You have to do minimum 4 years from day one of training

[@realmealdeal1999]

Great vid, white t-shirt when? 👀

[@mattkelly5051]

What would your training look like if you were in RMR recruit training?

[@simonbridges3835]

Lace up your boots, get a weighted pack on your back and start banging miles out. Core discipline that can't be acquired in any gym or by any shortcut.

[@phil1953]

How times have changed,back in the early 80s if you couldnt swim when in trgyou got lessons also you didnt need to be a muscle man just be fit to start off with,its all in the head,seems nowadays emphasis is on upper body,ordinary blokes may not have the metabolism to look like a brick shithouse average height say 5 ft 5ins wiry build get fit run as fast as you can work hard.

[@CompleteCommando]

Not much has changed. You don't have to be a muscle man, as you can see in the video I'm not. But doing weight training helps with robustness, injury prevention and the heavy loads you'll carry at Lympstone.

[@phil1953]

@@CompleteCommando Not having a go or a whinge, good to hear not much has changed,just dont like this generation being given the wrong idea about joining up,you youtube site us good and im in no way knocking it,keep up the good work. Went through CTC 1981 lol😀🇬🇧

[@salforlad64]

Just got to smash it

[@forwardprogressonly]

knees together on test?

[@auxiliary4023]

Why does everyone overthink becoming a bootneck. Turn up, do as you're told and get ashore..Simple!

[@CompleteCommando]

Society isn’t like it used to be. A lot of guys have never trained much before. When we were growing up you were non stop exercising down the park with your mates etc.

[@alextop1850]

Hexi bar

[@CompleteCommando]

Yer we use the trap bar a lot

[@alextop1850]

@@CompleteCommando is a trap bar same as hexi dead lift bar ?

[@CompleteCommando]

Yes mate Hex bar and trap bar are the same thing.@@alextop1850

[@alextop1850]

@@CompleteCommando awesome can you have a word with RM HQ and get the rmr do the AACC with beat up from your rm guys because 2 yrs 😄 is a joke and with the way the world 🌎 is going on I'm sure there want as much Commando Trained shooters eligible to deploy. taking care of evil. We know the rubber dagger 🗡 jokes but we all know that the course is solid enough to weed out the wannabees and 🇬🇧 are Mil is getting a bit to weak so more Trained lads we have ready for that day I'm sure is a good thing 4 para is Catterick then p company a lot quicker and we all know main solidering skills learnt on the job. I know your a big wig at the dizzy heights. But this is more for 🇬🇧🥷🏆💪 British humanity survival and I'm sure you have vulnerable family members that you want protected and I'm sure you know if they can get man power deployable in 3 months vs 2yrs going to be win win 🏆 mostly if you have good ds

[@BosvarkDelra]

My advice to anyone still at school looking to join would be to take up gymnastics Ex SADF parabat