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Hey folks,
Well, it's been almost 2 months at sea, and I figured I'd put a little note up about PT and fitness on ships at sea.
First-off, I stand a 1/2 watch rotation, 5 on, 5 off, 7 on, 7 off for 2-3 weeks at a stretch between ports.
I passed the CF Xpress test the day before we departed on this trip, which I was rather disappointed in. I was Exempted last time, and I was, well, bothered by only passing. It was the run that got me, I ran out of steam between 6.5 and 7. I was also bothered by the snugness of my waist-line and tight fit of my tunic last time I was on divisions.
In January when I visited my brother (a triathelete living in Texas) he ran me into the ground rather quickly. It was embarrassing. The fact that I did a Royal Caribbean Cruise with the wife and kids shortly thereafter and added a "couple" pounds to compound the issue.
So. For the last 2 months, I've been working towards the somewhat honourable goal of improving my PT Standards.
Start point: 2 miles at 5.2 MPH, weight 234 pounds (January)
Sailed on 02 Mar, did 2 miles at 5.2 MPH, weight 226 pounds (minor diet changes between Jan/Mar for loss of 8 pounds)
Since sailing, I have maintained the following 3 goals:
1. No French-fries
2. No duff (Dessert to the non-sailor types)
3. No big meal prior to going off-watch
I have also set a personal distance goal of 2 miles per day by treadmill.
So far, I'm still catching up to the 2 miles per day goal. If I was on track, I'd be at 112 miles today. In fact I'm at 83.75 miles. This means I'm about a marathon behind where I want to be at. I'm currently sitting at a 1.5 miles per day average.
The results of the above steps I've taken:
1. Pants are looser and easier to button up
2. Lost 7 pounds since sailing (219 as of our last port visit....kind of hard to get an accurate weight when the ship's bobbing about)
3. Able to run 5 miles at a 5.6 MPH pace, and do 2 miles at 6.0 MPH pace, with last 1/2 mile at 6.5 MPH.
Anyhow, I just wanted to take a minute and ask you what your goal is that keeps you inspired to keep or get fit. Two years ago, I was at 199 pounds. I want to see a 1 as the first digit on the scale before I get home in August, and I KNOW it's do-able.
NS
Well, it's been almost 2 months at sea, and I figured I'd put a little note up about PT and fitness on ships at sea.
First-off, I stand a 1/2 watch rotation, 5 on, 5 off, 7 on, 7 off for 2-3 weeks at a stretch between ports.
I passed the CF Xpress test the day before we departed on this trip, which I was rather disappointed in. I was Exempted last time, and I was, well, bothered by only passing. It was the run that got me, I ran out of steam between 6.5 and 7. I was also bothered by the snugness of my waist-line and tight fit of my tunic last time I was on divisions.
In January when I visited my brother (a triathelete living in Texas) he ran me into the ground rather quickly. It was embarrassing. The fact that I did a Royal Caribbean Cruise with the wife and kids shortly thereafter and added a "couple" pounds to compound the issue.
So. For the last 2 months, I've been working towards the somewhat honourable goal of improving my PT Standards.
Start point: 2 miles at 5.2 MPH, weight 234 pounds (January)
Sailed on 02 Mar, did 2 miles at 5.2 MPH, weight 226 pounds (minor diet changes between Jan/Mar for loss of 8 pounds)
Since sailing, I have maintained the following 3 goals:
1. No French-fries
2. No duff (Dessert to the non-sailor types)
3. No big meal prior to going off-watch
I have also set a personal distance goal of 2 miles per day by treadmill.
So far, I'm still catching up to the 2 miles per day goal. If I was on track, I'd be at 112 miles today. In fact I'm at 83.75 miles. This means I'm about a marathon behind where I want to be at. I'm currently sitting at a 1.5 miles per day average.
The results of the above steps I've taken:
1. Pants are looser and easier to button up
2. Lost 7 pounds since sailing (219 as of our last port visit....kind of hard to get an accurate weight when the ship's bobbing about)
3. Able to run 5 miles at a 5.6 MPH pace, and do 2 miles at 6.0 MPH pace, with last 1/2 mile at 6.5 MPH.
Anyhow, I just wanted to take a minute and ask you what your goal is that keeps you inspired to keep or get fit. Two years ago, I was at 199 pounds. I want to see a 1 as the first digit on the scale before I get home in August, and I KNOW it's do-able.
NS
) become a fantastic motivator for the gym... any time we've run any sort of competition ("biggest looser", "beat the ship", inter-departmental competitions) business at the gym just booms and ship wide fitness goes up signifigantly.
