NEED HELP Gains in a month?

Group: General Diet & Nutrition

Created: 2011/12/31, Members: 399, Messages: 16719

With such a topic so broad we truly try to cover the basics from all angles in this group. Nothing too big or too small. Nutrition is as significant if not more as exercise is to reaching your goals so learn all you can.

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firemansam Posts: 147 Joined: 2004/08/20	2006/09/05, 10:06 PM Ever since i was a little kid i've wanted to be a friefighter (as you can probably tell from my name). In Australia its much harder than it sounds they open up for positions every 3-4 years and for the usual 150 spots they open up around 4000 people apply. This year i applied along with 4500 other people for one of 160 positions. I've made it through 3 rounds of testing and am now in the top tier in the final 500. So now to my question. The final fitness test is coming up in october, it consists of running to level 9 shuttle 6 of the beep test (last time i did one was about 3 years ago and i got to 11.2, but i was much fitter then) a 15 minute break then 11 tasks that need to be completed in 16 minutes or less. http://www.nswfb.nsw.gov.au/recruitment/permanent/pat_taskcourse.php Is the tasks. For the last 2 weeks i've been swimming everyday, my cardio vascular is pretty shocking though, i know that asking for major results in a month is silly, but just wanted to know what i could expect if im putting everything i have into it? Whether supplements will help at all? And whether i should be doing any training in particular (im focussing mostly on cardio)? This is my dream so any help would be much appreciated. Sorry about long post im just nervous

KC_72 Posts: 3,249 Joined: 2006/05/19	2006/09/06, 08:21 AM I don't have to many answers for you...I think you get out of a workout what you put into it...mostly I just wanted to say good luck in reaching your goals....let us know how it goes!:)
firemansam Posts: 147 Joined: 2004/08/20	2006/09/07, 11:44 AM Thanks KC, anyone else? Im dyin here folks. Any specific training that people think would help out or anything at all would be much appreciated
KC_72 Posts: 3,249 Joined: 2006/05/19	2006/09/07, 11:53 AM This is just a thought...have you looked into any of the military sites for their training regimends???It's very high in the stamina department.
firemansam Posts: 147 Joined: 2004/08/20	2006/09/07, 10:46 PM I applied for military last year and passed the fitness tests there, not as hard as the fire brigade... I differed for a year so if i dont get the fire brigade will probably end up there
KC_72 Posts: 3,249 Joined: 2006/05/19	2006/09/08, 08:54 AM Well....good luck to you either way!!!:)
sstump1 Posts: 1,227 Joined: 2005/03/20	2006/09/08, 10:13 AM I was looking into this in the states (change of scenery in the carreer area) and the tests is pretty strenious here as well. However when I was checking around I found facilities that you could actually pay and take a dry run of the tests and you could have someone time you and see where you sit on the average. Then you could possibly take that to a trainer and say these are the areas I need to improve on and have them design a workout/cardio program for you to reach your goals. Good luck and keep at it and I'm sure you'll get there.
firemansam Posts: 147 Joined: 2004/08/20	2006/09/09, 01:04 AM thats really good, wish they had something like that here. Looks like im just gonna have to keep doin what im doin
firemansam Posts: 147 Joined: 2004/08/20	2006/09/11, 10:07 AM Heh just noticed that i wrote friefighter
KC_72 Posts: 3,249 Joined: 2006/05/19	2006/09/11, 10:22 AM frie fighter....thats a good goal too!:)